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Assess the environmental risk or impact of a project activity or process

Assess the environmental risk or impact of a project activity or process

Unit of competency
National Code
MSS025002
State Code
BAK82
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
080315 - Project Management
Original Release Date
08/08/2016
Nominal Hours
80
Description
This unit of competency covers the ability to evaluate the risks or impacts associated with a specific project activity or process. It includes researching and describing the activity/process and local environment, identifying relevant environmental issues, assessing environmental risks or impacts, and then identifying appropriate environmental management actions and/or alternatives. Personnel will have access to an organisation environmental management plan for the site and/or a checklist to guide risk/impact assessment of the activity or process against organisation, community, and/or legislative requirements. They work under the supervision of environmental managers, scientists, engineers and/or planners.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); occupational hygiene monitoring (e.g. air, noise and radiation); groundwater and clean water (e.g. catchments, supply, environmental flows); water treatment, storm and wastewater management; solid and hazardous waste management; site remediation/rehabilitation; management of contaminated sites; geotechnical services and civil engineering; natural resource management; resource efficiency (e.g. energy, water and waste auditing).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 Clarify the project activity or process and environmental management framework
  • 1.1 Review the history of the project activity or process and scope of the required risk/impact assessment.
  • 1.2 Identify relevant legislative, regulatory and/or licensing requirements.
  • 1.3 Access and interpret available information about the site, including relevant organisation environmental management documents and/or risk assessment guidelines.
  • 1.4 Prepare a detailed description of all phases of the project or process and the site/project environment.
  • 1.5 Confirm project/process details, risk assessment procedure and risk assessment criteria with supervisor.
2 Identify environmental issues for project activity or process
  • 2.1 Consult with organisation personnel to identify relevant environmental issues.
  • 2.2 Seek supervisor’s advice if input from community representatives and/or environmental specialists may be required.
  • 2.3 Identify significant hazards and short/long-term risks associated with the process or project activity.
  • 2.4 Analyse each part of the process or project for impacts on the physical, biological and social components of the local environment and ecological linkages operating at the site.
  • 2.5 Identify both positive and negative impacts.
3 Assess environmental risks and impacts
  • 3.1 Use agreed assessment criteria to evaluate project activity or process against relevant legislative, regulatory and/or licensing requirements, site terms/conditions, community values, and organisation environmental management policies/plans.
  • 3.2 Summarise all significant environmental risks or impacts and the evidence used to justify the assessment.
4 Evaluate alternatives
  • 4.1 Review organisation environmental management documents to identify specified methods for controlling risks and minimising impacts at the site.
  • 4.2 Work with relevant organisation personnel and experts to consider alternative solutions, as necessary.
  • 4.3 Identify possible amendments to project activities, alternative processes or improved environmental management actions to minimise risks or impacts.
  • 4.4 Identify feasible and economically viable solutions and document the case for adopting them.
5 Report findings
  • 5.1 Report the assessment of environmental risks or impacts in the required format and expected timeframe.
  • 5.2 Brief supervisor and/or stakeholders about the environmental assessment process and outcomes.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
D7697 MSS025002A Assess the environmental risk or impact of a project activity or process Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OAF60 MSS025018 Assess the environmental risk and impact of a project activity or process Unit of competency