Management environmental

There is environmental impact analysis, which is codified in the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act. Through the environmental impact statement, the analysis prescribes the investigation and remedial measures that must be taken to mitigate the adverse effects of new development. It is intended to act in favor of both prudent conservation and participatory democracy. 

Long-term environmental performance improvement is increasingly being interpreted as an aid to long-term profitability and competitivity. Insurance companies are well aware of the risk of poor environmental performance of their clients. Companies with effective environmental management can demonstrate that they represent a lower risk and can use this in negotiation for lower premiums. Similarly, banks run risks when taking over businesses as collateral for unpaid loans, since they also take over the responsibility for operations and are thus liable for any kind of environmentally unsound practices in the company. 

To manage environmental issues requires a company to establish clear structures and guidelines. Rather than proceeding in a hazardous manner, industry is systematising enviroiunental management in a manner similar to quality management by considering features such as  

The company in question establishes and implements an environmental policy, site-specific environmental programmes and an environmental management system, carries out periodic site-specific environmental audits and prepares communication on environmental performance to certifiers, governments and the public. 

Of the various guidelines, regulations and standards laid down for environmental management, the following sections review some of the most frequently used within Western Europe as well as the international standard ISO 14000. 

Finally, it should be noted that the previous chapter introduced the reader to open ended questions although engineers at their very essence are problem solvers, most problems in real life do not come fiilly defined with a prescribed methodology to arrive at a solution. These open-ended questions are exercises in using brain power— and like any muscle, you use it or lose it. The author believes that those who conqueror become adept with this topic will have taken the first step toward someday residing in an executive suite (or the equivalent) and, it is for this reason that a separate chapter was assigned to this important topic. 

The first section of this chapter is concerned with environmental management. This section contains a broad discussion of the environmental issues facing today s 

Chemical Keactor Analysis and Appliccaions for die Practicing Engineer. By Ijouis Theodure 2012 John Wiley Sons, Inc. Published 2012 by John Wiley Sons, Inc. 

In the past four decades, there has been an increased awareness of a wide range of environmental issues covering all resources air, land, and water. More and more people are becoming aware of these environmental concerns, and it is important that professional people, many of whom do not possess an understanding of environmental problems, have the proper information available when involved with environmental issues. All professionals should have a basic understanding of the technical and scientific terms related to these issues. In addition to serving the needs of the professional, this chapter examines how one can increase his or her awareness of and help solve the environmental problems facing both industry and society. 

This section is titled Environmental Management it provides a broad discussion of environmental issues facing today s engineers. Some of the topics covered in this chapter include air pollution, water pollution, solid waste, etc., and six Illustrative Examples dealing with these topics are presented. 

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Introduction and commercial application Safety and the environment have become important elements of all parts of the field life cycle, and involve all of the technical and support functions in an oil company. The Piper Alpha disaster in the North Sea in 1988 has resulted in a major change in the approach to management of safety of world-wide oil and gas exploration and production activities. Companies recognise that good safety and environmental management make economic sense and are essential to guaranteeing long term presence in the industry. 

The environmental performance of companies within the industry is normally subject to the legislative requirements of the host government, but is increasingly becoming scrutinised by the public, as available information and general levels of awareness increase. Major companies see responsible management of the environmental aspects of their operations as crucial to the future of their business. The approval of loans from major banks for project finance is usually conditional on acceptable environmental management. 

Business Legal Reports, Inc., 39 Academy St., Madison, Coim., 06443, which offers U.S. Federal and state environmental laws and regulations, as well as such newsletters as Environmental Manager s Compliance Advisor 2rs A OSHA Compliance Advisoty. 

Environmental Management Source Rook, 1994—1995, Environment Today, Enterprise Communications Inc., Marietta, Ga. aimual issue as part of monthly maga2ine subscription. 

Economic evaluation is an assessment of the probable benefit or reward of a proposed course of action, relative to other choices. Although the benefit usually takes the form of a financial return, in environmental management, transportation (qv), health care, and other social areas, the benefit may be a social gain instead. Some method is then developed to translate the social gain into a monetary equivalent. The discussion herein is limited to the financial return expected from some type of production or service activity. 

CASCIO, WOODSIDE, MITCHELL ISO 14000 A Guide to the New International Environmental Management Standards... 

FiuaUy, no discussion on poUution prevention would be complete without reference to the ac tivities of the 49-year-old International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO recently created Technical Committee 207 (TC 207) to begin work on new standards for environmental management systems (EMS). The ramifications, especiaUy to the chemical iudustiy, which has become heavUy involved in the development of these standards, wUl be great. TC 207 s activities are... 

ISO 14000 / ISO 9000 Standards published by the International Organization for Standardization. ISO 14000 standards are for companies establishing an environmental management system. ISO 9000 standards are for companies establishing a quality management system. 

Air pollution and environmental officers, environmental protection associates, environmental quality managers and environmentalists, and specialists (air pollution, air pollution control, air quality, air quality control, air resource, envaronmental control, environmental health, environmental management, environmental quality, highway transportation, monitoring, pollution control, program, public participation, quality assurance, and unspecified). 

Kokoszka, L. C., and Flood, J. W., "Environmental Management Handbook," Marcel Decker, New York, 1989. 

Bringer, R. P., and Benforado, D. M., "3P Plus Total Quality Environmental Management, Proceedings of the 85th Annual Meeting, Air Waste Management Association, Kansas City, June 1992. 

Environmental management system requirements 4.1 General requirements... 

Environmental management system documentation Document control Operational control Emergency preparedness and response Checking and corrective action... 

Guidelines for Certification to ISO 9001 - Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems (and BS7750 -Environmental Management Systems) in the Chemical Industry (1992)... 

Strong, C.B., and Irvin, T.R. (1995) Emergency Response and Hazardous Chemical Management Principles and Practices (Advances m Environmental Management Senes), St Lucie Press. 

Withdrawn) 1994 Environmental management systems. Withdrawn, superseded by BS EN ISO 14001 1996... 

Natural gas - Determination of water by the Karl Eischer method. Also BS 3156 (10053) Environmental management systems - Specification with guidance for use. Superseded BS 7750 1994 which remains cuiTcnt... 

Volatilization — Volatilization is a physico-chemical phenomenon of particular interest to environmental managers as well as safety managers. It is the tendency of a material to transfer from a liquid phase (either pure or dissolved as in aqueous systems) to a gaseous phase (commonly air). The volatilization, or evaporation as it is more commonly called, is controlled by a number of factors, the most important of which are the vapor pressure of the material, temperature (vapor pressure increases with temperature), and air/material interfacial surface area, and the action of active mass transfer agents such as wind. 

Furthermore, although the U.S. EPA argues that the cost of compliance for all environmental regulations is small in comparison to overall industry expenditures, there are many hidden costs that oftentimes are not considered, and go beyond the capital investment for a piece of equipment. These so-called other costs are not necessarily incremental, depending upon the size of a company and the magnitude of its environmental management issues. They include, but are not limited to ... 

Goetsch, David I., and Stanley B. Davis. ISO 14000 Environmental Management. Upper Saddle River, N.J. Prentice Hall, 2000. - Publisher information says that this book is written as a practical teaching resource and how-to guide. Each chapter contains a list of key concepts, review questions, critical thinking problems, and discussion cases with related questions. 

Hillary, Ruth, ed. ISO 14001 Case Studies and Practical Experiences. Sheffield, U.K. The Network for Environmental Management, Greenleaf Publishing, 2000. - Contains case studies that provide experiences of companies and what certifiers look for when they visit firms. Highlights ISO 14001 s strengths and weaknesses. Analyzes environmental and economic performance improvements under ISO 14001. 

Saponara, Anthony, and Randy A. Roig, Ph.D. ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems A Complete Implementation Guide. Vancouver ERM-West, Inc. and STP Specialty Technical Publishers Inc., 1998. - A very extensive, two-volume ISO 14001 implementation manual containing dozens of checklists, prototype charts, templates, document examples, and other tools. Uses Green Acres Hotel and Resort as a case illustration for presenting implementation principles, techniques, and tools. 

Shell, David J. A Green Plan for Industry 16 Steps to Environmental Excellence. Rockville, Md. Government Institutes, Inc., 1998. - Offers a 16-step process for developing a comprehensive environmental management plan. Written for environmental managers, this book also contains techniques and tools for implementing ISO 14001. 

E. John Williford, Chief of Operations Alabama Emergency Response Commission Alabama Department of Environmental Management 1751 Congressman W.L. Dickinson Drive Montgomery, AL 36109 (205) 271-7700... 

E.l. Du Pont de Nemours Company Inc. Environmental Management Services... 

Department of Energy Offiee of Environment Safety and Elealth Offiee of Environmental Management, Handbook for Occupational Health and Safety During Hazardous Waste Activities. The text from the publie domain doeuments has been eondensed and has been eoupled with real-life examples that will help to make this book a user-friendly referenee. 

Handbook for Occupational Health and Safety During Hazardous Waste Activities. Office of Environmental, Safety and Health Office of Environmental Management, 1996, pp. ES-3, ES-4, 1-1, 1-5, 1-6, 2-3, 2-7, 3-1. 

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