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MSS015009A
Implement sustainability plans

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: March 2024


This unit applies inside organisations and their value chains. The unit has been developed with manufacturing operations as a focus. However, because of the range of organisations in a typical manufacturing value chain it may also be applied to other types of organisations.

The unit assumes that sustainability improvements have gained all required approvals. The improvements may be in response to planned or current regulatory requirements or may be related to organisation generated improvement proposals.

As sustainability related improvements often affect all or major parts of an organisation and will also often include suppliers, distributors and customers, implementation will usually be required to ensure the support of stakeholders across the value chain in order to minimise disruption to the organisation’s business and to maximise benefits. Depending on the nature and size of the business appropriate value chain units should also be selected such as MSACMS601A Analyse and map a value chain

(Note: this unit has the prerequisite MSACMT631A Undertake value analysis of product costs in terms of customer requirements).

This unit does not cover the development of a formal business case which is covered by MSS015007A Develop a business case for sustainability improvements.

This unit would typically be undertaken by a manager or technical specialist who had a major responsibility for sustainability as part of a broader work role, or sustainability may be their primary work responsibility. The manager or technical specialist may undertake this alone or as part of a team.

The technical measurement of operational performance or measurement of emissions or other environmental impact is not covered by this unit. However, there is a requirement to identify and validate data. The complexity of this requirement will vary according to the type and scale of the organisation’s processes. Where required, appropriate mathematics and statistics units should be selected from the MEM05 Metal and Engineering Training Package or other appropriate Training Package.

This unit of competency covers gaining support for and implementing sustainability plans. It also includes the monitoring/measuring of changes resulting from the implementation, comparing these changes to the intended changes and recommending modifications which will result in further improvement.

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Prerequisites

Not applicable.


Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills




Evidence Required

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Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to gain support for and implement a sustainability plan that has already been developed.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessors must be satisfied that the candidate can competently and consistently apply the skills covered in this unit of competency in new and different situations and contexts. Critical aspects of assessment and evidence include:

determining the organisation and manufacturing value chain key stakeholders

determining systems for monitoring project plan implementation

identifying and analysing non-conformances for improvements to project plan.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

This unit of competency is to be assessed in the workplace or a simulated workplace environment.

Assessment should emphasise a workplace context and procedures found in the candidate’s workplace.

This unit of competency may be assessed with other relevant units addressing sustainability at the enterprise level or other units requiring the exercise of the skills and knowledge covered by this unit.

The competencies covered by this unit would be demonstrated by an individual working alone or as part of a team.

Method of assessment

In all cases, practical assessment should be supported by questions to assess underpinning knowledge and those aspects of competency which are difficult to assess directly.

Where applicable, reasonable adjustment must be made to work environments and training situations to accommodate ethnicity, age, gender, demographics and disability.

The language, literacy and numeracy demands of assessment should not be greater than those required to undertake the unit of competency in a work-like environment.

Guidance information for assessment


Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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Required knowledge includes:

methods of determining benefits of sustainability improvement projects, including benefits defined in terms of:

improvement in carbon or carbon equivalent of process or operation

use of water, where this is part of the process or operation

waste generation

life cycle of product

process efficiency

impact on the environment

regulatory compliance

causes of resistance and methods of dealing with resistance

sources of data

data validation techniques

project planning and monitoring

improvement measures

techniques to analyse data for trends, aberrations and factors requiring action

AS/NZS ISO 14000 Environmental Management Standards

Required skills include:

consulting and negotiating with stakeholders on implementation process for sustainability improvement

monitoring and controlling projects

analysing data against progress indicators

determining changes to sustainability implementation plan where required

reporting on progress and obtaining approvals for changes where required

Sustainability improvement

Sustainability improvements of a product and process may include:

resource footprint (e.g. carbon, water and energy) of product and process

current and future availability of materials

current and future availability of energy

waste generation and disposal

efficiency of process

the extent to which the production process and product affects the environment, including effects on:

climate

quality of local air and water

ecology

noise

relationship with the local and broader community (e.g. effect of operations on aesthetic appearance, preservation of heritage, and proximity to schools and religious facilities)

extent of regulatory oversight and cost of compliance

meeting external sustainability benchmarks

Improvement actions

Improvement actions may include:

the purchase and installation of new equipment or alterations to existing equipment

improvements to manufacturing processes, such as work re-organisation, eliminating or changing manufacturing steps and use of different raw materials

changes to maintenance procedures, such as increased condition monitoring and maintenance frequency designed to improve the efficiency and sustainability of operating equipment

product life cycle improvements

changes designed to improve the organisation’s compliance to sustainability related Acts and regulations

Documentation

Documentation includes:

standard operating procedures

drawings and specifications

training and assessment manuals

Documentation may be:

in any form; paper or electronic

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Identify key stakeholders 
Identify benefits of proposal for each stakeholder 
Identify causes of resistance to proposal 
Negotiate with key stakeholders and gain support 
Agree on implementation timelines 
Develop agreed indicators of progress 
Establish data collection systems and responsibilities for each indicator 
Validate data collection against indicators 
Update project implementation plan as required 
Take required actions to have plan implemented 
Monitor progress using agreed indicators 
Analyse progress to plan 
Take control actions necessary 
Modify implementation plan as required 
Report on progress 
Measure improvements actually obtained 
Identify non-compliances with planned improvements 
Determine desirable additional improvements 
Obtain approvals for improvements 
Implement improvements to sustainability plan 

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