RTI, MUMBAI/DAY 3/SESS 2/ SLIDE 3.2.1 1 Basic concepts of EMS, EIA, ISO 14001 What is Environment...

RTI, MUMBAI/DAY 3/SESS 2/ SLIDE 3.2.1

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Basic concepts of EMS, EIA, ISO 14001

• What is Environment

• Surroundings in which an organisation operates, including air, water, land, natural recourses, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation


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What is EMS

• The part of the overall management system that includes organisational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the environmental policy.


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EMS (Cond.)

• The EMS incorporates ISO policy documents numbered 14001 and 14004. The EMS is the building block on which the other components, mentioned below, are incorporated. The general view is that the establishment of an EMS as a process that intuitively forces an industry to better organize the priorities and projects and to identify problems and exposures before they actually occur


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There are three components of an EMS:

• A written programme – the written programme requires the organization to be committed to producing the highest quality product with the lowest possible environmental impact.

• Education and training – a programme will be effective only when all employees have access to and understand the EMS.

• Knowledge of local and federal environmental regulations – the EMS must incorporate the relevant local and federal environmental regulations that apply to their specific facility


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What are Environmental Aspects

• Elements of an organisation’s activities, products or services that can interact with the environment.


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What is Environmental Impact

• Any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial wholly or partially resulting from an organisation’s activities, products or services


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5 Steps for Identification of Environmental aspects and assessing Environmental Impacts

• Step 1: Draw up inventory of all products, activities such as operations and processes and services.

• Step 2 : Select an activity drafted at step 1• Step 3 : Identify Environmental Aspects of the

activity, consider legal requirements, direct/indirect aspects,normal/abnormal and emergency conditions.


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5 Steps for Identification of Environmental aspects and assessing Environmental Impacts

• Step 4 : Identify Environmental Impacts. Identify actual, potential, positive and negative environmental impacts associated with each identified aspects.

• Step 5 : Evaluate significance of impacts. The significance of each identified environmental impact can be different for each organisation.


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EXAMPLE OF EIA

• Activity : Handling of hazardous Material – Storage of Hydro Chloric Acid

• Aspect : Potential for accidental spillage –Normal operation – Fugitive EmissionAbnormal operation – Spillage, leakage

• Impact : Contamination of Water, Soil, Air, Depletion of Natural resources, global phenomena


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Benefits of ISO 14000 Standards

• World wide focus achieved• Promotes voluntary consensus approach

which is inherently flexible and responsive to market focus

• Commercial benefit due to harmonization of national rules, labels and methods

• Minimising trade barriers, by removing complications and ensuring consistency


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Benefits of ISO 14000 Standards (Cond)

• Avoidance of multiple inspections, certifications and labels

• Will enhance environmental performance• Will act as a means to maintain

regulatory compliance• Provides framework to move beyond

compliance• Demonstrates commitment to

Environmental Management


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Benefits of ISO 14000 Standards (Cond)

• Helps in implementing Environmental excellence as espoused by International, Chamber of Commerce Charter for Sustainable Development and the Global Environment Management initiative


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Reasons for Implementing EMS

• Supplier relationships• Company requirements• Reduction in liability and risk• Reduce waste and energy bills• Improve Internal management• Pressure from interested parties• Improve industry government relations• Better business process


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Reasons for Implementing EMS (Cond)

• Demonstrate reasonable care

• Improved environmental performance

• Marketing

• Public Relations

• Good neighborhood Relations


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CONTINUAL IMROVEMENT

Environmental Policy

Management Review

Checking and Corrective

action

Planning

Implementation and

operation

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MODEL


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AUTHORITY FOR THE AUDIT PROGRAMME

Establishing the audit programmeObjective and extentResponsibilitiesResourcesProcedures

Implementing the audit programmeScheduling the auditsEvaluating the auditorsSelecting audit teamDirecting audit activitiesMaintaining records

Monitoring & reviewing the Audit Programme•Monitoring & reviewing•Identifying the needs for corrective and preventive action•Identifying the opportunities for improvement

Improving the Audit

Programme

ACTCompetence & Evaluation of Auditors

Audit Activities

PLAN

DO

CHECK


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AUDIT ACTIVITIES

Initiating an audit

Preparing for the onsite activities

Completing the audit

Preparing, approving and Distributing the audit report

Conducting onsite activities

Conducting audit follow-up


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ISO 14001, identifies the following features of best practice:

Setting an environmental policy.

Planning – Taking account of environmental aspects; and setting objectives and targets and introducing environmental management programmes.

Implementing and operating – establishing structures and responsibilities, training staff and communicating the main requirements; documenting the environmental management systems; operating the systems; and preparing emergency plans.

Checking and taking corrective action - monitoring and measurement; identifying non-compliance and taking action; and auditing the environmental management system.

Management review of all aspects of the system.


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Environmental Policy

• Top Management shall define organization’s Environmental Policy and ensure that it

• Is appropriate to the nature, scale and environmental impacts and its activities, products or services

• Includes a commitment to continual improvement and prevention of pollution

• Includes a commitment to comply with relevant environmental legislation and regulations, and with other requirements to which the organization subscribes


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Environmental Policy (Cond)

• Provides the framework for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets

• Is documented, implemented and maintained and communicated to all employees

• Is available to the public


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Planning

• An organization with no existing EMS should initially, establish its current position with regard to the environment by means of a review.

• The review should cover four key areas:• Legislative and regulatory requirements• An identification of significant environment

aspects• An examination of all existing environmental

management practices and procedures• An evaluation of feedback from the

investigation of previous incidents.


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Process to identify Environmental Aspects should consider

• Emissions to air

• Releases to water

• Waster management

• Contamination of land

• Use of raw materials and natural resourses

• Other local environmental and community issues


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Legal and other requirements

• Industry codes of practices

• Agreements with public authorities

• Non-regulatory guidelines


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Objectives and Targets

• The objectives should be specific and targets should be measurable wherever practicable, and where appropriate take preventative measures into account.When considering their technological options,an organization may consider the use of the best available technology where economically viable, cost-effective and judge appropriate


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Environmental Management Programme(s)

• The programme should describe how the organization’s objectives and targets will be achieved, including time-scales and personnel responsible for implementing the organization’s environmental policy. The programme should include and environmental review for new activities


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Implementation and operationStructure and responsibility

• The commitment should begin at the highest levels of management. Accordingly, top management should establish the organization’s environmental policy and ensure that the environmental management system is implemented. Top management should designate specific Management Representative(s) with defined responsibility and authority for implementing the EMS.


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Training, awareness and competence

• The organization should establish and maintain procedures for identifying training needs. Management should determine the level of experience, competence and training necessary to ensure the capability of personnel, especially those carrying out specialized environmental management functions.


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Communication

• Organizations should implement a procedure for receiving, documenting and responding to relevant information and requests from interested parties. These procedures should also address necessary communications with public authorities regarding emergency planning and other relevant issues.


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EMS Documentation

• Related documentation include

• Process information

• Organizational Charts

• Internal Standards and operational procedures

• Site emergency plans


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Nonconformance and corrective and preventive action

• The organization should include basic elements:

• Identifying the cause of the nonconformance• Identifying and implementing the necessay

corrective action• Implementing or modifying controls necessary

to avoid repetition of the nonconformance• Recording any changes in written procedures

resulting from the corrective action


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Environmental records may include

• Information on applicable environmental laws or other requirements

• Complaint records• Training records• Process information• Product information• Inspection, maintenance and calibration records• Pertinent contractor and supplier information


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Environmental records may include (Cond.)

• Information on emergency preparedness and response

• Records of significant environmental impacts

• Audit results

• Management Reviews


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EMS Audit

• Audit Programme and procedures should cover• The activities and areas to be covered in audits• The frequency of audits• The responsibilities associated with managing

and conducting audits• The communication of audit results• Auditor competence• How audits will be conducted


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Management Review

• In order to maintain continual improvement, suitability and effectiveness of the EMS, and thereby its performance. The organization’s management should review and evaluate EMS at defined intervals.


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Management Review (Cond)

• Review should incude• Results from audits• The extent to which objectives and targets

have been met• The continuing suitability of the EMS in

relation to changing conditions and information

• Concerns amongst relevant interested parties

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