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Assist with assessing site environmental indicators

Assist with assessing site environmental indicators

Unit of competency
National Code
MSS025030
State Code
OEQ52
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
16/12/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
03/05/2023
Field of Education
050999 - Environmental Studies, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
03/05/2023
Nominal Hours
160
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and report on environmental indicators to assist with determining the environmental condition of a site or locality.This unit applies to environmental technicians and similar roles who are required to confirm the regulatory and other requirements relevant to the work, determine appropriate environmental indicators, source relevant data and analyse the data to identify trends and estimate environmental health of a site or locality. This unit applies in a range of sectors, including but not limited to environmental monitoring and sampling; environmental compliance, auditing and inspection; groundwater and clean water; water treatment, storm and wastewater management; solid and hazardous waste management; site remediation; management of contaminated sites; geotechnical services and civil engineering; natural resource 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.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Read and interpret existing site or locality information
  • 1.1 Confirm the scope of the proposed project and details of the site or locality
  • 1.2 Identify legislative, regulatory and planning requirements relevant to project
  • 1.3 Access, read and interpret available information about the site or locality
  • 1.4 Summarise existing data and relate them to legislative, planning and organisational requirements relevant to project
2. Identify environmental indicators relevant to site or locality
  • 2.1 Determine which environmental indicators and statutory environmental quality concentration limits are relevant to proposed project and requirements of site or locality
  • 2.2 Identify core environmental indicators and source and collate data
  • 2.3 Identify statutory environmental quality concentration limits and source and collate data
  • 2.4 Identify additional site, locality or project specific environmental indicators and source and collate data
  • 2.5 Identify gaps in available data and refer to supervisor for further action
3. Analyse data to establish environmental condition of site or locality
  • 3.1 Determine compatibility of data sets and seek advice on any issues
  • 3.2 Compare compatible data with core environmental indicators, established standards, regulatory limits, and statutory environmental quality concentration limits
  • 3.3 Apply environmental chemistry and biodiversity concepts and principles to estimate the environmental health of the site or locality
  • 3.4 Identify significant trends in environmental data and correlations and differences with indicators
  • 3.5 Make a final assessment of environmental condition of site or locality to meet project requirements
4. Report findings
  • 4.1 Report final assessment of environmental condition in required format and expected timeframe
  • 4.2 Brief supervisor and stakeholders about environmental assessment process and outcomes
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
OAF96 MSS025017 Assist with assessing site environmental indicators Unit of competency