Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners

MSS025018 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Assess the environmental risk and impact of a project activity or process

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency MSS025018 - Assess the environmental risk and impact of a project activity or process
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge to evaluate the risks and impacts associated with a specific project activity or process. It includes researching and describing the activity or process and local environment, identifying relevant environmental issues, assessing environmental risks or impacts, and then identifying appropriate environmental management actions and/or alternatives. Personnel will have access to an organisation environmental management plan for the site and/or a checklist to guide risk or impact assessment of the activity or process against organisation, community, and/or legislative requirements. This unit applies to environmental technicians working in a range of industry sectors, including environmental monitoring, and sampling; occupational hygiene monitoring; groundwater and clean water; water treatment, storm and wastewater management; solid and hazardous waste management; site remediation or rehabilitation; management of contaminated sites; geotechnical services and civil engineering; natural resource management; resource efficiency. They work under the supervision of environmental managers, scientists, engineers and/or planners.No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.
Duration and Setting X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting.
Prerequisites/co-requisites
Competency Field Project management
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners Student Learning Resources Handouts
Activities 		Slides
PPT 		Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3 Assessment 4
Elements of Competency Performance Criteria              
Element: Evaluate alternatives
  • Read and interpret organisation environmental management documents to identify specified methods for controlling risks and minimising impacts at the site
  • Work with relevant personnel and experts to consider alternative solutions
  • Identify amendments to project activities, alternative processes or improved environmental management actions to minimise risks and impacts
  • Identify feasible and economically viable solutions and document the case for adopting them
       
Element: Report findings
  • Report the assessment of environmental risks and impacts in the required format and expected timeframe
  • Brief supervisor and stakeholders about the environmental assessment process and outcomes
       
Element: Clarify the project activity or process and environmental management framework
  • Review the history of the project activity or process and scope of the required risk and impact assessment
       
Element: Identify legislative, regulatory and licensing requirements
       
Element: Access, read and interpret available information about the site, including organisation environmental management documents or risk assessment guidelines
       
Element: Write a detailed description of all phases of the project or process and the site or project environment
       
Element: Confirm project or process details, risk assessment procedure and risk assessment criteria with supervisor
       
Element: Identify environmental issues for project activity or process
  • Consult with organisation personnel to identify environmental issues
       
Element: Confirm with supervisor if input from community representatives and environmental specialists is required
       
Element: Identify significant hazards and short and long-term risks associated with the process or project activity
       
Element: Analyse each part of the process or project for impacts on the physical, biological and social components of the local environment and ecological linkages operating at the site
       
Element: Identify both positive and negative impacts
       
Element: Assess environmental risks and impacts
  • Use agreed assessment criteria to evaluate project activity or process against legislative, regulatory and licensing requirements, site terms and conditions, community values, and organisation environmental management policies and plans
       
Element: Summarise all significant environmental risks and impacts and the evidence used to justify the assessment
  • Read and interpret organisation environmental management documents to identify specified methods for controlling risks and minimising impacts at the site
       
Element: Work with relevant personnel and experts to consider alternative solutions
       
Element: Identify amendments to project activities, alternative processes or improved environmental management actions to minimise risks and impacts
       
Element: Identify feasible and economically viable solutions and document the case for adopting them
  • Report the assessment of environmental risks and impacts in the required format and expected timeframe
       
Element: Brief supervisor and stakeholders about the environmental assessment process and outcomes
       

Submission Requirements

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assignment, checklist) and due date here

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Assessment Tasks

Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Read and interpret organisation environmental management documents to identify specified methods for controlling risks and minimising impacts at the site 
Work with relevant personnel and experts to consider alternative solutions 
Identify amendments to project activities, alternative processes or improved environmental management actions to minimise risks and impacts 
Identify feasible and economically viable solutions and document the case for adopting them 
Report the assessment of environmental risks and impacts in the required format and expected timeframe 
Brief supervisor and stakeholders about the environmental assessment process and outcomes 
Review the history of the project activity or process and scope of the required risk and impact assessment 
 
 
 
 
Consult with organisation personnel to identify environmental issues 
 
 
 
 
Use agreed assessment criteria to evaluate project activity or process against legislative, regulatory and licensing requirements, site terms and conditions, community values, and organisation environmental management policies and plans 
Read and interpret organisation environmental management documents to identify specified methods for controlling risks and minimising impacts at the site 
 
 
Report the assessment of environmental risks and impacts in the required format and expected timeframe 
 

Forms

Assessment Cover Sheet

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