module 8 iosh

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Protecting our environment

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What is the impact of industryon the environment?



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The environment (the air, land and water

around us) provides the conditions for

developing and sustaining all forms of life


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Unfortunately, we sometimes use our

environment as the dustin for everything

we dont want


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"ome of the factors which influence an

organisations effect on the environment are#

$ location

$ supplies re%uired$ wor& activities

$ products

$ waste


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'n organisations impact on the environment

could come from one single event,


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'n organisations impact on the environment

could come from one single event,

or a gradual uildup from several sources


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Wasteis anything that usinesses,

organisations or the pulic throw away

ecause they no longer need or want it


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ach year there are appro*imately#

$ + water pollution incidents


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$ -+- land pollution incidents


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$ -+- land pollution incidents

$ .++ air pollution incidents

which have a

serious impact

on the environment


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Thin& aout how your organisationaffects the environment


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/ow can you controlpollution and waste?


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0nce youve identified how your organisation

affects the environment, youll need to estalish

which issues re%uire specific management

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0nce youve identified how your organisation

affects the environment, youll need to estalish

which issues re%uire specific management

P t ti i t


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0ne way to do this is with a ris& assessment#

find out the li&elihood of the occurrence of

harmful activities, and their conse%uences

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The ways of dealing with pollutants and

waste will depend on a numer of factors#

$ the potential impact of the pollutant

$ legal re%uirements

$ values and policies$ economic issues

$ sta&eholder1societal concerns

$ est practice developments

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When solving pollution and waste prolems,

the following hierarchy can help#

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Protecting o r en ironment


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2f an incident occurs, your organisation

needs to have processes in place to

respond and repair any damage



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These plans should form part of your

organisations emergency procedures, and

e reviewed and practised regularly



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What are the main elements of anenvironmental management system?



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The est way to manage environmental

ris&s is to have a systematic approach, as

when managing health and safety ris&s#



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nvironmental management systems (3")

minimise your companys ris&s associated

with its interactions with the environment



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4ey enefits of an 3" can include#

$ getting a licence to operate

$ controlling cost$ getting access to product and

capital mar&ets

$ improving relations with thegeneral pulic

$ complying with the law



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5etting it right#

$ Planning for prevention and reduction is

cheaper than cleaning up afterwards

$ 5ood environmental performance has

advantages# profitaility, competitiveness,

etter relations and premiums

$ 2ntegrate environmental

factors into your

responsiilities



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$ What is the impact of industry on the

environment?

$ /ow can you control pollution and waste?$ What are the main elements of an

environmental management

system?

4ey learning points#


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