Environmental Performance Evaluation

Question 1

What are general Environmental Performance Indicators?

Answer 1

~ Energy
~ Waste
~ Raw Materials
~ Effluent

Question 2

What is the key feature of all performance indicators?

Answer 2

That they are measurable

Question 3

What are the three EPI (Environmental Performance Indicators) as specified in ISO14031?

Answer 3

~ Management Performance Indicators (MPI’s)

~ Operational Performance Indicators (OPI’s)

~ Environmental Condition Indicators (ECI’s)

Question 3

Define Environmental Performance Indicators (EPI’s)

Answer 3

Are a business tool for the measurement of environmental performance. They should be quantifiable metrics that identify the environmental performance of a business. e.g. tonnes of waste sent to a landfill per tonne of product produced.

Question 4

Define Management Performance Indicators (MPI’s)

Answer 4

provide information regarding the efforts of management in relation to environmental performance

Question 5

Define Operational Performance Indicators (OPI’s)

Answer 5

provide information regarding the environmental performance of operations and are measures of the environmental inputs and outputs from an organisations activites

Question 6

Define Environmental Condition Indicators (ECI’s)

Answer 6

provide information about the condition of the ambient environment surrounding the organisation, which may be affected by its activities

Question 7

What areas can be measured and therefore monitored and reported on?

Answer 7

~ incidents
~ Emission
~ Waste
~ Water
~ Energy
~ Transport and Travel
~ CO2 and Carbon (Measurement Conversion)

Question 8

What are the two monitoring techniques?

Answer 8

~ Active

~ Reactive

Question 9

Define Active monitoring

Answer 9

means before it happens

objective is to check that environmental plans have been implemented and to monitor the extent of compliance.

Question 10

Define Reactive Monitoring

Answer 10

After it has happened

objective is to analyse data relating to incidents/accidents or other loss causing events.

Question 11

Reason for Workplace Inspections

Answer 11

~ assessment of the standards of the workplace against specified performance standards and risks

~ identification and reporting of any deficiencies

~ identification of causes and of actions to be taken to remedy the problem

Question 12

Define audit as per ISO9011:2018

Answer 12

systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining objective evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which that audit criteria are fulfilled.

Question 13

What are the Requirements for Effective Report Writing?

Answer 13

A Good Report should aim to:
> get the message through to the reader
> make the message and arguments clear and easy to understand
> make the arguments and conclusions persuasive

Question 14

What the points of report Style?

Answer 14

> clear
concise
correct
courteous
complete
consistent
convincing

Question 15

What is the typical structure of a Workplace Report?

Answer 15

> Title and author
Abstractor Short Summary
Introduction
Main Body of the Report
Conclusions
Recommendations
References
Appendix

Question 16

Define Auditing

Answer 16

A fundamental examination undertaken by people outside the line management structure, challenging whether standards and procedures are appropriate, as well as their application

Question 17

What are the stages of an Audit?

Answer 17

> Pre-Audit Preparation
Information Gathering
Notification (of audit date etc)
Interviews