Presentation Envronmental Audit Geng Ajan

7/30/2019 Presentation Envronmental Audit Geng Ajan

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Presentation Outline

Issue / Dilemma

What are Environmental Audits?

Legal Requirements

Should Audit Report be Written?

What to Look for in an Environmental

Management Audit?

Benefits of Regular Audit


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Issue / Dilemma

Most people know the word Environmental

Audit, but not many know its importance

and benefits. Some have a misconception

that environmental audit is a fault-finding

exercise and a waste of time

this statement then followed by this dilemma :to audit or not to audit


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What Are Environmental Audit?

Meaning

process of determining whether our operations

and practices are in compliance with regulatoryrequirements, company policies and procedures,

and accepted standards.

Two types of environmental audit

1. Environmental Compliance Status

2. Environmental Management System


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What Are Environmental Audit? Cont

Environmental Compliance Statusmainly to check

on compliance with the legal of federal, state and

local requirements

Environmental Management Systemto make sure

the compliance will stay forever becausesomething can goes wrong by anytime


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What Are Environmental Audit? Cont

What should we look

in order to comply withEnvironmental Management System:

1. Tangible things or physical evidence

2. Reviewing records


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Tangible things or physical evidence (Examples..)

Discoloration of soil

General Condition of housekeeping

Condition of hazardous waste

container.severely dented or show sign of

leakage

The labels Routine inspection


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Reviewing records (Examples..)

Sign documents of hazardous waste manifests

Environmental permit

Waste water discharge monitoring report

Systematic plan that have to follow accordingly

and keep up to date

Employee training record


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Legal Requirements

The Environmental Quality Act (EQA) 1974 of Malaysiaspecifies requirements on environmental audit; as containedin Section 33A Environmental Audit :

(1) The Director General may require the owner or occupier of anyvehicle, ship or premises, irrespective of whether the vehicle, shipor premises are prescribed under Section 18 or otherwise, to carryout environmental audit and to submit an audit report in the manneras may be prescribed by the Ministerby regulations made underthis Act.

(2) For the purpose of carrying out an environmental audit and tosubmit a report thereof, the owner or occupier so directed shallappoint qualified personnel who are registered under subsection

(3) For the purpose of this section, the Director General shallmaintain a list ofqualified personnel who may carry out anyenvironmental audit and submit a report thereof.


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Legal Requirements (Cont..)

In addition, Section 51 of the EQA 1974 further states:

(1) In addition to and not in derogation of any of the powers

contained in any other provision of this Act, the Minister after

consultation with the Council may make regulations for or withrespect to - (t) regulating environmental auditand the

submission of an audit report and the appointment of qualified

personnel to assist the Director General in carrying out an

environmental audit of any vehicle, ship or premises,

irrespective of whether the vehicle, ship or premises areprescribed under section 18 or otherwise, and their manner of

operation, and prescribing the fees chargeable


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Should Audit Report be Written?

Avoid preparing an audit report unless required by

authority, but...

Alert all about recurring non-compliance situation.Keep info with you as long as situation not against the

law requirements

Sit down with plant manager to brief and fix findings

Tight financial support? Always giving priority to theserious one because that may cause total damage to

the plant


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What to look for in an Environmental

Management Audit?

Look at the people involved

The Management Structure Who Held Accountable?

The Staffing Level and Training Received

Their Response Capabilities

They have Specific/Personal Environmental Plan?

Any close relationship with regulatory agencies? (leads to

potential non-compliance)


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What to look for in an Environmental

Management Audit?

Ask open-ended Questions (5W, 1H) on

Environmental Policy Organization

Written Procedures

Training

Review of environmental management system


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Benefits of Regular Audit

Correct problem at early stage (too late will be too costly)

Leads to cost savings

Minimize environmental liability Reduce liability insurance costs

Re-direct employee attention to environment issues

3rd party perceived company as environmental responsible

organization

Improve corporate image and investor relation


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Presentation Envronmental Audit Geng Ajan