RIIENV601E — Establish and maintain the environmental management system

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What an assessment for RIIENV601E must cover

64 assessable components: 9 elements (32 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 15 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 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. Establish and maintain the framework for the environmental management system

1.1Obtain, interpret and confirm work requirements
1.2Access, interpret and apply documentation required to establish and maintain the environmental management system
1.3Develop and document written policies and system procedures regarding the commitment of the organisation to environmental management and implementation of relevant environmental legislation
1.4Identify and determine the responsibilities and duties for implementation and integration of the system in job descriptions and duty statements
1.5Identify, source and provide resources for the operation of the environmental management system according to workplace procedures
1.6Communicate the system, responsibilities and procedures to relevant personnel

2. Establish and maintain participative arrangements for the environmental management system

2.1Establish and confirm the maintenance of appropriate consultative processes, in consultation with employees and their representatives
2.2Confirm the outcomes of participation and consultation are communicated to relevant personnel as required

3. Establish and maintain procedures for identifying environmental hazards

3.1Identify and confirm existing and potential environmental hazards through site inspection and trends identified from the environmental record system
3.2Develop and maintain written procedures for the ongoing identification of existing and potential environmental hazards
3.3Monitor activities and confirm that environmental hazard identification procedures are implemented according to workplace procedures
3.4Confirm procedures are applied to environmental hazard identification at the planning, design and evaluation stages of changes in the workplace to confirm that new hazards are not created

4. Establish and maintain procedures for assessing environmental risk

4.1Confirm an appropriate assessment of risks and identification of environmental hazards is implemented
4.2Develop system procedures for ongoing assessment of risks confirm according to workplace procedures
4.3Monitor activities to confirm the implementation of risk assessment procedures
4.4Confirm procedures are applied for risk assessments at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any changes in the workplace to confirm that new risks are not created

5. Establish and maintain procedures for treating environmental risks

5.1Develop and confirm the implementation of measures to treat assessed risks according to workplace procedures
5.2Confirm the implementation of interim solutions, until a permanent control measure is developed
5.3Develop system procedures for ongoing control of risks and confirm their integration according to workplace procedures
5.4Monitor activities to confirm the implementation of risk treatment procedures
5.5Confirm risk treatments and risk control measures are addressed at the planning, design and evaluation stages of any changes in the workplace
5.6Identify inadequacies in existing risk treatment measures and seek and provide resources to enable implementation of new measures

6. Establish and maintain organisational procedures for dealing with hazardous environmental events

6.1Identify the range of most likely potential hazardous environmental events according to job requirements
6.2Develop systems procedures in consultation with appropriate emergency services that would treat the risks associated with the potential hazardous events according to workplace procedures
6.3Provide appropriate information and training to all employees according to workplace procedures

7. Establish and maintain an environmental training program

7.1Develop and confirm the implementation of an environmental training program according to job requirements
7.2Identify and address environmental training needs of employees according to workplace procedures

8. Establish and maintain a system for environmental records

8.1Establish and monitor the system for keeping environmental records according to workplace procedures
8.2Identify patterns of environmental non-compliance according to workplace procedures

9. Evaluate the organisational environmental management system and related policies, procedures and programs

9.1Assess the effectiveness of the environmental management system according to workplace procedures
9.2Develop and confirm implementation of improvements to the system to confirm more effective achievement of environmental aims
9.3Assess compliance against compliance documentation and code of practice to confirm that legal environmental standards are maintained

Performance evidence

establish and maintain an environmental management system on at least two occasions, including:
identifying relevant information and scope of the work required to meet the required outcomes
identifying viable options and selecting the best option to meet the required outcomes
accessing and analysing historical information on worksite environmental matters
developing and introducing practices that aim to improve environmental performance in the workplace
explaining and clarifying complex environmental information to relevant personnel
using consultative mechanisms to negotiate processes and procedures appropriate to workplace environmental performance.
During the above, the candidate must:
locate and apply relevant documentation, policies and procedures and confirm that the work activity is compliant
implement the requirements, procedures and techniques for establishing and maintaining an environmental management system
work effectively with others to conduct establish and maintain an environmental management system in a way that meets all required outcomes
use a range of communication techniques and aids to advise others of work activity and exclusion zones
communicate clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions.

Knowledge evidence

key policies, procedures and documentation required to establish and maintain an environmental management system, including:
statutory and legal controls
duty of care requirements
emergency procedures
statutory and site rules, policies, procedures and regulations
risk management processes and techniques
continuous improvement processes
environmental auditing
principles and techniques for planning and maintaining environmental management systems, including:
design, delivery and management of training
strategic planning
human resource management
action planning methods
principles and techniques for identifying relevant hazards and emergencies
techniques for coordinating and communicating job activities with others.

Foundation skills

Writing: Prepares specific information that complies with a range of regulatory requirements, using sector-specific terminology
Oral communication: Conveys information and requirements clearly, and listens carefully
Reading: Identifies and interprets relevant information from workplace procedures, documentation and regulations
Problem solving: Identifies a range of factors that impact on a decision, including own values and principles, the needs, power, values, beliefs and assumptions of stakeholders

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What does an assessment tool for RIIENV601E need to cover?

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