The webinar covers: • Environmental aspects that define the evaluation impact • ISO 14001 relation to it • Difference between Aspects and Impacts Presenter: This live session will be presented by Mahesh Vaidya, Director of High Performance Global Consultants (HPGC), who is also PECB Trainer and partner.

1. Identification of Environmental
Aspects and evaluation of Impact

2. What is Aspect and Impact ?
ASPECT
IMPACT

3. ISO14001:2004 Standard Requirement
The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s)
• a) to identify the environmental aspects of its activities, products and
services within the defined scope of the environmental management
system that it can control and those that it can influence taking into account
planned or new developments, or new or modified activities, products and
services, and
• b) to determine those aspects that have or can have significant impact(s)
on the environment (i.e. significant environmental aspects).
• The organization shall document this information and keep it up to date.
• The organization shall ensure that the significant environmental aspects are
taken into account in establishing, implementing and maintaining its
environmental management system.

4. Difference between Aspects & Impacts
• Environmental Aspects
– Resource consumption
– Waste generations & disposal
– Work environment includes noise, odour,
fumes, fugitive emissions
– Product packaging
• Environmental Impacts
– Resource Depletion
– Air Pollution
– Water Pollution
– Land Contamination
– Noise Pollution
ASPECT
IMPACT

5. What is an Environmental Aspect? What is Not!!
• Aspect
 Waste generation
 Material usage
 Fuel usage
 Air emissions
 Chemical consumption
 Energy consumption
• Not an Aspect
Improve air quality –
this is an objective
Resource depletion –
this is an impact
Vehicle maintenance –
this is a activity
Water pollution – this
is an impact

6. Example of Environmental Aspects
Activity
• Induction Hardening
Environmental Aspects
• Electricity consumption
• Water consumption
• Waste water generation
• Release of ozone depleting
substances in air cooling
units (potential)
• Solid waste generation
• Heavy metals “use” in
computers

7. ACTIVITY:
Handling of
hazardous chemicals
ASPECTS
Potential spillage/
leakage
IMPACTS
Contamination of soil /
water
PRODUCT
Product design
Use of Copper as
conductor
Natural Resource
Depletion
SERVICES
Transportation of
material ( RM/FG)
Generation of Exhaust
emissions/ harmful
gases
Air pollution
Cause Effect
Example of Environmental Aspects

10. What does significant mean?
Significant aspects
and impacts are
controlled by the System
Significance is determined by
the individual organization and
not the ISO14001 standard
Significance is not the
same as magnitude
Significant Environmental Aspects

11. Environmental Aspects-Impact Evaluation
As given in a separately attached excel sheet

12. Evaluation Environmental Aspects –impacts
Risk/impact
Level
Priority and Action
Intolerable • Stop or prohibit activity immediately until
risk/impact has been reduced.
Significant • Do not start activity until risk/impact has been
reduced.
• If activity is in progress, take urgent action.
Moderate • Implement risk reduction measures within a
defined period.
• Costs may be considered and limited.
• More detailed risk/impact assessment of serious
consequences to determine more precisely the
probability of occurrence.
Tolerable • No additional controls are required.
• Monitoring may be required to verify ongoing
effectiveness of controls
• Investigate more cost-effective controls
Insignificant • No action is required.

13. Evaluation Environmental Aspects –impacts
Risk Level Risk Level Score
Intolerable 5
Significant 4
Moderate 3
Tolerable 2
Insignificant 1

14. Evaluation Environmental Aspects –impacts
Probability
Severity
Likely Unlikely
Highly
Unlikely
Serious Intolerble Significant Moderate
Moderate Significant Moderate Tolerable
Minor Moderate Tolerable Insignificant

15. Evaluation Environmental Aspects –impacts
Probability
Severity
Likely Unlikely
Highly
Unlikely
Serious Intolerable
(5)
Significant
(4)
Moderate
(3)
Moderate Significant
(4)
Moderate
(3)
Tolerable
(2)
Minor Moderate
(3)
Tolerable
(2)
Insignificant
(1)

16. Control of Significant Environmental Aspects
• Prepare a list of SIGNIFICANT Aspects-impacts
• Define prioritized action plans to control these
• Periodically review effectiveness of actions taken

17. Thank you for your attention.
Any questions?