Modules
048 Environmental risks and control
Scope
This module is about the ability to proactively identify and manage hazards and risks to the environment which may arise from operational and other activities.
Skill Objectives
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Knowledge Objectives
European and international issues impacting on environmental protection
National perspectives and issues relating to protection of the environment
Local priorities and issues with actual and potential impact on the environment
Role and responsibilities of environmental protection agencies
Personal role and responsibilities in enforcing and implementing action and control
Key factors affecting and influencing impact on the environment (both national and local) and relevant control measures to be applied
Implications and impact on service delivery of failure to comply
Moral and public issues and how to incorporate these into tactical and strategic planning
Relevant National Occupational Standards
Relevant Personal Skills
Behaving ethically
complies with legislation, industry regulation, professional and organisational codes
Conceptualising
uses own experience and evidence from others to identify problems and understand situation
Searching for information
identifies a range of elements in, and perspectives on a situation
identifies implications, consequences or causal relationships in a situation
Scope
This module is about the ability to proactively identify and manage hazards and risks to the environment which may arise from operational and other activities.
Skill Objectives
See related modules
Knowledge Objectives
European and international issues impacting on environmental protection
National perspectives and issues relating to protection of the environment
Local priorities and issues with actual and potential impact on the environment
Role and responsibilities of environmental protection agencies
Personal role and responsibilities in enforcing and implementing action and control
Key factors affecting and influencing impact on the environment (both national and local) and relevant control measures to be applied
Implications and impact on service delivery of failure to comply
Moral and public issues and how to incorporate these into tactical and strategic planning
Relevant National Occupational Standards
Relevant Personal Skills
| Behaving ethically | complies with legislation, industry regulation, professional and organisational codes |
| Conceptualising | uses own experience and evidence from others to identify problems and understand situation |
| Searching for information | identifies a range of elements in, and perspectives on a situation |
| identifies implications, consequences or causal relationships in a situation |
