Environmental Impact Assessments

B & P Health and Safety Management Consultants Ltd can offer the client a service to conduct an environmental impact assessment of there organisation or individual processes within the business.
The environmental impact assessment will consider the organisations aspects and the impact they have on the environment, both locally and globally.

The environmental impact assessment will evaluate inputs to the business, the process, and the outputs. Compliance with environmental legislation will also be identified during the assessment process.

As part of any Environmental Management Systems (EMS) the environmental impact assessment process is essential to gain an understanding of the organisations environmental status. The stake in the ground.

ISO 14001 expects organisations to identify the environmental aspects, and then to determine those that are significant. These would be addressed as a priority in the EMS.

Legislation

It is important that an organisation meets its legislative requirements as a very minimum. The assessment process will identify any failings to meet legislative and guidance requirements and make recommendations to initiate corrective actions.

Inputs

The environmental impact assessment will identify and consider the inputs to the business process i.e. raw materials, utilities, packaging and transportation, contractors and suppliers.

Processes

The process of consuming raw materials, utilities, and resource adding value to the product i.e. zinc plating steel components to give corrosion protection.

Outputs

The outputs from a process can be identified as:
Emissions to air, water and land
Product or services, waste materials and by-products, energy, and water
Noise, vibration, heat and light

When developing information relating to its significant environmental aspects, the organisation should consider the need to retain the information for historical purposes as well as how to use it in designing and implementing its EMS.