ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

• Global Warming
• Climate Change
• Ozone Layer
• Resource Depletion
• Population Growth
• Waste Disposal
• Effects of Pollution

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BENEFITS OF AN EMS

• Better Image
• Cost Reductions
• Legislative Requirements
• Certification

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ACCREDITATION STANDARDS

• ISO 14001 2004
• BS 8555 2003
• EMAS
• ISO 9001 2000
• OHSAS 18001 2007

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ISO 14001 2004 SECTIONS

• 4.1 Scope of EMS
• 4.2 Environmental Policy
• - Documented
• - Commitments
• - Available to Public

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4.3 PLANNING

• 4.3.1 Environmental Aspects
• 4.3.2 Legal Other Requirements
• 4.3.3 Objectives Targets
• 4.3.4 EMS Programme(s)

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4.4 IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION

• 4.4.1 Resources, Roles, Responsibility
  Authority
• 4.4.2 Competence, Training Awareness
• 4.4.3 Communication
• 4.4.4 EMS Documentation
• 4.4.5 Document Control
• 4.4.6 Operational Control
• 4.4.7 Emergency Preparedness Response

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4.5 CHECKING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION

• 4.5.1 Monitoring Measurement
• 4.5.2 Evaluation of Compliance
• 4.5.3 Non conformance and
• Corrective Preventive Action
• 4.5.4 Records
• 4.5.4 Internal Audit

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4.6 MANAGEMENT REVIEW ANNEXES

• 4.6 Management Review
• Annex A Guidance
• Annex B Links with ISO 9001
• Annex C References

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IMPLEMENTING ISO 14001 2004

• Initial Review
• Management commitment
• Aspects Identification

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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

• Definition
• Element of an organisations activities, products
  or services that can interact with the
  environment.

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

• Definition
• Any change to environment whether adverse, or
  beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an
  organisations activities, products or services.

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

• Raw materials, products, services, activities,
  releases
• Direct indirect effects
• Long or short term
• Adverse or beneficial
• Local, regional, global
• Bali Conference

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IMPACT EVALUATION

• Identify all activities processes
• Identify EMS aspects
• Quantify if possible
• Gather data on releases
• Evaluate significance

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ASPECT IDENTIFICATION

• Normal operations
• Cleaning maintenance
• Abnormal events
• Emergencies, incidents
• Potential hazards
• Past, present planned actions

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DIRECT OR INDIRECT

• Waste from production
• Emissions
• Leakages
• Scrap product
• Transport (own fleet)
• Packaging

• Raw material sources
• Product use disposal
• Investments
• Energy usage
• Transport (external)

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DECIDING SIGNIFICANCE

• Evaluate severity of effects
• Evaluate quantities
• Assess frequency
• Undertake a scoring exercise
• Record results
• Communicate results
• Repeat as necessary

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MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Set policies on waste prevention recycling
• Establish control systems
• Establish monitoring systems
• Set objectives targets
• Ensure EMS awareness
• Monitor performance
• Review encourage EMS improvements

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CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT

• Monitor objectives targets
• Monitor complaints, corrective preventive
  actions
• Improvement programmes
• Internal EMS audit
• Management review of EMS

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EMERGENCY PLANNING

• Consider fire, flood, power loss, chemical
  spillage, emissions, storms, earthquake,
  insurrection transport accidents,explosions
• Failure to control a significant aspect
• Plan for mitigation, recovery clean up

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PREVENTIVE MEASURES

• Air emissions monitoring
• Water discharge monitoring
• Solid waste monitoring
• Waste reduction
• Energy reduction

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REDUCED LIABILITIES

• Environmental hazard liabilities can be reduced
  by action
• Reduction in quantities types of hazardous
  materials reduces risks
• Emergency preparedness

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LOCAL ISSUES

• Groundwater pollution
• Air emissions
• Visual impacts
• Land use or contamination
• Odour
• Noise
• Traffic

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BUSINESS BENEFITS

• Image enhancement
• Community relations
• Acceptance of shareholders
• Friendlier pressure groups
• Better relations with legislators
• Better employee relations
• Reduced liabilities
• Cost savings go directly into profits