This   subject   is   assessed   directly   from   the   following   unit;
Unit   Code
MSL974007A
MSL952001A
MSS024006A
Undertake
Collect
Perform
environmental routine   site sampling
&
field samples testing
of
Unit
Title based water
monitoring
MSS024001A   Work   and   communicate   effectively   as   an   environmental   technician
MSL943002A   Participate   in   laboratory   or   field   workplace   safety
You   need   to   speak   with   your   assessor   about   which   specific   units   you   are   doing   and   how   they   contribute   to   your   course   completion

Environmental fieldwork SAG
This   is   a   large   subject   and   covers   the   ability   to;
•   organise   and   undertake   field   monitoring   programs   that   are   primarily   focused   on   the   determination   of   physical   and   chemical   parameters   and/or   observation   and   documentation   of   biological/ecological   systems.
•   confirm   the   requirements   of   the   monitoring   activities,   sampling,   sample   handling,   physical   and   chemical   monitoring   and   simple   field ‐ based   analysis,   data   collection   and   recording.
•   gaining   clearance   for   animal   trapping,   tagging,   keeping   or   experimentation,   but   does   not   cover   specific   animal   handling   techniques.
These   tasks   would   only   be   performed   under   the   guidance   and   supervision   of   a   scientific   officer.
•   the   ability   to   collect   samples   at   field   or   production   sites   using   specified   equipment   and   standard   or   routine   procedures
•   sample   natural,   polluted   and   process   water   for   both   chemical   and   microbiological   parameters   and   perform   field   measurements.
Note   that   this   unit   does   not   cover   the   sampling   and   field   testing   of   groundwater.
•   the   induction   of   an   employee   into   an   enterprise   to   undertake   environmental   technical   work,   and   to   organise   field   camp   maintenance   and   field   safety.
•   the   ability   to   follow   workplace   occupational   health   and   safety   (OHS)   policies   and   procedures,   deal   with   the   identification   and   control   of   hazards,   work   safely   at   all   times,   follow   emergency   response   procedures   and   contribute   to   the   maintenance   of   workplace   safety   in   the   field.
Assessment   for   this   subject   will   consist   of   a   project   based   portfolio   of   evidence   constructed   from   specific   tasks   spread   out   throughout   the   subject   duration   that   will   result   in   the   following   items;

Portfolio   of   skills   including   inductions,   risk   assessments,   checklists   etc

A   formal   sampling   plan
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The   assessment   weighting   for   each   component   will   be   as   follows;
Assessment   Task   Weighting
Theory   /   Study   modules
Sampling   plan
Performing   fieldwork
40%
10%
25%
Portfolio   of   skills   25%
TOTAL
100%
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
This   subject   deals   with   all   aspects   of   fieldwork   around   the   collection   and   analysis   of   surface   water   samples,   including   the   following   aspects;
•
•
•
• identification
Field   and
Fieldwork
Construction
and and
use laboratory   preparation use
of of
a enterprise safety,
hazard sample
standards plan
identification,   risk   assessment   and   control
On ‐ site
Choice
Correct
identification and   use   of sampling
of   sample sampling   equipment procedures
sites
Testing   of   water   quality   indicators   using   field   instrumentation
Sample   preservation   and   transportation
Simple   laboratory   analysis
These   aspects   will   be   performed   using   the   following   tools;
• Australian   and   international   standards
• Field   equipment
The   assessment   for   all   units   (except   that   mentioned   below)   are   recorded   as   either
Competent   (AC)   or   Not   Yet   Competent   (NC).
All   assessment   events   used   to   determine   your   result   will   be   locally   set   and   locally   marked.
Your   results   for   MSS024006A   Perform   sampling   &   testing   of   water   will   be   reported   as
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DISTINCTION,   CREDIT,   PASS   or   FAIL.
To   receive   a   particular   grade   you   must   get   at   least   the   mark   shown   below:
Your   results   will   be   reported   as   DISTINCTION,   CREDIT,   PASS   (AC)   or   FAIL   (NYC).
To   receive   a   particular   grade   you   must   get   at   least   the   mark   shown   below:
Grade   Class   mark
DISTINCTION
CREDIT
PASS   (ACHIEVED   COMPETENCY)
>=83
>=70
>=50
FAIL   (NOT   YET   COMPETENT)
<50
This   subject   is   assessed   directly   against   the   unit’s   performance   criteria.
Unit   Elements
Performance
Criteria
Subject
Weighting
Unit
Weighting
MSL974007A
MSL952001A
MSS024006A
All
All
All
All
1.1
‐ 3,   2.1
‐ 8,   3.1
‐
6,   4.1
‐ 2
All
AC
AC
100
100
70
100
MSS024001A   3,   4,   5
3.1
‐ 2,   4.1
‐ 10,
5.1
‐ 3
All
AC   50
MSL943002A   All   AC   50
NOTE:   The   subject   weighting   MUST   add   up   to   100   for   the   subject,   but   the   Unit   Weighting   MAY   NOT   add   up   to
100   as   each   unit   is   weighted   differently   in   each   subject   it   is   used   in.
Refer   to   cffet.net/env/assessment   for
further   explanation.
What   you   will   need
To   complete   this   subject   successfully   you   will   need;
•
•
All   equipment
Appropriate
is   provided clothing   for
(including fieldwork,
PPE)   including   but   not   limited   to;
•
•
Closed   in   shoes
Hat,   sunglasses
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•
•
Sunscreen   and   insect   repellant
Food   and   drink
Spare   change   of   clothes
Wet   weather   gear   (if   rain   is   imminent)
To   complete   a   satisfactory   portfolio
To   perform   fieldwork   on   campus,   at   work   or   during   the   practical   week
Complete   all   study   modules
Provide   a   water   quality   report
• Provide   a   sampling   plan
Where   to   get   help
Contact   your   teacher   [ www.cffet.net/env/contacts ]   if   you   run   into   any   trouble   this   unit.
You   would   be   surprised   how   flexible   we   are   at   accommodating   your   needs,   but   communication   is   key.
If   you   don’t   let   us   know   you   are   having   trouble,   we   may   have   trouble   trying   to   help   you.
References
Note   that   you   are   not   required   to   purchase,   download   or   read   these   references   (unless   specifically   directed   to   by   your   teacher).
Some   of   these   resources   might   be   available   from   your   teacher   or   library   for   free.
Bates,   G.
(2010).
Environmental   Law   in   Australia.
Australia:   LexisNexis ‐ Butterworths.
Bratram,   J.
E.
(1996).
Water   Quality   Monitoring  ‐  A   Practical   Guide   to   the   Design   and
Implementation   of   Freshwater   Quality   Studies   and   Monitoring   Programmes.
New
York?:   UNEP/WHO.
Burden,   F.
E.
(2002).
Environmental   Monitoring   Handbook.
McGraw ‐ Hill   Professional.
DSEWPC.
(2010,   October   27).
Australia's   Biodiversity   Conservation   Strategy .
Retrieved   May
27,   2013,   from   environment.gov.au:   http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/strategy/states ‐ territories.html
Ferrier,   R.
C.
(2010).
Handbook   of   Catchment   Management.
Oxford:   Wiley ‐ Blackwell.
Grammeno,   Gaby   (Ed).
(2009).
Planning   Occupational   Health   and   Safety,   8th   Ed.
Melbourne:
McPherson's   Printing   Group.
Jorgensen,   S.
E.
(2005).
Handbook   of   Ecological   Indicators   for   Assessment   of   Ecosystem
Health.
Boca   Raton:   CRC   Press.
Manahan,   S.
(2000).
Environmental   Chemistry.
Boca   Raton:   Lewis   Publishers.
Manly,   B.
(2009).
Statistics   for   environmental   science   and   management.
Boca   Raton:   Taylor
&   Francis   Group.
Newton,   A.
(2007).
Forest   Ecology   and   Conservation.
Oxford:   Oxford   University   Press.
Schuenemeyer,   J.
E.
(2011).
Statistics   for   Earth   and   Environmental   Scientists.
New   Jersey:
John   Wiley   &   Sons.
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StandardsAustralia.
(2004).
AS/NZS   ISO   14001:2004   Environmental   Management   Systems:
Requirements   with   guidance   for   use.
Australia:   Standards   Australia.
Sutherland,   W.
(2006).
Ecological   Census   Techniques.
2nd   Ed.
Cambridge:   Cambridge
University   Press.
U.S.GeologicalSurvey.
(Variously   dated).
National   field   manual   for   the   collection   of   water   quality   data:   U.S.
Geological   Survey   Techniques   of   Water   Resources   Investigation,   book   9,   chaps.
A1 ‐ A9.
available   online   at   http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/twri9A.
vanLoon,   G.
W.
(2011).
Environmental   Chemistry:   a   global   perspective.
New   York:   Oxford
University   Press.
Workplace   Health   and   Safety   Act   2011.
(n.d.).
Workplace   Health   and   Safety   Regulation   2011.
(n.d.).
Resources
• Water,   air   and   other   Australian   Standards   can   be   found   here   (TAFE   Login   required)
• Information   related   to   water   quality   monitoring   is   found   here
Students   are   to   submit   all   assessments   by   the   due   date   to   the   subject   teacher   by   email   using   the   following   filename   format;   firstname ‐ surname ‐ assessmentname ‐ duedate
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