C1.3.3 Conducting the Review
Things to Consider
When conducting an Initial Environmental Review, you may wish to consider:
- The direct environmental aspects.
- The indirect environmental aspects.
- The indirect environmental aspects that can be controlled or that you have influence over.
- The applicable legal requirements.
- An evaluation of performance compared with applicable internal criteria, external standards, codes of practice and best practice.
- Opportunities for competitive advantage, including cost reduction opportunities.
- The views of interested parties, such as stakeholders.
- Any organizational systems that may affect environmental performance.
- An evaluation of previous emergency situations and accidents.
Information Sources
There are a variety of information courses available to assist you in your Review. These Include:
- Employee knowledge.
- Communications, including complaints, compliments, stakeholder requests etc.
- Communication from Enforcing Authorities.
- Environmental Incident Reports.
- Near Miss Reports.
- Accident Reports.
- Existing Procedures, whether formal or informal, such as those relating to:
- Production
- Purchasing
- Emissions or discharges
- Waste
- Emergency Response
- Training Records.
- Inspection reports.
- Supplier performance evaluation reports.
- Client performance evaluation reports.
- Utility bills (energy, gas, water, diesel or petrol).
- Environmental consents and permits.
- Environmental Regulators.
- Environmental Legislation.
- Trade Organizations.
- Maintenance records.