Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.
Compliance may include:
meeting relevant laws, by laws and regulations or best practice or codes of practice to support compliance in environmental performance and sustainability at each level as required (such as Environmental Protection or Biodiversity Conservation Act):
international
commonwealth
state/territory
industry
organisation.
Sources may include:
organisation specifications
regulatory sources
relevant stakeholders
resource use.
Purchasing strategies may include:
influencing suppliers to take up environmental sustainability approaches
researching and participating in programs such as a supply chain program to purchase sustainable products.
Stakeholders, key personnel and specialists may include:
individuals and groups both inside and outside the organisation who have direct or indirect interest in the organisation's conduct, actions, products and services, including:
customers
employees at all levels of the organisation
government
investors
local community
other organisations
suppliers
key personnel within the organisation, and specialists outside the organisation who may have particular technical expertise.
Techniques and tools may include:
examination of invoices from suppliers
examination of relevant information and data
measurements made under different conditions
others as appropriate to the specific industry context.
Environmental and resource efficiency improvement plans may include:
addressing environmental and resource sustainability initiatives such as: environmental management systems, action plans, green office programs, surveys and audits
applying the waste management hierarchy in the workplace
determining organisation's most appropriate waste treatment including waste to landfill, recycling, re use, recoverable resources and wastewater treatment
initiating and/or maintaining appropriate organisational procedures for operational energy consumption, including stationary energy and non stationary (transport)
preventing and minimising risks, and maximising opportunities such as:
improving resource/energy efficiency
reducing emissions of greenhouse gases
reducing use of non renewable resources
referencing standards, guidelines and approaches such as:
ecological foot printing
Energy Efficiency Opportunities Bill 2005
Global Reporting Initiative
green office program - a cultural change program
green purchasing
Greenhouse Challenge Plus (Australian government initiative)
ISO 14001:1996 Environmental management systems life cycle analyses
product stewardship
supply chain management
sustainability covenants/compacts
triple bottom line reporting.
Suggestions may include ideas that help to:
prevent and minimise risks and maximise opportunities such as:
usage of solar or renewable energies where appropriate
reducing emissions of greenhouse gases
reducing use of non renewable resources
making more efficient use of resources, energy and water
maximising opportunities to re use, recycle and reclaim materials
identifying strategies to offset or mitigate environmental impacts:
purchasing carbon credits
energy conservation
reducing chemical use
reducing material consumption
expressing purchasing power through the selection of suppliers with improved environmental performance e.g. purchasing renewable energy
eliminating the use of hazardous and toxic materials.

EVIDENCE GUIDE
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:
knowledge of relevant compliance requirements within work area
developing plans to make improvements
planning and organising work group activities in relation to measuring current use and devising strategies to improve usage
monitoring resource use and improvements for environmental performance relative to work area and supervision
ensuring appropriate action is taken within work area in relation to environmental/sustainability compliance and potential hazards
implementing new approaches to work area in an effort to resolve and improve environmental and resource efficiency issues and reporting as required.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.