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Protecting the Environment
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- 1Inputs Goods
Energy
Water - 2Operations Production
Maintenance
Transport - 3Outputs Product
Pollution
Waste - 4The Pollution ProcessSource
Pathway
Target - 5Source (example)accidental
discharge of
milk from a
dairy - 6Pathway (example)drainage
system to river - 7Targetfish in
river - 8The main cause of air pollutionthe burning of fossil fuels
- 9Water pollution sources can be categorised as...point sources or non-point sources
- 10The main land pollution issues are... Contamination from industrial use; and
Land filling of waste - 11In its broadest context waste is...any input into a business that does not directly
contribute to the manufactured product or delivered service - 12The narrower, legal definition of waste is...any substance or object that is
to be discarded either because it is not useable or because it has reached the end
of its useful life - 13Waste Management Hierarchy...Prevent
Reduce
Reuse
Recover
Dispose - 14An effective EMS has many business benefits including...Ensuring legal compliance;
Improved management of environmental risks;
Improved business performance, e.g. cost savings from improved waste
management;
General enhancement of business reputation. - 15A certified EMS can offer benefits including...Improving stakeholder confidence that the EMS meets requirements;
Third party / independent view - giving increased assurance on approach; and
Influence the approach taken to enforcement under the environmental
permitting regime.
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- Degree IOSH MS Fichas sobre Protecting the Environment, creado por adamharries el 26/11/2013.
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