MSAENV472B Implement and
Monitor Environmentally
Sustainable Work Practices
Neale Farmer – Coordinator Major
Environmental Initiatives – Hunter TAFE
neale.farmer1@tafe.nsw.edu.au
Session 2: Wednesday 21 May
Review of Session One (7 May)
Introductions
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Sustainability defined
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Describe Unit – MSAENV472B
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Sustainability at Hunter TAFE
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Environmental Compliance at Hunter TAFE
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Preparation for Session 2: Sustainability
Induction, Legislation, Footprinting?
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MSAENV472B Implement and monitor
environmentally sustainable work practices
Unit
descriptor
This competency covers the
outcomes required to effectively
analyse the workplace in relation
to environmentally sustainable
work practices and to implement
improvements and monitor their
effectiveness*.
* Includes processes, tools and techniques relevant to YOUR WORKPLACE
Today’s Session
By the end of today’s session you will be able to:
1. Investigate current practices in relation to resource
usage
2. Set targets for improvements
3. Implement performance improvement strategies
Timekeeper Please?
1. Recap (5 mins)
2. Video case studies (10 mins)
3. Overview of tools & techniques (20 mins)
4. Group activity (15 mins)
5. Discussion and wrap up (5 mins)
Video Case Studies
Uni Washington Green Lab Cert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8C1ctzrUQc (1m.11s)
Sustainability Awards 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmn0jhgVygU (2m.10s)
BASF Construction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JQmiaaRG9A (2m.40s)
Tip: When watching Video’s: please consider and jot down any points
you think demonstrate how they have: “effectively analysed the
workplace in relation to environmentally sustainable work practices,
implemented improvements and monitored their effectiveness.
Tools and Techniques For………
1. ….. Identifying areas for improvement in
environmental performance
2. …..Developing plans to make improvements
3. ……Implementing and monitoring
improvements in environmental performance
Continuous Improvement Cycle
- Identify and research area/s for
improvement, consult, measure
baseline.
- Set goals, targets, objectives
- Implement the improvement
- Monitor implementation and
results
- Revise or adjust plan
- etc...........
Tools and Techniques for………Identifying areas
for improvement in environmental performance
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Stakeholders?
Observation (carefully use all 5 senses) – WHS applies
Consultation
Surveys
Inspections and audits
Monitoring – If you can’t measure it – you can’t manage it!
Others?
Activity 1:
Jot down which of these tools or techniques
were used in the video case studies?
Tools and Techniques for………Developing
plans to make improvements
Identifying Options
Developing Plans
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Stakeholders?
Mind-mapping &/or Brainstorming
Google
Benchmarking
Life Cycle Analysis
Waste Hierarchy
Sustainable Design
Operational Controls
Behaviour Change
Green Teams
Top Level Commitment
Identify Resources (eg. $, time, people)
Policies and Procedures
Goals and Targets
Objectives (SMART)
Options analysis
KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators
Implementation strategy
Project management frameworks
Evaluation – Monitoring and Reporting
Activity 2:
Jot down which of these tools or techniques were used in
the video case studies?
The Waste Hierarchy
Tools and Techniques for…… Implementing and
monitoring improvements in environmental performance
When implementing your action plan for performance improvement:
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Consider separate action plan/s V’s embedded action plan/s
Keeping stakeholders informed and engaged
How will you measure and report progress (think time, specification, budget)?
How will you measure success (financial, social, environmental)
Monitoring, Reporting and Review (Plan – Do – Check – Act)
R&R: Rewards and Recognition
Spreading the love – disseminating lessons to others
Activity 3:
Jot down which of these tools or techniques were used in
the video case studies?
Case Study: Water on Newcastle Campus
What did we do?
When
What
Who
Dec. 2012
Installed real time monitoring and reporting on our
main water meter
Campus
Mgt.
Aug. 2013
Identified problems of “high baseflows” and
“unexplained spikes in use” and allocated resources to
address
Campus
Mgt.
Sept. 2013
Conducted weekend and out of hours surveys to
identify unnecessary use
Plumber
Oct. 2013
Accepted financial assistance from Hunter Water to
investigate and address problem
Campus
Mgt.
Nov. 2013
Undertook water audit and identified and fixed a
number of leaks. Installed AAA devices
Consultant
Dec. 2013
Installed sub-metering and real time reporting on
to May 2014 priority buildings. Implemented cleaner & staff
education.
Campus
Mgt.
So what happened in 2014?
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Activity 4 – 15 minutes
1. Sort into groups of 4-5
2. Worksheet 1: Circle the environmental issues
applying to your laboratory/workplace
3. Worksheet 2: Complete as much of the University
of Washington University Green Laboratory
Checklist as possible
4. Later: Scan (don’t copy) the originals of each
worksheet and email to the rest of the group
5. Later: Estimate the sheets of paper saved by
distributing electronic rather than hard copies to
students in your group*
Recap on Session Two (21 May)
Revisited the Unit Outcomes
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Tools to identify areas for improvement
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Tools to develop plans for improvement
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Tools to implement and monitor improvements
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Case Studies and activities to practice
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Next session
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neale.farmer1@tafe.nsw.edu.au