National Occupational Standards for Waste Management - Consultation

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Develop waste management activities

• Identify and generate new waste management business opportunities
• Prepare proposals and obtain contracts for waste management services
• Implement and manage improvements and changes to waste management systems and operations

Manage waste management operations

• Manage waste collection processes
• Manage the reception, sorting and storage of waste
• Control maintenance and other engineering operations
• Manage the physical and chemical treatment of hazardous waste
• Manage the biological treatment of non-hazardous waste
• Manage the process for the preparation, transfer, transport and disposal of waste and treatment and recovery outputs and residues
• Manage disposal of inert waste to land
• Manage and maintain the aftercare of a restored closed landfill site
• Develop restoration and aftercare schemes for hazardous and non-hazardous landfill sites
• Restore and prepare landfill sites for aftercare
• Manage site operations for the remediation of contaminated land
• Prepare landfill sites for the acceptance of inert waste
• Manage the thermal treatment of hazardous waste
• Manage the loading and transport of waste, outputs and residues

Meet health, safety and environmental legislative requirements

• Monitor and control operating procedures required for legislative compliance
• Maintain health and safety in the waste and resource management industry
• Manage the environmental impact of waste management activity
• Manage and maintain effective systems for responding to emergencies

Work with other people

• Maintain, develop and share expertise and knowledge about waste management and sustainability
• Collect and act upon feedback from clients and customers to improve waste management services
• Support individuals' learning and development*
• Communicate with customers in the utilities sector*

Manage contracts, budgets and resources

• Sub-contract work for your business*
• Manage budgets*
• Obtain physical resources*
• Manage physical resources*
• Monitor the quality and use of supplies and equipment in your business*