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Assist with assessing site environmental indicators

Assist with assessing site environmental indicators

Unit of competency
National Code
MSS025001
State Code
BAK83
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
22/06/2016
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
08/08/2016
Field of Education
050999 - Environmental Studies, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
08/08/2016
Nominal Hours
160
Description
This unit of competency covers the ability to assist environmental scientists and engineers with determining the environmental condition of a site or locality. Personnel are required to locate and assess relevant data sets and reports; interpret the magnitudes and trends in measured environmental parameters; and determine and report on the potential significance for site/locality activities. They require sufficient knowledge of environmental science to interpret measurements involving the atmosphere, biodiversity, land and water. The unit does not cover the collection of field data.This unit of competency is applicable to environmental technicians working in a range of industry sectors, such as environmental monitoring, and sampling (e.g. air quality, water, soil and noise); environmental compliance, auditing and inspection; groundwater and clean water (e.g. catchments, supply, environmental flows); 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.While no specific licensing or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication, environmental monitoring and management activities are governed by relevant legislation, regulations and/or external accreditation requirements. Local requirements should be checked.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Review existing site and/or locality information
  • 1.1 Confirm the scope of the proposed project activity or process and details of the site and/or locality.
  • 1.2 Identify relevant legislative, regulatory and/or planning requirements.
  • 1.3 Access and interpret available, relevant information about the site and/or locality.
  • 1.4 Summarise existing data and relate it to legislative, planning or other statutory requirements.
2 Identify relevant environmental indicators for site and/or locality
  • 2.1 Determine which environmental indicators and/or statutory environmental quality concentration limits are relevant to the proposed project activity, process and/or requirements of the site/locality.
  • 2.2 Identify relevant core environmental indicators and collect and collate data.
  • 2.3 Identify relevant statutory environmental quality concentration limits and collect and collate data.
  • 2.4 Identify additional site/locality/project specific environmental indicators and collect and collate data, if available.
  • 2.5 Identify gaps in available data and refer to supervisor for further action.
3 Analyse data to establish site condition
  • 3.1 Ensure compatibility of data sets and seek advice, as necessary.
  • 3.2 Compare compatible data with core environmental indicators, established standards, regulatory limits, and statutory environmental quality concentration limits or similar.
  • 3.3 Apply relevant environmental chemistry and biodiversity concepts and principles to estimate the ‘environmental health’ of the site/locality.
  • 3.4 Identify significant trends in environmental data and correlations and differences with relevant indicators.
  • 3.5 Make an assessment of site condition.
4 Report findings
  • 4.1 Report the assessment of environmental condition in the required format and expected timeframe.
  • 4.2 Brief supervisor and/or stakeholders about the environmental assessment process and outcomes.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D7696 MSS025001A Assist with assessing site environmental indicators Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OAF96 MSS025017 Assist with assessing site environmental indicators Unit of competency