Application
This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to develop an emergency response plan in a waste management environment. The unit covers consulting with relevant personnel and emergency services specialists to review emergency response requirements, and to formulate a comprehensive waste management emergency response plan. The unit also covers training personnel in emergency response procedures, and implementing measures to review and update the plan.
The unit supports those who work in a management role within a waste management environment.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory, or certification requirements apply to this unit of competency at the time of endorsement.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions. | ||
1. | Review waste management emergency response requirements. | 1.1. | Waste emergency details are identified according to organisational requirements. |
1.2. | Relevant personnel and emergency service specialists are assigned to undertake workplace hazard and risk audit. | ||
1.3. | Emergency requirements are identified according to completed hazard and risk audit, and organisational, work health and safety (WHS), and legislation and codes requirements. | ||
1.4. | Existing site safety plan and emergency response systems and equipment are reviewed to identify emergency response requirements. | ||
2. | Formulate emergency response plan. | 2.1. | Emergency response plan is formulated in consultation with relevant personnel and emergency service specialists. |
2.2. | Required safety information is incorporated into emergency response plan according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
2.3. | Personnel training in emergency response procedures is incorporated into emergency response plan according to organisational requirements. | ||
2.4. | Actions necessary to protect organisational interests are specified, according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
2.5. | Emergency reporting documentation is incorporated into emergency response plan according to organisational and compliance requirements. | ||
3. | Conduct personnel training for emergency response procedures. | 3.1. | Emergency response plan is communicated clearly to personnel according to organisational requirements. |
3.2. | Initial training is provided, and personnel training plans on all aspects of the emergency response plan are reviewed. | ||
3.3. | Understanding of emergency response plan is confirmed through personnel questioning and observation. | ||
3.4. | Personnel feedback on emergency response procedures is sought and used to update emergency response plan. | ||
3.5. | Personnel training records are completed according to organisational requirements. | ||
4. | Document and review emergency response plan. | 4.1. | Emergency response plan and personnel training activities are documented according to organisational requirements. |
4.2. | Emergency response plan is displayed in personnel work areas to ensure availability for immediate referral according to compliance requirements. | ||
4.3. | Emergency response plan is monitored, reviewed and updated as required according to organisational and compliance requirements. |
Evidence of Performance
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.
The person must also develop two waste management emergency response plans.
For each plan, the person must:
identify internal and external emergency response requirements, including:
details of the nature, type and severity of emergency, potential hazards and risks, and contamination
assigning, and collaborating with, emergency service specialists to determine workplace hazards and risks
required emergency response systems and equipment
formulate and document an emergency response plan that includes required safety information, as specified in the range of conditions, as well as:
personnel training requirements
actions necessary to protect organisational interests
reporting documentation to be completed after an emergency response is actioned
conduct personnel training for emergency response procedures, including:
demonstrating and explaining all emergency response procedures
using questioning and observation techniques to confirm understanding
completing training record forms
review and update the emergency response plan to ensure its ongoing compliance with organisational policies and legal and regulatory requirements.
Evidence of Knowledge
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:
emergency response planning methods, including:
components, features and layout of an emergency response plan
confined space procedures
duty of care in provision of service
HAZCHEM identification systems
methods for containing and isolating emergencies
site management plan and work area identification, including location of alarms and emergency and communications equipment
environmental agencies’ roles
environmental regulations
organisational policies and procedures in relation to emergency response
reporting requirements
standard emergency procedures
waste management hierarchy
training techniques that enhance learning and diversity
work health and safety (WHS) requirements relating to:
chemical storage and decanting
classifications of waste
dangerous goods and hazardous substances
WHS hierarchy of control
potential hazards, risks and emergencies in a waste management environment.
Assessment Conditions
The following must be present and available to learners during assessment activities:
equipment:
computer and software relevant to developing emergency response plans
emergency and personal protective equipment (PPE) for training purposes
relationships with team members and supervisor:
working in a team.
Timeframe:
as specified by organisational requirements.
Assessor requirements
As a minimum, assessors must satisfy the assessor requirements in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) current at the time of assessment.
Foundation Skills
This section describes the language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills essential to performance in this unit but not explicit in the performance criteria. | |
Skill | Performance feature |
Planning and organising skills to: | plan and prioritise activities to develop emergency response plans within scheduled timeframes. |
Oral communications skills to: | actively listen and put questions to personnel to ensure understanding of emergency response procedures. |
Reading skills to: | interpret safety data sheets (SDS) for chemicals and wastes stored onsite as part of safety audit. |
Writing skills to: | write safety and training reports which contain technical concepts. |
Technology skills to: | use a computer and software to access, use, prepare and store required documentation. |
Problem-solving skills to: | formulate appropriate response procedures for emergency scenarios. |
Range Statement
This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. | |
Waste emergency details must include: | existing and potential contamination existing and potential hazards and risks nature and severity of emergency waste types involved. |
Relevant personnel must include at least two of the following: | emergency response team employee safety representatives health and safety committee representatives managers or supervisors responsible officers team members. |
Required safety information | clean-up procedures containment and isolation of emergency situation emergency escape details information to ensure the safety of stakeholders precise information relating to chain of command, emergency response teams and emergency communication system regulated waste identification signage response procedures for vehicle contact with overhead wires. |
Documentation must include: | authorities notified cause or suspected cause of emergency damage incurred to: general public equipment personnel vehicles emergency and personal protective equipment (PPE) used emergency response procedures undertaken nature of clean-up nature, type, source and severity of emergency recommendations for preventing future emergencies regulatory authority documents. |
Sectors
Waste management