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Managing Environmental Risks: Impact of Industry on the Environment

Learn about the impact of industry on the environment and how to control pollution and waste. Discover the elements of an environmental management system and minimize your company's risks.

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Managing Environmental Risks: Impact of Industry on the Environment

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  1. ---==== START ====--- Loading complete!

  2. Menu to KLP

  3. Key learning points

  4. KLP to first slide

  5. Protecting our environment What is the impact of industryon the environment? ---== KLP1: Impact of industry? ==---

  6. The environment (the air, land and water around us) provides the conditions for developing and sustaining all forms of life The environment

  7. Unfortunately, we sometimes use our environment as the dustbin for everything we don’t want Use as a dustbin

  8. Some of the factors which influence an organisation’s effect on the environment are: • location • supplies required • work activities • products • waste Factors which affect

  9. An organisation’s impact on the environment could come from one single event, Single event - Oil spill

  10. An organisation’s impact on the environment could come from one single event, or a gradual build-up from several sources Gradual source - factory

  11. Waste is anything that businesses, organisations or the public throw away because they no longer need or want it DEF: Waste

  12. Pollution is the release of substances or energy into the environment that can contaminate air, land and water DEF: Pollution

  13. Each year there are approximately: • 588 water pollution incidents - 97 water

  14. Each year there are approximately: • 588 water pollution incidents • 252 land pollution incidents - 18 land

  15. Each year there are approximately: • 588 water pollution incidents • 252 land pollution incidents • 155 air pollution incidents which have a serious impact on the environment - 6 air

  16. Think about how your organisation affects the environment Think about your organisation

  17. How can you controlpollution and waste? ---== KLP2: Control pollution? ==---

  18. Once you’ve identified how your organisation affects the environment, you’ll need to establish which issues require specific management Which issues require management

  19. Once you’ve identified how your organisation affects the environment, you’ll need to establish which issues require specific management Which issues require management

  20. One way to do this is with a risk assessment: find out the likelihood of the occurrence of harmful activities, and their consequences Risk assessment

  21. The ways of dealing with pollutants and waste will depend on a number of factors: • the potential impact of the pollutant • legal requirements • best practice developments • stakeholder/societal concerns • values and policies • economic issues Factors

  22. When solving pollution and waste problems, the following hierarchy can help: Hierarchy – 1. Prevent

  23. When solving pollution and waste problems, the following hierarchy can help: Hierarchy – 2. Reduce

  24. When solving pollution and waste problems, the following hierarchy can help: Hierarchy – 3. Reuse

  25. When solving pollution and waste problems, the following hierarchy can help: Hierarchy – 4. Recover

  26. When solving pollution and waste problems, the following hierarchy can help: Hierarchy – 5. Dispose

  27. When solving pollution and waste problems, the following hierarchy can help: Transition slide

  28. If an incident occurs, your organisation needs to have processes in place to respond and repair any damage If an incident occurs

  29. These plans should form part of your organisation’s emergency procedures, and be reviewed and practised regularly Procedures practised

  30. What are the main elements of anenvironmental management system? ---== KLP3: Elements of an EMS? ==---

  31. The best way to manage environmental risks is to have a systematic approach, as when managing health and safety risks: Plan Do Check Act

  32. Environmental management systems (EMS) minimise your company’s risks associated with its interactions with the environment EMS minimises risk

  33. Key benefits of an EMS can include: • getting a licence to operate • complying with the law • controlling cost • getting access to product and capital markets • improving relations with thegeneral public Benefits of EMS

  34. QUIZ

  35. Q1. Litres of oil

  36. - 1

  37. Q2. Kg recylced

  38. - 65

  39. Q3. Kg of waste

  40. - 520

  41. Q4. Water wasted

  42. - 1,036

  43. Q5. Both sides A4

  44. - 4,000

  45. Q6. Carrier bags

  46. - 875,000

  47. Q7. Hazardous waste

  48. - 4.5 million

  49. Q8. Tonnes of waste

  50. - 434 million

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