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Evidence Guide: MSS014006A - Contribute to sustainability related audits

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MSS014006A - Contribute to sustainability related audits

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Identify scope of audit

  1. Identify target area of audit within the organisation or value chain
  2. Identify sustainability related activities to be audited
  3. Identify and confirm own role in audit
  4. Identify and confirm own timelines and reporting processes
Identify target area of audit within the organisation or value chain

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Identify sustainability related activities to be audited

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Identify and confirm own role in audit

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Identify and confirm own timelines and reporting processes

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Identify work areas, processes and equipment covered by own audit responsibility

  1. Identify inputs to processes or area being audited
  2. Identify material changes or other relevant changes that occur in the work area
  3. Identify key items of equipment and their purpose and relevance to the audit
  4. Identify measurable outputs of work area and the extent that they are relevant to the audit
Identify inputs to processes or area being audited

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Identify material changes or other relevant changes that occur in the work area

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Identify key items of equipment and their purpose and relevance to the audit

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Identify measurable outputs of work area and the extent that they are relevant to the audit

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Undertake measurement tasks

  1. Identify need, if any, for technical assistance from employees in work area or support sections
  2. Measure specified inputs to process or work area
  3. Measure specified outputs for process or work area
  4. Calculate difference between input and output
  5. Calculate measurable sources of waste for process or work area
  6. Determine difference between measurable and theoretical waste for process or work area
  7. Compare results to external targets where appropriate
  8. Communicate results to audit team
Identify need, if any, for technical assistance from employees in work area or support sections

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Measure specified inputs to process or work area

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Measure specified outputs for process or work area

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Calculate difference between input and output

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Calculate measurable sources of waste for process or work area

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Determine difference between measurable and theoretical waste for process or work area

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Compare results to external targets where appropriate

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Communicate results to audit team

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Assist in developing strategies for reducing the use of specified input

  1. Rank equipment or processes by use of specified input and waste generation
  2. Calculate current minimum input use by unit of product
  3. Develop strategies individually or with others to reduce input use for process or work area
  4. Develop strategies individually or with others to minimise waste for process or work area
  5. Identify strategies that may have regulatory implications
Rank equipment or processes by use of specified input and waste generation

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Calculate current minimum input use by unit of product

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Develop strategies individually or with others to reduce input use for process or work area

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Develop strategies individually or with others to minimise waste for process or work area

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Identify strategies that may have regulatory implications

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Prepare recommendations for consideration by audit team and stakeholders

  1. Consult with key stakeholders in area or processes subject to audit
  2. Rank strategies by benefit/cost ratio
  3. Short-list strategies
  4. Prepare recommendations for consideration by audit team and stakeholders
Consult with key stakeholders in area or processes subject to audit

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Rank strategies by benefit/cost ratio

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Short-list strategies

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Prepare recommendations for consideration by audit team and stakeholders

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

Overview of assessment

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to identify the scope of a sustainability audit, measure inputs and outputs as directed and recommend sustainability improvements for a process or work area.

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:

identifying appropriate boundaries for the sustainability related audit

identifying own role and reporting arrangements in audit

accurately measuring inputs and outputs of a process or work area

undertaking benefit/cost ratio analyses.

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

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required knowledge includes:

typical sources of material and energy wastage, including:

inefficiency

poor maintenance

poor design

poor layout

lack of sufficient training or skill

balancing techniques for process and process steps

methods of measuring actual process amount/flows

concepts of carbon and carbon equivalence as it applies to sustainability

waste reduction strategies and methods along with costs, effectiveness and alternative strategies

cost-benefit analysis

relevant legislation, regulation and protocols

process mapping with regard to sustainability

process and changes which occur within the process

environmental impacts of materials and energy used/emitted in both actual and carbon equivalents

environmental sensitivities of all areas impacted by the work/process area (and related areas where impact spreads beyond immediate area, e.g. by loss of containment)

root cause analysis and problem solving

sustainability issues relevant to the work/process area

AS/NZS ISO 14000 Environmental Management Standards

Required skills include:

communicating with operational and support employees

mapping processes and flows of material and energy within a work area or part of a value chain

interpreting operating procedures, schematics, drawings and other sources of technical information

calculating, manipulating and interpreting numerical data including totals and proportions, averages and series data

ranking consumption and waste based on materials or energy balancing within a work area or process

consulting with technical and operative staff on possible non-obvious energy wastes

consulting and negotiating with stakeholders on strategies for sustainability improvement

preparing recommendations

Range Statement

Process

Process may include:

any manufacturing, logistics, administrative, information technology or business process which could be in a manufacturing value chain

Audit process

Audit processes covered by this unit may include:

audits for regulatory, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) or other compliance

audits related to responding to a government initiative, incentive

audits against externally set targets (e.g. set by governments, industry codes and clients/customers)

audits of carbon and carbon equivalence usage

energy audits

water audits

emission audits

sustainability related transport audits

efficiency audits, including audits of rejects and reworks

Sustainability related activities

Sustainability related activities may include:

carbon emissions

specific consumption or emission:

energy

water

raw materials

specific wastes

life cycle analyses

Environmental sensitivities

Environmental sensitivities may include:

fragile areas and rare or threatened species

heritage or culturally sensitive issues

hazardous emissions

regulated emissions or other regulatory issues

community perceptions or other issues

Sustainability issues

Sustainability issues (as relevant to the work/process area) may include:

need to reduce the carbon footprint of product and process through reduction in use of:

energy

water

raw materials

emissions

embedded carbon in transport, storage, rework and errors, and inefficient processes and design

Sustainability related issues may also exist irrespective of the carbon equivalence aspects of the issue. This may include:

current and future availability of raw materials

current and future availability of energy

extent and type of waste generation and disposal

efficiency of process in terms of consumption of materials and energy regarded as in short supply or which are regarded as environmentally sensitive

the extent to which the production process, product and waste 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 extent and cost of compliance

AS/NZS ISO 14000 Environmental Management Standards

Data and records

Historical data and records may include:

orders, project briefs or customer specifications

hazard logs

incident reports

maintenance records

errors and non-conformance reports

production records

Inputs to process

Inputs to process include:

water

energy

materials

carbon equivalence of inputs, where appropriate

Procedures

Procedures include:

all work instructions, standard operating procedures, formulas/recipes, batch sheets, temporary instructions and similar instructions provided for the smooth running of the plant

good operating practice as may be defined by industry codes of practice (e.g. good manufacturing practice (GMP) and responsible care) and government regulations

Procedures may be:

written, verbal, computer-based or in some other form