Course Title: Manage environmental management practices and processes in building and construction

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2019

Course Code: CIVE5712C

Course Title: Manage environmental management practices and processes in building and construction

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5256 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4338

Course Contact Email: vehs@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 150

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Nil

Course Description

This unit of competency specifies the outcomes required to manage environmental management practices and processes in building and construction, as part of the organisation’s overall management system. To successfully manage practices and processes requires knowledge of current trends in environmental practices and methodologies, statistical analysis and legislative requirements.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CPCCBC5011A Manage environmental management practices and processes in building and construction

Element:

1. Prepare an environmental management plan for the organisation.

Performance Criteria:

1.2. Best practice and benchmarking methods  are used to determine current environmental management performance.

1.3. Project environmental obligations and management requirements are analysed.

1.4. Environmental management plan  is prepared on the basis of available information.

1.5. Senior management advice concerning implementation of plan is sought as required.

Element:

2. Manage implementation of environmental management plan.

Performance Criteria:

2.1. Staff and contractors are informed of their obligations in implementing the environmental planning process and are monitored for compliance.

2.2. Environmental data gathering systems  are evaluated, changes are made as necessary, and system is managed for maximum efficiency and accuracy.

2.3. New projects are evaluated to determine their impact on existing environmental planning obligations.

2.4. Local authorities and regulatory bodies are contacted where the plan requires ongoing external monitoring or overseeing.

2.5. Information concerning updates to the environmental management plan is communicated to staff and stakeholders.

2.6. Environmental management plan evaluation strategy is developed and managed to ensure that the organisation remains on track in the event of changing circumstances.

Element:

3. Monitor environmental management plan to ensure that it meets organisational legal obligations.

Performance Criteria:

3.1. Organisational feedback systems  are implemented and managed to assist conformance and management of plan.

3.2. Regular feedback is obtained concerning the operations of the environmental management plan to assist the organisation to meet its legal obligations.

3.3. Where necessary, legally required auditing practices to ensure probity and accountability towards legislative requirements are managed and maintained.

3.4. Contact with contractors is maintained and their compliance with environmental management requirements is monitored.

3.5. Emergency and remediation response strategies are implemented as necessary to assist compliance with the environmental management plan.

Element:

4. Evaluate and recommend changes to environmental management plan.

Performance Criteria:

4.1. Environmental management plan is reviewed to identify areas that need improvement, and action is taken.

4.2. Measures are introduced to assist staff to suggest more efficient procedures and innovations to improve the performance of the environmental management plan.

4.3. Plans are redrafted to include improvements or address deficiencies found during the monitoring.

4.4. Revised plans are submitted for endorsement by senior management and procedures are changed accordingly.

Learning Outcomes


Refer to elements.
 


Details of Learning Activities

Students will be involved in the following learning activities to meet requirements for this competency:
• Face to Face classes
• Simulated Workplace Learning
• Online learning via CANVAS
• Other forms of structured teaching and learning
Students will be observed and assessed through their planned activities throughout the duration of the course.


Teaching Schedule

Session  1 - 3       Course Overview; EMP Structure and Process; Introduction to Environmental Issues; and ISO 14001
Session  4 - 6       Environmental Management; Implementation and Land Disturbance (Soil Management)
Session  7 - 10      Land Disturbance (Stormwater and Flora and Fauna Management) ; Waste  and Hazardous materials; Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration; Heritage
Session  11           Monitor and Review
Session  12 - 16    Introduce Case Study and development of Case Study.  

Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
ISO 14001

Guidelines for preparation of EMP (CANVAS)

References
None

Other Resources
In class activities
CANVAS
Library
Internet


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including written,oral, practical tasks and activities. You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals.

Assessment Tasks

Students must pass each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent.

Assessment

Assessment 1

Template

Assessment 2

Case Study

Assessment 3

Online Test

These tasks assesses the following Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):

Assessment Mapping Matrix 

Element / Performance Criteria Covered Assessment 1 Assessment 2 Assessment 3
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2.4   x  
2.5 x x           
2.6 x x   
3.1 x x  
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3.4 x    
3.5 x  x x 
4.1 x x  x 
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4.3 x   x 
4.4   x x 

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.


Assessment Tasks

Assessments                              

Assessment 1 Template                   
Assessment 2 Case Study                
Assessment 3 Online Test                 

You have to pass all Assessments to obtain a satisfactory result.

 

Assessment 1 – Environmental Management Plan Template

This assessment is a project based assessment task using an EMP Template for the structure to develop an individual Template. The assessment will follow the ISO 14001 structure. It will cover the following sections:

• Background
• Environmental Management
• Implementation
• Monitor and Review
• Appendices and Referencing
This assessment is due in Week 11

You will need to meet at least the basic requirements for all these sections to pass.

 

Assessment 2 – Environmental Management Plan Case Study 

This assessment is a project based assessment task where students will be using their EMP template and adjusting this to reflect a site specific EMP for a case study site.
The revised EMP will include the Environmental Aspects and Scenarios that are relevant to the Case Study Site.
Information on Background, Environmental Management, Implementation and supporting documents need to be revised for the issues and scenarios specific to the Case Study Site.  This assessment is due in Week 15

You will need to highlight failed elements from Assessment 1 in Assessment 2. 

You will not be able to resubmit Assessment 2 if you have failed. 

Assessment 3 – Online Test 
In week 16 students will undertake an online test as closed book with information  from the lecture slides. 


Assessment Matrix

Course Overview: Access Course Overview