Reference no: EM132314637

Assessment Task 1.

Question 1. List one piece of legislation, one regulation and one code of practice that relate to environmental issues in this workplace. Explain the compliance requirements of each (50 - 80 words for each).

Question 2. Read the Pompoms Hotel Waste management policy. Review the policy identifying areas where Pompoms Hotel can improve their practices (80 - 100 words).

Question 3.a) Describe the general procedure you would follow in an organisation for seeking approval to change current policies (50 - 80 words).

b) List five stakeholders you could seek input from when setting objectives and targets. For each example provide the type of input they may provide (80 - 100 words).

Question 4. List three approaches you could apply in the workplace to assess compliance with sustainability practices (50 - 70 words).

Question 5.

Describe how you could measure and document current resource usage for the following at Pompoms Hotel.
• Paper
• Energy such as electricity
• Transportation
• Wastage.

Question 6. Describe the approach you would take as manager to communicate the changes, including assigned responsibilities, proposed outcomes and activities to both your team and senior management (50 - 70 words).

Question 7. Describe how you would support your team during this project (70 - 90 words).

Question 8.
a) Describe how you would monitor the new waste management procedures and how you would report the progress to management and staff (80 - 100 words).

b) b) List at least five pieces of key information you would include in your evaluation tool (100 - 120 words).

Question 9. List three strategies you could implement to evaluate the overall project (50 - 70 words).

Assessment Task 2.A

Energy
Consider types of technology and equipment that require energy. What equipment uses the most/least energy? Are switches left on overnight/weekend? Is the sleep mode/screen saver used? What practices are currently in place to help minimise energy wastage? Is there an existing policy and procedure for sustainable energy practices?
(250 - 300 words)

Water
Consider the levels of water usage. How is water used on a daily basis? What things/tasks use up the most water? Are staff using water sensibly? What practices or policies are in place to support effective water use?
(250 - 300 words)

Waste
What is considered waste at the workplace? Describe the types of things which are classified as wastage. Explain whether there are some areas of the workplace which accumulate more waste than others. Are staff conscious with waste management practices?
(250 - 300 words)

Chemicals
Describe products used in the workplace that consist of chemical substances. What are they used for? Is there an existing policy or procedure for management of chemicals? Are staff responsible with the handling of chemicals?
(100 - 150 words)

Comments
Describe your overall thoughts on the types of sustainability practices currently in place. Overall, is the workplace environmentally friendly? Why/Why not? What sustainable practice strategies could you recommend to improve each area?
(250 - 300 words)

Assessment Task 2.B

Policy contributors
Legislation
Source/References
Policy owner
Policy scope
Policy goals and objectives
Strategies to achieve goals (150 - 180 words)

Employees (100 - 120 words)

Evaluation methods (50 - 70 words)
Methods of continuous review and improvement (100 - 120 words)

Assessment Task 2.C

Policy scope and objective
What is this policy for? Who uses this policy? What sustainable practice does this relate to?

Benefits
What were the overall benefits identified?

Challenges/Barriers
What were the overall challenges or barriers identified?

Improvements
What suggestions have been made for improvements to the practice, process or policy?

Overall effectiveness
Do the results obtained indicate an effective sustainable practice and policy? Why/Why not.

Communicating new/updated policies
Describe your approach in communicating updates or changes to workplace policies and practices to staff, parents and local community.

Next steps/recommendations
Now that results and feedback have been received, explain your recommendations and next steps to improve this policy - what would you do?

Assessment Task 3.

Question 1. Name the Australian Government's central piece of environmental legislation and explain its purpose (70 - 100 words).
Answer: insert the answer here.

Question 2. Explain the appropriate process for developing a policy and procedure (60 - 100 words).
Answer: insert the answer here.

Question 3. Who are the types of people that should be consulted during policy development? (50 - 100 words).
Answer: insert the answer here.

Question 4. What strategies can you implement for monitoring and reviewing policies? (50 - 80 words).
Answer: insert the answer here.

Question 5. Explain how you would approach each of the following barriers and challenges when implementing policies and procedures.
o An employee does not believe the new policy will be a benefit to the workplace. They are too stuck in their old ways and are resistant to change (minimum of 50).
o The new policy and procedure is too complex to follow so employees avoid using it (70 - 100 words).
o Most of the policies and procedures have not been updated for some time because management do not want to allocate resources for the updates (70 - 100 words).

Question 6. The managers of The Best Bite Café have just replaced the existing lights in the café to energy saving bulbs. They decided to implement the change in order to save on energy use and do their part within the community in promoting sustainable practices and helping the environment.

Over the next quarter they would like to see how the change in light bulbs impacts their usage and overall costs on the business. Explain how they could monitor costs and encourage staff usage over the next quarter (70-120 words).

Question 7. Before implementing a new energy saving policy, the managers must identify the responsibilities of everyone involved. This will help keep people accountable. Outline the roles and responsibilities for bothmanagement and employees involved in the policy (60 - 80 words each).

Question 8. Review the usage against the same quarter in the previous year and calculate the total usage.

Question 9. The cafe managers are so proud of the strong results they have attained on their energy use and staff engagement after the last quarter, and would like to share their achievements with the wider community. What are some ways the centre could promote their sustainable practices? (50 - 80 words).

Attachment:- Develop workplace policy and procedures for sustainability.rar