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

Sustainability defined Describe Unit – MSAENV472B

Sustainability at Hunter TAFE

Environmental Compliance at Hunter TAFE

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 SessionBy 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

- 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...........

Continuous Improvement Cycle

Tools and Techniques for………Identifying areas for improvement in environmental performance

- 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- 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:- 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 to May 2014

Installed sub-metering and real time reporting on priority buildings. Implemented cleaner & staff education.

Campus Mgt.

So what happened in 2014?

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Activity 4 – 15 minutes1. 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 Tools to identify areas for improvement Tools to develop plans for improvement

Tools to implement and monitor improvements

Case Studies and activities to practice

Next session ?

neale.farmer1@tafe.nsw.edu.au