Methods of examining existing environmental management
Methods of examining existing environmental management
(ISO 14000)
Methods that can be used to examine existing environmental management practices and procedures include:
I/ Interviews with persons previously or currently working for or on behalf of the organization to determine the scope of the organization’s past and current activities, products and services,
II/ Evaluation of internal and external communications that have taken place with the organization’s interested parties, including complaints, matters related to applicable legal requirements or other requirements to which the organizations subscribes, past environmental or related incidents and accidents,
III/ Aathering information related to current management practices, such as
1) Process controls on purchasing hazardous chemicals,
2) The storage and handling of chemicals (e.g. secondary containment; housekeeping, storage of incompatible chemicals),
3) Controls on fugitive emissions,
4) Waste disposal methods,
5) Emergency preparedness and response equipment,
6) Use of resources (e.g. use of office lights after working hours),
7) Vegetation and habitat protection during construction,
Temporal changes in processes (e.g. changes to crop rotation patterns affecting fertilizer discharges to water),
9) Environmental training programmer,
10) Review and approval process for operational control procedures, and
11) Completeness of monitoring records and/or ease in retrieving historical records.
The review can be conducted using checklists, process flowcharts, interviews, direct inspection and past and current measurements, results of previous audits or other reviews depending on the nature of the organization’s activities, products and services. The results of the review should be documented so that it can be used to contribute to setting the scope and establishing or enhancing the organization’s environmental management system, including its environmental policy.
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