Qualification details

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Employability Skill 

Employability Skills Statement 

Communication 

• communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organisation
• communicate technical advice relating to environmental health to personnel within the dependent organisation
• prepare reports for a range of target groups

Teamwork 

• implement team leadership management principles
• obtain, interpret and where necessary, clarify with team supervisor, instructions for environmental health support
• undertake liaison with relevant persons at the dependent organisation to inform about and gain consent to, the occurrence of tasking

Problem solving 

• address small disputes relating to OHS implementation issues
• manage workplace issues and problems
• modify tasking to meet unforeseen requirements, reallocate resources and communicate the extent of change to team supervisor

Initiative and enterprise 

• determine best use of available resources
• implement time management strategies to set priorities
• evaluate relevant workplace OHS data trends and recognise limitations of data collected
• investigate the interactions between people, their activities, environment and systems

Planning and organising 

• allocate resources within tasking allocation to ensure tasks are achievable and to make efficient use of resources
• coordinate environmental health operations
• plan environmental health tasking for individuals within a team
• prioritise tasking
• revise tasking allocation as required, to meet planned objectives
• sequence tasks and meet timelines

Self-management 

• build relationships with stakeholders (internal and external to the organisation)
• complete tasks in appropriate order and minimise duplication of effort

Learning 

• learn about duty of care arrangements
• learn about food storage and distribution standards including the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) approach to food control
• learn about legal framework of OHS in the workplace
• learn about principles relating to hazard identification, hierarchy of control, risk management, systematic approaches to OHS

Technology 

• establish and maintain administrative systems
• use a range of communication media
• use relevant office equipment

18 units of competency are required for this qualification including:

• 1 core unit
• 17 elective units

Choose a minimum of 12 elective units from the Group A (Specialisation) list below.

Choose a minimum of 3 elective units from the Group B (Work Health and Safety) list below.

Choose the remaining 2 elective units from either the elective lists below, or  elsewhere within this training package, or  another endorsed training package, or  accredited course.

Where a pre-requisite unit is attached to an elective unit it is identified by this symbol ∟.

The pre-requisite units attached to any of the elective units must be undertaken and are additional to the number of elective units required for the qualification.

The elective units should be selected from the units that most closely align to an individual’s occupational outcomes. Electives selected must not duplicate outcomes of other units.

Elective units selected must not duplicate content already covered by other units in this qualification. 

Code 

Core Units 

DEFPH008A

Coordinate environmental health operations

Code 

Group A Elective Units (Specialisation) 

DEFPH007A

Conduct chlorine dosing of water at the point of supply

DEFPH009A

Conduct a quick assessment of disease outbreak

DEFPH010A

Conduct a field hygiene survey

FDFFS2001A

Implement the food safety program and procedures

FDFTEC3001A

Participate in a HACCP team

∟ FDFFS2001A Implement the food safety program and procedures

HLTDEFHC406B

Participate in deployed health capability

HLTHIR402D

Contribute to organisational effectiveness in the health industry

HLTPOP216C

Monitor and maintain septic or on-site systems

NWP240B

Inspect and report catchment and surrounding areas

NWP264B

Monitor, operate and report wastewater pre-treatment processes

NWP260A

Monitor and report water treatment processes

NWP261A

Operate and maintain water treatment plant and equipment

NWP262A

Monitor and report wastewater treatment processes

NWP268B

Monitor, operate and report chlorine disinfection systems

NWP364B

Perform laboratory testing

CPPPMT3019A

Organise and monitor pest management operations

CPPWMT4007A

Implement waste management plan

CPPWMT4030A

Determine waste management services

CPPWMT4032A

Inform and educate clients on waste management issues

CPPWMT5036A

Develop a waste management plan

AHCVPT306A

Apply animal trapping techniques

AHCVPT203A

Use firearms to humanely destroy animals

Code 

Group B Elective Units (Work Health and Safety) 

BSBOHS401B

Contribute to the implementation of a systematic approach to managing OHS

BSBOHS402B

Contribute to the implementation of the OHS consultation process

BSBOHS403B

Identify hazards and asses OHS risks

BSBOHS404B

Contribute to the implementation of strategies to control OHS risk

BSBOHS405B

Contribute to the implementation of emergency procedures

BSBOHS406C

Use equipment to conduct workplace monitoring

Code 

Group C Elective Units (General) 

DEFCM008B

Provide technical advice

BSBADM409A

Coordinate business resources

BSBAUD402B

Participate in a quality audit

BSBLED401A

Develop teams and individuals

BSBSUS301A

Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices

BSBWOR402A

Promote team effectiveness

BSBWOR404B

Develop work priorities