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Knowledge Evidence
A person competent in this unit must be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
Purpose and key content of environmental or sustainability laws applicable to the forest and wood products industry and organisation.Key content of current government and industry sustainability initiatives, codes of practice and guidelines.Features, at an in-depth level of understanding, of different aspects of sustainability, including:economicsocialenvironmentalImpacts of forest and wood products industry production process on the environment and environmental protection practices, at an in-depth level of understanding, for:reducing water and energy usecleaning of plant, tools and equipmentdisposing of, recycling and reusing timber and other wastereducing use of toxic materials and hazardous chemicalsminimising resource use through changes in process, facility design and management.Processes and practices for managing sustainability in the workplace, including:internal and external consultationgathering and responding to feedbackpolicy developmentpolicy implementationevaluating and modifying policy.Format, content and use of policy documents.Targets and performance indicators for effectiveness of sustainability practices and methods of communicating these to team members.Methods to monitor and respond to organisational performance in managing sustainability.