Conducting an Environmental Audit
To prepare questionnaire and document checklists on:
The "hard" issues:
- Overall environmental management
- Procurement policy
- Energy management
- Materials management
- Water and wastewater management
- Waste management
- Noise monitoring and control
- Air quality monitoring and control
- Emergency response procedures
The "soft" issues:
- Transportation and travelling
- Staff awareness and training
- Publicity of environmental information
- Response to public enquiries and complaints
The questionnaire and checklists are to be forwarded to the relevant site personnel for completion.
To gain familiarity with audit site through review of:
- Site layout plan(s)
- Site history, use and activities
- Blue prints/as built drawings
- Organisational structure at audit site(s)
- Internal environmental policies, procedures and guidelines
To gain appreciation of site activities and operational practices on site through review of:
- Operational activities and process descriptions
- Management system policies, procedures and program documentation
- Relevant records (compliance, monitoring, training, maintenance, calibration etc.)
- Other relevant information pertaining to environmental management practices
