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What is the impact of industryon the environment?
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The environment (the air, land and water
around us) provides the conditions for
developing and sustaining all forms of life
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Unfortunately, we sometimes use our
environment as the dustin for everything
we dont want
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"ome of the factors which influence an
organisations effect on the environment are#
$ location
$ supplies re%uired$ wor& activities
$ products
$ waste
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'n organisations impact on the environment
could come from one single event,
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'n organisations impact on the environment
could come from one single event,
or a gradual uildup from several sources
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Wasteis anything that usinesses,
organisations or the pulic throw away
ecause they no longer need or want it
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ach year there are appro*imately#
$ + water pollution incidents
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ach year there are appro*imately#
$ + water pollution incidents
$ -+- land pollution incidents
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ach year there are appro*imately#
$ + water pollution incidents
$ -+- land pollution incidents
$ .++ air pollution incidents
which have a
serious impact
on the environment
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Thin& aout how your organisationaffects the environment
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/ow can you controlpollution and waste?
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0nce youve identified how your organisation
affects the environment, youll need to estalish
which issues re%uire specific management
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0nce youve identified how your organisation
affects the environment, youll need to estalish
which issues re%uire specific management
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0ne way to do this is with a ris& assessment#
find out the li&elihood of the occurrence of
harmful activities, and their conse%uences
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The ways of dealing with pollutants and
waste will depend on a numer of factors#
$ the potential impact of the pollutant
$ legal re%uirements
$ values and policies$ economic issues
$ sta&eholder1societal concerns
$ est practice developments
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When solving pollution and waste prolems,
the following hierarchy can help#
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When solving pollution and waste prolems,
the following hierarchy can help#
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When solving pollution and waste prolems,
the following hierarchy can help#
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When solving pollution and waste prolems,
the following hierarchy can help#
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When solving pollution and waste prolems,
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When solving pollution and waste prolems,
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2f an incident occurs, your organisation
needs to have processes in place to
respond and repair any damage
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These plans should form part of your
organisations emergency procedures, and
e reviewed and practised regularly
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What are the main elements of anenvironmental management system?
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The est way to manage environmental
ris&s is to have a systematic approach, as
when managing health and safety ris&s#
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nvironmental management systems (3")
minimise your companys ris&s associated
with its interactions with the environment
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4ey enefits of an 3" can include#
$ getting a licence to operate
$ controlling cost$ getting access to product and
capital mar&ets
$ improving relations with thegeneral pulic
$ complying with the law
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5etting it right#
$ Planning for prevention and reduction is
cheaper than cleaning up afterwards
$ 5ood environmental performance has
advantages# profitaility, competitiveness,
etter relations and premiums
$ 2ntegrate environmental
factors into your
responsiilities
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$ What is the impact of industry on the
environment?
$ /ow can you control pollution and waste?$ What are the main elements of an
environmental management
system?
4ey learning points#
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