MSAENV272B Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices

1. MSAENV272B Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices Neale Farmer – Coordinator Major Environmental Initiatives – Hunter TAFE neale.farmer1@tafe.nsw.edu.au Session 1: Monday 24 February Session 2: Monday 5 May Session 3: Monday 2 June

2. MSAENV272B Participate in Environmentally Sustainable Work Practices • Measure current resource use and carry out improvements including those reducing negative environmental impacts of work practices. • Applies to operators/team members who are required to follow procedures so as to work in an environmentally sustainable manner. • Ensures regulatory compliance and also aims at minimising environmental risks and maximises the environmental performance of the process and the organisation. • Includes: • Resources used • Potential environmental hazards • Improving environmental performance

3. Recap • Session 1 (Monday 24 Feb) • Activity 1: Resource efficiency in Manufacturing • Sustainability • Session 2 (Monday 5 May) • Hunter TAFE Operations • Environmental Compliance • Due diligence

4. Session 2 – Incident Reporting

5. Timekeeper Please?

6. Measuring and minimising resource use The Old Way: Linear or Cradle to Grave

7. A Newer Way - Life Cycle Analysis - Cradle to Cradle)

8. Finding Ways to Minimise Resource Use What Resources? • Land • Buildings • Plant and Machinery • Raw Materials • Labour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDTmjR_GG1w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmn0jhgVygU

9. Case Study 1:Hunter TAFE Electricity Usage (kWh) 2008-10

10. Electricity Use by Campus Gross Floor Area (m2) kWh

11. Electricity Use (kWh) / Student Training Hours 2010 kWh

12. Energy Management Actions to Date • Level 2 Energy Audit – BasdenPrecinct Newcastle Campus – “payback analysis” • Real time monitoring and reporting of electricity use • Replacement of T12 fluoro’s with LEDs • Timers and automatic shut-downs for lighting, air conditioning, and other equipment • Renewable energy and energy efficient technology • Education and behaviour change incl. media, activities, and green teams

13. Level 2 Energy Audit of Basden Precinct

14. Case Study 2: Water on Newcastle Campus

17. What did we do?

18. So what happened in 2014? • ?

20. Case Study 3: Waste Sources and Streams Current Programs TBL Hard and Soft Options Stakeholders

21. The Waste Hierarchy

22. E Block

23. “Sustainability Loads and Opportunities in E Block • Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) • Fume cupboards / extraction fans • Lighting • Refrigeration • Ice machine • Water purification • Water baths, incubators • Muffle furnaces • Power supplies • Instrumentation • IT equipment including peripherals • AV equipment • Maintenance and cleaning • ?

24. Finding Ways to Minimise Resource Use • How to measure? • How to reduce consumption and/or cut waste? • How do you know you’ve made a difference? What Resources? • Land • Buildings • Plant and Machinery • Raw Materials • Labour

25. Activity – Worksheet – E Block • 2-3 groups select a room nearby to consider for this exercise eg. classroom, lab, office • Identify activities carried out, resources used, how measured and potential improvements • Record findings on worksheet

27. Where to from here?

28. Recap - conclusion • Consider sustainability – Triple Bottom Line and beyond 2. If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it 3. It’s a journey – but you need to have a vision, strategies, actions and resources to make it happen 4. It starts and ends with you

29. Questions? neale.farmer1@tafe.nsw.edu.au