Jean-Pierre Janssens

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Brussels Institute for the Management of the
Environment
Indicator of Performance - The Inspectorate

• Jean-Pierre Janssens
• Director
• Head of division Inspection Eco management

• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• www.ibgebim.be

• Gulledelle 100
• 1200 Brussels
• BELGIUM

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Role of the inspectorate for management of the
environment
Inspections inspected enterprises, treated
files

• Drivers
• enterprises
• other industrial act.
• (demolition, )

reactions
treaded complaints
complaints troubles (eventually via politics)
Indicator of performance measuring the pressure
on the environment avoided thanks to the work of
the inspectorate

• Pressure
• nuisances
• pollutions

impact
Particular problems ( - expositions -
observations -gt monitoring - awareness)
Neg. pressure of installations or of
non-conform situations
state
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Reactions Activity of the inspectorate

• Inputs resources
• (human and financial)
• Activities actions
• (inspections, follow-up of files)
• Outputs results
• ( prosecution reports, warnings, administrative
  fines)
• Impacts change as a result of activities and
  their outputs

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Indicator of performance IMPACT

• Change as a result of the activity of
  inspection and his output
• ?( negative pressure of non conform
  installations)
• positive effect of the activity of
  inspection
• Mold into a mathematical formula
• (Indicator evolves in time)

in absence of the work of the inspectorate
in presence of the work of the inspectorate
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Neg. pressure of a non conform situation

• f ( gravity of the infraction)
• Administrative -gt O (regularization)
• Technical
• -gt importance of trespassing the norm
• -gt multiples environmental concerned domains
• f ( duration)
• -gt stop the trespassing
• ( not only to notice
• but to stop)
• -gt need a certain time to achieve conformity
  (condoning)
• (opening -gt closing of files)
• complex exercise
• need for a more easy set of performance indicators

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Parameters that influence the quality

• Inputs resources
• Activities actions (inspections)
• Outputs results of observations
• Impacts real changes

Structure Organization Inspectors Inspections Lega
l framework

• - easier
• more stable
• Indicator of performance

complex and changeable
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Parameters that influence the quality Work
conditions

• Resources
• Human sufficient and qualified inspectors (min
  criteria ?)
• Financial budget needed for
• Sampling analysis
• On site measurements
• To realize external studies (expertise)
• Existing environmental legislation / permitting
  system
• gt has to be enforceable
• Clear and feasible technical requirements
• Need for administrative enforcement tools
• Need for criminal law enforcement tools

Inspection tools
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Parameters that influence the quality Strategy
and working methods

• Definition inspection philosophy
• Compliance checking
• Compliance promoting
• Inspection strategy
• Integrated inspections lt-gt single inspections
• With on site visit
• -gt drive by inspection
• -gt in depth inspection
• Without on site visit
• -gt self monitoring data
• -gt via external experts

minimum criteria ?
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Parameters that influence the quality Strategy
and working methods

• Problem analysis and priority setting
• Well developed and regular updated DB of all
  potentially polluting installations / delivered
  permits (conditions)
• Effective use of the available resources
• Reactive lt-gt preventive inspection
• Frequency related lt-gt performance related
• 5 yrs inspection plan
• 1yr inspection plan

Well defined targets (minimum standards?)
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Parameters that influence the quality

• Protocols and working instructions
  ---gtstandardizing between different inspectors
• Administrative protocols (follow up) ex.report
  content on site visit
• Technical protocols (check list on site inspector
  methodology)
• Judicial protocols sanctioning strategy
  (condoning)
• need for an inspectors vademecum
• Need for on the job training.
• -gt minimum number of hours of training
• internal and external training?
• Evaluation
• well developed DB for the administrative follow
  up of the inspectors
• individual --gtfile
• collective --gtstatistics level inspection body
• need for a quality assurance
• annual reporting
• regular external audit (?)