OPERATOR COMPETENCE SCHEME QUALIFICATION HANDBOOKS
These Handbooks have been designed to support the delivery and assessment of the QCF qualifications. Each of the handbooks include:
- Qualification Structure
- Qualification Assessment Guidance
- Glossary of Verbs and Qualitative Statements
- Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria for all units
The handbooks below are structured to fit the CIWM/WAMITAB Operator Competence Scheme, and are located on the right hand of the table. The table has been developed to mirror the QCF Risk Tier Table, with colour coding According to risk level.
Yellow = High Risk
Green = Medium Risk
Blue = Low Risk
Handbooks which fall into the High Risk Category are currently being developed and will be available from Mid-June 2011
| Description | WAMITAB Qualification Code | Standard Rule Permits references (where applicable) | Handbooks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous Waste Landfill (open and closed) | 4MLH 4MLHS 4MCL |
4MLH 4MLHS 4MCL |
|
| Non Hazardous Waste Landfill (open and closed) | 4MLNH 4MLNHS 4MCL |
4MLNH |
|
| Hazardous waste disposal(not incineration or landfill) | 4MPTH |
4MPTH |
|
| Recovery of oil/organic solvents | 4MPTH 4MTTH |
4MPTH |
|
| Cleaning/regeneration of carbon, charcoal, or ion exchange resins | |||
| Production of solid fuel from waste - involving use of heat | |||
| Recovery of Hazardous Waste | 4MPTH |
4MPTH |
|
| Hazardous transfer/treatment (not covered in lower tiers) |
4MTSH 4MPTH |
Including SR2008Nos 5, 6,7,8,9. |
4MTSH |
| Hazardous waste transfer/treatment - clinical waste | 4MTSHC 4MTTHC |
Including SR2008No 24 & 25 |
4MTSHC |
| WEEE ATF processing –not covered by SR2008No23 | 4MPTH |
4MPTH |
|
| Non hazardous transfer/with or without treatment (not otherwise specified) | 4MPTNH6 4MTSNH6 |
Including SR2008N01, SR2008No2, SR2008No3, SR2008N04 Also including SR2008No 14 & 15 |
Handbook: |
| Contaminated Land Remediation | 4MTNHR6 | SR2008 No 27 |
Handbook: |
| Treatment of land for reclamation, restoration or improvement of land | 4MTRR6 | SR2010 No 5, SR2010No9 or SR2010No10 |
Handbook |
| Mobile Plant for treatment of land for land reclamation, restoration or improvement | 4MTMPRR6 | SR2010No5 |
Handbook |
| Deposit in lagoons of non hazardous dredgings from waterways | 4MLNHLD6 |
Handbook |
|
| Storage and treatment of dredgings for recovery | 4MLNHSD6 | Including SR2010No18 |
Handbook |
| Use of waste to manufacture timber or construction products | 4MTMTC6 | SR2010No13 |
Handbook |
| Treatment of waste wood for recovery | 4MTMTR6 | SR2011No4 |
Handbook |
| Non hazardous clinical waste transfer/treatment | 4MTTNHC6 4MTSNHC6 |
Handbook |
|
| CA sites/HWRC | 4MCANH6 4MCAH6 |
Including SR2008No 12 &13 |
Handbook |
| Material Recovery Facilities | 4MTMRF6 | Includes SR2008No14 and SR2008No15 |
Handbook |
| End of Life Vehicle facilities (vehicle storage, depollution and dismantling) | 4MTELV6 | Including SR2008No20 and SR2011No3 |
Handbook |
| Metal Recovery Site (wet scrap e.g. oily metal swarf - free flowing liquid) | 4MTMRS6 | Includes SR2008No21 & 22 SR2009No7 |
Handbook |
| Composting Biodegradable wastes Composting in Open Windrows Composting in Closed Vessels |
4MBTOW6 4MBTIV6 |
including SR2010No14, SR2010No16 & 17, SR2011No1 SR2008No16 & 17 |
Handbook |
| Anaerobic Digestion Facility including use of the resultant biogas | 4MBTAD6 | Including SR2010No15 |
Handbook |
| On farm anaerobic digestion facilities including the use of the resultant biogas | 4MBTFAD6 | SR2010No16 |
Handbook |
| Storage of digestate from anaerobic digestion plants | 4MBTSAD6 | SR2010No17 |
Handbook |
| Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) | 4MTMBT6 | Including SR2008No18 |
Handbook |
| WEEE ATF- non ozone depleting substances - physical treatment | 4MTWATF6 | Including SR2008No23 |
Handbook |
| Pet Crematoria/non schedule 1 incinerators (EPR 2010) (not covered by the Waste Incineration Directive). * |
4MTPC6 | Including SR2008No26 |
Handbook |
| Mobile Plant for land spreading (land treatment resulting in benefit) | 4MTMPL6 | SR2010No4 |
Handbook |
| Mobile plant for land spreading of sewage sludge (land treatment resulting in benefit) | 4MTMPLS6 | SR2010No6 |
Handbook |
| Non hazardous sludge - biological, chemical & physical treatment | 4MTMPLS6 | SR2008No19 |
Handbook |
| Other Mobile Treatment Facilities (non hazardous) | 4MTMPO6 |
Handbook |
|
| Inert landfills (open and closed) | 4MLIO6 4MLISO6 4MLIC6 |
Handbook 4MLIO6 4MLISO6 4MLIC6 |
|
| Use of waste in Construction | 4MTSCO4 | Including SR2010No7 and SR2010No8 |
Handbook |
| Mobile Plant for treatment of waste to produce soil, soil substitutes and aggregate | 4MTMPS4 | SR2010No11 |
Handbook |
| Treatment of waste to produce soil, soil substitutes and aggregate | 4MTMS4 | Including SR2010No12 |
Handbook |
| In house storage of waste | 4MTSIHS4 |
Handbook |
|
| Inert transfer/physical treatment | 4MTSI4 4MTMI4 |
Including SR2008No 10&11 SR2009No 5 & 6 | Handbook |
| MRS dry scrap (including separately collected batteries) - no free flowing liquid | 4MTMRS4 | Handbook | |
| Pet Cemetery * | 4MLPC4 | Including SR 2009No1 | Handbook |
| WEEE (storage only) | 4MTSWE4 | Handbook |
* WAMITAB has been notified by the Environment Agency of the attached regulatory position statement: 'The revised Waste Framework Directive - regulations of excluded waste'. Operators of Pet Crematoria and Pet Cemeteries should familiarise themselves with sections 5 and 6 of this document and seek advice from the Environment Agency regarding ongoing arrangements for Permit, Technical Competence and Continuing Competence requirements. Link to document