Modification History
Not applicable.
Unit Descriptor
Unit descriptor |
This competency covers the outcomes required to effectively measure current resource use and carry out improvements including those reducing negative environmental impacts of work practices. This unit is based on the sustainability guideline standard GCSSUS01A Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices. |
Application of the Unit
Application of the unit |
This competency applies to operators/team members who are required to follow procedures so as to work in an environmentally sustainable manner. This ensures regulatory compliance and also aims at minimising environmental risks and maximises the environmental performance of the process and the organisation. It includes:
This competency applies to all sectors of the manufacturing industry and members of its value chain. It may also be applied to all sections of an organisation, including office, warehouse etc. This unit will need to be appropriately contextualised as it is applied across an organisation and across different industry sectors. |
Licensing/Regulatory Information
Not applicable.
Pre-Requisites
Prerequisite units |
This unit has no prerequisites |
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Employability Skills Information
Employability skills |
This unit contains employability skills. |
Elements and Performance Criteria Pre-Content
Elements describe the essential outcomes of a unit of competency. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the required skills and knowledge section and the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the evidence guide. |
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
1. Identify current resource use and environmental issues. |
1.1. Identify workplace environmental and resource efficiency issues . 1.2. Identify resources used in own work role. 1.3. Measure and record current usage of resources using appropriate techniques . 1.4. Identify and report workplace environmental hazards to appropriate personnel. |
2. Comply with environmental regulations. |
2.1. Follow procedures to ensure compliance . 2.2. Report environmental incidents to appropriate personnel. |
3. Seek opportunities to improve environmental practices and resource efficiency. |
3.1. Follow enterprise plans to improve environmental practices and resource efficiency. 3.2. Make suggestions for improvements to workplace practices in own work area. |
Required Skills and Knowledge
REQUIRED SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE |
This section describes the skills and knowledge required for this unit. |
Required skills |
Required skills include the ability to:
Reading and writing is required in order to interpretrequired procedures and complete required workplace forms/reports. Numeracy is required to interpret numeric workplace information, readings and measurements, handle data as required and complete numeric components of workplace forms/reports. |
Required knowledge |
Competency includes sufficient knowledge to:
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Evidence Guide
EVIDENCE GUIDE |
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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. |
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Overview of assessment |
A person who demonstrates competence in this unit must be able to provide evidence of the ability to follow workplace procedures according to instructions given and to participate in the improvement of environmental and resource efficient work practices at own level of responsibility. Evidence must be strictly relevant to the particular workplace role. |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit |
It is essential that competence is demonstrated in the knowledge and skills defined in this unit. These may include the ability to:
Consistent performance should be demonstrated. For example, look to see that:
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Context of and specific resources for assessment |
Assessors must be satisfied that the person can consistently perform the unit as a whole, as defined by the Elements, Performance Criteria and skills and knowledge. Depending on the selected methods of assessment access may be required to:
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Method of assessment |
A holistic approach should be taken to the assessment. Competence in this unit may be assessed:
In all cases it is expected that practical assessment will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge and theoretical assessment will be combined with appropriate practical/simulation or similar assessment. |
Guidance information for assessment |
Assessors need to be aware of any cultural issues that may affect responses to questions. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the oracy, language and literacy capacity of the assessee and the work being performed. |
Range Statement
RANGE STATEMENT |
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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. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. |
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Procedures |
All operations are performed in accordance with procedures including all relevant workplace procedures, work instructions, temporary instructions and relevant industry and government codes and standards. |
Environmental and resource efficiency issues |
Environmental and resource efficiency issues include minimisation of environmental risks and maximisation of opportunities to improve business environmental performance and to promote more efficient production and consumption of natural resources, for example by:
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Measure |
Measure should be interpreted in a manner consistent with the scope of the job and may include things like:
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Appropriate techniques |
Appropriate techniques include:
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Compliance |
Compliance includes meeting relevant federal, state and local government laws, by-laws, regulations and mandated codes of practice. It also includes any codes and standards that the enterprise applies voluntarily. |
Incidents |
Incidents include:
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Enterprise plans |
Enterprise plans include:
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Suggestions |
Suggestions include ideas that help to:
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Unit Sector(s)
Unit sector |
Competency field
Competency field |
Competitive manufacturing tools |
Co-requisite units
Co-requisite units |
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