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STEERING COMMITTEE AND PROJECT STRUCTURE |
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A national life cycle inventory (LCI) is only meaningful when it has attained consensus of the relevant stakeholders at the national level and thereafter to stand scrutiny at international level. It is with this requirement, stated explicitly also in the ISO standard for LCA, i.e. ISO 14040 and 14044 that SIRIM has taken the approach to develop the national LCI database through a Steering Committee comprising experts in their respective fields.
Briefly on the committee formation, SIRIM has taken the initiatives of identifying the suitable chairmanship representation way back in July 2006. The first Steering Committee Meeting was conducted on August 3, 2006. This kick-off meeting was chaired by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and attended by each of the identified sector’s chairpersons and committees’ secretaries from SIRIM. A presentation on the project overview and expected course of action was given by SIRIM with the aim of getting feedback and comments from the Steering Committee.
Following this, the project secretariat is actively in the look out for the relevant committee members from the industrial sectors, businesses, associations, governments as well as government related agencies to participate towards the success of developing the National LCA Inventory Database eventually.
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NATIONAL LCA STEERING COMMITTEE
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The Steering Committee shall comprise the following members: |
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A Chairman |
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Members of the Committee that are themselves Group Leaders of the Working Groups or any persons co-opted to join the Committee based on their expertise and experience. |
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A Project Coordinator who will be a SIRIM personnel |
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Secretaries of the Working Groups who are SIRIM personnel |
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1. Functions |
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The functions of the National LCA Project Steering Committee are: |
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To formulate strategies, programmes and activities that will support the construction of the national life cycle inventory database. |
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To identify programmes and activities that will promote the use of LCA among the industry and service sectors. |
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To identify suitable awareness and promotional programmes that will promote understanding on LCA in the country. |
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To complement the Technical Committee on Life Cycle Assessment under ISC Z of the Standards Management Department, or to independently participate in national and international functions or events on life cycle assessment. |
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2. Membership |
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The Chairman of the National LCA Project Steering Committee shall be a person reputable in the field of environment protection and also of senior ranking in the Government/ Research Institutions or Universities. |
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The Steering Committee shall comprise of 8 - 12 members from representative organizations who are renowned in environmental protection, or represent consumer-related or business-related groups.
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The Project Coordinator for the National LCA Project will also be a member of the Steering Committee. |
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The members of the Steering committee shall be by invitation of the National LCA Project Secretariat at SIRIM that has been set up in response to the mandate to SIRIM under the Ninth Malaysia Plan. |
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Members of the Steering Committee shall serve either a 2-years tenure or until the end of the National Project, after which the mode of management of the life cycle inventory database and all other activities linked to the Project will be decided prior to the end of the Ninth Malaysia Plan, and depending on the eventual outcome. |
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In the event that members of the Steering Committee are not able to complete the 5-years term, the Chairman, Committee members or the Project Secretariat can recommend appropriate local experts as replacements. |
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3. Duties |
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Chairman
The Chairman shall preside at every meeting and ensure that all interests are heard, keep the discussion to the point, judge when a consensus of opinion has been reached and express it by a summing up process in order that the minutes are clear and precise. |
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Secretary of Steering Committee
The Secretary is responsible for convening and arranging meetings, the submission of documents and reports, the preparation of minutes, and for all other relevant matters. |
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Project Coordinator
The Project Coordinator is the reference person for the overall implementation of the National Life Cycle Project and reports to the Committee on the status of progress of the Project. She/he is also the Head of the Project Secretariat. |
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Committee Members
The committee members are experts in their respective fields and provide expert opinions and direction on the implementation of the Project within their area of expertise. When a committee member is also the Leader of the Working Group, she/he will also update the Committee on the progress of the Group. |
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Co-opt Members
Co-op members at the Steering Committee meetings can include local and foreign experts who are invited for inputs related to their field of expertise. Secretaries of the Technical Working Groups within the National LCA Project Structure may also be required to attend the Steering Committee meeting when the need arises. |
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| TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP |
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The Technical Working Group shall comprise a Group Leader who is an expert in the sector concern and members who are direct stakeholders in the industrial or service activities covered by the life cycle study. They can come from both the public and private organisations. |
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The Technical Working Groups are responsible for the development of the life cycle inventory and any other activities related to life cycle assessment that is pertinent to their sector. |
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The Group Leader will be appointed by SIRIM and their expected contribution shall be for tenure of at least two years or until completion of the Project at the end of the Ninth Malaysia Plan. He/she is also a member of the Steering Committee. |
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The Group Leader shall chair all meetings of the Working Group. He/she is to ensure that all interests are heard, keep the discussion to the point, judge when a consensus of opinion has been reached and express it by a summing up process in order that the minutes are clear and precise. The Group Leader will also assist SIRIM in identifying the members of the Group according to the scope of activities at a particular stage. |
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The secretary of the Working Group is responsible for convening and arranging meetings, the submission of documents and reports, the preparation of minutes, and for all other relevant matters. |
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Members of the Working Group will directly participate in the acquisition of the inventory data whenever possible, including being advisers to experimental set-ups, modelling and site measurements needed to develop the database. |
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The technical working groups have met for the first round to discuss the course of action. The meetings conducted by specific working groups are listed below. |
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Sector Wprking Group |
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| Agro Industry |
27 March 2007 |
15 |
Petroleum, Petrochemical and Plastic |
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Electrical and Electronic |
28 March 2007 |
8 |
Chemical |
21 Nov 2006 |
12 |
Heavy Industry |
22 March 2007 |
16 |
Utilities and Services |
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General Consumer Goods |
3 May 2007 |
14 |
Waste Management |
28 Feb 2007
21 March 2007 |
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Impact Assessment |
2 April 2007 |
12 |
*WG meeting might not be necessary, instead direct meeting will be planned with the targeted industries/organizations.
The WG for database system development has been purposely left out due to its operational activities solely handled
by SIRIM internally. |
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