ISO 14001 Self Assessment Checklist

General Information

?What is the sector of the business

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Question help: Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Distribution, Wholesalers, etc.

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?Does the business cause air emissions

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?Are the air emissions controlled

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?Are objectives and goals defined for air emissions

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Are any procedures documented for classifying, monitoring and regulating air emissions

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Has any training been undertaken for air emissions control measures

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?Have these methods been audited

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? Is a site plan showing emission points available

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Waste Water Management

?Does the business produce waste water

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?Are the waste water discharges controlled

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?Are targets defined for waste water discharges

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Have systems for identifying and controlling waste water discharges been documented

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Has the appropriate training been given/taken regarding waste water discharge methods

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?Have these methods been audited

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Is any waste water discharged straight into water bodies like rivers/streams/canals

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Is stormwater directly discharged into water bodies like rivers/streams/canals

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?Is any waste water treated appropriately on-site

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Is a site plan showing drainage plans and discharge points available

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Waste Management

Does the business produce or handle solid waste, dangerous waste (e.g., flammables), special waste (e.g., metals/oil residues) or clinical waste (e.g., healthcare waste)

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?Are waste streams controlled appropriately

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Are objectives and targets for dealing with waste clearly defined

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Are methods for identifying and controlling waste documented

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Has the appropriate training been given/taken regarding waste water management methods

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?Have these methods been audited

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?Does the business have a Waste Management licence

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Are duplicates of the licences available with waste transporters and disposal sites

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? Is a record of consignment/transfer notes maintained

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?Is a site plan of waste generation and deposit points available

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?Is waste on-site disposed appropriately

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?Is any waste treatment carried out on-site

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Handling And Storage

?Are hazardous materials handled or stored on-site

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Does the business have storage tanks that are underground or above the ground or any provision or any bulk storage

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? Are site plans of storage areas available

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Are methods for managing storage places, spills, and potential contamination established

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Is any integrity testing of underground storage tanks carried out

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Soil And Groundwater Protection

Has there been any proof of soil and groundwater contamination in the past

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Have any soil and groundwater contamination reviews been carried out

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?Has any soil or groundwater contamination been noticed

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Have any objectives and targets been defined to remedy the soil or groundwater contamination

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?Was the contamination remediated

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Noise Control

Have objectives and goals to manage external noise been defined

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?Have methods for controlling external noise been defined

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Was any training given/taken regarding the noise monitoring methods

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?Have these processes been audited

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?Are controls imposed on you by regulatory authorities

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Resource Consumption

? Is water consumption controlled

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?Is energy consumption controlled

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Have any objectives and goals regarding wastage of resources been defined

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?Is the consumption of raw materials controlled

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Are any recycling/reuse/remodelling initiatives in place for goods, materials and methods

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Other Environmental Impacts

Have the environmental impacts such as odour, vibration, dust, etc. caused by the business activities been studied

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Does the business produce, use or store polychlorinated biphenyls

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Does the business produce, use or deposit any ozone-depleting substances

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Are there any special system considerations in the operations, developments or actions at the site

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Does the business in any part of the activities or properties participate in activities that support the interests of wildlife

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Supply Chain Impact

?Are the suppliers aware of their environmental impact

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Are the business requirements causing an increase in the environmental impact of suppliers

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Environmental Aspects Identification

Have efforts been made to recognise the environmental aspects of the practices, products or services of the business

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?Has an environmental policy been defined

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Multiple Sites

Is more than one site included in the Environmental Management System (EMS)

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Please give a short description of the formation of the EMS