Work in a safe way that does not harm the environment

This standard is part of the competence area related to being environmentally friendly and maintaining sustainability. It is about working in a safe way that does not harm the environment. It is for cleaning operatives who must take steps to minimise harm to the environment and complete tasks and activities in a manner that reduces or eliminates damage or disturbance whilst following your organisation's procedures.

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1. carry out health checks and follow organisational procedures for safe working practice
2. follow dynamic risk assessment requirements of your organisation within the workplace
3. take the relevant actions depending on the outcome of risk assessments carried out
4. ensure all required products and protective equipment are available
5. wear the relevant protective equipment while carrying out cleaning
6. follow organisational procedures for reusing or disposing of protective equipment
7. ensure the safe systems of work and requirements are followed
8. select the appropriate colour-coded equipment
9. ensure any relevant safety and warning signs are displayed clearly
10. wash and dry your hands thoroughly and safely in accordance with organisational requirements
11. operate and maintain your working equipment to reduce the environmental damage
12. ensure the use of eco-friendly or more natural products authorised by your organisation
13. carry out work in a manner that is not harmful to the environmental
14. ensure the work is carried out in accordance with your organisation's practices and procedures that improve environmental performance
15. identify any potential or actual environmental damages and report these to the relevant member of staff
16. take the action to reduce or eliminate the damage if authorised to do so in accordance with your organisation's procedures
17. contribute to improving your organisation's environmental practices and procedures
18. collect and dispose of waste in a way which minimises the risk or damage to the environment
19. recycle the used materials and packaging in an environmentally friendly way

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1. the health checks and relevant procedures for safe working practice
2. your organisation's principles of dynamic risk assessment within the workplace
3. the relevant actions depending on the outcome of risk assessments carried out
4. the products and protective equipment for carrying out cleaning and infection control
5. how to reuse the protective equipment or dispose of it in line with your organisation's safety procedures
6. the organisational requirements for safe systems of work
7. how and where to display the relevant safety and infection control signage for cleaning areas
8. your organisation's requirements for minimising risk of infection while working on premises
9. why it is important to choose the correct colour coded equipment and how to use it
10. the duration of hand washing procedures
11. the ways in which tools and materials should be used in order to minimise environmental damage
12. the consequences of pollution and contamination to the environment
13. how to recognise wastage of energy, water, equipment and materials
14. the working methods that will minimise pollution and waste of resources
15. the range of eco-friendly or more natural products authorised by your organisation
16. the types of damage which may occur, the impact these can have on the environment and corrective actions to be taken
17. the methods of waste disposal and recycling which will minimise the risk to the environment
18. the reporting procedures for identified damages or potential risks to the environment
19. the relevant recycling rules and procedures

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01 Mar 2027

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Current

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Original

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Instructus

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ASTC107

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Cleaning Services Operations, Cleaning Support Operations, Elementary Cleaning Occupations, Elementary Occupations, Retail and Commercial Enterprise, Service Enterprises

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9223

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environment, tasks, activities, procedures, protection, recycling

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