EESC13H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Environmental Audit, Corporate Identity, Management System
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Step1: pre- visit: selecting the audit team. Specialist skills as needed: identification of criteria. Make sure up- to date info: develop and audit plan. Standard protocols, checklists: data request and review. Comprehensive site plan, include environmentally sensitive areas. Step 2: site- visit: opening meeting and orientation tour, meeting between audit team and representatives from facility, discuss scope and objectives, identify personnel with responsibilities for environmental activities. All operations b. equipment and storage facilities c. all waste discharge d. waste removal e. environmental release routes f. hazardous materials g. pollution control equipment. Plant staff aware of current and historical site conditions b. Former retired operators c. degree of training offered to staff and operators d. use checklists. Key observations and findings should be reported c. opportunity to facility management to point out errors or misconceptions that audit team may have d. opportunity to re- evaluate at minimal cost. Failure to comply= fines, court, revocation of permits.