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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Analyse and evaluate current sustainability performance of process or work area
   • Identify sustainability goals of the enterprise as they relate to work area
2. Compare actual with possible performance
3. Identify abnormal or sub-optimal sustainability performance
4. Identify hazards associated with process, plant and equipment relevant to work area
5. Collect, read and evaluate records to determine possible causes for sub-optimal sustainability performance
6. Rank possible causes from most to least probable cause
7. Develop plan to optimise sustainable performance of process or work area
   • Analyse causes to determine action
8. Predict the impact of a change in one unit or area on other value chain components
9. Predict the impact of a change on sustainability performance
10. Develop measurable objectives and evaluate alternatives
11. Identify requirements to implement change
12. Consult with stakeholders regarding planned changes and impacts
13. Write optimisation plan taking account of hazards identified and sustainability implications and communicate to appropriate personnel
14. Determine measures of effectiveness and how optimisation action will be evaluated
15. Coordinate sustainability optimisation action plan
    • Coordinate all appropriate process steps and operations to rectify causes in process, plant and equipment performance
16. Implement all required optimisation actions
17. Evaluate optimisation actions
18. Communicate optimisation outcomes to relevant personnel
19. Implement procedures and systems to eliminate possible future causes
20. Record information according to organisation requirements
21. Develop continuous improvement strategies
    • Review sources of information to identify possible factors causing sub-optimal performance
22. Identify options for removing or controlling the risk of sub-optimal performance
23. Assess the adequacy of existing control and quality methods and systems
24. Identify opportunities to continuously improve performance
25. Develop recommendations for continual improvement of process, plant and equipment effectiveness
26. Consult with appropriate personnel and implement continuous improvement strategies
27. Document implementation of continuous improvement strategies