Aspects Training

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WE LCO ME TO EN!"O NM EN T AL A S#ECTS 101


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LEA"N!N$ O%&ECT!ES

• Upon Completion of this Training, you Will be able to:

– Define Environmental Aspects an !mpacts an "ive E#amples of $oth

– Describe What !%& '())' *e+uires ith *espect to EnvironmentalAspects

– !entify Environmental Aspects Associate ith your &rgani-ation.sActivities, /roucts an %ervices

– Evaluate an /rioriti-e your Environmental Aspects


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W'AT !S AN EN!"ONMENTAL AS#ECT(

• !%& '())' Defines Environmental Aspect as

• Aspects can be further efine as: – Controlle

– !nfluence

– Significant

– 0on1significant

– /ositive

element of an organization's activities, products orservices that can interact with the environment


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T)#ES OF EN!"ONMENTAL AS#ECTS

• Environmental Aspects !nclue: – Air emissions

– Waste generation an management – *eleases to ater

– Contamination of lan

– Consumption of energy an natural resources 2e3g3, ater,coal, natural gas, fuel oil, etc34

– 5ocal an community issues 2noise, oors, aestheticconitions4

– /ositive aspects of operations on the environment 2i3e3, tree planting, recycling, etc34


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W'AT CA*SES EN!"ONMENTAL AS#ECTS(

• Averse Environmental Aspects

are the unante byproucts orconse+uences of an organi-ation.s

A+tivities, #rodu+ts -nd Servi+es


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W'AT !S AN EN!"ONMENTAL !M#ACT(

• !%& '())' Defines Environmental !mpact as:

• Environmental !mpacts are the effects ofyour Environmental Aspects

any change to the environment, whether adverse or

beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an

organization's environmental activities, products orservices


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EAM#LES OF EN!"ONMENTAL !M#ACTS • Environmental !mpacts can !nclue:

– 5ocal air pollution

– "lobal air pollution

– Averse impact to employee health

– Degraation of local ater +uality

– Depletion of natural resources

– !mpairment of property

– Degraation of flora an fauna

– 0oise pollution



'OW /O ACT!!T!ES, #"O/*CTS AN/

SE"!CES, AS#ECTS AN/ !M#ACTS "ELATE(

ACT!!T!ES, #"O/*CTS AN/ SE"!CES

EN!"ONMENTAL AS#ECTS

EN!"ONMENTAL !M#ACTS



W'AT /OES !SO 1001 "E*!"E(

ISO 14001 – 4.3.1 Requires that you:

• Establish an maintain a proceure for ientifying

environmental aspects, hich:

– 6ou can control

– &ver hich you can be e#pecte to e#ert influence

• Determine hich aspects o7may have a significant impact

on the environment

• Consier 8significant aspects9 hen setting obectives an

targets

• ;eep your aspects current



STO# AN/ "E!EW• Environmental Aspects:

– Are the means in hich your organi-ation interacts ith

the environment – Can be:• Controlle or influence

• Averse or positive

• %ignificant or non1significant

– %tem from your organi-ation.s activities, proucts anservices

– Do7can result in Environmental !mpacts

• !%& '())' re+uires that you ientify, evaluate anmanage significant environmental aspects



*SE T'E 34STE# AS#ECTS #"OCESS MO/EL

Step 2

Identify your

Environmental Aspects

Step 3

Evaluate your


Step

!rioritize your


Step "

#pdate your


Step $

Identify your Activities,

!roducts and Services

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AS!E&S

!()ESS

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STE# 1 5 !/ENT!F) ACT!!T!ES, #"O/*CTS AN/ SE"!CES

• Determine the scope of your evaluation 2irectly controlleversus influence4

• Compile an inventory of your organi-ation.s activities, proucts an services that can interact ith the environment

• Consier –



STE# 2 5 !/ENT!F) EN!"ONMENTAL AS#ECTS

• %elect the categories of environmental aspects that you illientify 2e3g3, air, ater, aste, etc34

• Determine the level at hich aspects ill be ientifie 2site,epartment, area4

• *evie the inputs an outputs associate ith each ientifieactivity, prouct or service to ientify the environmental aspects

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STE# 2 5 !/ENT!F) EN!"ONMENTAL AS#ECTS

• E#amples of input aspects inclue: energy consumption,

ater consumption, etc3• E#amples of output aspects inclue: air emissions, aste

streams, ater ischarges, chemical releases, etc3

• A process moel can be an effective means to accomplish

the inputs1outputs analysis• Compile your ientifie aspects into an inventory



5ocation

Department

/rocess

E+uipment !D

hemical (elease

-aste .eneration

Air Emissions

-ater +ischarges

and *gmt/ 0contamination1

&oic Substances 0worer eposure,

product use1

abor

(aw *atls

Energy

-ater

!roduct

)utput

ocation *gmt/ 0odors, noise,aesthetics1

Environmental

)utputsInputs

(ecyclables

A&I4I&5, !()+#&

)( SE(4IE



STE# 6 5 EAL*ATE AS#ECTS

• The ne#t step is evaluating an prioriti-ing aspects

base on their actual or potential environmentalimpact

• This can be accomplishe through 8instincts9, ris?matrices, algorithims, etc3

• The ?ey is to efine hat ?ey items to consier inevaluating aspects an factor them into theecision process

• The result are your %ignificant Aspects




• 8!mpact @actors9 that many companiesconsier inclue: – %everity of environmental impact

– 5i?elihoo of environmental impact

– /otential for employee e#posure

– /otential 5iability – 5egal Concerns

– Etc3




• &nce you have ientifie, inventorie an

evaluate your aspects, you can assign significance• Aspects that o or may have a significant

environmental impact, base on your impactfactors shoul be consiere significant

• Aspects that o not have a significantenvironmental impact are not significant

• &nce again, some companies set numericalthreshols, some companies use their instincts



STE# 5 #"!O"!T!7E AS#ECTS

• %ignificant aspects shoul be prioriti-e

• /riorities can be assigne base on: – !mpact scoring

– *is?

– Technological, operational an financiallimitations

– Community goo ill

– Etc3


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STE# 3 5 *#/ATE AS#ECTS

• Upate your aspects

– !ntegrate aspects ientification7evaluation intone process7chemical revies

– Upate aspects perioically to reflect site

changes – *evie aspects at least annually to ensure that

your results continue to reflect site conitions

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