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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

This concept is obsolete

ensure compliance with environmental legislation

skills

assisting and caring

protecting and enforcing

complying with environmental protection laws and standards

ensure compliance with environmental legislation

Concept overview

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

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

cross-sector skills and competences

Relationships

Broader concepts

Narrower skills

Essential for

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

Optional for

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

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DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.2 (Last update 15/05/2024)