Work with other people in the waste management industry
Overview
This standard defines the competences required to work with other people. As well as being required to understand types of waste and associated hazards, you also need to know how to work with others, and how to pass on information in compliance with your organisational reporting system. This standard is for anyone working in the waste
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Agree individual work activities when working with others
- agree the division of work with others before beginning work
- plan the best way to carry out the work to performance requirements
- confirm the working methods that will be used to comply with
operational requirements and Health & Safety Regulations
Complete work activities with others
- carry out and complete work activities within performance
requirements
- check with other people for any difficulties which arise from carrying
out the work
- prevent disagreements between people from disrupting work
Use and communicate data and information
- complete work documentation in accordance with operational
requirements
- provide colleagues with information to enable them to undertake
work in accordance with operational requirements
- obtain and communicate to colleagues required information in order
to enable tasks to be undertaken effectively and safely
Resolve problems which affect working with others
- notify the designated person when work is likely to be completed
later than a pre-agreed schedule
- report instances of unsafe or disruptive behaviour in accordance
with operational procedures
- report problems arising within own area of responsibility to the
designated person
- notify matters outside the responsibility of the job role to the
designated person
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
General
- the potential hazards associated with different materials
- how to identify work-related hazards and risks
- details of operational procedures and documentation
- how to work constructively 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
- the limits of the job responsibility when communicating with others
Working with others
- how to develop productive working relationships with colleagues
- the nature of other peoples work
- how each persons work affects each other
- how to resolve misunderstandings
- how to make helpful contributions to work-related meetings and
discussions
- how to follow work plans and who to report any potential delays or
issues to