Assessment Task 2

BSBSUS411 Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work

practices

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Achieving Competence:

To be deemed competent in this assessment you must:

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Performance objective:

The purpose of this assessment is to assess your ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance
criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and
a) analyse information from a range of sources to identify current procedures, practices and compliance
requirements in relation to environmental and resource sustainability
b) consult and communicate with relevant stakeholders to seek input and encourage engagement with
developing and implementing sustainability improvements, encourage feedback and suggestions and
report on outcomes
c) plan and organise work group activities to:
o measure current resource usage
o solve problems and generate ideas for improvements
o evaluate and implement strategies to improve resource usage
o plan, implement and integrate improvements into operations
o meet environmental requirements
d) apply continuous improvement approach to sustainability performance
e) apply change management techniques to support sustainability performance

Assessment description:

This assessment consists of 2 parts:

Part A requires you identify and analyse legal requirements and initiatives that relate to your industry and
workplace. You are required to measure current resource usage, analyse purchasing strategies and current work
practices in order to identify opportunities for improvement of resource usage and set new targets.

Part B requires you to implement resource efficiency improvement plans by using techniques and tools to assist
in achieving efficiency targets and monitor the performance of these.

All written work must be your own. Any sources of information you access and use for this assessment must be
clearly referenced.

Templates: You may use the templates attached at the end of this assessment or amend these to suit your
needs.

Assessment Questions:
Part A

A. Legislation and sources of information for resources and initiatives

Question 1: Identify the environmental regulations which apply in your local government area relevant to your

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workplace activities and provide details what is covered by these regulations and by-laws?

➢ Regulations are essentially used to manage matters in detail. Guidelines are

additionally made to control releases to the environment that are not promptly
authorized.
➢ All Australian businesses can have an impact in environmental administration.
Bureaucratic, state and neighbourhood governments jointly administer the
environmental protection laws in Australia through bilateral agreements.
➢ The Department of Environment administers the Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. In Victoria, the environmental legislation
included in Environmental Act 1970. It covers the appraisal and endorsement
interaction of public environmental and social concerns. The Department likewise
administers explicit Acts that cover activities relating to:
• The sea
• Importing
• Heritage issues
• Hazardous waste
• Fuel quality.
➢ Government agencies and industry groups likewise have a part in developing
intentional codes of practice that address the industry's impact on the environment.

Question 2: Identify any resources and initiatives which are in place or available in your state to help business to
reduce their waste and use resources more efficiently?

➢ There are numerous procedures to assist business with reducing their waste and use
assets all the more productively:
• Avoid buying merchandise that are 'over packaged'.
• Buy in mass and use mass stockpiling where conceivable.
• Re-utilize the rear of utilized paper as scrap and notepaper.
• Turn off gear when it's not being utilized.
Don't over request for one-off positions

Question 3: List 1 initiative that is relevant to your sector within the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Industry
and list all resources which are available through these initiative(s). Outline how these would be used?

➢ The initiative related to Hospitality is that reducing food waste. Waste evaluation can
help monitor the adequacy of waste decrease and recycling programs. Conducting
occasional visual inspections of waste containers will uncover if recyclable products are
being inappropriately isolated. Numerous assets are included in the food waste like gas,
power, water, gear.
➢ Here is some smart thought to diminish waste proficiently:
• Make the most seasonal item.
• Avoid pointless food plan.
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 • Grown your own spice

B. Measuring current consumption and identifying existing procedures of work practices and purchasing:
Conduct a practical assessment of your organisation’s resources and practices. You may use the forms
attached below to collect your data or any software available to you (for example you may create a
spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel)
For this purpose you need to complete the following activities:

Question 1: Take the current meter reading for gas, electricity and water?

Water Meter Meter Reading:

Quarterly Water Use Aver Daily Cost of Sewage Connectio Target Variance
Period kL/period Use Water per Disposal n Fees
kL Costs

1/2020 440 kL 4.92 kL $3.1693 $112.14 - 450 kL (7 kL)

2/2020 490 kL 5.47 kL $3.1693 $112.14 - 500 kL (7 kL)
3/2020 430 kL 4.67 kL $3.1693 $112.14 - 450 kL (15 kL)
4/2020 480 kL 5.62 kL $3.1693 $112.14 - 500 kL (20 kL)

Electricity Current Meter Reading: 74,808.01kWh

Month Invoice # Amount $ Peak Off Total Total for Target Variance
Peak Month
Jan 5897# $7,015.2 14128 4420 18548 $7,015.20 $6,900.00 $115.20
Feb 5990# $7,384 15050 4330 19380 $7,384.0 $6,900.00 $484.00
Mar 5610# $6,747.2 13395 4483 17878 $6,747.20 $6,900.00 $152.80
April 5615# $6,908.8 13953 4339 18282 $6,908.80 $6,900.00 $8.80

Question 2: Create a table or list and enter: All equipment and appliances used in one specific department (for
example Kitchen, F&B etc.), and measure the consumption of electricity as listed on the appliance labels?

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 ▪ Microwave Oven x 2
o 1200 Watts
o 4.8 kWh per day
▪ Fridge / Freezer x 5
o 800 Watts
o 96 kWh per day
▪ Commercial Blender x 2
o 1500 Watts
o 1.5 kWh per day

Question 3: Measure the flow rate for water of various taps using the formula “Flow rate = Volume/Time
(L/min)”?

Water Appliances (determine usage)

Location Item Type Water flow (L/min) Amount/ Type
Kitchen Sink Tap 0.69 L/min 4
Sink Tap 0.10 L/min 2
Bathroom
Toilet Flush 0.15 L/min 2
F&B Sink Tap 0.30L/min 1
Question 4: Inspect the type of lighting used and determine the KW/H (1000 Watt = 1 KWH) used in that
department based on typical or given workplace practices during operation?

10 units of 100 Watts fluorescent light bulb. Typical usage = 12

hours per day KWH = 10 x 12 x 0.1 = 12 KWH

Question 5: Inspect the provisions for recycling?

➢ Recycling happens, what isolates the waste into general waste and recyclable waste
containers. Also, the recyclable waste bins are partitioned into the recyclable waste
sorts. Collecting administrations with a recycling contractor is organized

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Question 6: Determine the intervals of waste collection and determine the size of the cubicle(s) used?

Waste
a. Review current waste contractual arrangements
Material Type of Collection Collection Average annual Contractor
frequency frequency cost details
container and
amount (normal) (busy periods)

Bottle Plastic Every Tuesday Twice per week $15 per week bin Council

Carton- Recycle bin

Paper Every Tuesday Twice per week $15 per week
box Council
Beer Grass Every Tuesday Twice per week $15 per week bin Council

Question 7: This task is performed outside: Wearing gloves and using tongs, physically inspect the contents of
garbage bins from your department and inspect the approximate waste for each category (Glass, paper, card
board, green waste etc.) and express these in percent (approximately)?

➢ Using a programmable thermostat, you can change the occasions you turn on the
warming or cooling as indicated by a pre-set timetable. Programmable thermostats
can store and rehash different every day settings

Question 8: Determine the energy consumption ratings, use and settings of air conditioners and heaters where
applicable and document the potential KWH usage for these units?

➢ Using a programmable thermostat, you can change the occasions you turn on the
warming or cooling as indicated by a pre-set timetable. Programmable thermostats
can store and rehash different every day settings

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Question 9: Determine the resources required for any plants, landscaping or outside areas as relevant?

➢ For any plants and arranging the nourishment in the land and the climate around is
the most significant. Soil, earth and sustenance is the most extraordinary full assets
we have. You need to

comprehend your territory and feature its central issue. The outline outside consistently the early
introduction to everybody and you need to make it imaginative by your methodologies and valuable the
asset you have. It is likewise let the staff and clients feel good and better in green climate around the
business.

Question 10: List the purchasing strategies which are currently in place including environmentally sustainable
approaches; carbon foot print considerations (for example use local supplies from growers etc.)?

➢ Sustainable procurement plans to lessen the antagonistic natural, social and financial
effects of bought items and administrations for the duration of their life, and can
incorporate contemplations like garbage removal and the expense of activity and upkeep
over the existence of the merchandise.
➢ Using nearby supplies from direct ranch.
➢ Reducing plastic material.
➢ Using eco-accommodating remove items

Question 11: Identify any workplace environmental and occupational hazards you may encounter during your
resource analysis?

➢ The fundamental environmental and occupational hazard can be because of the

utilization of hazardous synthetic compounds like fluid nitrogen that are utilized in
cool stores to hold the temperature to the most minimal level and thus ought to
be handled with care constantly.
➢ No authorization to go into receptacle room.
➢ Large measure of squanders
➢ Not permitted to check Electric meter.

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Question 12: Identify any breaches or potential breaches for environmental practices you have encountered in
the audited area during your project and outline the issues?

➢ The principle breach was done while the capacity of synthetic substances where a break
was found in one of the holders of the compound utilized which was lying on the ground
and spillage could be unmistakably seen
➢ Many waste that thought that it was hard to order.
➢ Overload trash that couldn't be reused

C. Setting efficiency targets

Question 1: Analyse the results you have obtained for usage of resources and compare these results against:
• Work and workflow processes: – which improvements could be made?
• Industry Schemes: – How do your results compare?
• Technology: – Are you using efficient technology?
• Resources: – Is there a benefit of switching e.g. from electricity to gas in some areas or using other
measures?
• Best Practice: – Are there recommendations from manufacturers or bodies that recommend
particular practices?

• Work and workflow processes: – which improvements could be made?

➢ Need to request consent prior to entering private storeroom or bin room.
• Industry Schemes: – How do your results compare?
➢ The results got were acceptable when contrasted with other industry
designs where energy utilization and waste administration results were
analysed.
• Technology: – Are you using efficient technology?
➢ Yes.
➢ The utilization of innovation, programming use, asset instruments
or energy instruments to investigate greenhouse gases can be
extremely powerful
• Resources: – Is there a benefit of switching e.g. from electricity to gas in some
areas or using other measures?
➢ The advantage of exchanging is saving the expense of power

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Question 2: Set your targets in a table or spreadsheet based on your findings of the analysis.
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Part B

For this part of the assessment project you are required to write and environmental resource efficiency
improvement plan which details the following:

Question 1: The purpose of the plan

INTRODUCE THE PLAN

➢ The reason for this plan is helpful logical benefit, the resource accessible to limit
subsidizing. And additionally limit the measure of wasteful resources to secure the
climate.
➢ NSW Health has developed this Strategy to strengthen its essential way to deal
with the difficulties of the increasing expenses of energy, water and waste
management, relieve the negative impacts of Health's exercises on air pollution
and increment the flexibility of Health facilities. This incorporates a plan of activity
to further improve the resource efficiency of Health's tasks and convey
operational expense investment funds.

Question 2: An overview what has been undertaken and why?

➢ Resource Efficiency Implementation Reporting (REIR)

➢ Health NSW will report openly on execution against targets utilizing the pointers
illustrated in this strategy on a yearly premise. The Ministry of Health (MOH) will
help LHDs to give an account of their resource efficiency execution by:
• Facilitating the implementation of techniques to line up with targets.
• Develop project registers specifying openings, financing, resources and time periods.
• Develop procedures to screen, report and track execution for waste and water.
• Developing formats to encourage the examination of Cluster wide
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 resource efficiency execution information. Finished formats are to be
submitted to the Ministry of Health on a yearly premise to empower
consummation of a far reaching Health NSW resource efficiency yearly
report.
• Designing an abilities advancement program to help significant LHD Managers in
shutting
information holes in resource efficiency reporting and further create
abilities in supportability planning.

Question 3: The resource areas and targets you have established based on Section 3, Part A?

➢ Health NSW will report openly on execution against targets utilizing the pointers
illustrated in this strategy on a yearly premise. The Ministry of Health (MOH) will
help LHDs to give an account of their resource efficiency execution by:
• Facilitating the implementation of techniques to line up with targets.
• Develop project registers specifying openings, financing, resources and time periods.
• Develop procedures to screen, report and track execution for waste and water.
• Developing formats to encourage the examination of Cluster wide
resource efficiency execution information. Finished formats are to be
submitted to the Ministry of Health on a yearly premise to empower
consummation of a far reaching Health NSW resource efficiency yearly
report.
• Designing an abilities advancement program to help significant LHD Managers in
shutting
information holes in resource efficiency reporting and further create
abilities in supportability planning.

Question 4: The measures and tools you will implement to achieve these targets?

➢ The resource regions of the relative multitude of electrical apparatuses have been
determined and then the targeted and expected use has effectively been featured.
➢ Base on NSW health all the report will be looked at later on. And the target will
have adjusted as vital considering changes, for example,
• Where the target need to accomplish and which things should be
change to set the new target
• Changes in innovation or needs may change or add to current approaches.
• Changes in Commonwealth or State Government financing needs or approaches.
• The development of new environmental change risks.
➢ Strategies, for example, work process and force saving goals and the work process
security rules on this will be coordinated and flowed to the representatives.
➢ Reward, empower staff who accomplish the goal in reuse and follow great as the
work process. And additionally next to the staff who doesn't follow the plan will
be cut compensation of each season.
➢ The provider can be change or pick another with the best condition in various
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 season in year. The main key here is nearby brand to lessen subsidizing of
conveyance and the harm from climate, temperature of outside component in
transit conveyance. And likewise to energize the neighbourhood ranch, brand
create and valuable the resource.

Question 5: Strategies that can be used to ensure staff compliance with environmental requirements and
to achieve new targets?

➢ Strategies, for example, work process and force saving goals and the work process
security rules on this will be coordinated and flowed to the representatives.
➢ Reward, empower staff who accomplish the goal in reuse and follow great as the
work process. And additionally next to the staff who doesn't follow the plan will
be cut compensation of each season.
The provider can be change or pick another with the best condition in various season in year. The main
key here is nearby brand to lessen subsidizing of conveyance and the harm from climate, temperature of
outside component in transit conveyance. And likewise to energize the neighbourhood ranch, brand
create and valuable the resource

Question 6: Strategies you will use for purchasing and selection of supply chains?

➢ The provider can be change or pick another with the best condition in various
season in year. The main key here is nearby brand to lessen subsidizing of
conveyance and the harm from climate, temperature of outside component in
transit conveyance. And likewise to energize the neighborhoods ranch, brand
create and valuable the resource.
Question 7: A calculation which will provide information as to the potential savings that can be achieved
over time, given the investment;
For example:
Use of e.g. 10 light bulbs rated at 0.060 KWH in Kitchen area could be replaced with 10 energy saving
bulbs rated at 0.012 KWH which would represent an energy saving of (10 * 48 = 0.480KWH) 0.480 KW per
hour x $ 0.28 = $ 0. 1344 per hour or at 10 hours per day: $ 0.1344 x 10 = $1.35/ Day.
For a 7 day operation this then equates to a potential saving of $ 492.75 minus the proportion of the cost
of the energy saving bulb @ $ 7.50 /5000 hours ($1.50 per 1000 hours use) versus an ordinary bulb @ $
0.75 /1000 hours lifespan.
10 Showerheads in guest rooms rated A could be replaced by ones rated AAA with a potential saving of
(10 * 55 L = 550 L ) 550 Litres per day etc. (0.55 x 1.80 = $ 0.99/day x 365 = $ 361.35/year) minus the
initial cost for purchasing the more efficient showerheads (for the first year only)

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Question 8: The provisions for communication to periodically discuss and network with colleagues to
make adjustments and identify progress?

Month Invoice #

Jan 589#

Meter 1 Current Reading: …………………..

Templates

Water Meter Meter Reading: …………………….

Quarterly Water Aver Cost of Sewage Connecti Target Variance

Period Use Daily Use Water Disposal on Fees
kL/period per kL Costs
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Water Appliances (determine usage)
Location Item Type Water flow Amount/ Type
(L/min)
Kitchen Sink Tap 0.69 L/min 4
Sink Tap 0.10 L/min 2
Bathroom
Toilet Flush 0.15 L/min 2

Electricity

Month Invoice # Amount $ Peak Off Peak Total Total for Target Variance
Month
Jan Jan 5897# $7,015.2 14128 4420 18548 $7,015.20 $6,900.00
Feb Feb 5990# $7,384 15050 4330 19380 $7,384.0 $6,900.00
Mar Mar 5610# $6,747.2 13395 4483 17878 $6,747.20 $6,900.00
April April 5615# $6,908.8 13953 4339 18282 $6,908.80 $6,900.00
Gas Current Reading: ………………

Month Invoice # Amount $ Total Total for Month

Jan 589# $940.24 42,012MJ $940.24

Feb 612# $991.68 45,884 MJ $991.68
Mar 680# $988.46 48,423 MJ $988.46
April 720# $961.10 47,555 MJ $961.10

all equipment and appliances used in one specific department (for example
Kitchen, F&B etc.), and measure the consumption of electricity as listed on the
appliance labels.
▪ Microwave Oven x 2
o 1200 Watts
o 4.8 kWh per day
▪ Fridge / Freezer x 5
o 800 Watts
o 96 kWh per day
▪ Commercial Blender x 2
o 1500 Watts
o 1.5 kWh per day

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Waste

a. Review current waste contractual arrangements

(Waste Wise Hotels, 2007)
Material Type of Collection Collection Average Contractor details
container and frequency frequency annual cost
amount (normal) (busy periods)

Bottle Plastic Every Twice per $15 per bin Council

Tuesday week week
Carton- box Recycle bin
Paper Every Twice per $15 per
Tuesday week week Council
Beer Grass Every Twice per $15 per bin Council
Tuesday week week

b. Over 1 period conduct a visual waste audit of all rubbish bins

 Observe what is being thrown away
 Look for contamination (materials disposed of wrongly)
 Professional companies can undertake waste audits on a fee-for-service basis
Glass Bottles (%)

Milk Cartons (%)

Other (Broken
Plastic Bottles

Organic (%)
Paper (%)
Cans (%)
Location

Card (%)
Bin Size

Glass)
Date/
Time

(%)

1/8 Monkey Hotel 6.0 18 12 17 8 15 9 11 10

m3
2/8 Monkey Hotel 6.0 16 10 15 11 9 12 12 15
3
m
3/8 Monkey Hotel 6.0 18 13 9 20 7 14 6 13
3
m
4/8 Monkey Hotel 6.0 15 15 16 9 11 18 8 8
m3

c. Work out your collection requirements

 Total the volumes of each type of waste per day
 Some items can be combined such as glass, metal, plastic, paper & milk cartons – referred to as
‘co-mingled’ waste. (but, no food scraps, polystyrene or plastic bags)
 Calculate the required bin size and frequency of collection – e.g. if your property produced
242.5 litres of ‘co-mingled waste’ per week then 1 x 250 litre bin should be sufficient with a
once a week collection frequency.
Calculate the daily total amount of rubbish from each department ‘Area’
Bin Size Plastic Glass Cans (%) Card (%) Paper Milk Organic Other (%) –
Bottles Bottles (%) Cartons (%) broken glass
(%) (%) (%)

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 6.0m³ 18 12 17 8 15 9 11 10
6.0m³ 16 10 15 11 9 12 12 15

Total 34 22 32 19 24 21 23 25

d. Review the packaging from your supplies

 Attempt to reduce or eliminate waste at the source
Supplier Packaging Used on Waste Disposal Opportunities for Benefits
Delivery Issues Avoidance
Bob’s Fruits & Waxed cardboard
Vegetables boxes
Bob’s Waxed cardboard Paper Use re- Protect the jungle
Fruits & boxes useable tray and green
Vegetables environment
Tip Top Butchery Sealed Plastic Bag Plastic Use re- Protect
useable environment out of
container, plastic pollution
tray
The Eggporium Cardboard boxes Paper Use-re- Protect the jungle
useable and green
plastic boxes environment

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