This document summarizes a webinar on environmental auditing conducted by RMS Polytechnic Vadodara. It discusses the importance of environmental audits and sustainable development. It provides an introduction to environmental auditing practices in India, including the objectives and components of environmental audits. The key steps of an environmental audit procedure are outlined. The document also covers 5S methodology, which is a technique used for quality improvement. It describes the five pillars of 5S - sort, set in order, shine, standardize, and sustain. Finally, a case study example is presented on applying a 5S quality management framework to achieve a green campus at a university.

1. A webinar conducted by RMS Polytecghnic Vadododra
30th April 2021
Prof. Heena N Katariya
Assistant Professor, ChED
S S Agrawal Institute of Engineering & Technology, Nvasari

2. Content
 Why Audit?
 Introduction to environmental auditing
 Introduction to environmental policy in India
 Significance, objective, components and principle area
of Environmental Audit
 Procedure of Environmental Audit
 Environmental Audit in India
 5s of Kaizen
 Case Study
 References

3. Why audit?
 Now a days we came across a word “
sustainable development”.
 In general sustainability is referred to be
long-term health of global ecology, while
sustainable development is a process
enhancing human and socio-economic well
being in a long way.
 As per the World Commission
“development that meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own
needs”.
Sustainable
development
???
Environment can save your need; can’t your greed-Mahatma Gandhi

4. Cont…
 The aim of sustainable development is to ensure
intergenerational equality by best efforts.
 It sets following four goals:
1. Economic efficiency in the use of scarce resources.
2. Intergenerational equity
3. Fairness to the nature
4. Survivability
 Sustainable development relies on ensuring that the global
and local environment resources on which community
depend are maintained so that resources can be passed to
the next generation in intact

5. Cont…
 Nature has been very kind to man.
 Ever since its appearance on the earth’s
surface, man has been dependent on
nature for his subsistence.
 During pre-historic time, man had neither
tools nor the technology to use nature
resources.
 With the time man learnt to use natural
resources more aggressively for economic
development instead of sustainable
development, he started neglecting
environment.
 Neglecting environment and natural
resources distorts the picture of sustainable
development in two ways:
1. It produces undesirable output such
as pollution
2. It deteriorates the quality of a
number of crucial inputs such as soil,
water, forest products, minerals, etc.

6. Introduction to environmental
auditing
 Environmental audit is for the impact of the industries
and their products on natural resources and
environmental quality.
 It is necessary to have ‘Environmental Audit’ to
ensure sustainable industrial developments.
 Environmental Audit is a pragmatic management tool,
which addresses itself to help an industry or operation,
to verify compliance with environmental
requirements, to evaluate the effectiveness of the
environmental management system, to assess risks
and to identify and correct environmental hazards.

7. Where it came from?
 UK and US took a first step to understand environment auditing. later, it is resulted
as a legislation which made companies responsible for environmental loss.
 The US has adopted a principle” the pollute pays”.
 To avoid this liability, companies took initiatives by way of conducting
“performance review” and “compliance audit”.
 During 70s and 80s of the last century, a no of anti-pollution laws and legislation
came into light. Regulations arid rules were made which forced certain US
companies to adopt obligatory environmental audit.
 In UK, a few large companies mainly the British petroleum introduced guidelines of
environmental audit for the first time.
 European union is the most important catalyst for change who took initiatives in
the field of pollution, energy and development.
 The United States Environmental Protection Agency published their
environmental policy in 1986 followed by International Chamber of
Commerce book let on environmental auditing in the year 1988.

8. Introduction to environmental
policy in India
 In the year 1992, the union government of India
announced the policy statement on environment with
these words “ Industrial concerns and local bodies
should feel that they have responsibility for
abatement of pollution. The procedure of an
environmental statement will be soon introduced in
local bodies, statutory authorities and companies to
evaluate their policies, operations and activities on
the environment. An annual statement will help in
identifying and focusing attention on areas of
concern, practices that need to be changed and plans
to deal with adverse effects. This will be extended to
an environment audit. Thus measured will provide
better information to the public”.

9. Significance of Environmental
Audit
 Environmental audit is a process which can quantify an organization's
environmental performance and position.
 It is an independent third party assessment of the current status of an
organization's compliance with local environmental laws and regulations.
 EA aims at examining the positive and negative effects of the activities of an
enterprise on environment.
 In 1988 the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Position Paper on
environmental auditing produced the following definition, which has now found
wide acceptance:
 A management tool comprising a systematic, documented, periodic and
objective evaluation of how well environmental organization, management
and equipment are performing with the aim of helping to safeguard the
environment by:
 (i) Facilitating management control of environmental practices
 (ii) Assessing compliance with company policies, which would include
meeting regulatory requirements.

10. Objectives of Environmental audit
1. An environmental audit programme which is designed and implemented
properly can enhance an industry’s environmental performance.
2. Monitoring the scale of optimum utilization of the resources and evaluating
the company at national & international level.
3. To suggest for using alternative energy for the conservation of energy
resources.
4. Evaluation of waste water quality and determination of waste water
characteristics & their effects on the living system.
5. Classification of the categories of solid waste hazardous waste their sources,
quantities & characteristics.
6. Introduction and implementation of time saving technologies in
production.
7. Maintains of Labour / Occupational health & medicine.
8. Proper documentation of environmental compliance status.
9. To help in minimizing the wastes through modern cleaner technologies.
10. Regular environmental auditing once in a year will help in producing
environmentally educated &technically sound personnels

11. Components of environment audit
It has three following components.
1. State Pollution Control Board:
 To appoint internal auditors
 Evaluation and verification of audit report
 Initiating action on evaluated report
2. Internal Auditor Board: assesses the policy and practices of the
company in the following three aspects.
 The review of internal policies
 The policy impact assessment
 The Management Audit
3. External Auditor:
 Team should be approved by SPCB
 Verification of audit report and sending them back for further
action.

12. Principle Areas of Environmental
Audit
 Material Audit
 Energy Audit
 Water Audit
 Health and Safety Audit
 Environmental Quality Audit
 Waste Audit
 Engineering Audit
 Compliance Audit

13. Procedure of Environmental Audit
Environmental Audit
Pre-audit activities
• Submitting pre-
visit questionnaire
of the facility
• Reviewing relevant
regulation.
• Defining audit
scope and team
responsibilities
• Reviewing audit
check lists.
Post audit Activities
• Issue of draft report
• Issue of final report
On-site Activities
• Record
&documentation
review
• Interview with staff
• Physical inspection
of the facilities.

14. Environmental Audit in India
 INDIA is the first country in the world to make environmental
audits compulsory
 .The government of India, by its gazette notification of March 13, 1992,
made it mandatory for all industries to provide annual environmental
audit reports of their operations, beginning with 1992-93.
 This required industries to provide details of water, raw materials and
energy resources used, and the products and wastes generated by
them.
 These audit reports were to be submitted to the concerned State
Pollution Control Boards or before September 30 every year.
 This novel concept of environmental audit was distorted, surprisingly,
by the government, when on April 22, 1993, by a revised notification
the term Audit Report was replaced by Environmental Statement.
 The industries were now to fill a form and submit it to the concerned
Pollution Control Boards (PCBs).

15. Cont…
 Environmental audit did not get acceptance from the Industries. Industries were having list of
objections against it, which are still not resolved completely.
 These objections are
1. First and the most important objection is – industries are not satisfied by the modus of
operandi of Environmental Audit.
2. Proper standards are not laid down by the government to conduct environmental audits.
3. Sufficient number of trained environmental Auditors are not available for conducting
environmental audits
4. Environmental audits are a time consuming and expensive.
5. The government officials are also not fully aware about the procedure.
6. There is no scrutiny by the government officials of the data which is furnished by the
companies.
 As per a report by Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy who ranks
bureaucracies across Asia on a scale from 1 to 10, with 10 being the worst possible score.
India scored 9.21,the pollution control board is also issuing clearance certificate to the industries
that are not following rules and regulations laid down by the SAI (The Supreme Audit Institution
in India which is headed by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India who is a
constitutional authority.) for environmental protection..
 An environment audit programme, if designed and implemented conscientiously, can
enhance an industry’s environmental performance.

16. 5s of Kaizen
 The 5S system is a tool that supports an operating philosophy that
emphasizes discipline, efficiency, and attention to detail.
 5S is a technique originated from Japan and it was first developed by
Hiroyuki Hirano
 The 5S technique is included within “Kaizen‟ which means “change for
the better‟.
 The benefit of 5S technique is improvement in productivity, quality,
health and safety .
 It is expressed by five Japanese words that express cleaning and order at
the company and accepting this as work discipline.
 SEIRI: Sort
 SEITON: Set in Order/Straighten
 SEISO: Shine/Sweep
 SEIKETSU: Standardize
 SHISUKE: Sustain/Self-discipline

17. 5 Pillars of 5S
1. Sort (Get rid of it):
Separate what is needed in
the work area from what is
not; eliminate the latter
2. Set in order (Organize):
Organize what remains
3. Shine (Clean and Solve):
Clean and inspect
4. Standardize (Make
consistent): Standardize
the cleaning, inspection,
and safety practices
5. Sustain (Keep it up):
Make 5S a way of life

18. Sort
 Focuses on eliminating
unnecessary items from the
workplace
 Uses visual methods such as
red-tagging to identify these
unneeded items
 Involves evaluating the
necessity of each item in a work
area and dealing with it
appropriately
 Can help reclaim valuable floor
space and eliminate broken
tools, scrap, and excess raw
material

19. Set in Order
 Create efficient storage techniques
 Arranges items so that they are easy to use
 Labeling of items for easy identification and finding.
 Can only be implemented once the first pillar, Sort, has
cleared the work area of unneeded items

20. Shine
 Focuses on thoroughly
cleaning the work area
 Daily follow-up
cleaning is necessary
to sustain
improvements
 Enables workers to
notice malfunctions in
equipment such as
leaks, vibrations,
breakages, and
misalignments that
could lead to loss of
production

21. Standardize
 Focuses on creating a consistent
approach with which tasks and
procedures are performed
 1st step” is to assign 5s job
responsibilities and integrate 5s
into regular work duties using tools
such as:
a. job cycle charts
b. visual cues (e.g., signs, posters,
display scoreboards)
c. checklists
 next step is to prevent:
a. accumulation of unneeded items
b. procedures from breaking down
c. equipment and materials from
getting dirty

22. Sustain
 Without the Sustain pillar, the achievements of the other
pillars will not last long
 Often the most difficult pillar to implement and achieve
 Makes a habit of properly maintaining correct procedures
 Tools for sustaining 5S include:
a. signs and posters
b. newsletters
c. pocket manuals
d. team and management check-ins
e. performance reviews
f. department tours

23. Questionnaire to be asked while
implementing 5S
SORT
 Are unnecessary things
causing the mess in the
workplace?
 Are unnecessary
remainders of materials
thrown anywhere in the
workplace?
 Do tools or remainders of
materials production lie
on the floor (in the
workplace)?
 Are all necessary things
sorted, classified,
described and possess the
own place?
 Are all measuring tools
properly classified and
kept?
SET IN ORDER
 Is position (location) of
the main passages and
places of storing clearly
marked?
 Are tools segregated on
these to regular uses
and on specialist tools?
 Are all transport
palettes stored on the
proper heights?
 Is anything kept in the
area of devices against
the fire?
 Has the floor any
irregularity, cracks or
causes other difficulties
for the operator's
movement?
SHINE
 Are the oil’s stains, dust
or remains of metal
found around the
position, machine, on
the floor?
 Is machine clean? - Are
lines, pipes etc. clean,
will they demand
repairing?
 Are pipe outlets of oils
not clogged by some
dirt?
 Are sources of light
clean?
STANDARDIZE
 Is attention given
to keep workplace
neat and clean?
 is workplace tidy
but not completely
clean?

24. Case Study
Framework of 5S Quality Management for University Ecosystem to Achieve
Green Campus
Six areas of focus for quality management in academic institution to
achieve green campus
Recycling
thrash
Managing
data of
education
system
Environmenta
l management
(waste
management)
Managing
financial
process and
data
Building,
equipment
and vehicle
maintenance
Saving
Electrical
Energy

25. Case Study
Continuous loop for quality improvement
• Evaluate the
outcome of the
implementation
• Implement best
solution to
improving system.
• Testing for
solutions in real
problems.
• Identify the main
problems and plan
the solutions
PLAN DO
CHECK
ACT

26. Case Study
Framework of quality management for 5S implementation in university environment
Start with idea
of green 5S
framework
Appointment of 5S Committee in
Department level
Awareness program about 5S
Monitoring level of 5S implementation in focus
department
Awarding index of 5S implementation
in focus department
Evaluating impact to environmental
factor for green 5S index
Awarding level of compliance for green 5S implementation for sustainable
environment of university eco-system.
Reflection for improvement and performs solutions
Reflection for
improvement
End with reporting
to top level
management
Meet 5S
standard
Meet green
5S standard
No
Yes
No
Yes

27. 5s Summary
Quality improvement using 5S method with environmental concern
Keep only necessary
items in the
workplace.
Seiri is sorting
through all items in a
location and
removing all
unnecessary items
from the location
Arrange items to
promote efficient
workflow.
Seiton is putting all
necessary items in
the optimal place for
fulfilling their
function in the
workplace.
Cleaning working
area to make it neat
and tidy in periodical
period.
Seiso is cleaning and
inspecting the
workplace and
equipment on a
regular basis.
Process of setting
standards for a
consistently
organized workplace.
Seiketsu is to
standardize the
processes used to
sort, order and clean
the workplace.
Maintaining and
reviewing standard
operation.
Shitsuke is
sustaining the
developed processes
by self-discipline of
the workers.
Stimulate to all level
of workers to
maintain the high
standards of
operations.
Method
Separating of the
essential from the
nonessential items
Designate a place for all
items that remain in the
work area. Put all items in
their designated location
Embedding the cleaning
routines in the standard
daily work of the employee
In this step, work
instructions, checklists,
standard work and other
documentation are
developed.
Perform regular audits
and hand over
improvement feedback
to the team of the
audited area
Eliminating waste and
increased efficiency
Create the workflow
smooth and easy finding.
A clean work environment
motivates, is safer and
makes efficiency increase.
Standardization is to
detect non-conforming
conditions and correct
them immediately.
Improving self-
discipline to ensure that
the 5S approach is
followed.
Sort Set in order Sustain
Standardize
Shine
Advantages

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29. Thank You