Health and Safety Environmental Awareness

1. Environmental
Awareness
Environmental Awareness

2. WHY DOES THE ENVIRONMENT NEED
PROTECTING?
Pollution, the generation of wastes and the
depletion of natural resources leads to local as
well as global environmental problems
including:
Health & safety issues
Global warming (the “greenhouse effect”)
Ozone depletion
Acid rain
Deforestation
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3. Types of Pollution
Water Pollution
from chemical/ oil spillages
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Air Pollution
from boilers etc.
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vehicle emissions
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Soil Pollution
from chemical/ oil spillages
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Incorrect disposal of waste
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4. The Workplace Interaction with the Environment
Generation of Pollutants & Wastes
Solid Waste Liquid Waste Gaseous Emissions
Scrap steel Waste Lab Chemicals Smoke
Packaging waste Waste solvents Particulate
Waste paper Waste Oils/ lubricants Greenhouse Gases
General Refuse Diluted Chemical fumes
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5. The Workplace Interaction with the
Environment
Depletion of Natural resources
Electricity
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Water
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Gas
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Raw Materials
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6. Protection of the environment
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Demonstrate compliance with legislation
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Reduce risk and liabilities
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Meet customer requirements
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Gain marketing advantage
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Reduce costs
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Improve public image
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7. Air emissions
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Aqueous Discharge
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Hazardous Waste
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Non-hazardous waste
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Energy Consumption
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9. Office paper
Fluorescent tubes
Cardboard
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12. The five core elements of an
environmentally friendly policy are
Commitment
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Responsibility
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Protection
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Communication
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Continuous Improvement
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13. Importance of Conformance with Environmental
Policy/ Procedures
What are your Environmental responsibilities?
Follow procedures and work instructions
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Awareness of the environmental impact of your job/
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activities
Make a conscious effort to minimise and segregate
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waste
Make a special effort to save energy and resources
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14. Aqueous Discharges
Do not pour any chemical or oil down any unauthorised drain,
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please enquire with your Supervisor where and how this waste is
disposed.
Waste Management
Ensure that all waste is disposed of in the appropriate receptacles
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Do not dispose of hazardous waste (e.g. fridge/ freezers,
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fluorescent tubes, CRT Monitors) in the non-hazardous waste
receptacles.
Remember the three R’s!!!!!
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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15. Waste Paper
Reduce the amount of paper being used by the following;
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1. Send documents electronically where possible
2. Photocopy on both sides of sheets.
3. Use old one sided photocopies for making notes.
This reduces both the amount of waste paper to be disposed of (+
associated costs) as well as the cost of buying the paper.
Ensure waste paper is disposed of in the recycling towers
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16. YOUR INDIVIDUAL HELP TO CONTROL
ENERGY COSTS
Take responsibility for your work area
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 Take responsibility for your Machine
 Take responsibility for your P C
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17. SWITCH OFF
Please remember to switch
off lights and equipment
before going home.
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18. Compressed air costs ten times more than electricity
per unit!
REPORT LEAKS IMMEDIATLY
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