UEENEEK145A: Implement and Monitor Energy Sector Environmental - Management Assignment

Internal Code : MAS909

Management Assignment

Scenario : A distribution business that was started 5 years ago has just been given the opportunity to expand by buying out an existing printing company, SM Printing, about to go bankrupt. The plan is to incorporate the two businesses. The workshop at SM printing is old and extremely out dated. There is no organisation and the staff is extremely unhappy with the workplace environment. SM Printing is housed in an old warehouse that the new management would like to turn into modern updated premises. The previous owner was not concerned about environmentally sustainable work practices. Some of the current issues and practices include:

• Older style “in window” air conditioning system in Reception and Office 1, portable air conditioning units in Office 2 and Staff room. All these rooms also have individual electric fan heaters for heating in the winter
•  Rusted Hot Water System (HWS) in bathroom facilities, overflow hose directed into wash basin
•  Old style toilet (leaking) in bathroom facilities, single wash basin with old style taps (hot and cold)
•  Shower enclosure with original shower head and exhaust fan
•  The staff room has a sink with old style hot and cold taps and a 15 year old dishwasher
• There is older style florescent lighting in all offices, staff room and bathroom. These lights are often left on after the work day has finished
•  All these rooms are painted factory brown with a white ceiling
•  The factory has high bay lighting that was installed 15 years ago and three single globe lights above the storage bench
•  There is a spot light at the front outside of the building, lighting up the signage. This light stays on all night and is often inadvertently left on during the day
•  The existing company runs a cable network with 2 computers in reception, 1 in each of the offices and 12 in the workshop space. The server is located in reception and is very noisy. Many of the computers are left on after staff have finished work for the day.
•  There is a printer in reception and each office as well as 5 in the workshop space. None of the printers are energy rated and all print single side only. There is a separate fax machine in reception and a separate scanner in the staff room. Both pieces of equipment are about 8 years old
•  The company does not have a policy for purchasing computer equipment, buying equipment when required, often purchasing whatever is on special at the time
•  Staff buy stationary requirements on an ad hoc basis, often resulting in large stocks of items such as notepads and A grade printer paper
•  There is one large garbage bin for all rubbish, including staff room, workshop and bathroom rubbish as well asrejected or unused printouts from the printers
•  Old computers, computer parts and printers are stored on the storage bench and eventually put into the garbage bin

Question : The General Manager has hired you as a consultant to review the SM Printing facility for sustainable work practices and resource usage. Your submission is in effect your proposal to him and should be laid out in a suitable format. The General Manager has asked you to send him a copy of the proposal for him to read first without your presence. You will have your opportunity to explain it to him later.