Environmental Assessment report

In order to prepare an audit checklist and formulation of best questions during the process of auditing environmental management system (EMS) the following two tables were necessary for the process to be smooth. For table one it is an analysis of selected sections to identify and report, elements in this table simply represents risks and opportunities,competence,operational planning and evaluation and many others which are selected from the ISO 14001-2015,each element has verbs, nouns and attributes which help in the preparation of the checklists. In table it represents Audit checklist specifically for auditors only who propose questions that need to be answered by the clients, throughout the audit process the auditors are able to get evidence to verify the implementation of each requirement.

The auditors should think of organizational personnel and this should be before auditing and after the checklists are through. After the auditing process is over and with the necessary evidence which auditors have the organizations will be assessed on EMS depending on the answers provided by the organizations. Planning action to address Covers environmental disaster, linked to EMS 1 for organization or per activity Information documented on planning 7. 2 competence Persons competent in basis of education, training or experience 1 for organization or per activity area From the information documented Environment aspects/impacts register notes legislative compliance 8. 2 Operational planning and control Life cycle perspectives which is satisfying or outsourced procedures Impact associated with transportation Documented information 9. 1 Monitoring measurements, analysis and evaluation From the relevant plan of the organization One organizational wide or per activity area Documented information Every month kpls reported to management Continual monitoring procedure 10.

2 Corrective actions for nonconformity Reviewed effectiveness of the corrective actions Make the necessary changes to EMS The actions taken to control and correct it What are the results of the changes depending on the level of actions Documented information PART B: Prepare and articulate audit questions. 1 Operational planning and control. • Open question: Can consequences of unexpected changes be review? • Specific question: how can these changes be controlled? • Closed question: are there plans to deal with impact associated with transportation and delivery? 9. 1 Monitoring, measurent, Analysis and evolution. • Open question: what kind of plans are there to monitor, measure, analyze and evaluate the environment performance? • Specific question: How can measurement equipment be used and maintained appropriately? • Closed question: are there set plans of evaluating compliance? 10.

2 Nonconformity and corrective action. 2 Operational planning and control Can consequences of unexpected changes be reviewed? How can these changes be controlled? Are there plans to deal with impact associated with transportation and delivery? 9. 1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation What kind of plans are there to monitor, measure, analyze and evaluate environmental performance? How can measurement equipment be used and maintained appropriately? Are there set plans of evaluation compliance? 10. 2 Corrective action and nonconformity How do you respond to nonconformity? How can the necessary changes about environment management system be done? Do you carry effective review of actions? PART C The audit carried at ZOO Victoria’s company was to ascertain that the organization is zero-carbon, and it achieves all the necessary ecological sustainability in development and contruction.

The main purpose for carrying out this audit was to examine whether the environmental management system in zoo company are in compliance with the ISO 14001:2015 in four elements that is, environmental aspects,competence,operational planning and control, monitoring, measurements, analysis and evaluation, and non-conformity &corrective actions. But due to limitation in time the whole process was not completed as seen in the table one below. Do you carry out before and after assessment? Why have you not re-evaluated after the control measures? The company provided 2 registers which have been developed from environmental aspects, impact, likelihood, severity and operation control. The process of identifying environmental aspect took a minimum of three years where different departments identified various aspects through looking at the questions regarding what each department does.

Contractor were also put in to consideration in this exercise and also legal requirement were identified then finally all the organizational elements and activities that affect the environment were also looked at. Three registers were availed that is Waste transport, trade waste in to sewer and excess water discharge into sewer. Yes, each department has its own register on environmental aspects. The organization has trained staff to manage the registers. Non-Conformity 1. The register on environmental aspect, the frequency should be used as the environmental impact. Area of improvement. The after control assessment is not included which is a requirement by the ISO standards, but is useful and necessary to mitigate environmental impact and control risk. Quality training is guaranteed. Negative findings.