Element 3 Environmental Impact Assessment

Question 1

Define environmental aspects

Answer 1

The way in which a facility interacts with the environment

Eg a chimney emitting smoke into the surrounding air

Question 2

What is an environmental impact

Answer 2

Change to the environment with adverse or beneficial due to a an organisations impact

Question 3

What is a life cycle analysis

Answer 3

A tool to identify and measure the environmental impact of a product or service throughout its cycle from a cradle to grave assessment

ISO14040

Question 4

List three sources of Environmental information that are internal to the organisation

Answer 4

Inspection audit reports

accident data and investigation reports

maintenance records job task analysis

monitoring results raw material usage and supply

permits and consents

Question 5

List three sources of Environmental information that are external

Answer 5

Manufacturers data

legislation enforcement bodies guidance documents

government supported organisations

Trade Association and professional institutions

British standards

commercial organisations

encyclopaedias textbooks

Question 6

Identify three criteria that might be used in deciding whether an environmental impact is significant or not

Answer 6

Scale and severity and probability

legal or contractual requirements

insufficient data or information

costs of raw material or energy

the concern of interested parties

sensitivity of receiving environment

frequency

duration of impact