BSBSUS501 Develop Workplace Policy and Procedures for Sustainability

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Student Assessment Workbook
BSBSUS501
Develop Workplace Policy and Procedures for
Sustainability
Version 1.0
July 2016
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Assessment Information
Welcome to your Student Assessment Workbook for BSBSUS501Develop Workplace Policy and Procedures for
Sustainability.
This Student Assessment Workbook is where you will write all your answers for the knowledge questions and
simulation tasks. Please refer to the Student Assessment Guide for more information.
This assessment has the following twoevents:
Assessment Event 1 – Short Answer Questions
There are four questions that will provide us with evidence on your general knowledge of legislation related to
sustainability, the processes used to develop policy, and barriers to implementation.
Assessment Event 2 – Simulation: Go Green
You will complete a number of tasks in developing policies and procedures for your RTO in a recent sustainability
initiative proposed by your Manager. These tasks will be based on your role asa Sustainability Officer in a
simulation titledGo Green.
Please note that your responses for both assessments can (where appropriate) use dot point format. See below of
an example of a dot point answers and a full sentence:
Dot point format Presentation Plan includes the following:
 outcomes
 needs of the audience
 context.
Full sentence format When you are preparing for a presentation, there a number of tasks that must be
carried out. These are listing the outcomes that you want to achieve, followed by the
identification of the needs of your audience. When you have completed these two tasks
you then check on the room that you will be conducting the presentation.
Note that to be deemed competent for this unit, you must achieve a satisfactory outcome for all of the assessment
questions and tasks. This includes m+eeting the following conditions:
 you must complete all of the tasks outlined in this Student Assessment Guide document to the standard
indicated in the Performance Requirements; these are listed under each of the tasks
 you will then submit your completed workbook to your assessor electronically (note, your assessor may allow
you to submit Assessment Event 1 and receive feedback before starting Assessment Event 2)
 you must perform the above two points within the given timeframes by your Assessor
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 you must complete both assessment events and submit by the deadline specified by your Assessor
 your work must be your own work and in your own words
 where you use to an external source, you must provide citation.
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Pre-assessment Checklist
Your assessor will go through the assessment for this unit,BSBSUS501Develop Workplace Policy and Procedures for
Sustainability. It is important that you understand this assessment before taking on the tasks. To confirm that you
have been given this overview, we ask you to complete the following Pre-Assessment Checklist.
You are required to carefully read each checklist item provided below and tick either ‘Y’ to confirm your
understanding or ‘N’ if you disagree. In case you disagree with an item, please provide your reason under the
‘Comments’ section.
When you have done this, we ask you to sign this Pre-Assessment Checklist. This acknowledges that your
Trainer/Assessor has discussed all of the information with you prior to undertaking this assessment.
Checklist Comments
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I understandwhen and where the assessment will occur, who will
assess me, how and in what format the assessment will be
submitted.
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this assessment.
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event.
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I understand that it must be my own work. I have been explained
and understood the serious consequences in case this work is found
plagiarised.
Y  N I understand the process if I am deemed not yet competent.
Y  N I understand the feedback process and the appeals process.
Y  N The assessor has discussed with me if I have any special needs and if
so what arrangements have been put in place.
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Assessment Event 1 – Short Answer Questions
The information contained in this assessment eventlists the questions that you will need to develop a written
response. These questions are theoretical and provide evidence of your understanding of legislation, writing policies
and procedures and strategies to implement them in a workplace.
Question 1
Using the table below, outline legislation that relates to sustainability and provides an explanation.
Write your response into the table:
Legislation Explanation
Environmental protection act
1997
The act deals and relate to the protection of the environment of
human aspects, living creatures plants and property. The act, also,
tends to increase the innovative environmentally friendly
technology that supports in the long term aspects (Arulrajah, et. al.,
2015).
Environment protection
regulation 2005
The act deals and enhances with the aspects of protecting the
natural environment by varied sets of the individuals, organisation
and the government authorities. The main objective of the act is to
conserve natural resources.
Question 2
Using the table below, identify and explain internal and external sources of information that can be used to plan and
develop an organisation’s sustainability policy.
Write your response into the table:
Internal sources of
information
Explanation
Employees The current working employees can act as a great source of information
about the planning and procedures of the organisation sustainability
procedures (Bertram, et. al.,2015). The employees can make a proper
analysis of the varied situation. As such they can better identify the
varied sets of the opportunities and threats that can further assists in
making a viable and useful decision about the present and future
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aspects.
Key stakeholders Key stakeholders can also play a crucial role in the sustainability policy.
Key stakeholders can ensure effective measures the varied sets of the
threats that are likely to occur to the environment. This will assist and
support in a great manner in predicting future activities and ensure
better working.
Past employees Since they have been associated with the organisation in the past they
can also assist in providing useful information that will be viable and
fruitful for the top level management concerns.
Write your response into the table:
External sources of information Explanation
Customers A customer plays a vital role in the attainment of the information that can assist
in the making of suitable variations according to the feedbacks obtained in
varied sets of the aspects. Also, the customers also can assist in providing
suggestions that can assist in the promotion of the value (Arulrajah, et. al.,
2015).
Raw material suppliers Raw material suppliers assist in the proper and effective alignment of the
demand and supply. This will ensure effective management of the resources in
a proper manner that can lead to the effective growth and development for the
organisation.
Agencies The varied agencies that are associated with the scanning of the environment
can also be used for the information related to sustainability. Further provided,
such information can assist in the effective alignment of the current and the
forthcoming activities.
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Question 3
Explain typical processes that could be used in an organisation to develop policy and procedures.
Write your response here:
To ensure a suitable process that can be used to the organisation about the formulation of the policies and
the procedures the following points can be considered by the organisation concern:
 Firstly, the organisation is required to identify the needs and continuously assess its activities, errands
and the external environment to effectively identify the needs of the policies and the procedures.
 Secondly, the organisation is required to ensure effective delegation of the responsibility to all the
employees by the skills and the knowledge possessed by them (Arulrajah, et. al., 2015).
 Also, the organisation before the final drafting of the policy is required to gather the information from
the internal and external environment to effectively understand the complexities associated.
 Apart from that the policies and the procedures are required to be consulted with the staff members
and the varied stakeholders.
 Lastly, the organisation concerns are required to monitor and supervise the policies and the procedures
to confirm the internal environment to the external environment. This will lead to the effective and
proper management of all the activities and procedures related to the working patterns (Tosun, J., &
Lang, A., 2017).
Question 4
Using the table below, outline typical barriers to implementing policies and procedures, and provide strategies to
address them.
Write your response into the table:
Barriers Strategies
Resistance to change While implementing new policies or making a variation in the existing
policies the major barrier that is faced by the organisation is related
to the resistance that is observed in the employees (Tosun, J., & Lang,
A., 2017). This is mainly due to the fear and the lack of knowledge
about the various benefits that can be gained by the variation in the
policies.
Lack of cooperation from varied Also, it has also been observed that there is a lack of cooperation
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agencies and departments among varied agencies and the departments concerning the
implementation of the procedures and procedures. This leads to the
backwardness in the working patterns as per the changing needs of
the internal as well as the external environment (Arulrajah, et. al.,
2015).
Lack of resources While implementing the policies and the procedures, it is essential
that there is adequate availability of the various resources that can
assist in the better working (Tosun, J., & Lang, A., 2017). However, in
case if the organisation lacks the resources that mainly includes time
and cost the policies cannot be implemented that act as a major
barrier.
Assessment Event 2 – Go Green Simulation
In this assessment, you will undertake some tasks associated with planning and implementing a set of policies and
procedures for Go Green. The focus is on recycling, minimising resource use and reducing toxic substances. To
achieve this, you will perform the following actions:
 develop your sustainability policy and procedures
 communicate this to users of the sustainability initiative
 implement the policy and procedures
 review and improve the policy and procedures.
Task 1: Develop a Workplace Sustainability Policy
In this task, you will plan the development of your policies and procedures.
1.1Gather information
Insert your response here:
To ensure suitable and effective working, it is essential for the organisation concern to draft and formulate
effective policies and procedures (Bertram, et. al.,2015). However, in this respect, it is crucial that the
organisation focus on the gathering of information from the various sources that are internal and external
sources. This will assist in the proper decision making about the varied aspects that can lead to
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sustainability and promote a green environment. The varied sets of the internal and external sources that
can provide useful information can be as follows:
Internal sources of information
Employees currently associated: The employees currently associated with the organisation concern can
properly and effectively analyse the situation and patterns associated with the working. This assists in the
making of suitable variations as per the needs and requirements. Further, this will ensure suitable
coordination among the employees leading to the effective growth band sustainability.
Key Stakeholders: Stakeholders play a vital role in the collection of information that can be very useful for
drafting and formulating of the sustainability policy (Davis, et. al., 2016). The key stakeholders make
suitable and viable measures by the availability of the resources that can lead to effective growth and
sustainability. This will also lead to the go green environment leading to better working.
External sources of information
Customers: Customers are also an effective source of information that can be used by the organisation
concern about the gathering of the information. The views and opinions of the customers can provide
great assistance in the better management of the activities and the resources leading to the suitable
variations as per the requirements (Bertram, et. al., 2015).
Agencies: The agencies provide useful and effective information about all the issues and aspects that are
related to the formulating of the policies (Lagunes Marin, H. J., & Rubalcaba Bermejo, L. 2015). As such the
organisation concern can ensure suitable measures about the working patterns that can effectively lead to
effective growth and sustainability.
1.2 Develop scope
Insert your responses here:
The scope of sustainability about the concept of go green is very wide and emerging for the management
of the organisation. Many organisations are adapting to the concerned concept due to its popularity
among society (Lagunes Marin, H. J., & Rubalcaba Bermejo, L. 2015). As many such organisations are
implementing the practices related to going green in its organisational structure. Also, the organisation
concern is conforming its policies and procedures to the concerned concept to have better growth and
sustainability for the prospects (Davis, et. al., 2016).
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1.3 Develop policies and procedures
Inset your response here:
For the appropriate command and control on the overall activities it is crucial that the policies and the
procedures are prepared properly and effectively that includes the following steps:
By the mission and vision statement: While preparing the policies and procedures, it is essential that the
management concern of the organisation concern implement the concept of the go green taking into
consideration the vision and mission statement. This will ensure better conduct of the activities (Lagunes
Marin, H. J., & Rubalcaba Bermejo, L. 2015).
The sequential course of action: The policies and the procedures must be formulated in a proper manner
such that all the activities are carried or conducted sequentially. This will ensure systematic working
leading to the effective implementation of the concerned concept.
Appropriate delegation of authority and responsibility: Also, while formulating the policies and the
procedures the major consideration is required to be made by the management of the organisation
concern focus on the effective delegation of the authority and responsibility among all the members. This
will lead to the effective and orderly working of the activities.
Proper supervision and monitoring of the activities: Further provided, the formulated policies and the
procedures are required to be supervised and monitored effectively. This will ensure making of suitable
and viable variation in the internal environment as per the changes in the external environment (Davis, et.
al., 2016).
Compliance with the regulatory authority relating to the external environment: Apart from the above the
major aspect that needs to be considered by the management of the organisation concern is that all the
policies and procedural aspects comply with the regulatory authority. This will ensure smooth operations
without any barriers.
1.4Develop implementation plan for policies and procedures
Inset your response here:
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