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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. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. |
Codes of practice/ standards | Where reference is made to industry codes of practice, and/or Australian/international standards, the latest version must be used. |
Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Principle | The 'Triple Bottom Line' (TBL) principle is used as a framework for measuring and reporting corporate performance against economic, social and environmental parameters. It involves the focus of an enterprise being not just on the economic value they add, but also on the environmental and social value they can add. |
Sustainable development | Sustainable development is defined as 'Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'. From a business perspective, sustainable development involves the integration of this objective with the need for business growth and expansion. Effective and innovative environmental management can contribute to business growth by reducing costs, differentiating goods and services and contributing to improved corporate image and staff relations. |
Environmental performance | Environmental performance may be defined as the measure of an organisation's impact on the environment and their ability to manage and minimise negative impacts. |
Legislation, codes and national standards | Legislation, codes and national standards relevant to the workplace which may include: relevant Commonwealth and State Environment Acts applicable State environmental regulations licences and permit conditions Codes of practice Australian standards environmental treaties and conventions national environmental policies, strategies and initiatives such as the National Greenhouse Strategy, National Strategy for Ecologically Sustainable Development etc. National Pollutant Inventory State of the Environment Reports Industry Association commitments (eg The Global Mining Initiative) Environmental management policies must be: relevant to the organisation's operations appropriate to the scope and scale of the business. |
Environmental Management Policies | Environmental management policies may include: local, national and international innovations, programs and ideas business sustainability environmental load reduction waste minimisation tenders for the provision of goods and services that specify environmentally preferred selection criteria protection of land and habitat ecological considerations regeneration of damaged ecosystems media releases as a result of incidents environmental reporting communication strategies to ensure all stakeholders are informed of initiatives and to promote achievements to the wider community. |
Knowledge of legislation, codes, national standards, industry codes of practice and workplace policies and procedures | Knowledge of legislation, codes, national standards, industry codes of practice and workplace policies and procedures must: be strictly relevant to the particular workplace and is not intended to include detailed technical aspects of environmental science details of legislation must be directly relevant to the workplace be consistent with the concept that people at this level will be dealing with environmental concepts as part of an overall management responsibility and not as an environmental specialist. |
Environmental improvement plans | Environmental improvement plans may be established at management level and may include: measuring, monitoring and recording environmental performance and continually setting targets for measurable improvements all aspects of environmental performance including energy and other resources use, waste minimisation, recycling, transport use. |
Environmental sustainability | Environmental sustainability may be influenced by: the organisational culture and operations internal or external economic climate political climate market focus/considerations environmental impacts of the business operation. |
Stakeholders | Stakeholders may include: board members, financial backers, owners all members of the organisation, including management and staff members suppliers contractors others acting on the organisation's behalf customers external individuals or bodies who may have an interest in or may be affected by the organisation. |
Maximising opportunities | Maximising opportunities may involve: improved environmental performance increased efficiency use of alternative energy sources and may improve/enhance: corporate image staff morale cost reduction product differentiation/branding identification of market potential. |
Environmental impact | To minimise environmental impact may include the minimisation of: waste/pollution emissions/spills use of resources, especially reduction of use of non-renewable resources. |
Continuous improvement and innovation policies | Continuous improvement and innovation policies may include: consistent reviewing activities in search of a better way improving the organisation in all aspects of its operation and may look at life cycle impacts of the organisation including: activities and products are designed to minimise life cycle impacts and maximise opportunities tendering and purchasing processes that include life cycle criteria product design and manufacture packaging policies product use and disposal vehicle policies that include use of cleaner fuels or alternative energy sources and regular servicing intervals to reduce pollution and improve efficiency. |
Performance benchmarks | Performance benchmarks and targets may include: best practice or industry codes for the industry/sector levels of performance expected of organisation sectors and/or the organisation as a whole. |
Health, safety and environment (HSE) | All operations to which this unit applies are subject to stringent health, safety and environment requirements, which may be imposed through State or Federal legislation, and these must not be compromised at any time. Where there is an apparent conflict between Performance Criteria and HSE requirements, the HSE requirements take precedence. |