Quiz 2 Flashcards
Define Aspect
The cause that leads to activities, products, or services that can interact with the environment.
Define Impact
The effect that an action has on the environment.
Define Risks
include both threats to and opportunities to a project.
Define opportunities
the positive risk associated with a project.
List the typical stages of a product’s Life Cycle
Resources, Material processing, Product manufacturing, Distribution, Use, and End of life
Arrange the following 5 Pollution Prevention concepts (Substitution, Engineering Control, Administrative Control, Elimination, and Secondary Containment or response procedures) in order of overall effectiveness (most protective of the environment should be listed first). Hint: Think in terms of Risk Reduction
Elimination, substitution, engineering control, admin control, secondary containment
which of the following graphs (a, b, or c) showing monitoring and measurement would be most informative to senior management and why?
Graph B has the most information on it and shows it the most effectively. The bar chart is easier to look at and graph b has productivity data.
Develop a “6 to 8 point plan” on how the group would identify and evaluate significant environmental aspects and impacts of the organization and establish measurable goals and objectives
(a) 1. The start of this process is the assessment phase of the assessment process. This is the collection of data and the prioritizing of targets.
2. Next is creating a process map and a life cycle analysis. This will produce the most in-depth analysis of the process and its waste.
3. After pollutants and wastes have been identified the type of data and indicator for the pollution is chosen.
4. Next is the feasibility analysis to see if it is technically and economically feasible.
5. Then the implementation of the pollution prevention strategy
6. The data from the implemented strategies are then analyzed to show trends and see progress toward goals
7. Finally the organization evaluates itself to see if it will reach its goals and is in progress meeting regulations and standards.
What are leading type indicators?
Indicators that are in-process measures of performance
What are lagging types of indicators?
Indicators that measure outputs such as pounds of pollutants emitted or discharged
What does MMAE stand for?
Monitoring, Measurement, analysis, & evaluation (ISO 14001:2015-CLAUSE 9.1.1)
What is Sustainable purchasing?
-Sustainable purchasing involves the critical evaluation of products, services, and processes that move an organization towards procurement decisions that provide the best value, i.e. total cost of ownership with the lowest environmental and social impacts.
-Wherever possible, choose products that have attributes or qualities that can be measured favorably against the following criteria:
What are some things to consider when sustainably purchasing?
Product certifications, performance testing, waste reduction, reuse, recycled content & renewable resources, energy and resource efficiency, hazardous materials & VOCS, Social Responsibility, Packaging, warranties & durability, maintenance, indirect costs, and supplier sustainability attributes.
What is a major driver for sustainable behavior change?
interpersonal communications about sustainability
