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Evidence Guide: AHCSOL403 - Prepare acid sulphate soil management plans

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AHCSOL403 - Prepare acid sulphate soil management plans

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Conduct assessment of the disturbing activity for ASS risk

  1. Establish and document current or proposed land use following discussions with landholder and relevant consent authority
  2. Assess site data following industry guidelines and relevant consent authority standards
  3. Establish compliance issues with relevant regulatory authority or environmental legislation or industry procedures
  4. Communicate site investigations to landholder and establish agreement to develop a management plan in accordance with relevant consent authority requirements
Establish and document current or proposed land use following discussions with landholder and relevant consent authority

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Assess site data following industry guidelines and relevant consent authority standards

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Establish compliance issues with relevant regulatory authority or environmental legislation or industry procedures

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Communicate site investigations to landholder and establish agreement to develop a management plan in accordance with relevant consent authority requirements

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Develop ASS remediation or management strategy

  1. Review field investigation and laboratory test data and match to strategy options consistent with industry principles and relevant consent authority standards
  2. Identify ASS management options consistent with industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements
  3. Identify and document remediation or management strategies in consultation with the landholder and relevant consent authority
Review field investigation and laboratory test data and match to strategy options consistent with industry principles and relevant consent authority standards

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Identify ASS management options consistent with industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

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Identify and document remediation or management strategies in consultation with the landholder and relevant consent authority

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Prepare an ASS site management plan

  1. Check remediation or management strategies against industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements
  2. Incorporate design specifications for structures in management plan details
  3. Detail monitoring strategies for the site in line with prevailing site factors and relevant consent authority standards
  4. List on site responsibilities following industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements
  5. Ensure contingency procedures in accordance with industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements
Check remediation or management strategies against industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

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Incorporate design specifications for structures in management plan details

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Detail monitoring strategies for the site in line with prevailing site factors and relevant consent authority standards

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List on site responsibilities following industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

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Ensure contingency procedures in accordance with industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Conduct assessment of the disturbing activity for ASS risk

1.1 Establish and document current or proposed land use following discussions with landholder and relevant consent authority

1.2 Assess site data following industry guidelines and relevant consent authority standards

1.3 Establish compliance issues with relevant regulatory authority or environmental legislation or industry procedures

1.4 Communicate site investigations to landholder and establish agreement to develop a management plan in accordance with relevant consent authority requirements

2. Develop ASS remediation or management strategy

2.1 Review field investigation and laboratory test data and match to strategy options consistent with industry principles and relevant consent authority standards

2.2 Identify ASS management options consistent with industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

2.3 Identify and document remediation or management strategies in consultation with the landholder and relevant consent authority

3. Prepare an ASS site management plan

3.1 Check remediation or management strategies against industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

3.2 Incorporate design specifications for structures in management plan details

3.3 Detail monitoring strategies for the site in line with prevailing site factors and relevant consent authority standards

3.4 List on site responsibilities following industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

3.5 Ensure contingency procedures in accordance with industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

Required Skills and Knowledge

Element

Performance criteria

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Conduct assessment of the disturbing activity for ASS risk

1.1 Establish and document current or proposed land use following discussions with landholder and relevant consent authority

1.2 Assess site data following industry guidelines and relevant consent authority standards

1.3 Establish compliance issues with relevant regulatory authority or environmental legislation or industry procedures

1.4 Communicate site investigations to landholder and establish agreement to develop a management plan in accordance with relevant consent authority requirements

2. Develop ASS remediation or management strategy

2.1 Review field investigation and laboratory test data and match to strategy options consistent with industry principles and relevant consent authority standards

2.2 Identify ASS management options consistent with industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

2.3 Identify and document remediation or management strategies in consultation with the landholder and relevant consent authority

3. Prepare an ASS site management plan

3.1 Check remediation or management strategies against industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

3.2 Incorporate design specifications for structures in management plan details

3.3 Detail monitoring strategies for the site in line with prevailing site factors and relevant consent authority standards

3.4 List on site responsibilities following industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

3.5 Ensure contingency procedures in accordance with industry guidelines and relevant consent authority requirements

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

collect and use field and test data to identify strategies to remediate and manage the site

complete a desktop assessment of the land for actual and potential ASS risk based on current and proposed land use, site data and compliance issues

document an ASS management plan and effectively communicate it to the landowner, relevant consent authority and contractors

support implementation of ASS management plan by reports on materials management and remediation and site rehabilitation

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

principles and practices for preparing acid sulphate soil management plans

ASS assessment tools

earthmoving principles

environmental impact issues

environmental impacts of ASS

environmental plans, strategies and options for management and remediation

managing acid leachate water flows

planning process for remediation and management plans

principles of duty of care and due diligence

relevant environmental, planning and groundwater legislation

soils and soil chemistry

subsurface and surface drainage principles and systems

total catchment issues

Range Statement