MSS015004 - Design sustainable product or process

This unit of competency covers the ability to redesign an existing, or design a new, product or process to achieve optimal sustainability outcomes. This unit does not supply the technical competence for design of a particular product or process. It is anticipated that this unit would be undertaken in conjunction with appropriate technical design and technical supporting units which, because of the variety of manufactured products and the varying technical skill required for their design, are unable to be specified.This unit applies inside organisations and their value chains. The unit has been developed with manufacturing operations as a focus. However, because of the range of organisations in a typical manufacturing value chain it may also be applied to other types of organisations. A manager or technical specialist who has a major responsibility for sustainability as part of a broader work role would typically undertake this unit, or sustainability may be their primary work responsibility. The manager or technical specialist may undertake this alone or as part of a team.The technical measurement of operational performance or measurement of emissions or other environmental impact is not covered by this unit.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.