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What is the definition of EMS for ISO 14000?

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EMS uses environmental policy to develop environmental management practices that result in environmental performance

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What is environmental policy?

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  • Statement by organization of intentions and principles for environmental performance
  • provides framework for action and setting environmental objectives and targets
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How is environmental policy implemented?

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  • assess, plan, build or operate in compliance with applicable legislation
  • apply cost effective best management practices to minimize environmental risks
  • continual self monitoring plan to ensure compliance
  • self-improvement of company
  • work pro-actively with government and public
  • enhance communication and reporting with stakeholders
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What is environmental management?

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  • part of organization that develops, implements, achieves, reviews, and maintains environmental policy
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What is environmental performance?

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  • measurable output of environmental management system
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Why implement an EMS?

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  • triple bottom line e.g. environmental, economic, social
  • reduce pollution
  • increased business efficiency and less wasting of resources
  • manage environmental risks
  • competitive advantage since environmental goods and services expand market and improve sales
  • improve health and safety conditions
  • improve communication
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What is ISO 14001:2004?

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  • specifies requirements of EMS
  • what is required for EMS
  • considers legal concerns and environmental aspects that company can control or influence
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What is ISO 14004:2004?

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  • provides guidelines on elements of EMS

- how the EMS will be implemented

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What is the process of ISO 14000?

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Environmental policy and corporate commitment –> environmental planning –> implementation and operation –> checking and correcting action –> management review for continual improvement

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Why does environmental reporting happen?

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  • government request
  • third party review
  • confirm objectives and targets (ISO 14001)
  • re-authorization of permits
  • customer demand
  • insurance coverage
  • investment
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What does an environmental report have?

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  • policy statement
  • CEO statement
  • identification of principal environmental impacts
  • status and position of EMS
  • detailed data on targets and performance
  • analysis of performance and plans for improvement
  • audit or verification statement
  • links to sustainable development
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What is sustainability reporting?

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  • EPA definition
  • improving quality of life while living within ecosystem capacity, ensuring future generations have same quality of life
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What is an environmental assessment?

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  • proactive
  • identify and evaluate effects before project starts to avoid or mitigate negative effects
  • CEPA
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When is federal environmental assessment required?

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  • involved in the project as proponent
  • providing financial assistance
  • involved in project as vendor of an interest in land
  • on federal land
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When is a provincial assessment required?

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  • proposed project under provincial jurisdiction

- exceeds criteria in reviewable project regulation (energy, waste, water, social, transportation)

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What is the standards for air quality?

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  • CEPA: Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards

- BC EMA: Contaminated Sites Regulations, Sulphur Content of Fuel Regulation

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What is the incremental methodology for EMS?

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  • initiate project
  • initial review
  • conduct gap analysis
  • establish priorities
  • develop EMS framework
  • design EMS manual
  • prepare EMS plan
  • implement EMS
  • prepare EMS manual
  • conduct audit
  • finalize EMS
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What is an EMS project manager?

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  • authority must match responsibility
  • time to commit
  • have top management support
  • good understanding of organization and project
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What are the sections of ISO 14001 self assessment checklist?

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  • commitment and policy
  • planning
  • implementation and operation
  • checking and corrective action
  • management review
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What is a gap analysis?

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  • third step to EMS
  • comparison between actual performance with potential or desired performance
  • identify elements of EMS that needs to develop or enhance
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How is a gap analysis conducted?

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  • assess level of conformance: what is being met and what is not
  • conduct needs assessment: estimate levels of work required to meet ISO 14001
  • verify and finalize gap analysis: provide gap analysis to management for review
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How do you design an EMS framework?

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  • draft necessary refinements and additions to existing procedures
  • verify and finalize framework
23
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What does ISO 14001 require for documented procedures?

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  • environmental aspects and evaluations
  • legal and other requirements
  • objectives and targets
  • environmental management programs
  • training
  • external and internal communication
  • document control
  • operational controls
  • emergency preparedness and response
  • monitoring and measurements
  • non conformance, corrective action and preventive action
  • control records
  • EMS audit
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What is a ISO EMS audit?

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  • optional
  • test EMS against specification
  • shortcomings that need to be addressed before EMS certification
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What is EPE?

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  • happens after incremental EMS methodology

- environmental performance evaluation

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What is the relationship between EPE and EMS?

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  • EPE conducted when EMS is in place to assess established policy, targets, objectives and programs
  • does not requires formal EMS to be in place
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What are the objectives and benefits of EPE?

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  • documented understanding of organizations environmental impacts
  • provides benchmark for performance
  • increase efficiency
  • determines if environmental objectives and targets being met
  • increases employee awareness
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What is ISO 14031?

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  • guidance on the design and use of EPE

- they are tools and techniques

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How do you measure and evaluate performance?

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  • environmental indicators

- measure and express impacts of activities on the environment

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What should EPE indicators have?

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  • accurately predict performance
  • promote benchmarking for measurement
  • identify significant environmental priorities
  • address total life cycles
  • simple and understandable
  • consistent with environmental policy
  • be reportable
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What are the two categories of environmental indicators?

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  • EPI: environmental performance indicators

- ECI: environmental condition indicators

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What are EPIs?

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  • MPI: management performance indicators provide information about management efforts to improve environmental performance
  • OPI: operational performance indicators measure impacts on ambient or receiving environment from operations
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What are ECIs?

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  • identify and measure ambient or receiving environment for air, water and land quality
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What are examples of MPI?

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  • environmental costs
  • number of employees trained
  • number of audit findings
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What are examples of OPI?

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  • energy conserved
  • emissions of specific air pollutants
  • hazardous waste generated
  • raw material used
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What are examples of ECI?

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  • change in groundwater level
  • contaminant concentration in soil
  • population of species in a specific area

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