Environmental Management (FCEM 4)

Which of the following statements are true?

• An EMS provides a systematic approach to environmental management

• An EMS guarantees legal compliance

• An EMS may generates new business

• An EMS may lead to cost savings

A manufacturing company is audited by a third party certification body as part of their EMS certification. The auditor identifies a number of areas where the company is not meeting the required standard. What terminology is used to describe these areas?

• Compliance

• Nonconformity

• Conformity

• Breaches

Which of the following is not a principle of auditing ecosystem service?

• Integrity

• Evidence-based

• Independence

• Subjectivity

Which of the following data cannot be described as being quantitative?

• Appearance of smoke coming out of a chimney

• Complaints received about waste odours

• Volume of waste being sent to landfill each year

• Best available techniques being used to reduce pollution

An oil and gas company wants to submit permit applications for onshore oil and gas exploration. Which of the following stakeholders should the company consult with?

• Representatives from the local community

• The security Agents

• Environmental regulators

• All of the above

The development of a documented process to assess the environmental performance of suppliers prior to appointment, would be covered by which part of an ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system?

• Context of the organisation

• Performance evaluation

• Operation

• Support

"An audit of the purchasing department against ISO 14001" would best be described as which of the following audit types?

• Due diligence audit

• Activity audit

• Third party audit

• Legal compliance audit

Which of the following is not a barrier to change?

• Staff are disengaged from their roles, colleagues,

  managers and customers

• Involve staff from all areas of the organisation –

  identify champions to engage and motivate.

• Report regularly to keep up momentum.

  Staff are ‘falsely urgent’ – their time is taken up by

  constant firefighting

• Complacency – thinking that what got us here will

  take us forward

Which of the following is a barrier to change?

• Make the business case for change.

  Provide resources to enable a change in focus.

  Emphasise that a shift to a leadership approach

  is more sustainable, encourages greater staff

  responsibility and output – less focus on reporting.

  Provide leadership training.

• Identify the risks from not changing.

  Highlight others’ achievements through different

  ways of working.

• Working in isolated silos rather than holistically

• Establish a strategy to determine priorities.

  Create a ‘change team’ and allocate adequate

  resources.

Which of the following is not an enabler of change?

• Create a ‘change team’ and allocate adequate

  resource

• Reframe the risk associated with staying the same

• Create a ‘change team’ and allocate adequate

  resource

• The necessary internal competence may not be in

  place