MODULE 4- EPM
MODULE 4- EPM
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
⚫ Generating audit findings: Audit evidence should be evaluated against the audit criteriato determine
audit findings.
⚫ Preparing audit conclusions
⚫ Conducting the closing meeting: A closing meeting, facilitated by the audit team leader, should be
held to present the audit findings and conclusions.
4. Preparing and distributing the audit report
⚫ Preparing the audit report: The audit team leader should report the audit results by the audit program
procedures.
⚫ Distributing the audit report: The report should be issued within an agreed period.
5. Completing the audit
• The audit is completed when all planned audit activities have been carried out, or as otherwise agreed
with the audit client.
6. Conducting audit follow-up
• The conclusions of the audit can, depending on the audit objectives, indicate the need forcorrections, or
for corrective, preventive, or improvement actions
Environmental Performance Indicators provide information that helps evaluation and decision-
making within organizations that engage in environmental efforts.
⚫ The first objective of environmental performance indicators is to measure and evaluate
environmental burdens, and environmental problems that need to be solved
⚫ The second objective is to provide a common foundation of information between an
organization and interested parties
⚫ The third objective is to provide a common foundation of information for macro-level
environmental policies of the national and local governments.
(#/yr)
Air emissions were exceeded Management levels with specific Employee blood lead levels
(days/yr) environ responsabilities (#) (μg/100 mL)
Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE) is “an internal process and management tooldesigned
to provide management with reliable and verifiable information on an ongoing basis to determine whether
an organization’s environmental performance is meeting the criteria set by the management of the
organization”.
Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE) is an internal management process that uses
indicators to provide information comparing an organization’s past and present environmental
performance with its environmental performance criteria.
EPE, as detailed in this International Standard, follows a “Plan-Do-Check-Act”
management model.
The steps of this ongoing process are the following:
1. Plan
⚫ planning EPE;
⚫ selecting indicators for EPE
2. Do: Using data and information which includes:
⚫ collecting data relevant to the selected indicators;
⚫ analyzing and converting data into information describing the organization’s Environmental performance;
⚫ assessing information describing the organization’s environmental performance incomparison with
the organization’s environmental performance criteria;
⚫ Reporting and communicating information describing environmental performance.
➢ Environmental compliance consulting also may include questionnaires, site visits, records reviews,
interviews with staff, and comprehensive facility inspections and compliance reviews.
➢ Conducting a compliance audit not only lowers the risk of violating environmental regulations but
also demonstrates a company’s commitment to continually improving the environment
⚫ The data collected from the audit will identify the type of waste produced by theorganization and how th
organization manages this waste. The audit can also make the organization more effective at reducin
waste management costs by educating staff aboutproper waste disposal and making better use of natura
of waste produced by a company.
Validating the Data
⚫ Once the organization receives the data from a waste audit, the organization must validate the data. The
company must ensure that the data collected during this process is sample representative. Additionally, the
data must consider the organization over time.
⚫ If the organization had previous waste audits, the organization should compare the data from the
present waste audit to the data previously generated.
⚫ Once the organization successfully validates the data and makes sure the data is representative of the habits
of the organization, the organization can take measures to makechanges to waste management procedures.
Implementation
⚫ Organizations may choose to implement aspects of the waste audit with the help of different environmental
agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency or various state and local agencies.
⚫ Environmental agencies have many resources that the organization can use to make the implementation
process more effective. Each organization has specific waste managementneeds, but reduction, collection
and recycling are common tools used by organizations during the implementation process.
Monitoring and Reviewing
⚫ In many cases, the initial excitement of performing and implementing these audits does notlast long. A
monitoring and review process performed weekly, bi-monthly or monthly by the organization can help to
ensure the long-term success of changes to waste managementpolicies.
⚫ Typically, organizations will create a waste team responsible for this monitoring and review process.
Additionally, rotating the team members involved in the monitoring and review process will discourage
complacency and encourage organization-wide participation in waste management changes.
⚫ The data collected from the audit will identify the type of waste produced by the
organization and how the organization manages this waste. The audit can also make the
organization more effective at reducing waste management costs by educating staff aboutproper waste
disposal and making better use of natural of waste produced by a company
Validating the Data
⚫ Once the organization receives the data from a waste audit, the organization must validate
the data. The company must ensure that the data collected during this process is sample
representative. Additionally, the data must consider the organization over time.
⚫ If the organization had previous waste audits, the organization should compare the data
from the present waste audit to the data previously generated.
⚫ Once the organization successfully validates the data and makes sure the data is
representative of the habits of the organization, the organization can take measures to make
changes to waste management procedures.
Implementation
⚫ Organizations may choose to implement aspects of the waste audit with the help of different
environmental agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency or various state and
local agencies.
⚫ Environmental agencies have many resources that the organization can use to make the
implementation process more effective. Each organization has specific waste management
needs, but reduction, collection and recycling are common tools used by organizations
during the implementation process.
Monitoring and Reviewing
⚫ In many cases, the initial excitement of performing and implementing these audits does not
last long. A monitoring and review process performed weekly, bi-monthly or monthly by
the organization can help to ensure the long-term success of changes to waste management
policies.
⚫ Typically, organizations will create a waste team responsible for this monitoring and
review process. Additionally, rotating the team members involved in the monitoring and
review process will discourage complacency and encourage organization-wide
participation in waste management changes
4.6.3 Waste Minimization Planning
Waste minimization can be defined as "systematically reducing waste at source". It
means:
⚫ Prevention and/or reduction of waste generated
⚫ Efficient use of raw materials and packaging
⚫ Efficient use of fuel, electricity and water
⚫ Improving the quality of waste generated to facilitate recycling and/or reduce
hazard
⚫ Encouraging re-use, recycling and recovery
Effects
Refers to changes, actual or potential, caused by a chemical, activity, or process
as it comes intocontact with humans or the environment.
Effluent
Any gaseous or liquid waste fluid emitted by a source. A discharge from an exit is
relatively self-contained, such as an industrial smokestack or a sewage treatment
plant. Often referred to as the source of pollution or pollution itself, pollutant
discharges into water
Emergency response
Responses to incidental releases of hazardous substances where the substances can
be absorbed, neutralized, or otherwise controlled at the time of release by employees
in the immediate release area, or by maintenance personnel are not considered to be
emergency responses within the scope of this standard. Responses to releases of
hazardous substances where there is no potential safety or health hazard (i.e., fire,
explosion, or chemical exposure) are not considered to be emergency responses.
⚫ Part E This part is to measure solid waste generated by industry. Also details
like quantityrecycled, sold, and disposed
⚫ Part F Any new practices adopted to reduce hazardous waste.
ANNEXURE
ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT FORM-V
(See rule 14)
Environmental Statement for the financial year ending on 31st March 2016
PART-A
i. Name and address of the owner/ Naveen Kumar Singh, Director In-charge
occupier of the industry operation Jaypee Cement Corporation Limited,
PART-B
Water and Raw Material Consumption:
i. Water consumption in m3/d
Process: 5710
Cooling: 700
Domestic: 290
Name of Process water consumption per unit of products
Products During the previous financial During the current financial
year 2014 - 2015 Year 2015 - 2016
Cement NA 0.31 m3/ T
Ele Power NA 0.141 L/ kWh
* Industry may use codes if disclosing details of raw material would violate contractual
obligations, otherwise, all industries have to name the raw materials used.
PART-C
(a) Water
(b) Air
PART-D
HAZARDOUS WASTES
(As specified under Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling Rules,1989).
Total Quantity (kg)
Hazardous
During the previous During the current financial
Wastes
financial year 2014-15 Year 2015-16
From Process
Used oil NA 600
From Pollution NA NA
Control Facilities
PART- E
SOLID WASTES:
PART - F
Please specify the characteristics (in terms of concentration and quantum)
of hazardous as well as solid wastes and indicate disposal practices
adopted forboth these categories of wastes. Please refer Annexure A to
Form V
PART- G
Impact of the pollution control measures taken on conservation of natural resources and
consequently on the cost of production. Please refer Annexure B to Form V
PART - H
Additional measures/investment proposal for environmental
protection including abatement of pollution.
PART - I MISCELLANEOUS:
Any other particulars in respect of environmental protection and abatement ofpollution.
Annexure A
to Form V
PART F (Please specify the characteristics (in terms of concentration and quantum)
of hazardous as well as solid wastes and indicate disposal practices adopted for both these
categories ofwastes.)
Sl Quantity
Name Storage & transport Disposal method
No per year
It is collected at the boiler and From silo, it is pumped by
1 Bottom Ash 13.92 T transported pneumatically dense phase conveying
to Silo system for PPC production
in cement mill. Surplus
It is collected in ESP
quantity is sold to nearby
2 Fly ash 68208 T hoppers and transported
cement plants through
pneumatically to Silo
bulkers
Used as manure in
3 Sludge 1040 T Stored in landfill
horticulture
Metal/ 5.5T/
4 Ear-marked Storage area Sold to the scrap dealer
Wood/paper 18.25 T
Garbage is collected by
5 Garbage 36 T Dust bins in the colony area
the Notified area
Committee.
Annexure B
to Form V
Water is a very scarce commodity, and maximum efforts are made to conserve it. One of
the important technologies installed in the captive power plant is “Air-cooled
Condensers” in the place of conventional water-cooled condensers. This facilitates our plant
to savewater loss due to evaporation in the cooling tower. The total investment for an Air-
cooled condenseris ₹ 16 crore.
Due to the use of an Air-Cooled Condenser in the power plant, there is a saving in water
consumption to the tune of 5000 m3/ day.