ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY

WEEK 6 ENVIRONMENT AND BUSINESS (PART II)

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Describe the scope for environmental management system.

Describe the clauses in environmental management

system.

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

Student is able to describe the scope for environmental management system.

Student is able to describe the clauses present in EMS.

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STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Scope

Implement, maintain and improve environmental policy, objectives and targets

Demonstrate conformance with the policy, objectives and targets Seek certification of its environmental management system using an external organization

Make self determination and self declaration of conformance with the standard

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STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Definitions

Continual improvement Environmental aspect Environmental impact Environmental management system Environmental management system audit Environmental performance Environmental policy

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CLAUSES FOR STRATEGIC EMS

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Clause 4.1 General Requirements

This states that the organization is to establish and maintain an EMS.

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Clause 4.2 Environmental Policy

Defined by top management

Appropriate to environmental impacts

Committed to improvements Commit resources Compliance to law Provide framework for setting and reviewing objectives and targets

Documented, implemented, maintained and communicated Publicly available

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Clause 4.3 Planning

Clause 4.3.1 Environmental aspects

Identify which of its activities, products or services have or can have significant environmental impact

Clause 4.3.2 Legal and other requirements

Establish and maintain procedure so that legal requirements can be identified and accessed

Identify any applicable regulations, codes of practice and other corporate requirements

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Clause 4.3 Planning

Clause 4.3.3 Objectives and targets

Must be SMART (Simple, Measurable, Achievable, Reasonable, Tractable)

Clause 4.3.4 Environmental Management Program

Designate responsibility for achieving objectives and targets and the means by which they are to be achieved.

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Clause 4.4 Implementation and operation

Clause 4.4.1 Structure and responsibility

Human and specialized skills Technological aspects Financial aspects

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Clause 4.4 Implementation and operation

Clause 4.4.2 Training, awareness and competence

Identify training requirements. Training needs shall be appropriate to relevant personnel. All staffs shall know the significant environmental impacts of his or her works

All staffs shall know and understand the environmental benefits of improved personal performance

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Clause 4.4 Implementation and operation

Clause 4.4.3 Communication

Establish and maintain procedures for

Internal communication Receiving, documenting and responding to relevant communication from external interested parties

External communication on significant environmental aspects

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Clause 4.4 Implementation and operation

Clause 4.4.4 EMS documentation

Establish and maintain information to

Describe core elements of the management system and their interaction

Provide direction to related documentation

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Clause 4.4 Implementation and operation

Clause 4.4.5 Documentation control

Can be located Kept up to date and approved for adequacy by

authorized personnel

Obsolete documents are prevented from being used unintentionally

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Clause 4.4 Implementation and operation

Clause 4.4.6 Operational control

Control of operations and activities associated with identified significant environmental aspects.

Stipulating operating criteria

Communicating relevant procedures and requirements to suppliers and contractors

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Clause 4.4 Implementation and operation

Clause 4.4.7 Emergency Preparedness and Response

Procedures to identify and respond to accidents and emergency situations

Prevent and mitigate environmental impacts related to

accidents and emergency situations

Periodically test such procedures where practicable

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Clause 4.5 Checking and corrective action

Clause 4.5.1 Monitoring and measurement

Establish and maintain documented procedures for this process Record information for track performance, relevant operational controls and conformance with organizations objectives and targets

Calibrate and maintain monitoring equipment Evaluate compliance with relevant environmental legislation and regulations

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Clause 4.5 Checking and corrective action

Clause 4.5.2 Corrective and preventive action

Establish and maintain for defining responsibility and authority for

Investigating non-conformance with EMS requirements Taking action to mitigate impacts caused by nonconformance

Initiating and completing corrective and preventive action

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Clause 4.5 Checking and corrective action

Clause 4.5.3 Records

Physical evidence that organization has implemented EMS and the EMS is effective and demonstrate conformity

Establish and maintain procedures to identify, maintain and dispose of records

Must be legible, easy to identify and trace to the activity

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Clause 4.5 Checking and corrective action

Clause 4.5.4 EMS audit

Establish and maintain program and procedures for periodic EMS audits to be carried out.

Determine whether or not EMS conforms to planned

arrangements, properly implemented and maintained

Provide information to management on results of audits

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Clause 4.6 Management review

Organizations top management must review EMS to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness, and the evaluation has to be based on information collected in the management review process.

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KEY TERMS

EMS Environmental Management System

Audit An official examination and verification of accounts and

records

Correction A change that rectifies an error or non-conformance. Prevention The action of stopping something from happening or arising

Mitigation The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something

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REFERENCES

Sheldon, C. ed. (2007). ISO14001 and Beyond: Environmental Management Systems in the Real World. London, Greenleaf Pub.

Gilbert, M. and Gould, R. (1998). Achieving

Environmental Standards, 2nd ed. Pitman Pub.

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