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PRESENTED BY:
YOHANA MTONI, PhD,
PRINCIPAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OFFICER (PEMO)
HEAD, MONITORING AND AUDIT DEPARTMENT, DECE, NEMC
HEAD, NEMC MONITORING TASK FORCE
Risk
Prioritisation
Aspects
Aspect
Identification
Common: Unusual:
Office and Transport.
administration. Sewage treatment.
Hazard
Identification Teaching. Incineration.
Laboratories & Farming.
Risk Research. Mine operations.
Assessment ITS.
Maintenance.
Risk
Prioritisation
Environmental Hazards
Aspect Common: Unusual:
Identification
Chemicals. Nanoparticles.
Hazard Dust. Radiation.
Identification Fire. GMOs.
Noise. Clinical agents.
Risk Light. Biological.
Assessment
Waste. Explosives.
Gases.
Risk
Prioritisation
Environmental
EnvironmentalHazards
Risks
Aspect Common: Unusual:
Identification
Chemicals. Nanoparticles.
Hazard Dust. Radiation.
Identification Fire. GMOs.
Noise. Clinical agents.
Risk Light. Biological.
Assessment
Waste. Explosives.
Gases.
Risk
Prioritisation
Environmental Risks
Aspect Common: Unusual:
Identification
Legal. Climate change.
Hazard Pollution. Consumption
Identification Contamination. (i.e. non-renewable
resources).
Nuisance.
Risk Inadvertent harm.
Assessment
Risk
Prioritisation
Prioritising
Aspect Common:
Identification
Prioritise by greatest risk.
Hazard
Identification
Complexities:
Intrinsic risk can be high risk.
Risk
Assessment Competing risks do not equal the
environmental risk.
Risk
Prioritisation
Assessment Process
Aspect
Identification
Stakeholders
Hazard
Identification
Sustainability
Office
Risk
Assessment
Management
Risk
Prioritisation
as an Example
Chemicals: Identification and Assessment.
Operation Activity/Aspect Risk Controls Legal
Bulk Flammable and Storing FCLs in rooms and Fire or spill causing contamination of receiving Must follow regulations Council bylaw.
Combustible Stores buildings. environment
Laboratories - daily Storing and using chemicals Spillage of chemical escaping to soil or receiving Must follow regulations OHS Regs
operations. within laboratories. waters
Fume cupboards Use of chemicals in fume Loss of volatile chemicals to atmosphere. Local procedures No
cupbords.
Fieldwork Use of chemicals in the Loss of chemicals to the receiving environment. Local procedures No
field.
Transporting Materials - Transporting chemicals by Loss to the environment by spilling. Follow regulations DGSM Act.
Chemicals vehicle between or around
campuses and sites.
Transport Use of chemicals during Loss to the evironment through spills and improper Areas bunded. Disposal systems provided. ERA
maintenance. disposal.
Waste Management - Disposal of sewerable Release to the environment by improper or non- EMS EPP Waste
Chemical chemicals. sewerable chemical disposal.
Waste Management - Disposal of non-sewerable Improperly disposed and being released to the EMS. Contractor for collection and disposal. EPP Waste
Chemical chemicals. receiving environment.
160
#of Aspects
Hazard 120
= 72 Hazards
Identification 80
40
0
Risk
= 290 Risks
Assessment
Risk
75
Hazard Percentage (%)
Identification
50
"Acceptable"
"Unacceptable"
Risk 25
Assessment
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Risk Year
Prioritisation
Prioritising
Aspect Common:
Identification
Prioritise by greatest risk.
Hazard
Identification
Complexities:
Intrinsic risk can be high risk.
Risk
Assessment Competing risks do not equal the
environmental risk.
Risk
Prioritisation
Project Scope:
Identify the current and potential environmental issues and
liabilities at University
Determine and assess the level of environmental risk
associated with activities undertaken at the University
Ascertain the adequacy of control measures associated with
current and potential environmental issues and liabilities
Conduct environmental legal compliance assessment in order
to evaluate compliance with environmental legal obligations
Conduct a gap analysis against the International ISO 14001
Standard in order to facilitate the development of an EMS
Identify and recommend measures for improvement
Overview:
Methodology:
Identification of Environmental Activities &
Risk Assessment
Legal Compliance Assessment
ISO 14001 Gap Analysis
Results:
Identification of Environmental Activities &
Risk Assessment
Legal Compliance Assessment
ISO 14001 Gap Analysis
Recommendations:
Methodology:
1.Identification of Environmental Activities & Risk
Assessment
(a) Hazard Identification
Segregation of processes/activities within each
Area
Inspection and observation of work areas
Interviews with staff
Identification of the current and potential
environmental issues and risk (liability) and its
effect/impact on the environment under a range
of operating conditions
Identification of existing control measures
Determination of proposed risk reduction/control
measures
Methodology:
(b) Risk Assessment
Workshops and participant risk ranking sessions
Determination of inherent and residual risk
Determination of consequence, likelihood and risk rating
Any risks classed as High, Very High or Extreme were
recognised as being significant