Elements and Performance Criteria
- Access and interpret relevant legislation, codes and standards
- Analyse the broad significance of these requirements for the organisation, key job roles and specific work activities
- Identify legal accountability, obligations and consequences of non-compliance
- Obtain advice from relevant personnel about environmental law matters that impact on work area and are outside own scope of knowledge
- Clarify own scope of responsibility and authority for achieving specific environmental outcomes
- Ensure project or site specific environmental management procedures comply with requirements
- Assess the need for project or site-specific environmental management procedures in consultation with manager
- Draft new or revised procedures to address any gaps or deficiencies
- Provide draft documentation to relevant personnel for review and approval prior to use
- Promote compliance by site personnel
- Provide clear information about workplace environmental management policies, plans and procedures and work instructions
- Explain the implications of non-compliance to all site personnel in work area
- Empower site personnel through coaching and mentoring to manage their own environmental responsibilities
- Ensure that work activities meet compliance requirements
- Recognise when current or planned activities may require changes to existing licences and approvals and notify relevant personnel
- Implement environmental management policies, plans and procedures to ensure compliance and achieve environmental objectives and key performance indicators
- Collect and collate environmental data to support preparation of required reports and compliance information
- Review environmental data for completeness and accuracy and identify opportunities for improving compliance
- Complete reporting requirements in accordance with workplace procedures and legislative requirements
- Maintain knowledge of legislative requirements
- Regularly update information for site personnel and explain changes to legal requirements that impact on work area