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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify current practices in relation to resource usage and sustainability
   • Identify current environmental regulations and associated procedures applying to the workplace
   • Identify environmental sustainability policy and procedures applicable to the workplace
   • Identify resource usage in the workplace using purchasing and other relevant data
   • Access information on impact of resource usage on environmental sustainability
   • Conduct a safety hazard analysis and risk assessment
2. Contribute to the review of workplace environmental sustainability practices
   • Collect information on environmental sustainability and resource efficiency systems relevant to the workplace
   • Review current practices and identify potential areas for improvement
   • Seek suggestions and ideas from stakeholders to improve the management of the environment and resource efficiency
   • Contribute to development of tools or resources to help make improvements in the workplace, using collected information
   • Communicate proposed improvements to management
3. Apply improvement strategies
   • Use appropriate techniques and tools to assist in achieving efficiencies and environmental targets
   • Apply life cycle management principles
   • Apply strategies to minimise waste and employ recycling, re-use or re-purposing where appropriate
   • Apply strategies to minimise environmental risks and impacts
4. Record and report on work practices
   • Use monitoring and evaluation tools and technology where available
   • Record incidents where sustainability policy and procedures have been breached
   • Record and report on progress against resource efficiency and environmental targets
   • Provide feedback to management on environmental sustainability review and improvement process
   • Promote organisational improvement strategies

Range Statement

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Performance Evidence

The candidate must be assessed on their ability to integrate and apply the performance requirements of this unit in a workplace setting. Performance must be demonstrated consistently over time and in a suitable range of contexts.

The candidate must provide evidence that they can:

identify current procedures and practices related to environmental regulations

identify current procedures and practices related to minimising impact of resource usage on environment

make contributions to the review of environmental sustainability procedures and practices through research and development of tools or techniques

use appropriate techniques and tools to assist in achieving resource efficiencies and environment targets

use communication skills to:

convey proposed improvements

provide feedback on improvement processes

promote organisational improvement strategies

apply life cycle management principles in strategies to improve resource usage, reduce waste, employ recycling, re-use, or re-purposing, and to minimise environmental risks and impacts

use tools and technology to monitor effectiveness of improvement strategies, and incidents that breach sustainability policy and procedures

record and report on progress against resource efficiency and environmental targets.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:

basic environmental sustainability principles

environmental legislation, regulations, standards, codes of practices as may be relevant to industry sector and workplace

relevant internal and external sources of information that can be used to identify sustainability improvements

common environmental and energy efficiency issues within the industry

environmental hazards and risks associated with the relevant industry sector

organisation’s sustainability work policies and procedures

principles of resources efficiency and life cycle management

practices for disposal or recycling of waste associated with relevant industry sector

organisation’s recording and reporting systems.

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