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Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability

Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability

Unit of competency
National Code
AHCWRK511A
State Code
D7332
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
10/06/2011
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
25/06/2014
Field of Education
080301 - Business Management
Original Release Date
25/06/2014
Nominal Hours
50
Description
This unit covers developing workplace policy and procedures for sustainability and describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to: develop and implement a workplace sustainability policy, including the modification of the policy to suit changed circumstances.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Develop workplace sustainability policy
  • 1.1. Define scope of sustainability policy.
  • 1.2. Gather information from a range of sources to plan and develop policy.
  • 1.3. Identify and consult stakeholders as a key component of the policy development process.
  • 1.4. Include appropriate strategies in policy at all stages of work for minimising resource use, reducing toxic material and hazardous chemical use, and employing life cycle management approaches.
  • 1.5. Make recommendations for policy options based on likely effectiveness, timeframes and cost.
  • 1.6. Develop policy that reflects the organisation's commitment to sustainability as an integral part of business planning and as a business opportunity.
  • 1.7. Agree to appropriate methods of implementation.
2. Communicate workplace sustainability policy
  • 2.1. Promote workplace sustainability policy, including its expected outcome to key stakeholders.
  • 2.2. Inform those involved in implementing the policy as to outcomes expected, activities to be undertaken and responsibilities assigned.
3. Implement workplace sustainability policy
  • 3.1. Develop and communicate procedures to help implement workplace sustainability policy.
  • 3.2. Implement strategies for continuous improvement in resource efficiency.
  • 3.3. Establish and assign responsibility to use recording systems for tracking continuous improvements in sustainability approaches.
4. Review workplace sustainability policy implementation
  • 4.1. Document outcomes and provide feedback to key personnel and stakeholders.
  • 4.2. Investigate successes or otherwise of policy.
  • 4.3. Monitor records to identify trends that may require remedial action and use to promote continuous improvement of performance.
  • 4.4. Modify policy and or procedures as required to ensure improvements are made.
RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.
Scope of workplace sustainability policy may include:
addressing sustainability initiatives through reference to standards, guidelines and approaches such as:
ecological footprinting
Energy Efficiency Opportunities Bill 2005l
Global Reporting Initiative
green office program
green purchasing
Greenhouse Challenge Plus (Australian government initiative)
ISO 14001:1996 Environmental management systems life cycle analyses
life cycle analyses
product stewardship
supply chain management
sustainability covenants/compacts
triple bottom line reporting
integrated approach to sustainability which includes environmental, economic and social aspects, or a specific approach that focuses on each aspect individually
investigating particular business and market context of the industry/organisation
meeting relevant laws, by laws and regulations or best 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
parts of the organisation to which it is to apply, including whether it is for the whole organisation, one site, one work area or a combination of these.
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:
candidate's involvement as a key person in planning, developing and implementing organisational policy and that the developed policy complies with legislative requirements
implementation strategy, as part of the policy, that has been devised, implemented and reviewed showing a measurable improvement utilising the chosen benchmark indicators
communicating with stakeholders to discuss possible approaches to policy development and implementation, and contributing to the resolution of disputes among stakeholders
developing and monitoring policies for analysing data on enterprise resource consumption
using software systems for recording and filing documentation for measurement of current usage and using word processing and other basic software for interpreting charts, flowcharts, graphs and other visual data and information
reviewing and improving policies by identifying improvements and benchmarking against industry best practice and attempting new approaches continuously over time.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
The context of the unit applies to all sectors of the Agrifood industry. It may be applied to all sections of an organisation, including the office, the factory floor, or work area. With such a broad application, the unit will need to be contextualised as it is applied across an organisation and across different industry sectors.
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
BAN99 AHCWRK511 Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability Unit of competency