2. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
• A set of methods and procedures for aligning
corporate strategies, policies and operations with
principles that protect ecosystems.
It includes the organizational structure, planning and resources
for developing, implementing and maintaining policy for
environmental protection.
3. General Benefits Of EMS
Economic Benefits
cost saving
revenue increase
Strategic Benefits
enhanced public image and public relations
access to foreign markets
5. EMS Model or PDCA Cycle
Policy
Plannin
g
Impleme
ntation
&
Operatio
n
Checki
ng
Act
Act Plan
DoCheck
6. PLAN
Identify Environmental Aspects
E.g. air pollutants
Determine most important to company
E.g. worker health & safety
Legal and Other Requirements
Objectives and Targets
E.g. Objectives – Overall Goal, e.g. minimize use
Target – Detailed, Quantified, e.g. minimize by 10% by
specific date
Management Actions to Support Objectives and Targets
10. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT
It is a formal process to predict the environmental
consequences of development activities, to plan
measures to eliminate or reduce adverse effects and to
augment positive effects.
11. Baseline Study
Pre-project or existing situation of environmental
components that are likely to be affected by the firms
activity
12. Environmental Components
Soil: Nutrients concentration, Erosion,Salinity
Flora :Existing Plants ,their growth habits,Key species,
Dispersion of species.
Fauna: Species and their food habitats
Water,Air,Social,Economic,Demography,
Vulnerabilty to any natural disasters
Nature of technology and level of technology use
13.
14. EIA PROCESS
Addresses all types of impacts-Direct & Indirect, Long
&Short,Visible & Invisible, Severity, Frequency.
3 Phases
Initial Enquiries(IEE)
Full Environmental Impact Study(EIA)
Environmental monitoring
15. IEE
Understand the objectives of the project-What are the activities and
why the activities are proposed
Stages:
Forming Investigation Team
Screening to know environmental sensitivity
Terms of Reference is developed
Assessing potential impacts
Formulating mitigating plans
Reports to decision making authorities and disclosure to redesign
project.
If no significant impact project passes through IEE and funds are
committed
16. Full EIA Study
Reserved for activities when screening or IEE shows significant impacts. It
involves greater efforts and in-depth assessment.
Information gathered from IEE are used to prepare terms of reference for
the EIA.
Tools & Techniques of EIA
Environmental impact metrics
Checklists with data collection sheets and questions.
Venn Diagram, Mathematical modelling and flow quantities, Regression
analysis.
Expert advice through Delphi technique to estimate socio-cultural changes
Economic techniques to find out cost benefit ratio
Environmental health impact assessment
17. Environmental Impact Mitigation
Mitigation is the implementation of measures designed to reduce the
undesirable effect of a proposed action on the environment.
3 Types
Prevention and control measures: Changing site, changing raw
material, abandoning the project.
Compensatory measures: Making improvement at some other places or
domain in order to offset the environmental impact in one area.
Remediation measures: Restoration of the environment after the
damage is done. Eg Mining site is restored by planting trees to prevent
soil erosion, Clean Ganga Campaign.
18. Environmental Monitoring
Formal measurement of key environmental indicators
over the affected area over time in order to identify
deviations. It also includes
Effectiveness of Mitigation measures
Indicators of environmental health and ecosystem
functions are also measured
19. Environmental Audit(EA)
Pre Audit activities
Training of employees, external relations with community, pollution
treatment and discharges, Effective use of resources etc.
Audit Activities at site
Undestand the reality, Questionnaires, survey, discussions etc.
Post-Audit activities:
Collected data is coded and tabulated
Draft report is prepared
Final audit report prepared for critical decisions even to the level of
making changes in the environmental policy.
20. Types of Audit
Decision Point Audit: Effectiveness of EIA
Impact on project Audit –studies change in environment due to
project.
Predictive technique audit: Actual Vs Predicted. Examines the accuracy
of techniques used.
EIA procedure Audit : effectiveness of methods.
Certification Audits –ISO,LEED etc
Efficiency Audit: Energy use, water use, paper recycling etc.
Performance Audit: examines whether the individuals and
agencies in project management did their roles in a responsible
manner.
21. Implementing an Environmental
Management System
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Registrar of
Legislation
Environmental
Policy
Registrar of
Environmental
Aspects
Environmental
Management
Procedures
Environmental
Improvement
Plan
Key
Performance
Indicators
Training
Materials
Action Lists and
Responsibilities
Environmental
Operating
Procedure
Travis Perkins chose
ISO 14001 as the basis
of its Environmental
Management System
because this standard:
• Is internationally
recognized and
respected
• Involves regular
independent audits
The Travis Perkins ISO
14001 EMS consists of
several linked
components.
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General Benefits Of An EMS
Drives Sustained Performance
Set targets to reduce energy use, water use & waste to landfill
Achieve cost savings
Easier compliance
Pollution prevention
Increased efficiency
Improved morale