Training for Operating AD Plants:
Demonstrating Technical Competence
Ray Burberry, Qualifications Manager
AD & Biogas 2014
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Why trained? Why competent?
• Because it enables an AD Operator to:
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Provide a safe operation for all employees and others
Reduce incidents and accidents on site
Improve standards of operation
Improves quality of outputs
Comply with an Environmental Permit
Enhance company image with potential clients/regulator
Negotiate with insurance providers
Training and Competence:
What’s the difference?
• Training provides information and may test aspects of
knowledge and understanding
• Competence is the assessment in accordance with a
National Occupational Standard (described in the units of
the qualification)
• Demonstration of Competence identifies that the
individual is capable of operating to that standard
• It is the ability to implement the knowledge,
understanding and skill consistently in the working
environment
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Competence for Organics
Recycling in the UK
Waste Licensing
CoTC: Waste
Management
Operations: Managing
Treatment NonHazardous Waste
(4TMNH) (COM)
Waste Licensing
Waste Management
Operations: Managing
Treatment NonHazardous Waste
(4TMNH) (COM) – SEPA
determined
EA: Environmental
Permits
Natural Resources Wales:
Environmental Permits
•6 units of the Diploma
•VRQ
•EPOC
•6 units of the Diploma
•VRQ
•EPOC
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Operating Competently
Anaerobic digestion
facility including use
of the resultant biogas
WM1b – Manage reception of non-hazardous waste
WM2 – Manage movement, sorting and storage of waste
HSS3 – Monitor procedures to safely control work
operations
MSCE9 – Manage environmental impact of your work
On-farm anaerobic
digestion facilities
including the use of
the resultant biogas
WM4g - Manage site operations on a biological, anaerobic
digestion treatment facility non-hazardous waste
WM21c – Manage transfer of outputs and disposal of
residues from biological, anaerobic digestion treatment
operations
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Operating Safely (Manager)
HSS3 – Monitor procedures to safely control work operations
• be able to check that health and safety instructions are
followed.
• be able to recommend changes to health and safety
workplace instructions.
• be able to make sure that hazards and risks are controlled
safely and effectively.
• know how to monitor procedures to safely control work
operations.
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Operating Safely (Operative)
Unit: Comply with health and safety processes and procedures in the
workplace
• Monitor and maintain health and safety in the workplace during
recycling activities
• Maintain the safety of plant, equipment and the working
environment
• Use and communicate data and information
• Resolve problems that could affect the safe working environment
• Work in a manner which underpins effective performance
• Understand the regulation procedures and requirements for recycling
• Understand Health and Safety in the recycling industry
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Drivers for Supervisors & Operatives
demonstrating Competence
• Primarily ensuring safe ongoing operation of the site and
the environment
• Stakeholders: Workforce, Public, Regulatory Officers,
Customers;
• Operating arrangements: Permit (Licence etc.,); Insurance
costs; Public and Professional Image; Press and Social
Networks
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Qualifications
• Level 1 Diploma for General Recycling Operative
• Level 2 Certificate for Sustainable Waste Management Operative
• Level 2 Diploma for Anaerobic Digestion Operative
• Level 3 Diploma for Sustainable Recycling Activities (Supervisory)
• Level 4 Diploma for Management of Sustainable Recycling Activities
• WAMITAB Level 4 Diploma in Waste Management Operations : Managing
Biological Treatment – Non Hazardous Waste : Anaerobic Digestion
• Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management (VRQ)
Plus Technical Competent Manager requirements (see Risk Tier Table)
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Drivers for ‘Technical Competent
Managers’
• Statutory requirement:
“The operator shall comply with the requirements
of an approved competence scheme.”
(from Standard Rule Permit)
• Plus all others already mentioned!
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AD Competence in England & Wales
VRQ
6 Units of:
Level 4 Diploma in
Waste Management
Operations:
Managing Biological
Treatment – Non
Hazardous Waste:
Anaerobic Digestion
High risk
Level 3 in Waste and
Resource Management:
Biological Processing
Medium risk
Anaerobic Digestion
EPOC
Low risk
2-day training
programme
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Anaerobic Digestion QCF
AD falls to Medium Risk Tier
Qualification Title:
• Level 4 - Diploma in Waste Management Operations:
Managing Biological Treatment; Non-Hazardous Waste
(Anaerobic Digestion)
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Medium Risk
• Operational Sites: 6 QCF Units; On-the-Job assessment
Or:
• ‘Taught and Tested’: VRQ
– Can be achieved without an operational facility
QCF= Qualification and Credit Framework
VRQ = Vocationally Related Qualification
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New AD Facilities
Demonstrating competence:
• 4 (out of 6) QCF Units achieved within 4 weeks of
permit issue and site becoming operational: On the job
assessment at operational sites
• EPOC* (New Sites)
• The above provides 12 months in which to
demonstrate competence through either QCF unit or
VRQ requirements
* Environmental Permit Operators Certificate
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Anaerobic Digestion:
6 QCF Units (achieved ‘on-the-job’)
• Manage the reception of non-hazardous waste
• Manage the movement, sorting and storage of waste
• Manage site operations on a biological, anaerobic
digestion treatment facility non-hazardous waste
• Manage the transfer of outputs and disposal of residues
from biological, anaerobic digestion treatment
operations
• Monitor procedures to safely control work operations
• Manage the environmental impact of work activities
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Level 4 Certificate in Waste and
Resource Management:
‘VRQ’ Units
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Environmental impact of waste and resource management
Waste and Resource Management – Policy and Legislation
Permitting Requirements and Compliance in the Waste
and Resource Management Industry
4. Health and Safety in the Waste and Resource Management
Industry
5. Technical Aspects of Managing Waste and Resources
6. 6b Biological processing within the Waste and Resource
Management Industry
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EPOC
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Environmental impacts
Key Legislation
Environmental Permitting
The role of the Regulator
(compliance assessment and
enforcement)
Permit Conditions
Duty of Care (inc EWC and WTN)
Intro to Hazardous Waste
Health and Safety
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Training vs. Assessment
• VRQ and EPOC
– Training courses with assessment
• QCF unit qualifications
– Work based assessment
– May need training to reach assessment standard
– Training needs will need to be determined and
delivered separately.
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‘Continuing Competence’: What is it?
• Part of CIWM/WAMITAB Operator Competence scheme
(EPR 2010)
• Cost-effective/proportional way of maintaining
competence
• Mechanism every 2 years for:
- Updating knowledge and understanding relevant to
changes
- Ensuring compliance with permits
• Two parts to the test
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Continuing Competence: time periods
& validity
• ‘Rolling’ 2 year time periods
• Expiry Date shown on CC
Certificate
• First CC Certificate due 2
years from date of Main
Qualification/Unit Cluster
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Continuing Competence:
How do I take the test?
• Visit: www.wamitab.org.uk
• Click on ‘Continuing Competence’
• Click on ‘Book Test’
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Contacts
• WAMITAB
– www.wamitab.org.uk
– 01604 231950
– [email protected]
• CIWM
– www.ciwm.co.uk
– 01604 620426
– [email protected]
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