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MSS027020 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Coordinate water quality management activities

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Issue Date: May 2024


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Unit of Competency MSS027020 - Coordinate water quality management activities
Description
Employability Skills
Learning Outcomes and Application This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to oversee the day-to-day water quality management activities for a site, project or an ongoing program. Personnel are required to interpret and implement a water quality management plan, organise specified management activities, verify the quality of monitoring data and investigate and rectify unexpected or unacceptable results, monitor compliance with relevant water quality objectives or standards and provide reports. They work under the supervision of an environmental scientist or engineer, site manager or workplace environmental manager.This unit applies to environmental site coordinators, environmental managers and senior environmental officers working in a range of industry sectors, including environmental services involved with sampling, monitoring and/or management of surface water, groundwater, stormwater or wetlands; and environmental compliance, auditing and inspection. The term ‘manager’ is used to refer to management of a function, project and/or program and does not necessarily imply line management.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 Environmental 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: Confirm scope of water quality management for a site or project or program
  • Read and interpret legislative, regulatory and licensing requirements and approvals that apply to site or project or program
       
Element: Read current water quality management plan to identify objectives, known issues, specified management activities and required changes
       
Element: Read and review previous water quality records and reports
       
Element: Confirm that water quality monitoring sites, sampling and measurement methods, instrumentation and workplace procedures are in accordance with standards and guidelines
       
Element: Clarify own scope of responsibility for achieving outcomes and the roles of key personnel
       
Element: Identify resources available to conduct water quality management activities
       
Element: Plan water quality management activities
  • Develop a consolidated schedule to ensure all activities can be conducted efficiently with the available resources
       
Element: Develop checklists and clear work instructions to enable personnel to perform assigned tasks efficiently and with minimal errors
       
Element: Check that personnel are competent to conduct monitoring or collect water samples
       
Element: Check water quality monitoring equipment is regularly calibrated and maintained and that adequate stocks of consumables are available
       
Element: Check water samples are handled in accordance with the sampling method and chain of custody requirements and dispatched promptly for analysis
       
Element: Conduct, or arrange for, regular site inspections to monitor the effectiveness of water quality management actions
       
Element: Advise relevant personnel when specified water quality management actions are not being implemented effectively
       
Element: Conduct, or arrange for, additional monitoring and inspections after atypical events, legitimate complaints or government requests
       
Element: Verify water quality data
  • Read and interpret job instructions, data and technical records in workplace information management system
       
Element: Confirm that technical records provide sufficient information to ensure traceability and chain of custody for the monitoring activities
       
Element: Read and compare monitoring data with expected values and identify outliers
       
Element: Read and interpret data records to identify gaps and to check the integrity of data entry, transfers, alterations and calculations
       
Element: Notify manager when data is incomplete or contains significant errors and clarify what action to take
       
Element: Check if results are acceptable and within expectation
  • Compare results with expected values and guidelines and identify significant differences or trends
       
Element: Check the reliability of results by examining data or results from repeat measurements or tests of duplicate samples or other monitoring stations
       
Element: Assess the significance of recorded observations of atypical environmental or meteorological conditions
       
Element: Check calculations to ensure there are no errors
       
Element: Check that estimations of uncertainty are reasonable and consistent with the sampling method and guidelines
       
Element: Report results that meet workplace data quality standards and are consistent with expectations
       
Element: Investigate and rectify unexpected or unacceptable results
  • Read and interpret records of pre-use checks and calibration performance to ensure that the sampling equipment or monitoring or test instruments used meet specifications and workplace requirements
       
Element: Establish whether human, environmental or meteorological factors could have affected the reliability of results
       
Element: Check for obvious sources of interference that occurred during measurements or analysis of samples
       
Element: Retrieve stored samples and assess whether they are atypical or contaminated
       
Element: Arrange for control tests using the same or new samples to check unexpected results
       
Element: Report unexpected results that meet workplace data quality standards
       
Element: Identify root causes of unacceptable results and preventative or corrective actions
       
Element: Report investigation outcomes and recommendations for improvements in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Seek manager’s advice when challenges are beyond own technical competence or when input from environmental specialists may be required
       
Element: Keep management informed about water quality performance
  • Provide regular reports about water quality, including instances of potential and actual non-conformance, incidents and the actions taken in each case
       
Element: Report opportunities and recommendations for improvements in water quality monitoring or management in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Maintain water quality records
  • Write legible and accurate water quality records in accordance with workplace and legislative requirements
       
Element: Store water quality records in accordance with workplace procedures
       
Element: Regularly read and review water quality records to identify significant trends and impacts
       
Element: Identify problems with the maintenance and security of water quality records and resolve them promptly
       

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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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 or program 
 
 
 
 
 
Develop a consolidated schedule to ensure all activities can be conducted efficiently with the available resources 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Read and interpret job instructions, data and technical records in workplace information management system 
 
 
 
 
Compare results with expected values and guidelines and identify significant differences or trends 
 
 
 
 
 
Read and interpret records of pre-use checks and calibration performance to ensure that the sampling equipment or monitoring or test instruments used meet specifications and workplace requirements 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Provide regular reports about water quality, including instances of potential and actual non-conformance, incidents and the actions taken in each case 
 
Write legible and accurate water quality records in accordance with workplace and legislative requirements 
 
 
 

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