K Knowledge HF-D10.5-004 cross-sector 8 skills

Complying with environmental regulations

Knows the environmental rules and permit conditions applying to own work and applies them to storage, emission, discharge and removal of substances.

How hrmforce measures this

Test of declarative job knowledge, usually assembled per client.

Level	Behaviour at this level
N1 Guided	Names the environmental rules applying to own task and works according to the prescribed registration. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task
N3 Proficient	Tests own process against the permit conditions, spots a breach and initiates the notification and corrective action. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process
N5 Leading	Tracks legislative changes for the sector, translates them into policy and engages the competent authority on permits. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession

N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.

These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.

T	Skill	Definition	Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
K	Complying with an environmental permit Environmental permit	Knows the conditions of the environmental permit for the location and works within the stated limits.	rising
K	Applying environmental activity rules Environmental activity decree	Looks up which general rules apply to an activity and applies the corresponding measures.	rising
K	Applying soil protection in storage Soil protection	Stores liquids above a drip tray or liquid tight floor and checks the provision periodically.	stable
K	Applying Dutch hazardous substance storage guidelines PGS guidelines	Applies the applicable PGS guideline to storage of hazardous substances, gas cylinders or hazardous waste.	stable
K	Complying with emission limits Emission limits	Keeps emissions to air within the stated limit value, checks filters and records the measurements.	rising
K	Discharging to sewer as prescribed Sewer discharge	Discharges waste water only within the stated requirements for composition, temperature and quantity.	stable
V	Reporting an environmental incident Environmental incident report	Reports a leak, spill or above limit emission immediately internally and to the competent authority.	stable
V	Receiving an environmental inspection Environmental inspection	Receives an inspector from the environmental agency, shows the records and follows up on the findings.	stable