1. Determine job requirements
   • Review job sheet to determine sorting categories
   • Identify potential hazards and risks and report to appropriate person in accordance with company requirements, OHS regulations and relevant legislation
   • Select and obtain appropriate equipment for sorting waste safely and efficiently
   • Organise and set upsorting site to ensure safe, effective and efficient sorting of waste in accordance with company requirements and relevant legislation
   • Select, pre-check and fit emergency and personal protective equipment in accordance with job requirements, manufacturers' specifications, company requirements and relevant legislation
2. Sort and separate waste
   • Identify and handle hazardous, dangerous and non-conforming waste in accordance with company requirements, OHS regulations and relevant legislation
   • Identify and sort waste by categories in accordance with job requirements
   • Separate and carefully place all sorted waste into correct waste category container to prevent litter in surrounding area
   • Monitor waste containers frequently to ensure available storage capacity and secure containment of waste
   • Empty and replace full waste containers promptly to minimise disruption to sorting, in accordance with job requirements and company requirements
   • Label sorted waste in accordance with job requirements, company requirements and relevant legislation
3. Conduct quality control inspection
   • Inspect and check sorted waste to ensure compliance with sort requirements
   • Document details of quality control inspection in accordance with job requirements and company requirements
4. Clean up area
   • Clean sorting site and equipment to ensure safe and effective future operation in accordance with company requirements
   • Post-check equipment and its storage, and clean and store equipment according to manufacturers' specifications and company requirements

Refer to Evidence Guide

Critical aspects of competency

Correct interpretation of job sheet

Organisation of equipment and sorting site

Selection of appropriate emergency and personal protective equipment requirements

Identification of potential risks and hazards to waste sorting

Identification and handling of hazardous waste and waste nonconformances

Cleanup of site and equipment

Knowledge needed to achieve the performance criteria

Knowledge and understanding are essential to apply this unit in the workplace to transfer the skills to other contexts and to deal with unplanned events The knowledge requirements for this unit are listed below

Waste types streams and characteristics

Waste contaminants

Potential risks and hazards

Sorting techniques

Waste nonconformance procedures

Emergency response procedures

Company requirements

Occupational health and safety requirements

Relevant industry standards

Relevant legislation

Relevant environmental regulations

OHS hierarchy of control

Specific skills needed to achieve the performance criteria

To achieve the performance criteria some complementary skills are required These are

following instructions signalling writing

reading and interpreting work requirements

equipment operation

materials handling skills

identification of waste types

identifying and handling waste nonconformances

hazard identification and disposal

safe and efficient work practices

use of emergency and personal protective equipment

following material safety data sheets MSDS

Other units of competency that could be assessed with this unit

This unit could be assessed on its own or in combination with other competencies relevant to the job function for example

PRMWMB Identify and segregate waste

PRMWM05B Identify and segregate waste

PRMWMB Operate waste processing plant

PRMWM16B Operate waste processing plant

PRMWMB Identify wastes and hazards

PRMWM44B Identify wastes and hazards

PRCMNA Participate in workplace safety arrangements

PRCMN201A Participate in workplace safety arrangements.

Resources required to assess this unit

The following resources should be available

OHS requirements

personal protective equipment

site safety plan

sorting facility eg materials recovery facility

waste for sorting

sorting equipment

job sheet to determine sort requirements

Gaining evidence to assess this unit

For valid and reliable assessment of this unit the competency should be demonstrated over a period of time and be observed by the assessor or assessment team working together to conduct the assessment The competency is to be demonstrated in a range of situations which may include customerworkplace interruptions and involvement in related activities normally experienced in the workplace

Evidence of competency is best obtained by observing activities in this field and reviewing the manual sorting of waste under normal industry operating conditions If this is not practicable observations in realistic simulated environments may be substituted

Consistency in performance

Assessment requires that the plan meets the objectives of the client and that it complies with industry expectations in the particular client environment If the environment is narrowly defined or is not representative of industry needs it may be necessary to refer to portfolio case studies of a variety of waste requirements to assess competency in manual sorting of waste plans

Oral questioning or written assessment and hypothetical situations scenarios may be used to assess underpinning knowledge In assessment situations where the candidate is offered a preference between oral questioning and written audit questions are to be identical

Supplementary evidence may be obtained from relevant authenticated correspondence from existing supervisors team leaders or specialist training staff

Note All practical demonstrations must adhere to the safety and environmental regulations relevant to each state or territory

Key competency levels

There are a number of processes that are learnt throughout work and life which are required in all jobs They are fundamental processes and generally transferable to other work functions Some of these are covered by the key competencies although others may be added

Information below highlights how these processes are applied in this competency standard