Shape field (scope)

The TÜV HELLAS Solid and Liquid Waste Systems Specialist scheme is for technicians capable of performing operation and light maintenance of Landfills (XYTA) and basic maintenance of wastewater treatment systems - biological treatment systems.

 

Cognitive framework (syllabus)

• Units - Calculations
• Construction detail drawing - Facility (Landfill) & Wastewater Treatment Plant Operation Manual
• Qualitative and quantitative determination of incoming material to a Landfill & incoming waste water to a Waste Water Treatment Plant
• Quantification of the capacity of the Landfill & Waste Water Treatment Plant Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Metrology - Units of measurement - Unit systems
• Materials - Equipment - Technology & Equipment Features
• Material and component technology (characteristics of incoming materials to a Landfill & incoming wastewater to a Wastewater Treatment Plant)
• Identification of materials and components (types of solid and liquid waste, properties of incoming materials to a Landfill, & effluents to a Wastewater Treatment Plant, etc.)
• Landfill & wastewater (non-hazardous waste) process flow diagrams and drawings
• Technical specifications of landfill equipment and technology for landfill and wastewater treatment (non-hazardous waste)
• Basic elements of solid waste and waste management
• Environmental Management Systems - Standards
• Management of environmental issues and aspects
• Identification of environmental impacts
• Prevention and response to environmental pollution/contamination situations
• Environmental management standards
• Construction of landfills
• Landfill construction methods
• Categories of landfills
• Methods of drainage and sealing of landfills
• Landfill protection systems and methods
• Transport and disposal/storage of waste (non-hazardous waste) in a landfill
• Operation of a landfill
• Methods of pre-treatment of waste (non-hazardous waste) in a landfill
• Methods of separation of solid-liquid non-hazardous waste
• Waste testing and acceptance procedures in landfills - Waste characterisation
• Methods and equipment used for landfilling of waste (non-hazardous waste)
• Methods of monitoring waste (non-hazardous waste)
• Quality controls
• Conditions for the operation of landfills
• Installation, operation and maintenance of waste water treatment systems
• Methods of construction and installation of waste water treatment systems
• Categories of waste water (non-hazardous waste)
• Wastewater (non-hazardous waste) pre-treatment methods
• Wastewater (non-hazardous waste) separation methods
• Waste water treatment processes and systems - Characterisation of treated waste water
• Methods and equipment used for the treatment of waste water (non-hazardous waste)
• Wastewater (non-hazardous waste) monitoring methods
• Quality controls
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
• General principles of H&S
• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Safety marking
• Management of hazardous materials

 

Examination methodology

Theoretical multiple-choice test.

Certification requirements

Minimum Compulsory education and technical training