Hazard & Risk Evaluation

104: Demonstrate understanding of environmental aspects of business processes

In many situations, the OHS professional is required to provide input, if not fully oversee, the environmental management program of an organization. In order to act as a valuable resource in this context, an OHS professional should demonstrate understanding of the processes and implications of environmental harm:

– Models of environmental harm (air, water, soil)
– Environmental release
– Compliance model
– Adherence to legislation and regulation
– Documentation requirements for waste management
– Tracking and measurement

The OHS professional needs to consider the impact to the environment in assessing hazards and identifying controls to minimize harm to the environment. OHS professionals need to apply hazard and risk strategies that minimize impact to the environment to support business sustainability.

Prerequisite

None

References in Other Frameworks

BCRSP: HSM20; INSHPO: A3, B6

Understand and Remember

– Relevant legislation, regulations, guidelines and standards that pertain to environmental harm and protection
– Relevant legislation, regulations, guidelines and standards that pertain to waste management
– How business operations processes can release hazardous material into the environment
– Resource management (energy, water, gas)
– Tracking and reporting

Apply and Analyze

– Apply existing environmental incident response processes
– Facilitate communication
– Facilitate emergency response processes
– Reporting and follow-up
– Apply existing waste management strategies or processes
– Apply existing resource use reduction strategies or processes

Evaluate and Create

– Evaluate existing procedures and strategies to find areas for improvement and areas of excellence:
– Environmental incident response procedures and plans
– Resource use reduction strategies
– Waste management strategies
– Develop and implement new procedures and strategies, or adapt existing in response to changes in the workplace context:
– Environmental incident response procedures and plans
– Resource use reduction strategies
– Waste management strategies

No results found.

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