CPPWMT4006Monitor waste landfill sites

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What an assessment for CPPWMT4006 must cover

41 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 1 performance evidence and 25 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare to monitor waste landfill site.

  • 1.1Review workplace policies and procedures, legislation and regulations for maintaining landfill site and apply to monitoring activities
  • 1.2Plan monitoring activities to ensure work is completed within required timeframes and meets regulatory requirements.
  • 1.3Schedule tests and equipment required to monitor drainage contamination and odour, methane gas, groundwater and noise levels according to workplace and regulatory requirements.
  • 1.4Manage personnel, equipment and materials required to perform landfill site maintenance in consultation with relevant persons.
  • 1.5Assess and manage hazards and risks associated with monitoring activities according to workplace requirements.
  • 1.6Select, check and use personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities.

2 Monitor waste landfill and surrounding environment.

  • 2.1Check landfill cells to identify evidence of erosion, flooding, leachate pooling, odour and vermin.
  • 2.2Check drainage system to assess drainage flow and characteristics and detect blockages.
  • 2.3Ensure site signage complies with workplace and regulatory requirements.
  • 2.4Organise and monitor tests according to operating licences and workplace requirements.
  • 2.5Assess condition of fences, roads, signs and other infrastructure and identify required maintenance.

3 Finalise monitoring and report outcomes.

  • 3.1Document monitoring activities and test results, including identified site non-compliances, according to workplace and regulatory requirements.
  • 3.2Implement required corrective actions to ensure landfill site continues to comply with workplace and regulatory requirements.
  • 3.3Report monitoring outcomes according to workplace and regulatory requirements.

Performance evidence

  • To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the performance criteria of this unit by monitoring a waste landfill site on two separate occasions.

Knowledge evidence

  • environmental management requirements as they apply to landfills: signs of and techniques to minimise erosion
  • environmental management requirements as they apply to landfills: landfill and waste covering requirements
  • environmental management requirements as they apply to landfills: waste types and physical properties
  • legislative and procedural requirements applicable to landfill sites and relevant to workplace operations: commonwealth, state and territory legislation and regulations and industry standards, including work health and safety (WHS)
  • legislative and procedural requirements applicable to landfill sites and relevant to workplace operations: environmental protection
  • legislative and procedural requirements applicable to landfill sites and relevant to workplace operations: licensing requirements, including operating licence for landfill
  • methods for monitoring landfill sites to identify required maintenance and potential non-compliance with environmental regulations
  • physical properties of waste: density
  • physical properties of waste: quality
  • physical properties of waste: shape
  • physical properties of waste: size
  • physical properties of waste: volume
  • physical properties of waste: weight
  • types of tests conducted to monitor drainage contamination and odour, methane gas and noise levels and associated threshold levels
  • types of vermin infestations encountered at landfill sites and their potential impact on the environment and site
  • typical hazards and risks associated with monitoring landfill sites
  • waste types
  • workplace policies and procedures for monitoring landfill site: maintenance and testing schedules and reporting
  • workplace policies and procedures for monitoring landfill site: rosters for maintenance personnel
  • workplace policies and procedures for monitoring landfill site: plant and equipment operation and maintenance
  • workplace policies and procedures for monitoring landfill site: testing and sampling tools and materials
  • WHS: emergency response
  • WHS: hazard identification, risk assessment and control using the hierarchy of control
  • WHS: injury, dangerous occurrence and incident response and reporting
  • WHS: personal protective equipment.

Foundation skills

  • numeracy: numeracy skills to interpret measurement data for methane gas, groundwater and noise levels collected using graduated devices.

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What does an assessment tool for CPPWMT4006 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPPWMT4006 needs to address all 41 unit components: 3 elements with 14 performance criteria, 1 performance evidence requirements, 25 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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