Undertake your duties in a sustainable way in your workplace
Overview
This standard is about working in a sustainable way in your workplace. This involves undertaking your duties according to the workplace sustainability policies and procedures, including avoiding, minimising and disposing of waste. This also involves reporting opportunities for making improvements which reduce the potential negative effects of working practices on the environment.
This standard is for individuals working in any type of business environment.
When you have completed this standard, you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge of and ability to:• Undertake your duties in a sustainable way in your workplace
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
- Undertake your duties following organisational sustainability policies and procedures
- Follow organisational procedures for avoiding, minimising and disposing of waste in your workplace
- Follow organisational procedures for reporting opportunities to improve sustainability in your workplace
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
- Your organisation’s policies and procedures in relation to working in a sustainable way in your workplace
- The types of resources, utilities and equipment used in your workplace
- How resources, utilities and equipment are used in your workplace
- The potential sources of waste in your workplace
- How to avoid and minimise waste in line with organisational procedures
- How to reuse and recycle resources in line with organisational procedures
- The types of potential negative impacts workplace operations can have on the environment
- The importance of using resources, utilities and equipment efficiently
- The types of activities and actions which reduce the potential negative impact of working practises on the environment
- Who to report to where you have identified opportunities to improve the sustainability of resources, utilities and equipment in your workplace
- Your organisational procedures for actioning ideas for improvement
Scope/range
Sustainability policies and procedures:
a) Resources
b) Utilities
c) Equipment