BSBSUS401 Implement and Monitor Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices

This competency assessment for BSBSUS401 Implement and Monitor Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices includes investigating current practices in relation to resource usage, identifying workplace’s environmental sustainability procedures, and analyzing the scope and effectiveness of the current systems and procedures.

BSBSUS401 Competency Assessment
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BSBSUS401
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices
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Introduction
The assessment activities which are stated within this document address all of
the skills requirements listed in the Unit of CompetencyBSBSUS401.
Unit Descriptor
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to
effectively analyse the workplace in relation to environmentally sustainable work
practices and to implement improvements and monitor their effectiveness.
This unit requires the ability to access industry information, applicable legislative
and occupational health and safety (OHS) guidelines.
Assessment Terms
The Learner mustsuccessfully complete all the activities in order to be deemed
competent. You must achieve satisfactory status in the Elearn Knowledge
Assessment and this Skills assignment to be classified as competent in this Unit
of Competency.
Should you be deemed as “Not Yet Competent”, i.e. received a Not Satisfactory
grading in either the Knowledge or Skills Assessments you may at the discretion
of the assessor re-sit/re-do that element of the competency. Alternatively, the
assessor may ask you supplementary questions to determine your competence
or you may be enrolled in a subsequent course.
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reasonable adjustment may be applied to the assessment process.
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Skills Assessment
When completing this assignment, refer back to the course content and the Unit
of Competency (http://training.gov.au/Training/Details/ICTSUS401) in order to
clarify any issues.
This unit applies to those with responsibility for a specific area of work or who
lead a work group or team. It addresses the knowledge, processes and
techniques necessary to implement and monitor environmentally sustainable
work practices, including the development of processes and tools, such as:
 Identifying areas for improvement;
 Developing plans to make improvements; and
 Implementing and monitoring improvements in environmental performance.
This Skills Assessment assesses the skills you have developed by requiring you
to demonstrate the application of your knowledge, communications skills,
and research abilities to real workplace environmental and efficiency issues.
In order to demonstrate competence in this unit youmust provide evidence of
your ability to implement and monitor integrated environmental and resource
efficiency management policies and procedures within an organisation. Evidence
must be strictly relevant to the particular workplace role.
The last section of this document, the Assignment Assessment Checklist, is the
guide your Assessor will use in assessing your assignment. We recommend that
you review your answers against this checklist to confirm that you have met the
assessment requirements before you submit your assignment. Doing so will
assist you in achieving a passing grade on the first attempt and help avoid the
requirement of a resubmission.
Type your answers to the questions in the boxes immediately below the
questions.Guidanceand example answers are provided to indicate the type of
evidence you are required to provide.
An example answer dealing with excessive fuel usage is provided for your
guidance, but note that resources such as fuel, water, electricity, and paper
are too general for you to use. You need to present answers based
onindustry specific resources or issues.
Your answers must be your own examples in your own words. Do not copy or
paraphrase wording from the examples or guidance.
Throughout this assignment, consider the questions to apply to a workplace you
are familiar with.The Unit of Competency expects you to demonstrate your skills
by implementing an idea for improvement in your current workplace. However,
we understand that this is not reasonable for many learners and make
"reasonable adjustment" to this assessment by allowing you artistic licence to
devise a fictitious scenario - but your scenario must be realistic, plausible, and
detailed.
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1. Investigate current practices in relation to resource usage
1.1
a) Research and identify one Federal, State, local Government, or National
Regulatory Body environmental or sustainability Legislation or
Regulation which applies to your industry.
Guidance: You may be able to look to the content of the course, your
workplace procedures, and your work colleagues, management, or other
stakeholders to do this
Example:
If you worked in the racing industry, an applicable state environmental
regulation might be:
Environmental Care Act (Racing WA) 1987 (EC(R)) Act)
Located at:
https://www.env-racing.wa.gov.au/management/non-mining/environmental-
legislation.html
(Note that this is a fictitious regulation. You need to supply a real one.)
Telecommunication Act 1997
Available at: http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/cth/consol_act/
ta1997214/
b) Research and identify oneFederal or Stateemployment
conditionLegislation or Regulationwhich applies to your industry.
Guidance: You may already be across this as a part of your employment
current or past. If not look to websites such as government, and the
ombudsman. A google search will reveal options. Your work colleagues and
management may be able to provide guidance.
Example:
If you worked in the coal industry in 1889, an applicable Employment
regulation might be:
Pay and Conditions for Children in Mines Act 1875
Located at:
https://www.coal.net.NSW.au/employment-legislation-children
(Note that this is a fictitious regulation. You need to supply a real one.)
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Fair Work Act 2009
Available at: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017C00323
c) Research and identify oneFederal or State equal opportunityLegislation or
Regulationwhich applies to your industry.
Guidance: You may already be across this as a part of your employment
current or past. If not look to websites such as government, or the
ombudsman. A google search will reveal options. Your work colleagues and
management may be able to provide guidance.There are many pieces of
legislation that relate to equal opportunity.
Example:
If you worked in the Circus industry in WA, an example of an applicable
EEO regulation might be:
Equal Employment of Animals Act 1984:
Located at
http://www.circus.wa.gov.au/worklifebalance/home/legislation.cfm
(Note that this is a fictitious regulation. You need to supply a real one.)
Disability Discrimination Act, section 24,
Available at
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/telecommunications-
equipment-and-disability-discrimination-act
1.2 Identify and analyseyour workplace’s environmental sustainability
procedures.
a) How does your workplace check to find out if its policies arecomplying with
environmental and sustainability regulations?
Guidance: How do you know if your workplace is or is not fully compliant with
all applicable environmental and sustainability legislation? Does your
workplace have a formal assessment and recording process, or is it informal?
What is done to assess your workplace’s compliance with regulations, who
does it, and when is it done? Does it work? You may need to discuss this with
your manager.
How my workplace check to find out if its policies are complying with environmental sustainability
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regulations:
Self evaluation is done once a month to ensure that all the policies are
adhered to. A checklist of practices was developed which is used to assess
performance of each individual. The technical director is responsible for the
assessment. There is a special team that is trained to perform internal audit
which is done quarterly.
b) Detail your organisation’s reporting structure and procedures for
environmental and sustainability issues.
Guidance: How would you raise an issue at work? Who does it go to, and how
do they receive and record it? What happens to the issue you raised then?
How is it reviewed, who by? Who implements and monitors any changes? You
may have already had cues for this in your course. Small organisations and
one man bands may not have formal arrangements and unknowingly have
strategies to remain up-to-date and aware of regulations and assess
compliance. When something looks dodgy they do something about it. How
do you know when something is dodgy? Formal reporting and recording may
be non-existent but still a part of work in some informal way.Large
organisations will have policies procedures and processes: Company
Procedures are reviewed annually you may need to find such documents to
answer this question. A google search may reveal clues as many
organisations place such documents on their websites.
When there is any issue that may require reporting, a reporting guideline was established. The
guideline outlines what needs to be reported and the entire procedure of reporting. To avoid
reporting of irrelevant information, there are specific definitions of the kind of information or
issues to be reported.
First of all, to identify whether something is worth reporting, there is a
quality checklist which guides employees. Anything that does not meet the
requirements will be recorded.
The supervisors are responsible for conducting the exercise. However, each
employee has his/her own checklist to record any abnormality or
sustainability issue.
The supervisor compiles the report and hand them over to the Technical
manager.
1.3 Issues and Procedures
a) List three of the industry specific environmental and
efficiencyissues in your workplace.
Note: You will be required to develop ways to improve your
workplace’s performance in one of these issues later in this
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assignment.
Guidance: You may have already had cues for this in your course. Look at
your particular work and the telecommunications industry specifically -
such things as fuel or water are usually too general.
Example: Industry is pathology service
1. Inefficient fuel usage (Note: This is too general for a real answer).
2. Excessive chemical waste.
3. Sharps disposal.
Excessive e-waste
High power consumption, contributing to high CO2 emission
Sharp objects disposals
b) List the systems and procedures your workplace has in place to identify,
monitor, and control efficient and environmentally responsible resource
usage (which may be formal or informal).
Guidance: How does management at you workplace know how much of a
specific consumable resource is being used each day? How do the workers
at your workplace know what they are supposed to do with waste? How is
resource usage and wastage monitored and controlled?
My workplace has formal guidelines on reporting and disposal of waste. Every employee
who joins the company is oriented on how to dispose wastes. There are waste collection
bins in every office and workstation where wastes are supposed to be disposed. These
waste are categorized into types: plastic waste are collected in different bins from metallic
wastes for easy sorting.
The company has strict rules on power usage. There is a resource
regulation committee which monitors the daily consumption of resources
which is comprised of all the department heads. Each department head
collects information from his/her section every day. The data collected
include power consumption and stationery usage.
c) Consider the scope and effectiveness of the current systems and
procedures (Discuss with your work group or team where possible), and
describe your collective analysis of the scope and effectiveness of the
current systems and procedures, providing a specific example and details.
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Guidance:Do you have clear and current procedures? Do they address all
the Regulatory requirements? Are your systems and procedures followed
or ignored? Do your procedures, practises etc. include all of your resource
usage and environmental issues? Do they work? Provide an
example.Think about water in pits, fibre offcuts, chemicals, jointing waste,
and so forth.
I would say that we have very clear guidelines and procedures on maintaining
sustainability. There are some penalties for failing to comply with the rules; hence, all
employees follow the procedures.
The resource regulation committee gives reports every month and it has
been noted that power and water consumption has significantly reduced
by 15% compared to last year.
1.4 Sources of information
a) Identify and list a range of sources where you may find information,
advice, tools, and other resources to assist in improving resource
efficiency and environmental/sustainability issues in your workplace or
enterprise. Be specific.
Guidance: Refer to the content of the course and the Unit of Competency
for help with“sources” of information.
The following is a list of resources which contain useful information regarding resource
efficiency and environmental sustainability:
EPA Victoria: Available at https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/business-and-
industry/lower-your-impact/resource-efficiency
Australian Government, Department of Education, employment and
work place relation. Available at:
https://training.gov.au/TrainingComponentFiles/BSB07/BSBSUS201A_R1.
pdf
Environment and Resource Efficiency Plans Tool Kit. Available at:
https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/business-and-industry/lower-your-impact/
ereps
OECD. Available at: http://www.oecd.org/greengrowth/MATERIAL
%20RESOURCES,%20PRODUCTIVITY%20AND%20THE
%20ENVIRONMENT_key%20findings.pdf
b) Detail one specific idea, from onespecific source of information, that could
be applied to your workplace or enterprise to provide improvement
opportunities in the areas of resource usage and environmental
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sustainability that you have identified in your answer to question 1.3a.
Do NOT use fuel, electricity, water, paper, or similar as your idea.
You must use an example resource specific to your industry.
Guidance: What could be done to improve the use, handling, disposal,
waste reduction, etc. in the issues you listed in section 1.3? Where did
those ideas come from? Your workplace procedures, MDSD sheets,
stakeholders and internet are all good places to start.
A specific idea Example: Fuel usage reduction
Resource: Government Web site www.gov.au.efficiency “Fuel use reduction
strategies”.
One suggestion from this web site is to share commuting by car-pooling,
thereby reducing the amount of fuel used to commute.
Idea: Maximum use of copper
Resource: OECD Website http://www.oecd.org/greengrowth/MATERIAL
%20RESOURCES,%20PRODUCTIVITY%20AND%20THE%20ENVIRONMENT_key
%20findings.pdf
The resource argues that copper is infinitely recyclable hence it should be
recycled as many times as possible.
1.5 In the table below; List 3 members of your work group or team, their
workplace tasks, and responsibilities, and measure and document their daily
workplace resource usage over one day (measure, count, or estimate how much
of each resource is used each day). If you do not have 3 members in your team
choose 3 tasks from your work day that result in resource usage.
Resources must be industry specific – NOT fuel, electricity, water, etc.)
Name Task/Responsibility Consumable
Resource
Quantity used over
time
Example:
Joe Blogs
Example:
Delivery Driver
Example:
Fuel
Example:
20 litres/day
Joe Bacchal Technician Installation wires 100m/day
Gupta Pradeep Network systems
analyst
Network equipment 15/day
William Morgos Programmer Electronic gadgets 5/day
1.6 Investigate, discuss, and document your workplace’s purchasing
strategies for one of the resources utilised by the members of your work group in
table above (Q 1.5)and suggest possible improvements to existing purchasing
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strategies.
Resources must be industry specific – NOT fuel, electricity, water, etc.)
Guidance: Consider issues such as bulk buying, just-in-time resourcing, on-
going purchasing contracts, sporadic/as-required purchasing, etc. Talk to
those in your workplace who do the purchasing.
Example: Fuel purchasing strategy
Our company purchases fuel on company credit cards.
A possible improvement to this would be opening an account with a
service station chain such as Shell, and using a “Shell card” to gain
company discounts on fuel purchases.
Installation wires purchasing strategy
The company currently purchases installation wires in bulk using the company
expense cash.
This can be improved by opening an account with reliable manufacturers of
these wires in order to take advantage of discounts.
1.7 An important tool for assisting in identifying areas for improvement in
resource usage and environmental/sustainability issues is information and data
on the usage, waste, etc of resources used in work processes.
Describe the processes used in your workplace to monitor and
documentresource usage for one work processes, and provide sample
information/data from the documented resource usage which indicate
opportunities for improvement.
Resources must be industry specific – NOT fuel, electricity, water, etc.)
Guidance: How do you know how much of a resource is used? Who records this
and how is this recorded? Where can you find this information? What does the
information show you?
Example: Fuel usage
The quantity of fuel used and the expenditure is monitored by the
transport officer by examining the credit card statements and entering
the information into a spread sheet.
Sample Data: The average fuel usage monitored is currently 55 litres per
day (this is a fictitious figure as commercial-in-confidence issues prevent
me from revealing actual figures).
Installation tapes usage
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The quantity of installation tapes used and the amount of money spent is
monitored by the procurement manager and the data is entered into an ERP.
Sample data: The average usage of installation tape as reported is currently
20Kg per day
2. Set targets for improvements
In the following sections, example answers are provide to guide you in the type
of answers and the level of detail required. The example answers are based on a
generic issue (fuel use), your answers should be based on one of the industry
specific issues you listed in question 1.3.
2.1Discuss your findings from the answers you provided in section 1 with your
manager, key personnel, specialists, team members, and any other
stakeholders, with a view to making improvements in one specific area.
Document their comments and suggestions, identify the sustainability
improvements and outline your ideas for making improvements.
Example answer:
Issue: Fuel usage - Can we reduce fuel costs of work vehicles?
Currently, all employees may use their work vehicle for commuting. This
was discussed at a “toolbox” meeting, and it was suggested by me that
we try reducing the commuting fleet from 100% to 50% by car-pooling.
My immediate boss indicated that he agreed, but that a 50% reduction
may not be attainable. Nevertheless, he agreed that the strategy should
be tried.
The sustainability improvements would include less fuel used, less cost,
less pollution, less tyre wear and associated pollution, higher servicing
intervals equating to less cost and less pollution.
The idea is to have employees who live near each other share a work
vehicle for commuting rather than allow everyone to take their own
work vehicle home each day. Commuting pairs or groups will have to be
negotiated based on their residential localities.
There are a number of improvements that can be done to improve sustainability. The consumption
of copper cables can be reduced or rather, it can be utilised more efficiently. In the current
situation, all employees use new copper wires whenever required and any damaged wire disposed
of. After lengthy conversation with my immediate boss, we agreed that the damaged wires can be
recycled and, even if it may not be used for the initial purpose, it can be used elsewhere.
The sustainability improvements include less copper wastage, reduced costs,
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and less pollution.
The idea is to have the copper cables recycled and reused.
2.2 Research on-line or other reference sources for guidance, information, and
ideas on sustainability improvements you have chosen to implement. Detail your
reference sources and outline your findings.
Example answer:
A google search revealed a Government Web site
www.gov.au.efficiency“Fuel use reduction strategies.” Which advocates
car-pooling as a cost, fuel, and pollution saving measure.
I researched car-pooling on the internet and found (at
www.carpool.forums.uk) that it is an effective strategy for reducing fuel
usage, vehicle pollution, and reducing maintenance costs, so long as the
total distance travelled is reduced.
This implies that successful car-pooling requires users of a vehicle to
reside close to each other compared to their commuting distance.
Since our commuting vehicles and fuel are supplied by our employer,
significant savings and environmental benefits will accrue if we could
implement a successful car-pooling strategy.
I researched about recycling of copper communication cables and the primary source I got is
Chemours website HYPERLINK
"https://www.chemours.com/Cabling_Solutions/en_US/uses_apps/abc_recycle_copper.html#"https://
www.chemours.com/Cabling_Solutions/en_US/uses_apps/abc_recycle_copper.html#
I found out that it is actually mandatory in some countries to recycle abandoned
cables. Disposal of these cables led to accumulation of plastic materials used for
insulation. The cable wires cab be crushed by a machine and recycled while the
insulation materials such as PVC can be extracted and recycled separately. This
wil reduce both plastic and e-wastes.
2.3 Consider the input from your stakeholders, your research, and your own
knowledge and experience. Briefly discus and compare your options for
sustainability improvement you have chosen to implement.
Example Answer:
Options. An attempt at 50% fuel reduction is the starting point.
Optionally; with negotiations and experience it may be possible to
increase this to 60% or 70%, or we may find 40% or 30% works.
Another option for decreasing fuel costs of work vehicles, raised by the
accounting department, was not allowing work vehicles to be used for
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commuting, a very unpopular suggestion with the work force who have
commuting support included in their workplace agreements
(Mi Workplace Agreement 2013).
The primary issue is to reduce copper wastes by 50%. This can be achieved through recycling so
that people can use small quantity of the actual copper for use to prevent environmental
degradation. Another option is to use biodegradable materials to manufacture the copper cables.
This will ensure that only the copper wires pose a threat to the environment.
2.4Detail what scale of improvement you hope to achieve by setting specific
efficiency targets that you intend to achieve. (Eg: A 10% reduction in LPG
consumption.) Justify your efficiency targets; why are they achievable?
Example Answer:
Reduce vehicle fuel use (by 50%) and maintenance by car-pooling to
and from work instead of everyone taking their work vehicle home.
We have 10 vehicles in total, traveling a combined 450km/wk to and
from work. Car-pooling with 5 vehicles, should reduce travel to and from
work to around 250km/wk.
If we can implement car-pooling of pairs of people living near each
other, we will only need half of the vehicle fleet to commute, which will
result in 50% savings. Informal discussions with staff indicate their
willingness to do this, and that this is a real possibility.
The target efficiency is to achieve 50% copper wastage through recycling instead of taking them to
landmines. We usually require about 500 meters of cables per day which translates to more plastic
wastes and copper waste. If we can implement the recycling strategy, we will not be disposing
anything to the environment since both copper and plastic will be reused after recycling.
3. Implement performance improvement strategies
3.1Implement your environmentally sustainable improvement strategies, and
detail the tools and techniques you utilised to assist in achieving your efficiency
targets.
Example Answer:
Tools:
A spreadsheet was used to record all commuting employees’ names
and addresses.
Techniques:
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A meeting was held with commuters to discuss the change, the reasons
for it, the unpopular option of not allowing work vehicles for commuting,
and to negotiate commuting partners/groups.
A spreadsheet and ERP was used to record the copper cables usage and the names of the
employees who used them. Data was first captured in excel and transferred to the ERP by the
procurement officers.
Techniques:
A brief meeting was held to inform all the employees about the changes after
which an agreement was reached and that employees will be recording their
daily usage and ensure all damaged cables are collected and returned to the
stores.
3.2 How does your implementation providecontinuous improvement, and how do
you facilitate communication of these improvements within the work group, and
between the work group and management.
Example Answer:
Continuous improvement is afforded by the day to day flexibility of the
arrangement. Pairs and groups can change easily.
Where vehicles are able to commute with 3 or 4 employees, greater
improvements are realised.
Where individual’s work commitments take precedence, their
commuting partner may join other partners, or flexibility exists to use
more vehicles and avoid disruption to work.
Weekly workforce/management meetings include discussion of
commuting issues, and clarify weekly performance as noted by the
vehicle manager.
Continuous improvement is achieved by ensuring every employee collects data of his/her use and
also collects the damaged cables to the stores. Employees are advised to effectively use the
cables to avoid any damages.
Strict rules have been put in place to ensure any technical staff who handles
cables records his consumption. The idea is to minimize usage and also recycle
the little that has been used.
3.3 How does your improvement strategy help you meet your workplace/industry
specific OHS and Quality Assurance requirements?
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Guidance: You may be aware of these requirements and procedures from
previous training or from induction training. If not, your supervisor and work
colleagues should be able to provide guidance.
Example Answer:
OHS:
Sharing vehicles for commuting can improved vehicle tidiness and
cleanliness, and adds additional over-site to the vehicle contents,
helping to ensure the vehicles meet OHS requirements of first aid kits,
fire extinguishers, sharps, toxic waste etc.
QA:
Our workplace Quality Assuranceprocedures advocate resource
efficiency, and this car-pooling strategy assists with improving resource
efficiency IAW our Quality Assurance procedures.
Recycling of cables ensures that materials will be readily available due to low costs. The company
will be able to afford more PPEs and ensure that all employees have access the personal
protective equipment and hence, meet the OHS guidelines.
On the issue of quality, the company advocates for strict guidelines regarding
quality. All cables with defaults will be sent to stores for recycling and hence
improve quality.
3.4 Monitor your environmentally sustainable improvement strategies and the
work group members directly involved. Detail any supervision they required to
implement your strategies, and any improvements they suggest. Can you
improve your strategies from these interactions?
Example Answer:
Once the car-pooling began, I noticed that most people were happy to
car-pool, but two people continued to use their own work vehicles.
I discussed this with them and found that they picked up their kids from
school, so car-pooling with others was difficult for them and caused
delays for others. This is acceptable, IAW our workplace agreement, and
does not undermine the sustainability improvement.
Some minor assistance with car-pooling group membership was given to
help smooth the way for the other commuters.
I am continuing to monitor the strategy and looking for improvements in
its implementation.
More detailed consultation could have improved the initial
implementation, but things are going well now.
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When the recycling policy was put in place, many employees were happy but some expressed their
concerns regarding the collection of damaged cables. Some employees would just leave those
cables on the ground and pretend they have not seen them.
The exercise therefore proved to be one that requires sacrifice. Field
technicians were given vehicles so that they can carry any damaged cables.
This requires close monitoring until all employees embrace the idea.
3.5 Consult with your management and stakeholders on the progress of the
implementation of your environmentally sustainable improvement strategies.
Consider both environmental issues and resource efficiency, and negative
impacts to work processes. Detail their feedback and note any improvements
that can be made to your implementation.
Guidance: Do your management and stakeholders think your strategy is
working? Do they think it is interfering with work processes or enhancing them?
Is productivity being effected? Do they think it could work better? What, if
anything, would they like changed?
Example Answer:
I raised this topic at our weekly workforce/management meeting. Both
the workshop manager and vehicle manager are pleased with the results
and have raised no productivity issues. The WHS/Environmental
manager is pleased with the improved WHS over-site and the reduced
environmental impact. The accountant would like to see even fewer
vehicles used for commuting.
It may be possible to decrease the number of vehicles used if 3 or 4
people live in proximity to each other, or along the route to work, and
could share a car. On-going negotiation with the work force will be
required to establish if this is practical.
When I brought the issue to the management, they were pleased especially on the aspect of cost
saving. The director was happy that the company might get recognized for green initiatives. The
procurement officers expressed his gratitude that the costs have gone down.
We are on talk with the technical team to see how we can use the recycled
cables to our daily operations.
3.6 How does your workplace justify the financial cost ofprotectingenvironmental
assets (air, land, waterways, flora and fauna)?
Guidance: Think about why your workplace does not simply dump its rubbish in
the nearest river, why you stabilise soil and reinstate plants after earthworks, or
what might it cost your workplace if you pollute local waterways. How does your
workplace put a cost on these types of activities? Is there any financial benefit to
being known as a “Green” company?
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Going green has been the objective of any company. Nowadays, green company attract more
consumers especially those who are environmentally sensitive.
According to Green Business Bureau (2016) a company can benefit from
government subsidies, tax breaks and savings as well as increased popularity
and demand for their products. Eco-friendly business practices tend to
enhance cost effectiveness and improve profitability. The earth minerals such
as copper are in the brink of depletion. This calls for responsible use of such
resources. The environment is what produces food and hence it should be
taken care of at all costs. Preventing plastic wastes from reaching the earth is
one way of conserving the environment and which is achieved by careful and
systematic waste disposal practices.
4. Monitor performance
4.1What evaluation and monitoring tools do you used to monitor the
implementation and progress of your environmentally sustainable improvement
strategies?
Guidance: These may be informal tools, general software tools such as word
processing software, or specialised formal tools designed for this task. What is
used in your workplace for this?
A checklist was developed in excel where all employees can fill their consumption.
ERP is used to monitor the expenses and quantity of materials used.
Meetings are held quarterly to assess the progress of the sustainability
initiatives. Internal audit of expenditures is done every month.
4.2Draft an email to key personnel and stakeholders advising them of the
outcomes of your environmentally sustainable improvement strategies. Include a
summary of outcomes of your environmentally sustainable improvement
strategies. Were your efficiency targets reached? Paste a copy of your email
below.
Guidance: This task is to assess your written communications skills. Be specific in
your addressing to demonstrate that you know who your key personnel and
stakeholders are.
To,
Managing Director,
Dear sir,
I would to express my sincere gratitude for your support of my proposal even
when you had doubts about it. I would like to point out that that environmental
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sustainability is, indeed, an important aspect of our business. Having an
understanding of the environmental implications of our business will
encourage us to work even harder towards implementing green initiatives in
our esteemed company. Many managers do not support initiatives to conserve
the environment and so, your efforts are highly appreciated.
I would to assure you that your efforts are not in vain since our
environmentally sustainable improvement strategies have already started to
bear fruits. One of the notable outcome is reduction in costs by 30% in the
first quarter. The procurement manager has reported that cable and
installation tapes usage has significantly reduced since the initiative started.
Copper cables can now be bought at cheaper prices due to out agreement with
the cable manufacturers in return of the damaged cables for recycling. While
we are 20% shy from our target, I believe that we will achieve these targets in
the coming months.
Thank you for your efforts and support.
Sincerely,
4.3 Reflect on your implementation. Did you reach your efficiency targets? If not,
why not? Could further refinements and improvements be made? Were there any
problems in implementing your environmentally sustainable improvement
strategies?
The efficiency targets were not reached. This is attributed to the fact that the initiative is new and
hence employees require more time to embrace the practice. I believe that with time, the efficiency
targets will improve and even exceed.
4.4 Set new efficiency targets, and investigate and apply new tools and
strategies.
Guidance: What changes and improvements could you make regarding efficiency
targets, implementation tools, and strategies, to further improve your
implemented environmentally sustainable improvement strategies, or future
strategies you may implement?
The new targets is to achieve not only reduction of copper cables waste but also reduce all the
resource usage such as installation tapes, installation wires, water and personal protective
equipment by 50%.
To achieve this, it will require efforts from all the departments other than just
the technical department. The procurement department will be responsible for
minimising usage of materials. There will be a target set for each employee on
what to use per week. Anyone who will exceed will be called to justify why.
4.5 What methods did you or could you employ to encourage the use of
successful strategies and/or reward participants?
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Guidance: People always respond better to changes if they are motivated or
rewarded in some way. Think about things that could motivate you and your co-
workers to adopt a change.
Motivation is key in ensuring successful implementation of the sustainable strategies. One of the
motivation strategies is to recognise the efforts of the employees and their achievements. This will
be done by rewarding those who will perform well in terms of implementing the initiatives.
Another way of appreciating the employees is through job promotion. This will motivate them to
work extra hard, knowing that they will be promoted to higher ranks and wage also increased.
We recommend that you review your answers against the Assignment
Assessment Checklist at the end of this document once more to confirm that you
have met the assessment requirements before you submit your assignment.
Once you have completed this assignment, login to TalentLMS, go to the
assignment section of your BSBSUS301A course, and upload this completed
assignment in an editable word processor format (eg, MS Word’s .docx format)
for assessment.
End of Learner Assessment Section
References
Australian Government, Department of Education, employment and work place relation.
Retrieved from
https://training.gov.au/TrainingComponentFiles/BSB07/BSBSUS201A_R1.pdf
Australian Government. (n.d.). Fair Work Act 2009. Retrieved from
https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2017C00323
Australian Human Rights Commission. (n.d.). Telecommunications equipment and the
Disability Discrimination Act. Retrieved from
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/publications/telecommunications-equipment-and-disability-
discrimination-act
EPA Victoria (N.d.). Environment and Resource Efficiency Plans Tool Kit. Retrieved from
https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/business-and-industry/lower-your-impact/ereps
EPA Victoria (n.d.). Hints and tips for improving resource efficiency. Retrieved from
https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/business-and-industry/lower-your-impact/resource-efficiency
Green Business Bureau (2016). Financial Benefits of an Eco-friendly Business. Retrieved
from https://greenbusinessbureau.com/blog/financial-benefits-of-an-eco-friendly-business/
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OECD. (n.d.). MATERIAL RESOURCES, PRODUCTIVITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT:
Retrieved from http://www.oecd.org/greengrowth/MATERIAL%20RESOURCES,
%20PRODUCTIVITY%20AND%20THE%20ENVIRONMENT_key%20findings.pdf
TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997. Retrieved from
http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdb/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ta1997214/
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AssignmentAssessment Checklist
(Assessor to Complete)
The observation checklist for skills must cover off all necessary judgments
to be made by the assessor. Necessary judgments are developed from the
design process and identified as a part of mapping exercises.
Assessor to complete:
S = Satisfactory NS = Not
Satisfactory
Task S NS
Assess 1.1
Lists applicable Environmental regulations
Lists applicableEmployment conditions and regulations
Lists applicableEqual Opportunity requirements
Assess 1.2
Covers compliance with environmental/sustainability
regulations
Provides organisation specific reporting structure and
procedures
Assess 1.3
Collects industry specific information on environmental
and resource efficiency systems and procedures
Evidence of team work approach
Assess 1.4
Evidence of applicable resource research and
identification
Includes one specific idea, from one specific source of
information
Assess 1.5
Includes three team members
Evidence of resource use monitoring and recording
ReAssess 1.6
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Evidence of analysis of purchasing strategies
Assess 1.7
Evidence of research into local monitor and
documentation process for one work processes
Sample data or documentation
Assess 2.1
Evidence of liaison with stakeholders, key personnel
and specialists
Assess 2.2
Evidence of research into applicable external
information and data
Assess 2.3
Evidence of evaluation of alternative solutions
Assess 2.4
Evidence of setting reasoned efficiency targets
Assess 3.1
Evidence of appropriate tools and techniques
Assess 3.2
Evidence of continuous improvement strategy
application
Evidence of workgroup/management communication
strategies
Assess 3.3
Evidence of integration with OHS practices
Evidence of integration with QA practices
Assess 3.4
Evidence of supervision and support abilities
Evidence of consideration of supervision and support
strategies
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Assess 3.5
Evidence of liaison with stakeholders for
implementation improvement
Assess 3.6
Evidence of consideration of environmental asset
costing strategies
Assess 4.1
Evidence of implemented monitoring tools and
technology
Assess 4.2
Evidence on communication of targets to stakeholders,
specifically:Identification of Stakeholders
Evidence on communication of targets to stakeholders,
specifically: Summary of outcomes
Assess 4.3
Evidence of ability to evaluate strategies and plans
Assess 4.4
Evidence of self-evaluation and improvement
Assess 4.5
Evidence of strategy adoption encouragement
Grade: /33= %
Assessor Name: ________________________Date:___/___/___
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