MODULE 4

ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT

4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AUDITS

An Environmental Management System (EMS) Audit refers to a systematic and documented
verification process of objectively obtaining audit evidence to determine whether an organization’s
EMS conforms to the audit criteria and communicating the results of this process to the client.

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The objectives of a typical EMS audit include:
⚫ Determining conformance of an auditee's EMS with the EMS audit criteria;
⚫ Determining whether the auditee's EMS has been properly implemented and maintained;
⚫ Identifying areas of potential improvement in the auditee's EMS;

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⚫ Assessing the ability of the internal management review process to ensure the continuing
suitability and effectiveness of the EMS;
⚫ Evaluating the EMS of an organization where there is a desire to establish a contractual
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4.1.2 STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED IN AUDITING

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1. Initiating the audit

When an audit is initiated, the responsibility for conducting the audit remains with the assignedaudit team
leader until the audit is completed.
 ⚫ Establishing initial contact with the auditee: The initial contact with the auditee for theperformance
of the audit can be informal or formal and should be made by the audit team leader.
⚫ Determining the feasibility of the audit: The feasibility of the audit should be determinedto provide
reasonable confidence that the audit objectives can be achieved.
2. Preparing audit activities
⚫ Performing document review in preparation for the audit: The relevant management system
documentation of the auditee should be reviewed

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⚫ Preparing the audit plan: The audit team leader should prepare an audit plan based on the
information contained in the audit program and in the documentation provided by the auditee
⚫ Assigning work to the audit team
⚫ Preparing work documents: The audit team members should collect and review the information
relevant to their audit assignments and prepare work documents, as necessary,for reference and for
recording audit evidence
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Conducting the audit activities
⚫ Conducting the opening meeting: An opening meeting should be held with the auditee’s
management and, where appropriate, those responsible for the functions or processes to be audited
⚫ Performing document review while conducting the audit
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⚫ Communicating during the audit: During the audit, it may be necessary to make formal
arrangements for communication within the audit team, as well as with the auditee, the audit client,
and potentially with external bodies
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⚫ Assigning roles and responsibilities of guides and observers: Guides and observers (e.g.regulator or
other interested parties) may accompany the audit team
⚫ Collecting and verifying information: During the audit, information relevant to the auditobjectives,
scope, and criteria, including information relating to interfaces between functions, activities, and
processes should be collected employing appropriate sampling and should be verified.
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⚫ 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 asotherwise agreed
with the audit client.
6. Conducting audit follow-up

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• The conclusions of the audit can, depending on the audit objectives, indicate the need forcorrections, or
for corrective, preventive, or improvement actions

4.2 ROLES AND QUALIFICATIONS OF AUDITORS

EMS auditors should be trained in auditing techniques and management system concepts.
Familiarity with environmental regulations, facility operations, and environmental science is a big

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plus, and in some cases may be essential to adequately, assess the EMS.
As a guidance standard, 14012 can only recommend such qualifications, and the key is to ensure
the audit team is familiar with the EMS that they are responsible for, and not all other areas of
environmental science or regulations. Secondly, it is understood that no single individual may have
all of these qualifications, hence the concept of the audit team
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Traits of a good auditor:
⚫ Independent (activity being audited)
⚫ Impartial
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⚫ Tactful
⚫ Attentive to detail
⚫ Objective
Auditor responsibilities and activities should cover:
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⚫ following the directions of and supporting the lead auditor;

⚫ planning and carrying out the assigned task objectively, effectively and efficiently within
the scope of the audit;
⚫ collecting and analyzing relevant and sufficient audit evidence to determine audit findings
and reach audit conclusions regarding the EMS;
⚫ preparing working documents under the direction of the lead auditor;
⚫ documenting individual audit findings;
 ⚫ safeguarding documents about the audit and returning such documents asrequired;
⚫ assisting in writing the audit report

4.3 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND THEIR

EVALUATION

Environmental Performance Indicators provide information that helps evaluation and decision-
making within organizations that engage in environmental efforts.

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⚫ 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

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environmental policies of the national and local governments.

Types of Environmental Performance Indicators

ISO standard describes two general categories of indicators for EPE:
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⚫ Environmental Performance Indicators (EPIs); and
⚫ Environmental Condition Indicators (ECIs).
There are two types of Environmental Performance Indicators:
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⚫ Management Performance Indicators (MPIs)

⚫ Operational Performance Indicators (OPIs)
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Management Performance Indicators (MPIs) relate to the management system and address:

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❑ policy issues and development, e.g. effectiveness of environmental commitments
❑ resource allocation and purchasing
❑ human resource issues, e.g. staff training
❑ planning and practices, e.g. which objectives are being pursued and achieved
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❑ conformance with regulations and audit programs

Operational Performance Indicators (OPIs) relate to the performance of operations, including

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• Inputs, e.g. energy, materials, utilities, and contractor services

• Through-puts, e.g. design, installation, operation, and maintenance of buildings, materials used, process
equipment, and other facilities
• Outputs, e.g. process emissions, trade effluent, emissions to air, solid and liquid
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The raw material used per unit of
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Examples of performance indicators and metrics

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Environmental costs or budget
ECI
Contaminant concentration in
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product (Kg/unit) ($/yr) ambient air (μg/m3)
Energy used annually per unit of Percentage of environmental Frequency of photochemical
product (MJ/1000 L product) targets achieved (%) smog events (#/yr)
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Energy conserved (MJ) Number of employees trained (% # Contaminant concentration in

trained/to be trained) ground- or surface water (mg/L)

Number of emergency events or Number of audit findings (#) Change in groundwater level (m)

unplanned shutdowns (#/yr)

Average fuel consumption of Time spent to correct audit Contaminant concentration in
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vehicle fleet (L/100 Km) findings (person-hr) surface soil (mg/Kg)

Hazardous waste generated per Time spent responding to The concentration of a
unit of product (Kg/unit) Environmental incidents (person contaminantin the tissue of a
specific local
hr. / yr.)
specie (μg/Kg)
Emissions of specific pollutants Number of complaints from Population of an specific species
to air (Ton CO2/yr) Public or employees (#/yr.) within a defined area (#/m2)
Wastewater discharged per unitof Number of suppliers contacted Fish deaths in a specific
product (1000 L/unit) about environment management. watercourse (#/yr)

(#/yr)
Air emissions were exceeded Management levels with specific Employee blood lead levels
(days/yr) environ responsabilities (#) (μg/100 mL)

Objectives and Benefits of an Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE)

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1. Better understanding of an organization’s impacts on the environment,
2. Providing a basis for benchmarking management, operational and environmental
performance,
3. Identifying opportunities for improving efficiency of energy and resource usage,
4. Determining whether environmental objectives and targets are being met,
5. Demonstrating compliance with regulations,

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6. Determining the proper allocation of resources,
7. Increasing the awareness of employees, and,
8. Improving community and customer relations
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Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE)

Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE) is “an internal process and management tooldesigned
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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
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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’sEnvironmental performance;
⚫ assessing information describing the organization’s environmental performance incomparison with
the organization’s environmental performance criteria;
⚫ Reporting and communicating information describing environmental performance.

3. Check and Act: Reviewing and improving EPE.

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4.4 NONCONFORMANCE – CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE

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ACTIONS
No EMS is perfect when system deficiencies are encountered organization will need a process to
ensure that:

⚫ Problems including nonconformities are investigated;

⚫ Root causes are identified;
⚫ Corrective actions are identified and implemented; ,
 ⚫ Corrective actions are tracked and documented.
EMS nonconformities and other system deficiencies should be analyzed to detect patterns or trends.
Identifying these trends will allow you to anticipate and prevent future problems.
“Root cause analysis” is a process by which you can identify causes and preventive actions.
Example: If a spill occurs several times in your raw material transfer area, you would attempt to
identify the root cause of the spill occurring so that you could address the cause and prevent the
spill in the future

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4.4.1 What is a Major Non-Conformance? A deficiency that
seriously impairs the effectiveness of the EMSExamples:
• An element of ISO 14001 not implemented
• Procedures not developed or not implemented
• Failure to take corrective or preventive action
• Several minor non-conformances

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4.4.2 What is a Minor Non-Conformance?
A minor deficiency that does not seriously impair the effectiveness of the EMS
Examples:
• One or a few individuals (out of many) do not use a procedure correctly
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• Procedure needs minor changes to be effective.
• One or a few records incomplete

4.4.3 What are Corrective and Preventive Actions?

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➢ Corrective action fixes the immediate problem (e.g., repair a leaking valve)
➢ Preventive action is designed to stop the problem from occurring again or stop problemsbefore
they happen (e.g., improved maintenance procedures).

➢ Effective preventive actions are key to CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT.

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ISO 14001 Non-Conformance, Corrective and Preventive Action says:

The organization shall establish and maintain procedures for defining responsibility and
authority for handling and investigating nonconformance, taking action to mitigate any impacts
caused, and initiating and completing corrective and preventive action.
4.4.4 Steps to Identify and Correct Non-Conformance
➢ Identify problems through routine inspection, monitoring, audit findings, trend analysis,
employee comments, complaints, experience
➢ Investigate the problem and its underlying causes. Involve persons with first-hand
knowledgeof the issues, and authority to achieve solutions
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➢ Ensure the solution is adequate for the size and nature of the problem, i.e., fix the
underlyingcause(s) once and for all
➢ Follow-up with monitoring to confirm that the implemented solution is effective long term
➢ Involve people throughout with sufficient influence to ‘make things happen’ promptly

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➢ Environmental monitoring results not submitted to the government on timePossible underlying
causes:
➢ Responsibility for reporting not clearly communicated
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➢ Inadequate training or awareness of reporting schedule requirements
➢ Written procedure not available
➢ Insufficient supervision and checking
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Principles of Corrective and Preventive Action

➢ Don’t ignore problems and hope they’ll go away
➢ Ask: Who? What? When? How? Where? WHY? until you arrive at the root cause
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➢ Fix deficiencies in the system, not just symptoms of the problem

4.5 COMPLIANCE AUDITS

An Environmental Compliance Audit is an investigation of the compliance status of a facility
and/or the extent of environmental liability. This process is a systematic, documented evaluation
of a facility, focusing on current operating and administrative procedures and processes.
An environmental compliance audit can also be used to determine whether an existing
environmental management system is effective:
 ⚫ maintaining compliance
⚫ identifying deficiencies
⚫ taking corrective actions
➢ Environmental compliance audits are thorough inspections and reviews of facilities to
ensure a company or site is meeting environmental regulations.
➢ An environmental compliance audit may include a review of compliance with local, state,
or federal rules as well as internal company policies.

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➢ A regulatory compliance audit may incorporate all media, including air, soil, water, energy,
noise and waste. Or the scope may consist only of an environmental site assessment for
one regulated area, such as soil.
➢ Each audit is custom-designed for an individual facility to ensure environmental regulation
compliance specific to that site.
➢ An environmental compliance audit allows a company to identify and address any existing

and penalties.
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orpotential environmental issues before they become legal issues or lead to regulatory fines

➢ Educating the company’s staff on environmental compliance is also a part of the audit.
➢ Environmental compliance audits focus on a company’s operations and systems. A customized,
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detailed checklist-type protocol is typically used to conduct the audit.

➢ Environmental compliance consulting also may include questionnaires, site visits, records reviews,
interviews with staff, and comprehensive facility inspections and compliance reviews.
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4.6 COMPLIANCE AUDITS

An Environmental Compliance Audit is an investigation of the compliance status of a facility and/or the
extent of environmental liability. This process is a systematic, documented evaluationof a facility, focusing
on current operating and administrative procedures and processes.
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An environmental compliance audit can also be used to determine whether an existing environmental
management system is effective:
⚫ maintaining compliance
⚫ identifying deficiencies
⚫ taking corrective actions
➢ Environmental compliance audits are thorough inspections and reviews of facilities to ensure a
company or site is meeting environmental regulations.
 ➢ An environmental compliance audit may include a review of compliance with local, state, or federal
rules as well as internal company policies.
➢ A regulatory compliance audit may incorporate all media, including air, soil, water, energy,noise and
waste. Or the scope may consist only of an environmental site assessment for one regulated area,
such as soil.
➢ Each audit is custom designed for an individual facility to ensure environmental regulation
compliance specific to that site.
➢ An environmental compliance audit allows a company to identify and address any existing or

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potential environmental issues before they become legal issues or lead to regulatory fines and
penalties.
➢ Educating the company’s staff on environmental compliance is also a part of the audit.
➢ Environmental compliance audits focus on a company’s operations and systems. A customized,
detailed checklist-type protocol is typically used to conduct the audit.

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➢ Environmental compliance consulting also may include questionnaires, site visits, and 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 theenvironment
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4.7 WASTE AUDITS
⚫ A waste audit is a physical analysis of waste composition to provide a detailed understanding of
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problems, identify potential opportunities, and give you a detailed analysis of your waste
composition.
⚫ A waste audit is a thought-out process that is used to determine the amount and types of waste
produced by a company.
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⚫ Organizations conduct waste audits to minimize the organization's waste impact on the
environment. Organizations conduct waste audits voluntarily and as mandated by local, state, and
federal laws.
A waste audit will help the organization to clearly, identify their waste generation to:
⚫ Establish baseline or benchmark data.
⚫ Characterize and quantify waste streams.
⚫ Verify waste pathways.
 ⚫ Identify waste diversion opportunities.
⚫ Identify source reduction opportunities.
⚫ Assess effectiveness and determine ways to improve t h e efficiency of your current waste
management systems.
⚫ Gain specific information for local government accreditation.
⚫ Obtain detailed data on waste generation.

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4.6.1 Process of Waste Audit:
⚫ A waste audit is a process used to calculate the type and amount of waste generated by an
organization. Any size organization can perform this type of audit.

⚫ The data collected from the audit will identify the type of waste produced by theorganization and how th

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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
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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
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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
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agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency or variousstate 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.

4.8 WASTE AUDITS

⚫ A waste audit is a physical analysis of waste composition to provide a detailed

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understanding of problems, identify potential opportunities, and give you a detailed
analysis of your waste composition.
⚫ A waste audit is a thought-out process that is used to determine the amount and types of
waste produced by a company.
⚫ Organizations conduct waste audits to minimize the organization's waste impact on the

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environment. Organizations conduct waste audits voluntarily and as mandated by local,

A waste audit will help organization to clearly, identify their waste generation to:
⚫ Establish baseline or benchmark data.
⚫ Characterize and quantify waste streams.
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⚫ Verify waste pathways.
⚫ Identify waste diversion opportunities.
⚫ Identify source reduction opportunities.
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⚫ Assess effectiveness and determine ways to improve efficiency of your current waste
management systems.
⚫ Gain specific information for local government accreditation.
⚫ Obtain detailed data on waste generation.
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4.6.2 Process of Waste Audit:

⚫ A waste audit is a process used to calculate the type and amount of waste generated by an
organization. Any size organization can perform this type of audit.

⚫ 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

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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

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environmental agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency or various state and

⚫ Environmental agencies have many resources that the organization can use to make the
implementation process more effective. Each organization has specific waste management
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needs, but reduction, collection and recycling are common tools used by organizations
during the implementation process.
Monitoring and Reviewing
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⚫ 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
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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

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⚫ Encouraging re-use, recycling and recovery

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The following are the techniques:

1. Waste Reduction at source – this can be achieved by changing or modifying of
productionprocess and/or equipment used, with assurance that product quality is not
affected.
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• Product or raw materials substitution involves the substitution of raw

materials with ofless toxic substances and can produce the same product
quality but of fewer residual unwanted by-products.
• Process change, modification, and control include the use of the latest
technology involving new equipment or the process itself. Its application,
however, is process-specific and shall be carefully studied before being
 implemented for the selection of the best and the most acceptable
alternatives.
• Good housekeeping practice is the key aspect in keeping a waste
minimization program a success and has a minimum capital requirement
and yet provides the highest return on investment. This can be easily
accomplished through awareness programs & campaigns of company staff
on the benefits of waste generation and its control. This includes proper

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waste segregation & waste classification to determine its quality, proper
storage, and determining its value or usability. On the part of the
management, regular waste audits for reconciling what goes in and what is
out are useful tools in determining the overall benefits ofgood and realistic
housekeeping programs.

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2. Waste Re-Use and Recycling – is the practice of recovering usable
components of a declared waste for subsequent use in other purposes or sale
either with or without pre-treatment. Generally,recycled materials can either
be used in the same service from which it was generated or in entirely different
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premises, activities, or purposes with consideration of possible misuse, its
effect,andthe efficiency and safety of the receiver or user.
3. Treatment of Waste – eliminates the toxic content of the waste stream,
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reduces the risk of pollution and the health of the public, and increases its
acceptability for discharge into the environmentfor its intended use. This also
provides an incentive to the user as it enhances the quality of waste and
increases the potential for recycling.
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Benefits of Waste Minimization Practice:

Waste minimization practices benefit not only the company or the waste
generator but thegovernment regulatory agency as well. This includes:
• Increase production, but lessen waste generation;
• Saving money by reducing waste treatment & disposal costs, raw
material purchases, andother operational costs including storage;
 • Optimize use of resources (like water);
• Enhance public and worker's health and safety;
• Improve environmental performance, regulatory compliance & meeting
to any nationalwaste minimization goals;
• Extend the useful life of landfills and disposal sites;
• Reduce potential environmental liabilities; and
• Promotes good public image on environmental protection.

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4.9 DUE DILIGENCE AUDIT
Due diligence is the investigation or exercise of care that a reasonable business or

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person is expected to take before entering into an agreement or contract with

Due diligence is an investigation or audit of a potential investment or product to

confirm all facts,such as reviewing all financial records, plus anything else deemed
material. It refers to the care a reasonable person should take before entering into
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an agreement or a financial transaction with another party.

A Process used to identify environmental problems associated with a piece of

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property before purchase. The scope of property transfer assessments often is much
broader and focuses more onbusiness risks and liabilities as opposed to regulatory
compliance.

Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)

A web-based tool that provides access to compliance and enforcement for
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opportunity 800,000 EPA-regulated facilities. ECHO allows users to find permit,

inspection, violation, enforcement action, and penalty information covering the
past two years. The data in ECHO are updated monthly.

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

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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.

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Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) is the assessment and management of
environmental liabilities and risks.
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• Environmental Due Diligence is both a legal and technical exercise – an
action of analyzing your organization’s site or a site your organization is
looking to acquire. It is often demonstrated by a formal assessment of the
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organization and land to identify any existing or previous environmental

conditions and/or contaminations and quantify financial and legal risks.
• The environmental assessment which is a part of a due diligence process
mainly aims at identifying any claims or liabilities generated by
environmental degradation, such as potential soil and groundwater
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contamination resulting from current or historical activitiesperformed on the

site which is subject to the transaction process.
• Also, another objective of environmental due diligence (EDD) is the
estimation of associated remediation costs, which may affect the closing of
the transaction; if such costs are identified, they can serve as an efficient
negotiation tool for the parties involved in the transaction and they can
 ultimately be turned into commercial advantages.

4.10 ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: FORM 5

⚫ In today’s world every industry is optimizing its Sources, equipment, and
processes to face increasing competition and are forced to minimize
Environmental pollution. There is a need for pressure on pollution-
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production technologies.
⚫ Environmental statement is the self-inspection process for improvement in
processes and reduction in waste over the last year.
⚫ The only mandatory process in the Environmental Statement is to fill up
Form V and submit it to the Pollution Control Board. If you notice Form
V there are fields where the industryneeds to put their last year’s Numbers
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with Current Year's Numbers to identify where they stand.

4.8.1 Environmental Statement Submission Date

⚫ Notification for Environmental Statement form V Published on 28 Apr
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1992 by Ministryof Environment and Forest. As per the act (Water, Air,
and Hazardous Waste), every industry should submit an environmental
statement for the financial year ending (i.e. 31st Mar) to the concerned
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state pollution control board.

Information Collected through Environmental Statement Form V

In the environmental statement, every industry should provide information on the
production, and consumption of raw, water, pollutants discharged in the
environment, and solid and hazardous waste withtheir treatment processes.
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Important things to be reported to the pollution control board are:

⚫ if that company is reusing its by-products or waste material which results in
a reduction in consumption of air, water or energy
⚫ production cost
⚫ additional investment proposals for environmental protection i.e. gradation,
improvement in process, or new equipment to reduce environmental
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4.8.1 Environmental Statement Form V Filling Process

There are a total of Nine Sections in Environmental Statement Form V.
⚫ Part A Basic information about the company like name, address, industry
category, production capacity, and date of last environmental audit
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⚫ Part B This part is for comparison of water and raw material consumption for
this financialyear to the previous year.
⚫ Part C This part is to measure pollutants discharged to the environment
through medium air and water. How much in excess, an industry is releasing
pollutants into the environment?

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⚫ Part D This part measures hazardous waste from processes and pollution

⚫ Part E This part is to measure solid waste generated by industry. Also details
like quantityrecycled, sold, and disposed
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⚫ Part F Any new practices adopted to reduce hazardous waste.

⚫ Part G Impacts of pollution control measures on natural resources

and with cost ofproduction.
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⚫ Part H Additional investment/process/measures to minimize or prevent

pollution.
⚫ Part I In this part other information/initiatives to improve the quality of the
environment needto be given.
Whenever Part C, indicates high variation then Part H (i.e. additional investment
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proposals forenvironmental protection including abatement of pollution) should be taken

more seriously

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,

or process. Shahabad Cement Plant, Village- Bankur,

Tal- Chittapur, Dist. - Kalaburagi

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ii. Industry category Primary-(STC Code) Secondary- (STC Code)
iii. Production category.

Sl No Product Unit of Measurement Quantity

1 Cement Million tons per Annum 2.4 (Installed capacity)
2 Ele Power MW 60 (Installed capacity)

iv. Year of establishment May 2012

v. Date of the last environmental statement submitted. NA

PART-B

Process:
Cooling:
5710
700
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Water and Raw Material Consumption:
i. Water consumption in m3/d
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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
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Ele Power NA 0.141 L/ kWh

ii. Raw material consumption

Name of Name of Consumption of raw material per unit of output
Raw Products During the previous During the current
materials financial year 2014 -15 financialYear 2015 -16
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Clinker 0.7 T / T 0.73 T / T

Flyash Cement 0.28 T / T 0.24 T / T
Gypsum 0.03T / T 0.03 T / T
Coal Ele Power 0.0 T / MWh 0.00105 T / 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

Pollution discharged to environment/unit of output

(Parameter as specified in the consent issued)

(a) Water

Quantity of Quantity of Tolerance Percentage of

Pollutants Pollutants Pollutants limit variation from

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discharged discharged specified by prescribed
(mass / day) (mass / KSPCB standards with
Volume) (Mass / Vol) reason
pH - 7.61 5.5 to 9
Suspended 8.27 kg/day 8 mg/l 100 mg / l
Solids Max
Oil & - ND 10
Grease
Maximum
Temp

Dissolved
solids
(Inorganic)
Chlorides
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427 kg/day

59.29 kg/day
Nil

413 mg/l

51.18 mg/l
5⁰C higher
than intake
temp
2100 mg / l
Max

1000 mg / l
All parameters
are maintained in
tolerance
limit specified,
as per CFO
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(As Cl) Max
Dissolved 0.058 kg/day 0.056 mg/l 5 mg / l Max
Phosphates
(As P)
Sulphate 52.15 kg/day 50.43 mg/l 1000 mg / l
(As SO4) Max
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(b) Air

Quantity of Quantity of Tolerance Percentage of

Pollutants Pollutants Pollutants limit variation from
discharged discharged specified by prescribed
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(mass/day) (mass / KSPCB Standards with

Volume) (Mass / Vol) reason
PM 191 kg/day 17 mg/Nm3 50
SO2 618 kg/day 55 mg/Nm3 100
Maintained as per
tolerance limit
NO2 2881 kg/day 257 mg/Nm3 800

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

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PART- E
SOLID WASTES:

Total Quantity (kg)

Solid Wastes During the previous During the current financial
financial year 2014-15 Year 2015-16
From Process
Bottom Ash NA 13,92,000
Flyash NA 6,82,08,000

PART - F
Sludge
From Pollution
control Facilities
lo NA

NA
10,40,000
Bag filters’ dust collection is
reused in production

Please specify the characteristics (in terms of concentration and quantum)

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of hazardous as well as solid wastes and indicate disposal practices
adopted forboth these categories of wastes. Please refer Annexure A to
Form V
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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
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protectionincluding 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.)

1. Following hazardous waste from the plant is disposed of

safely, according to recommended practices without any
nuisance to the environment.

Sl Quantityper Storage &

Name Disposal method
No year transport

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Area earmarked,
1 Used Oil 600 kg Consumed in the boiler with coal
Stored in drums
Used lead Ear-marked Sold back to battery dealer
2 15 Nos
acid batteries Storage area (Authorized)

2. Other solid wastes are disposed in scientific manner to

maintain clean and hygienic environment inside the plant and
colony area.

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No
Name

1 Bottom Ash
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Quantity
per year
Storage & transport Disposal method
It is collected at the boiler and From silo, it is pumped by
13.92 T transported pneumatically
to Silo
dense phase conveying
system for PPC production
in cement mill. Surplus
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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
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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.
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Annexure B
to Form V

PART G (Impact of the pollution control measures taken on conservation of natural

resources andconsequently on the cost of production.)

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.

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