AHCPCM513 — Conduct environment and food safety risk assessment of plant nutrition and soil fertility programs

1 Maintain currency of environment and food safety information relating to fertilisers and soil ameliorants

• 1.1Research and document community, government and agricultural industry concerns and legislative requirements relevant to fertiliser and soil ameliorant environmental stewardship, and define initiatives to address them
• 1.2Communicate with local organisations to identify and document local information relevant to nutrient management, particularly in a catchment or regional context
• 1.3Research and document national and local information and standards relevant to food safety associated with fertiliser and soil ameliorant use
• 1.4Research and document information and standards relevant to transporting, handling, storing and applying fertilisers and soil ameliorants

2 Evaluate environmental risks and develop a plant nutrition and soil fertility management program

• 2.1Identify and document environmentally significant features of fertiliser, soil ameliorants, soil, landscape and climate that are likely to influence environmental risks associated with plant nutrition and soil fertility programs
• 2.2Identify and document agronomic and operational activities associated with fertiliser and soil ameliorant programs and associated environmental risk categories
• 2.3Evaluate and prioritise environmental risks and impacts associated with agronomic and operational activities
• 2.4Identify and evaluate management options to address environmental risks
• 2.5Develop and document a plant nutrition and soil fertility management program, and present to the land owner or manager
• 2.6Advise client of management options to address environmental risks, and gain agreement
• 2.7Use nutrient management tools in conjunction with land owner or manager to monitor effectiveness of management decisions over time
• 2.8Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness of plant nutrition and soil fertility program, including use of fertilisers and soil ameliorants, and modify operational and agronomic recommendations accordingly

3 Identify and communicate best practice in transport, handling and storage for environmental stewardship to land owner or manager

• 3.1Identify key environmental product stewardship issues in transport, handling and storage of fertilisers and soil ameliorants relevant to the plant nutrition and soil fertility program, codes of practice and legislation
• 3.2Develop and document a key environmental stewardship issues report, and present to the land owner or manager

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