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NEXUS NNPC FSTP

Environmental
Pollution Control

Nexus Alliance Ltd


Session Elements

1. Global issues

2. Pollution

3. Managing Waste

4. ISO 14001
Global Issues

Major environmental concerns

 Climate change
 Ozone Depletion
 Acid Rain
 Resource Depletion
Global Issues

Climate change

 Long term significant


change in global weather
 Changes caused by
dynamic processes on
earth
 Recently by Human activity
 Global warming
Global Issues

Ozone depletion

 Decline of ozone in the earths


stratosphere
 Destruction by ozone depleting
substances ODS
 Chlorofluorocarbon CFC’s
 Bromofluorocarbon or Halons
 Emitted from the surface of the
earth
 Fridges, aerosols etc
Global Issues

Acid rain

 Caused by human emissions


of Sulphur and Nitrogen
 Reacting in the atmosphere
to produce acids
 Harmful effects on plants,
aquatic animals, and
infrastructure
Global Issues

Resource depletion

 Depletion of the earths natural


resources
 Excessive or unnecessary use of
resources
 Non-equitable distribution of resources
 Over population
 Slash and burn agricultural practices
 Technological and industrial
development
Global Issues

Aspects and impacts

Environmental aspect
 Activities, products and services which can impact on the
environment

Environmental impacts
 Any change to the environment resulting from activities,
products and services
Global Issues

Aspects and impacts

Direct environmental aspect


 Those that arise directly from company operations

Indirect environmental aspects


 Those that arise from the activities of other who deal with
the company i.e. down the supply chain
Pollution

Definition

When material or energy is released into the environment,


capable of casing harm to man or any other living organism
supported by that part of the environment.

 Including,
 Air
 Water
 Land
 Noise
 Light
Pollution

Air Pollution

 Discharge of products into the


atmosphere
 Greenhouse gases and global
warming
 Depletion of the ozone layer
Pollution

Water Pollution

 Discharging products into


sea/river/water coarse
 Liquid run off
 Spraying/treating crops and fields
 Drainage systems
 Accidents at sea, oil tankers etc
Pollution

Land Pollution

 Landfill sites
 Illegal waste tipping
 Accidents & spillages
 Acid rain
 Products used for building
which now are recognised as
hazardous
Pollution

Noise Pollution

 Airports
 Factories
 Building works
 Piling
 Disturbance to living things
Pollution

Light Pollution

 Excessive or obtrusive artificial light


 Disrupts the ecosystem
 Can have adverse health effects
 Sleep depravation
 Use of energy producing other
forms of pollution
Managing Waste

What is waste?

Any substance which constitutes


 Scrap metal
 Effluent
 Unwanted surplus
 Broken
 Worn out
 Contaminated
 Otherwise spoilt
 Discarded
Managing Waste

2 main classes of pollution control

 Control at source
 Control at point of effect
Managing Waste

Minimising waste

 Consider all activities of the


business
6. Personal Protective Equipment

 Production, processing,
offices, vehicles, cleaning, 5. Reduction in Personnel
Time / Exposure

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reas
canteen etc.

Dec
4. Segregation

 Hierarchy of control

afety
S
rent
3. Engineering Controls

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2. Substitution

1. Elimination
Managing Waste

Action plan

 Show commitment
 Set goals
 Carry out initial audit
 Discuss options for controls
 Set priorities
 Evaluate best available techniques
 Allocate resources
 Implement procedures
 Monitor, review and audit on a regular basis
Managing Waste

Storage of waste

 Segregation
 Undercover from elements, wind, rain, sun
 Suitable containers
 Labelling of containers
 Store liquids in bunded areas
 Secure from public
 Minimise quantity of storage before safe and correct
disposal
Managing Waste

Waste disposal

 Incineration
 Landfill
 Recycle
 Treatment
ISO 14001

Aims of the standard

 International standard
 support environmental protection
and prevention of pollution
 To balance with socio-economic
needs
ISO 14001

Managements system model

Continual improvement

Environmental policy

Management review

Planning

Checking and Implementation and


corrective action operation
ISO 14001

Applicable to any organisation wishing to,

 Implement, maintain and improve an environmental


management system
 Assure itself of its conformance with its stated
environmental policy
 Demonstrate such conformance to others
 Seek certification/registration of its environmental
management system by an external organization
 Make a self-determination and self-declaration of
conformance with this international standard
ISO 14001

Standard requires any organisation to,

 Establish an appropriate environmental policy


 Identify the environmental aspects arising from the
organization past, existing or planned activities products
and services
 Identify applicable legal requirement to which the
organization subscribes
 Identify priorities and set appropriate environmental
objectives and targets
ISO 14001

Standard requires any organisation to,

 Establish a structure and a program to implement the


policy and achieve objectives and meet targets
 Facilitate planning, control, monitoring, preventive and
corrective actions, auditing and review activities
 Be capable of adapting to changing circumstances
ISO 14001

Environmental policy

 Defined by top management


 Is appropriate to the nature, scale and environmental
impacts of its activities, products or services
 Includes a commitment to continual improvement and
prevention of pollution
 Includes a commitment to comply with relevant
environmental legislation and regulations
 Provides the frame work for setting and reviewing
environmental objectives and targets
 Is documental, implemented and communicated to all
employees
 Is available to the public
ISO 14001

Emergency response

 Organization shall establish and maintain procedures to


identify potential for and response to all accidents and
emergency situations
 Periodically test such procedures.
ISO 14001

Emergency response

Organization should consider,


 The nature of on-site hazards e.g. flammable liquids
 Most likely type of scale of an emergency situation or
accident
 Most appropriate methods for responding to an accident
or emergency situation
 Internal and external communication plans
 The actions required to minimize environmental damage
ISO 14001

Documentation

 Statement of policy, objectives and targets.


 Information of significant environmental aspects
 Procedures
 Process information
 Organization charts
 Internal and external standards
 Site emergency plans
 Records
 Audits
 Management reviews
Environmental Pollution

Any Questions?

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