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K - knowledge
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S3 - assisting and caring
S3.0 - assisting and caring
S3.1 - counselling
S3.2 - providing health care or medical treatments
S3.3 - protecting and enforcing
S3.3.0 - protecting and enforcing
S3.3.1 - complying with health and safety procedures
S3.3.2 - complying with environmental protection laws and standards
- apply road transport environmental measures
- apply sustainability principles in health care
- assess environmental impact
- assess environmental parameters at the workplace for food products
- carry out environmental audits
- check construction compliance
- comply with wildlife hazard management programmes
- conduct erosion control
- conserve forests
- conserve natural resources
- coordinate environmental efforts
- create crop protection plans
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation in food production
- ensure the safety of endangered species and protected areas
- execute disease and pest control activities
- follow an environmental friendly policy while processing food
- follow environmentally sustainable work practices in the veterinary sector
- implement environmental protection measures
- inspect silo systems
- issue penalties to violators of the sanitation code
- manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation
- manage environmental impact
- manage environmental impact of operations
- manage environmental management system
- manage habitats
- manage rivers and streams
- measure company's sustainability performance
- mitigate environmental impact of pipeline projects
- monitor the farm environmental management plan
- perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way
- perform environmental remediation
- perform pest control
- plan measures to safeguard natural protected areas
- prevent sea pollution
- produce sustainable products
- protect game
- protect plants during pest control
- protect surrounding area during chimney sweeping process
- protect the environment from the impact of the digital technologies
- protect trees
- protect wilderness areas
- reduce tanning emissions
- safeguard biodiversity
- use environmental friendly materials
- use resource-efficient technologies in hospitality
- use sustainable materials and components
S3.3.3 - complying with operational procedures
S3.3.4 - verifying identities and documentation
S3.3.5 - maintaining and enforcing physical security
S3.3.6 - protecting privacy and personal data
S3.3.7 - ensuring compliance with legislation
S3.4 - providing information and support to the public and clients
S3.5 - preparing and serving food and drinks
S3.6 - providing general personal care
S4 - management skills
S5 - working with computers
S6 - handling and moving
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

ensure compliance with environmental legislation

skills

assisting and caring

protecting and enforcing

complying with environmental protection laws and standards

ensure compliance with environmental legislation

ensure compliance with environmental legislation

Description

Description

Monitor activities and perform tasks ensuring compliance with standards involving environmental protection and sustainability, and amend activities in the case of changes in environmental legislation. Ensure that the processes are compliant with environment regulations and best practices.

Alternative Labels

check compliance with environmental laws

checking compliance with environmental laws

ensure compliance with environmental regulations

ensure environmental legislation compliance

ensuring compliance with environmental legislation

ensuring environmental legislation compliance

ensuring of compliance with environmental legislation

lead implementation of environmental legislation

lead implementation of environmental policies and legislation

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substation engineer nuclear engineer nature conservation officer onshore wind energy engineer septic tank servicer steam turbine operator wastewater engineer nuclear technician natural resources consultant commissioning technician nuclear reactor operator water treatment systems operator health and safety officer irrigation technician solid waste operator process metallurgist heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician emergency response worker environmental protection manager drilling engineer briquetting machine operator chemical production manager metal additive manufacturing operator chemical metallurgist sustainability manager metallurgical manager pharmaceutical engineer oil and gas production manager water systems engineering technician sewerage systems manager green ICT consultant power distribution engineer forklift operator hunter waste management officer chemical processing supervisor radiation protection officer liquid waste treatment plant operator waste broker gas transmission system operator refrigeration air condition and heat pump technician biochemical engineer hydrogeologist recycling specialist gas production engineer environmental health inspector environmental scientist power plant manager foundry manager scrap metal operative environmental mining engineer nitrator operator corrosion technician alternative fuels engineer Smart City consultant geochemist environmental policy officer environmental programme coordinator industrial waste inspector geothermal engineer drainage engineer rail project engineer tanning technician water plant technician chemical engineering technician fermenter operator hydrologist water engineer

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heating technician chemical engineer machinery assembly supervisor heating and ventilation service installer pulp grader quality engineering technician biogas technician wastewater treatment technician botanical technician ecologist welding inspector wood production supervisor policy manager rotating equipment engineer wastewater treatment operator gas processing plant operator landfill supervisor marine engineering technician machinery assembly coordinator scientific laboratory technician mechanical engineer naval architect paper mill supervisor marine engineer machine operator supervisor water quality analyst bioengineer wood assembly supervisor occupational health and safety inspector agricultural machinery technician paperboard products assembler product grader chemical plant manager rubber products machine operator emergency response coordinator lacquer maker metal product quality control inspector tooling engineer textile machinery technician industrial engineer groundwater monitoring technician fossil-fuel power plant operator agricultural scientist concrete products machine operator construction manager electrical transmission system operator gas scheduling representative asphalt plant operator wood technology engineer environmental technician manufacturing manager chemical tester paper engineer production supervisor metal production supervisor varnish maker gas processing plant supervisor metallurgical technician product development manager energy engineer metallurgist incinerator operator chimney sweep supervisor marine chief engineer civil engineer water treatment plant manager

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