The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
Waste receival schedule may include: | acceptable waste types characteristics of waste classification of waste client details and requirements emergency and PPE requirements job sequence and delivery times measurement and recording requirements OHS requirements personnel requirements pick-up locations recycling requirements sampling requirements site requirements unacceptable levels of contamination unloading requirements. |
Clientmay include: | all forms of business enterprises in this context, including: government agencies internal customers local governments and councils private and public companies residents and ratepayers. |
Equipment may include: | barriers and warning signs communications equipment compactors conveyors generators hoses lifting equipment loadshifting equipment PPE pumps recording equipment sampling equipment scales skips sorting tables storage containers tools trailers trolleys vacuums weighbridge waste containers. |
Potential hazards and risks are those identified by the organisation that may lead to: | damage to plant, vehicle or property harm to the environment illness or injury to employees, contractors or the public injuries resulting from manual handling and repetitive work. |
Hazards and risks may include: | broken glass broken metal compaction equipment contamination dust fire gases and fumes hazardous waste (e.g. sharps) narrow driveways other vehicles and equipment overhanging signs projectiles spark-producing equipment unguarded conveyor belts weather. |
Organisational requirements may include information found in: | briefing papers job sheets letters memos operations manuals quality assurance documents tender and contract documents verbal or written instructions work procedures. |
Legislation and codesmay include: | codes, including: Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail industry commonwealth, state and territory legislation, including: anti-discrimination environmental protection equal employment opportunity freedom of information industrial OHS trade practices road laws. |
Unloading waste may include: | access to site capacity of site manoeuvrability of vehicles minimising hazards and risks stable ground conditions. |
Unloading waste may include use of: | cart lifter forklift front-end loader high pressure vacuum loading shovel. |
Emergency and personal protective equipmentmust include: | communications equipment eye protection, such as goggles and protective glasses eyewash kit fire extinguishers first aid kit footwear gloves overalls and protective clothing. |
Emergency and personal protective equipmentcould also include: | breathing apparatus emergency procedure guides face shields or masks hard hats hearing protection MSDS oil absorbent materials spill kit. |
Personal protective equipmentmust be: | cleaned and fitted according to organisational requirements, manufacturer specifications and OHS requirements worn when required according to organisational requirements stored according to organisational requirements. |
Waste receival site may include: | composting facility landfill site materials recovery facility transfer station treatment site waste generator site waste processing plant. |
Waste typemay include: | solid (non-hazardous), e.g. construction and demolition liquid (non-hazardous), e.g. chemical and aqueous hazardous – regulated, prescribed, quarantined, medical and clinical recoverable resources, e.g. recyclable and green waste. |
Waste characteristicsmay include: | density level of contamination quality shape size volume weight. |
Hazardous and dangerous waste may include: | all waste depending on the condition, environment and personal exposure biological products blood products broken metal chemicals electrical wiring gases and fumes glass hospital waste leaking containers medical waste needles and syringes oil and petrol. |
Reusable or recyclable options may include: | extract and re-use useful substances found in waste extract useful materials from garbage or waste recondition and adapt to a new use or function reprocess. |
Waste non-conformances may include: | contamination hazardous or dangerous waste inferior quality and unacceptable waste streams. |
Measurement may include: | number of units volume weight. |
Recording may include: | accident reports checklists emergency reports environmental protection authority waste transport certificates incident reports. |
Directions to unloading sitemay include: | arrows maps signs verbal or written instructions. |
Storage facility may include: | bunded area bunker container pit stockpile tank truck under awning warehouse. |