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

MSS027014 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Apply environmental legislation, codes and standards

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency MSS027014 - Apply environmental legislation, codes and standards
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge to interpret and apply relevant environmental legislation, codes and standards to activities associated with a work area, site, project or program. Personnel are required to access, review and interpret complex legal and technical documents, develop and revise site or project-specific environmental management procedures, explain the implications of these documents to site personnel, monitor work activities to ensure compliance and prepare reports. This unit applies to environmental site coordinators, environmental managers and senior environmental officers working in all industry sectors. They may also work under the supervision of an environmental scientist or engineer, site manager or workplace environmental manager.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 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: Access and interpret relevant legislation, codes and standards
  • Read and interpret legislative, regulatory and licensing requirements and approvals that apply to site or project
       
Element: Analyse the broad significance of these requirements for the organisation, key job roles and specific work activities
       
Element: Identify legal accountability, obligations and consequences of non-compliance
       
Element: Obtain advice from relevant personnel about environmental law matters that impact on work area and are outside own scope of knowledge
       
Element: Clarify own scope of responsibility and authority for achieving specific environmental outcomes
       
Element: Ensure project or site specific environmental management procedures comply with requirements
  • Read and interpret workplace environmental management policies, plans and procedures in conjunction with legislative requirements
       
Element: Assess the need for project or site-specific environmental management procedures in consultation with manager
       
Element: Draft new or revised procedures to address any gaps or deficiencies
       
Element: Provide draft documentation to relevant personnel for review and approval prior to use
       
Element: Promote compliance by site personnel
  • Distribute clear information about the environmental management roles and responsibilities of site personnel
       
Element: Provide clear information about workplace environmental management policies, plans and procedures and work instructions
       
Element: Explain the implications of non-compliance to all site personnel in work area
       
Element: Empower site personnel through coaching and mentoring to manage their own environmental responsibilities
       
Element: Ensure that work activities meet compliance requirements
  • Plan work activities to ensure environmental compliance
       
Element: Recognise when current or planned activities may require changes to existing licences and approvals and notify relevant personnel
       
Element: Implement environmental management policies, plans and procedures to ensure compliance and achieve environmental objectives and key performance indicators
       
Element: Collect and collate environmental data to support preparation of required reports and compliance information
       
Element: Review environmental data for completeness and accuracy and identify opportunities for improving compliance
       
Element: Complete reporting requirements in accordance with workplace procedures and legislative requirements
       
Element: Maintain knowledge of legislative requirements
  • Monitor sources of information for changes to legislation, codes and standards
       
Element: Regularly update information for site personnel and explain changes to legal requirements that impact on work area
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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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 legislative, regulatory and licensing requirements and approvals that apply to site or project 
 
 
 
 
Read and interpret workplace environmental management policies, plans and procedures in conjunction with legislative requirements 
 
 
 
Distribute clear information about the environmental management roles and responsibilities of site personnel 
 
 
 
Plan work activities to ensure environmental compliance 
 
 
 
 
 
Monitor sources of information for changes to legislation, codes and standards 
 

Forms

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