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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Examine work site/work area in relation to environmentally sustainable work practices
  2. Set targets for improvement
  3. Implement environmental and resource efficiency improvement plan
  4. Monitor performance

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required skills

Technical skills sufficient to use software systems for recording and filing documentation use word processing and other software for interpreting charts flowcharts graphs and other visual data and information

Communication skills and interpersonal techniques sufficient to interact appropriately with stakeholders colleagues and others in the workplace

Literacy skills sufficient to analyse document report and maintain workplace information and data

Numeracy skills sufficient to access and analyse workplace information and data

Problem solving skills sufficient to identify and analyse problems demonstrate appropriate response procedures

Planning and organising skills sufficient to implement environmental and resource efficiency improvement plan to own work sitework area

Required knowledge

Applicable commonwealth state or territory legislation regulations standards codes of practice and established safe practices relevant to the full range of processes for implementing and monitoring environmentally sustainable work practices in the work site or work area

Environmental protection requirements including the safe disposal of waste material the safe use and storage of chemicals the minimisation of carbon emissions and noise the cleaning of plant tools and equipment and returning the environment to its original or near to original condition on completion of activity

Organisational and site standards requirements policies and procedures associated with environmentally sustainable work practices

Environmental risks and hazards

Procedures for minimising environmental impact

Using energy effectively and efficiently

Using material effectively and efficiently

Relevant environmental and resource efficiency issues specific to industry practices

Workplace communication channels protocols and procedures

Organisational structure and reporting channels

Workplace safety and emergency procedures

Strategies to maximise opportunities and minimise impacts relevant to own work area

Problem identification and resolution strategies common fault finding techniques

Types of tools and equipment and procedures for their safe use operation and maintenance

Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimating and measuring including calculating time to complete tasks

Procedures for recording and reporting workplace information

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence that they can implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices in the forest and forest products industry

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

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements of this unit and include demonstration of

following applicable commonwealth state or territory legislative and regulatory requirements and codes of practice relevant to implementing environmentally sustainable work practices in the work sitework area

following organisational policies and procedures relevant to implementing and monitoring environmentally sustainable work practices in the work sitework area

developing environmental and resource efficiency improvement plans to meet efficiency targets

implementing new approaches to work in an effort to resolve and improve environmental and resource efficiency issues

monitoring targets and improvements for environmental and resource efficiency relative to work sitework area

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency is to be assessed in the workplace or realistically simulated workplace

Assessment is to occur under standard and authorised work practices safety requirements and environmental constraints

Assessment of required knowledge other than confirmatory questions will usually be conducted in an offsite context

Assessment is to follow relevant regulatory or Australian Standards requirements

The following resources should be made available

workplace location or simulated workplace

materials and equipment relevant to undertaking work applicable to this unit

specifications and work instructions

Method of assessment

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI Training Package

Assessment must satisfy the endorsed Assessment Guidelines of the FPI11 Training Package

Assessment methods must confirm consistency and accuracy of performance over time and in a range of workplace relevant contexts together with application of required knowledge

Assessment must be by direct observation of tasks with questioning on required knowledge and it must also reinforce the integration of employability skills

Assessment methods must confirm the ability to access and correctly interpret and apply the required knowledge

Assessment may be applied under projectrelated conditions real or simulated and require evidence of process

Assessment must confirm a reasonable inference that competency is able not only to be satisfied under the particular circumstance but is able to be transferred to other circumstances

Assessment may be in conjunction with assessment of other units of competency

The assessment environment should not disadvantage the candidate

Assessment practices should take into account any relevant language or cultural issues related to Aboriginality gender or language backgrounds other than English

Where the participant has a disability reasonable adjustment may be applied during assessment

Language and literacy demands of the assessment task should not be higher than those of the work role


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

OHS requirements:

are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation and regulations, and organisational safety policies and procedures, and may include:

personal protective equipment and clothing

safety equipment

first aid equipment

fire fighting equipment

hazard and risk control

fatigue management

elimination of hazardous materials and substances

safe forest practices, including required actions relating to forest fire

manual handling including shifting, lifting and carrying

machine guarding

Environmental requirements may include:

legislation

organisational policies and procedures

workplace practices

Legislative requirements:

are to be in line with applicable commonwealth, state or territory legislation, regulations, certification requirements and codes of practice and may include:

award and enterprise agreements

industrial relations

Australian Standards

confidentiality and privacy

OHS

the environment

equal opportunity

anti-discrimination

relevant industry codes of practice

duty of care

heritage and traditional land owner issues

Organisational requirements may include:

legal

organisational and site guidelines

policies and procedures relating to own role and responsibility

quality assurance

procedural manuals

quality and continuous improvement processes and standards

OHS, emergency and evacuation procedures

ethical standards

recording and reporting

equipment use, maintenance and storage

environmental management requirements (waste minimisation and disposal, recycling and re-use guidelines)

Purchasing strategies may include:

influencing suppliers to take up environmental sustainability approaches

researching and participating in programs, such as a supply chain program to purchase environmentally sustainable products

Stakeholders, appropriate personnel and specialists may include:

individuals and groups both inside and outside the organisation who have direct or indirect interest in the organisation's conduct, actions, products and services, including:

supervisors

suppliers

clients

colleagues

managers

safety officers

government

investors

local community

other organisations

specialists outside the organisation who may have particular technical expertise

Environmental and resource efficiency improvement plans may include:

addressing environmental and resource sustainability initiatives, such as:

environmental management systems

action plans

surveys

audits

determining organisation's most appropriate waste treatment, including:

waste to landfill

recycling

re-use

recoverable resources

wastewater treatment

initiating or maintaining appropriate organisational procedures for operational energy consumption, including stationary energy and non-stationary energy (transport)

reducing use of non-renewable resources

reference to standards, guidelines and approaches, such as:

ecological footprinting

Global Reporting Initiative

ISO14001 Environmental Management System

life cycle analyses

product stewardship

supply chain management

triple bottom line reporting