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Assessment Notes – BSBSUS511 Develop workplace policies and procedures for sustainability Please remember that copy pasting is strictly forbidden. Please use your own words when referring to this document for assessments. Contents Assessment Task 1: Knowledge Test .................................................................................................... 2 Question 1 ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Question 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Question 3 ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Question 4 ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Question 5 ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Question 6 ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Question 7 ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Question 8 ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Question 9 ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Assessment Task 2: Skills Test .............................................................................................................. 7 Activity 1 ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Activity 2 ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Activity 3 ........................................................................................................................................... 9 Activity 4 ......................................................................................................................................... 10

Assessment Task 1: Knowledge Test Question 1 Student guide: To pass the question, your answer must include the following:  Ways of defining the scope of organisational sustainability policy  Environmental or sustainability legislation, regulations or codes of practice that apply to an organization Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: a) To define the scope of organisational sustainability policy, you need to first determine what the policy will cover. It may apply to everyday work practices, green purchasing choices, engagement of environmentally conscious suppliers and contractors, reporting systems, and inclusion of environmental as well as financial results in annual reports. b) An example of the legislation apply to an organization is Commonwealth legislation. The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage, and the Arts is the federal regulator. The main law that they administer is the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), which focuses on the protection of matters of national environmental significance. Question 2 Student guide: To pass the question, your answer must include the following:  Purpose of International standard for corporate social responsibility  Australian and international standards relating to corporate sustainability applicable to the areas given in column one (1) of the table Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: a) ISO 26000 is the standard applicable for corporate social responsibility of an organisation. It provides guidance to those who recognise that respect for society and environment is a critical success factor. b) Areas Australian and international

standards Guidelines on the implementation of environmental management systems AS ISO 14004:2018 Guidelines on the verification, validation, and assurance of environmental and sustainability reports AS/NZS 5911-2013 Question 3 Student guide: To pass the question, your answer must include the following:  Explanation of the internal and external sources of information and their use in planning and developing organisational sustainability policies and procedures Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: Internal sources of information: One example is examining the current procedures and systems. Examine current procedures and systems and check any information already stored in an environmental file, such as audits, completed forms and information on legislation and regulations. This will help to identify the areas that need improvement. External sources of information: One example is check with government and industry bodies. Checking with government and industry bodies will help to determine your required level of legislative and regulatory compliance. This will lead to set directions for the planning and implementation of sustainability policies and procedures. Question 4 Student guide: To pass the question, your answer must include the following:  Explain Key areas of consideration for examining the practicality of proposed solution for policy options Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example:

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a) Examples of the key areas to be considered when examining the practicality of any proposed solution:  Does it fit the organisation’s strategic plan and position on environmental sustainability?  Are the changes mandatory?  What is the time frame for implementation and review?  What are the potential improvements as a result of implementing the policy? b) Once drafted, the policy will need to be evaluated, and outcomes of the policies and procedures need to be agreed on. This should be done in consultation with other employees and management. A variety of evaluation tools could be considered, such as Surveys/questionnaires. Question 5 Student guide: To pass the question, your answer must include the following:  Importance to clearly define appropriate activities to be undertaken in the sustainability policy, procedures, and processes  Importance to communicate sustainability policy and procedures at all levels of the organization Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: a) These activities should be focussed on the achievement of agreed outcomes of the policy and procedures. Having clearly defined activities will ensure understanding of actions to be undertaken to achieve the desired outcomes. b) An effective sustainability policy must be understood, agreed to, and adhered to at all levels of the organisation. Therefore, the policy must be communicated clearly to all stakeholders, and opportunities must be provided for feedback and clarification. Question 6 Student guide: To pass the question, your answer must include the following:

 Importance of having clearly defined key performance indicators (or KPI’s) in organisational sustainability policies and processes  Five (5) most important KPI’s to track when considering sustainability. Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: a) Having clearly defined key performance indicators (or KPI’s) in organisational sustainability policies and processes helps you to keep track of sustainability progress and track any potential for improvement in the future. b) Examples of important KPI’s to track when considering sustainability are carbon footprint and energy consumption. Question 7 Student guide: To pass the question, your answer must include the following:  Importance to communicate and clarify the assigned responsibilities for implementing the sustainability policy and procedures  Purpose of record-keeping systems.  Procedure to establish record-keeping systems Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: a) An environmental management system sets a company’s direction in terms of sustainable management. For employees to be able to understand and implement your policy and procedures, information must be made accessible to all staff and communicated clearly and on a regular basis. Inform those involved in implementing the policy as to outcomes expected activities to be undertaken and responsibilities assigned. b) The success or otherwise of your policy can only be tracked and monitored through effective recording systems. Check the system you have already in place, and what legally required records you have to maintain. Determine how long you will need to keep records for external auditing purposes. Access has to be created for stakeholders. You will need to create a central file that includes relevant sustainability documents, including completed forms, permits and audits, and legal requirements.

Question 8 Student guide: To pass the question, your answer must include the following:  Purpose of review and improvement processes in the development and implementation of organisational sustainability policies and processes  Four (4) common sustainability issues with organisational systems and procedures Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: a) It is not enough to have the policy and procedures in place; a process of continuous improvement is crucial to ensure relevance and continuing ability to set and meet targets. It requires regular consultation with employees and management. A system of continuous improvement allows for new ideas to be implemented or added and work methods that are no longer relevant to be discontinued. Each department should be involved in its own continuous development process. b) Examples of common sustainability issues with organizational systems and procedures are ensuring legal compliance and coordinating measures to improve environmental performance Question 9 Student guide: To pass the question, your answer must include the following:  Two (2) typical barriers to implementing policies and procedures in an organisation and possible strategies to address them Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: An example barrier is lack of employee involvement. Employees always have a fear of change, and unless they are involved in the change process, it is highly likely that even the most loyal member of your employees will resist the change. To ensure that the policies and procedures and implemented in the most effective way possible, employees need to be a part of different stages of policy development and implementation. They need to be consulted regularly and ensure they feel their feedback is valued.

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Assessment Task 2: Skills Test Note: Remember you are role playing as the Operations Manager of Online Media Solutions for Assessment Task 2. Activity 1 Student guide: To pass the question, you must develop the sustainability policies and procedures for both workplace ergonomics and minimizing resource usage that includes:  The scope and policy statement  Legislative and regulatory requirements that need to be complied with to develop the policies  Analyze information and prepare procedures  Develop two (2) appropriate implementation strategies  Develop two (2) continuous improvement processes with explanation Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: Workplace ergonomics: The scope and policy statement are up to your discretion but to the minimum including the context of the policy and procedures. One example of legislative and regulatory requirements that need to be complied with to develop the policies is the international laws and protocols. The standards for business operations are set by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) operations (in particular the ISO 1400 series). Examples of Posture – Activity – Exercise procedures are alternate between different postures on a regular basis and use minimum force while striking the keys. Examples of Lighting – Air – Noise procedures are clean the computer screen and other surfaces regularly and reduce the number of dusts collecting items like papers and files on the desk . Examples of Work style– Organization – Breaks procedures are acknowledged ideas and accomplishments of co-workers on a regular basis and take mini-breaks that re-energize, invigorate and refresh. One example of implementation strategies is discussing the strategy regularly in the team. One example of continuous improvement processes is PDCA cycle.

Minimizing resource usage: The scope and policy statement are up to your discretion but to the minimum including the context of the policy and procedures. One example of legislative and regulatory requirements that need to be complied with to develop the policies is the state and territory legislation. You will need to refer to your state and territory to find the relevant legislation that applies in your state. Examples of procedures are introducing paper recycling schemes and encouraging staff to use washable cups rather than disposable ones One example of implementation strategies is conduct adequate training sessions. One example of continuous improvement processes is PDCA cycle. Activity 2 Student guide: To pass the question, you must:  Prepare a meeting agenda based on the purpose of the meeting and discussion items given in the question.  Draft an email to the stakeholders to invite them to the meeting:  Who the email is sent to  Who the email is from  The date and time that the email has been sent  Specify the subject  Specify the attachment of the sustainability policies and procedures  Contain a body part of the email detailing why you are sending this email including that you have developed sustainability policies and procedures and you would like to have a meeting with them. You would like to consult them and gather their insights into the policy during the meeting.  Complete the email footer specifying the job position you are role-playing Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: Meeting Agenda

Date/Time could be the date/time you complete this template Location could be something like ‘Conference Room 1’ Chairperson: this should be you (provide your name) Meeting attendees: this should be the ‘IT Manager’ and ‘HR Manager’ One example of an agenda item is ‘Present sustainability policies and procedures to the meeting attendees’ One example of the discussion/outcomes is ‘discuss the policy’s scope, statement, legislative and regulatory requirements, procedures, implementation strategies and continuous improvement processes’ One example of the ‘action officer’ is ‘you, the Operations Manager’ One example of the due date is ‘the date of the meeting’ Email To: IT Manager and HR Manager Subject: Sustainability policies and procedures From: Operations Manager Date: dd/mm/yyyy xx:xx Dear IT Manager and HR Manager, I hope this email finds you well. I have developed the sustainability policies and procedures and would like to have a meeting with you for further discussion. The sustainability policies and procedures is attached to this email. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Kind regards, (Your name) Operations Manager Activity 3 Student guide:

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To pass the question, you must:  Prepare implementation plan for both workplace ergonomics and minimizing resource usage and must include the following details:  Activities to be implemented  Expected outcomes  Key performance indicators (KPIs) Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: An example of activities to be implemented is ‘adjust workstation’. An example of Expected outcomes is ‘workstation ergonomics based on the procedures’. An example of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) is ‘number of injuries’. An example of Resources requires is ‘safe work practices workstation’. Activity 4 Student guide: To pass the question, you must:  Identify and document two (2) trends requiring remedial action to promote continuous improvement of performance.  Document the remedial actions for each area of improvement. Refer to the learner guide and/or class PPT slides if you’re unsure how to answer this question. Example: One example of trends requiring remedial action is ‘Use of energy efficient monitors’ One example of remedial action for this area of improvement is ‘purchase energy efficient monitors’.

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