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How to Conduct an Environmental ReviewA strong commitment from the chief executive or managing director of the company to move towards an environmental management system is essential to the whole process of obtaining ISO 14001. With this in mind the environmental review is clearly focussed on identifying the major issues which threaten the success of the process. The areas for consideration are technical (air emissions etc), Legal (compliance) and people (communication). Let us start with the technical matters by looking at a traditional manufacturing company. Follow the next few slides and fill in the inputs and outputs on your printed sheet. You will probably find it easier to print out the next page. The most likely inputs and outputs are identified in the boxes, but can you add the pollution that comes from the company? It is also important to know how the pollution damages the environment. Receptors are the parts of the environment that receive pollution and are damaged or destroyed by it. The receptors may be rivers, lakes , forests, buildings, people, animals etc. |
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Environmental effects could be thought of as being on a continuum. At one end are the minute effects, e.g. minor fugitive emissions that are harmless. At the other may be the effects which contravene legislation, and/or pose a threat to human health, and which are therefore automatically viewed as significant. In between these two extremes are grey areas, for which you will have to use your own judgement. Your judgement should be guided by:
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