Environmental Aspects, Impacts and Risk Assessment

Types of environmental issues (multiple answers).

• Water pollution

• Air pollution

• Global warming & Green house effects

• Land pollution

• Deforestation

What is Environmental Aspects?

• Surrounding including Air, Water, Land, Natural Resources, Flora, Fauna, Human and their interrelationships

• The EFFECT: any changes to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial

• The CAUSE: elements of an organization’s activities or products or services that interacts or can interact with the environment

What is Environmental Impacts?

• Surrounding including Air, Water, Land, Natural Resources, Flora, Fauna, Human and their interrelationships

• The EFFECT: any changes to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s environmental aspect

• The CAUSE: elements of an organization’s activities or products or services that interacts or can interact with the environment

Select the Aspects (multiple answers).

• Vehicke emissions from chimney

• Wastewater discharge to drainage

• Water pollution

• Used gloves, masks

• Electronic waste produced; consumption of water, electricity

Select the Impacts (multiple answers).

• Water pollution

• Air pollution

• Land pollution

• Global warming

• Depletion of natural resources; deforestation

Types of Risks (multiple answers).

• Compound by DOE

• Public complaints, demonstration

• High electricity/ water consumption, cost increasing

• Company image spoilt, market share affected

• High turnover of man power

Types of Opportunities (multiple answers).

• Upgrade of pollution control system: IETS, APCS

• Recycle for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and enhance company image/ market shares

• Recycle back for use/ recycle to resell; save cost; new business opportunity/ revenue

• Introduce/ install new technology for pollution control (list out)

• Environmental Awareness programme; for awareness (list out), CSR and/or additional revenue

Types of environmental control measures (multiple answers).

• Secondary compartment/ bunker

• Scheduled waste sorting and designated room/ area

• Performance monitoring regularly (eg.: water testing, air monitoring, etc)

• Upgrade/ construct Industrial Effluent Treatment System (IETS)/ Air Pollution Control System (APCS)

• Competency enhancement, training, awareness programme