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Environmental Risk Assessment

A practical approach
Steve Blackburn MSc, AIEMA,
CMIOSH,MIIRSM,I Eng MIET

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Environmental Aspects
ISO 14001 requires that an organisation shall establish
procedures to identify the environmental aspects of its
activities, products and services that it can control or
influence.

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Once the aspects of activities have been
identified then their impacts need to be
assessed and the significance evaluated

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Map out key activities

Identify environmental aspects for each activity

Identify those impacts associated with each aspect

Evaluate significance

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Environmental Aspects
Five main areas could be identified

Environmental Aspects
Energy

Environmental Aspects
Energy / Transport

Environmental Aspects
Waste

Environmental Aspects
Effluent

Environmental Aspects
Emissions

Environmental Aspects
Contaminated Land

Environmental Aspects
Identified aspects and impacts

Evaluate significance

Significant aspects

Objectives targets and actions

Environmental Aspects
Factors in assessing significance
 Significant if

Controlled by regulatory requirement


Is concern of key stakeholders
Has the potential to cause a demonstrable impact
Has major financial implications positive or negative
Any other criteria deemed significant by the organisation

Environmental Assessment
Emissions
Noise/vibration
Fume
Particulate

Inputs

Activity

Energy
Product
Raw Material

Accidental Releases
Spills
Leaks
Fire
Explosion

Outputs
Product
Service

Waste
Effluent
Land pollutants

Control Hierarchy

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Pollution Inc

Office Block

Manufacturing Plant

Other issues
Underground storage tanks
Outfall effluent plant
Residential housing around perimeter
Watercourse to south of site
SSSI within 500 metres of perimeter.

Waste Storage

Warehouse

Environmental Assessment

Inputs

Warehousing activity

Energy ?
Waste ?
Effluent
Emissions
Land

Outputs

Environmental assessment

Inputs

Office Block

Energy
Waste
Effluent
Emissions
Land

Outputs

Environmental assessment

Inputs

Manufacturing Plant

Energy
Waste
Effluent
Emissions
Land

Outputs

Environmental assessment
Quantify Aspects

Inputs

Wastes/Effluent/Land

Outputs

Emissions

Operational Controls
Pollution Prevention Control
Pollution can result from adverse environmental impacts
arising from process outputs and other activities.

Operational Controls
Pollution
The introduction of substances or energy into the
environment which will : Be detrimental to human health of comfort
 Harm species and ecosystems
 Interfere with the food chain
 Damage property
 Impair amenity
 Otherwise interfere with the legitimate uses of the
environment.

Operational Controls
ISO 14001 Pollution Prevention
 Use of processes, practices, materials, or products that
avoid, reduce or control pollution, which may include
recycling, treatment, process changes, control
mechanisms, efficient use of resources and material
substitution

Control Hierarchy

Operational Controls
Hierarchy for Waste
 Prevention
Change in process design, operation or substance/material/fuel use
so that certain waste outputs are eliminated

 Reduction
Streamlined processes, improved maintenance, efficiency of
operations so that the amount of waste is reduced

 Re-use
Re-use waste outputs instead of being released or sent for disposal
ie use of re-useable pallets instead of wood.

Operational Controls
 Recovery
Reprocess wastes for further use
Recycle materials
Burn combustible wastes for energy recovery

 Release or Disposal
Ensure releases and wastes meet legal standards
Pre-treatment may be required.- this can be as simple as
segrgation.

Operational Controls
Unplanned Releases
 Prevent
 Reduce the risk of occurrence
 Respond to an event
Reduce the risk of the pollution reaching a receptor
Prevent escalation
Minimise impact

 Respond remediate
Clean-up reinstate

Pollution Prevention Control


General Principles
 BAT
Best available techniques

 BPEO
Best practicable environmental option

 ALARP
As low as reasonably practicable

Pollution Prevention Control


BAT/BPEO/ALARP
All three techniques incorporate the need for pollution control
options to be both technically viable and economically
feasible
These techniques will include both equipment as well as
other issues such as housekeeping and training.

Pollution Prevention Control


Beyond Operational Control
 Environmental considerations go beyond the site boundary
Need to influence suppliers and contractors
Customers and products
Interface with the local community

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