Validate waste
Overview
This Standard defines the competence required in the validation of waste. It requires being able to check and confirm the vehicle carrier is registered and that documentation accompanying the waste is correct. Situations which do not meet operational requirements need to be reported. This Standard is for those who receive waste on waste management sites
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
ensure the documentation accompanying the waste is correct
- establish the waste complies with the site waste management
licence
- ensure the documents for wastes being accepted are completed
accurately and legibly and they are stored in the designated place
- ensure information recorded on documents meets
organisational procedures and legal requirements
- reject unsuitable waste in accordance with organisational
procedures and legal requirements
Resolve problems which arise from the validation of waste
- identify and resolve discrepancies on documents accompanying
the waste before it is accepted
- report problems outside the responsibility of the job role in
accordance with operational procedures
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
General
the classifications and types of waste
the potential hazards associated with different wastes
how to identify work-related hazards and risks
details of operational procedures and documentation
how to work with colleagues and other people and resolve
disagreements
how to use personal protective equipment (PPE) in line with
operational procedures
operational procedures and why it is important to comply with
them
your job responsibility and when to report to managers
Validation of waste
how to recognise classifications of waste
the operational procedures for validation and rejection of waste
own limitations for the disclosure of information outside the
organisation
the transport, acceptance, and rejection documentation to comply
with legal and organisational requirements
the permit or licence conditions covering the acceptance of waste
at sites
how to respond to documentation which does not comply with site
permit or licence or relevant legislation
other relevant environment permit details
how to respond to emergencies
the classifications, using Waste Codes, of waste that can be
permitted on the site