CIWM
Level 4
QN: 601/8522/3
Curriculum Active
CIWM (WAMITAB) Level 4 Medium Risk Operator Competence for Household Waste Recycling Centres
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by CIWM. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 204 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
CIWM
Syllabus Units
7 Units
Guided Hours
204 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Control work activities on a waste management facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the underpinning legislative requirements and organisational procedures for managing waste operations.
- Understand how to control work activities in accordance with legislative requirements and organisational procedures.
- Understand how to use and communicate data and information.
- Be able to control work activities on a waste facility.
- Be able to use and communicate data and information on a waste facility.
- Be able to re
- solve problems that may arise when controlling work activities on a waste facility.
2
Maintain health and safety in the waste resource management industry
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the main requirements of health and safety legislation in the waste and resource management industry.
- Understand the hazards, risks, control measures and monitoring associated with a waste and resource management environment.
- Be able to make sure that hazards and risks are controlled safely and effectively on site.
- Be able to implement organisational health and safety procedures on site.
- Be able to monitor and review safety on site.
3
Manage the environmental impact of work activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal and organisational requirements for managing the environmental impact of work activities.
- Understand how to assess the environmental impact of work activities and how this can be minimised.
- Understand the legal and organisational requirements for managing the risk of fires on site.
- Be able to assess and report on the environmental impact of work activities in own area of responsibility.
- Be able to organise work activities and resource use to minimise environmental impact.
- Be able to promote on-going improvement in environmental performance.
- Be able to implement fire prevention controls and measures on site.
4
Manage the movement, sorting and storage of waste
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the specific regulation, procedures and requirements for the movement, sorting and storage of waste.
- Understand the health, safety and environmental implications of movement, segregation and storage of waste.
- Be able to implement systems and procedures to manage the movement, sorting and storage of waste.
- Be able to manage vehicles, plant and crews on sites which handle waste.
- Be able to use
- record and communicate information.
- Be able to re
- solve problems which arise during or resulting from the movement, sorting and storage of waste.
5
Manage the reception of waste on a Household Waste Recycling Centre
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the regulations, procedures and requirements for managing waste operations.
- Understand the health, safety and environmental impacts for reception of waste on a Household Waste Recycling Centre.
- Be able to implement systems and procedures to manage the reception of waste on a Household Waste Recycling Centre.
- Be able to use and communicate information.
- Be able to re
- solve problems which arise from managing the reception of waste on a Household Waste Recycling Centre.
6
Manage the transfer of recovered waste from a hazardous waste facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislative requirements for managing the transfer of recovered waste from a hazardous waste facility.
- Understand the organisational procedures for managing the transfer of recovered waste from a hazardous waste facility.
- Know how to identify risks and manage work-related hazards.
- Be able to implement systems and procedures for the transfer of recovered waste from a hazardous waste facility.
- Be able to re
- solve problems which arise during the transfer of recovered waste from a hazardous waste facility.
7
Manage the transfer of recovered waste from a non-hazardous waste facility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legislative requirements for managing the transfer of recovered waste from a non-hazardous waste facility.
- Understand the organisational procedures for managing the transfer of recovered waste from a non-hazardous waste facility.
- Know how to identify risks and manage work-related hazards.
- Be able to implement systems and procedures for the transfer of recovered waste from a non-hazardous waste facility.
- Be able to re
- solve problems which arise during the transfer of recovered waste from a non-hazardous waste facility.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/8522/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- CIWM
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Apr 2016