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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Define and scope project goal
   • Access appropriate sources of information relevant to LCA project
   • Define goal of project
   • Specify information needed to inform decision makers
   • Determine required level of specificity
   • Determine data organisation and display of results
   • Define scope of study
   • Determine ground rules for performing the work
2. Conduct life cycle inventory (LCI)
   • Generate life cycle flow diagram
   • Develop data collection plan for LCI
   • Collect actual data
   • Evaluate and document LCI results
3. Conduct life cycle impact assessment (LCIA)
   • Select and define impact categories
   • Classify LCI results to impact categories
   • Model LCI impacts within impact categories using science based conversion factors
   • Normalise potential impacts in ways that can be compared
   • Assign impact categories by grouping into one or more sets to facilitate interpretation of results
   • Assign weighting factors to emphasise most important potential impacts
4. Interpret and evaluate results from LCI and LCIA and communicate them
   • Identify significant issues based on LCI and LCIA
   • Evaluate completeness check, consistency check and sensitivity check
   • Make recommendations for improving product, process or service life cycle
5. Report results of LCA study
   • Document results of LCA study
   • Finalise report with conclusion, and make recommendations as a result of LCA study

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

scope and define the goals of a unique life cycle assessment (LCA) for sustainability

produce a life cycle inventory (LCI) using relevant software and data collection strategies

use life cycle assessment and other software for researching and interpreting charts, flowcharts, graphs and other visual data and information

evaluate LCI and life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) results, using completeness, consistency and sensitivity checks

make best practice recommendations based on the results of the LCA study.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements safely and effectively, the individual must:

outline best practice approaches relevant to own work area

summarise environmental and sustainability legislation, regulations and codes of practice applicable to the industry and organisation

outline the need to consider equal opportunity, equity and diversity principles and work health and safety (WHS) when conducting sensitivity checks for policy development

outline policy development processes and practices

explain principles, practices and available tools and techniques of sustainability management relevant to the telecommunications industry

outline quality assurance systems relevant to own organisation

discuss relevant organisational policies, procedures and protocols

explain relevant systems and procedures to aid in the achievement of workplace sustainability

explain ICT power consumption calculations

explain power consumption and energy audit methodology

discuss estimating CO2 emissions

summarise environmental impacts of products, processes, systems and services.

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