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
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