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Project ETIV – EMAS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATION Prepared by :

Project ETIV – EMAS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATION Prepared by :. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study.

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Project ETIV – EMAS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATION Prepared by :

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  1. Project ETIV – EMAS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION AND VERIFICATIONPrepared by: ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study

  2. This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publicationreflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study

  3. 2. Environmental Review ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study 3

  4. How to prepare an Environmental Review in a Municipality ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PRESENTATION 4

  5. Objectives and scope of the training The ISO 14001 and EMAS approach definitions the aim the way of preparing report presentation of the review questionnaire proposition example of review questionnaire filled in for the municipality presentation of the content of environmental review report presentation of the example of environmental review report elaborated for the municipality exercise-discussion ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PRESENTATION 5

  6. The ISO 14001 and EMAS approach ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PRESENTATION ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW + EMAS ISO 14001 + ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMANT 6

  7. Definitions Definition (Article 2 (e)) “environmental review” shall mean an initial comprehensive analysis of the environmental issues, impact and performance related to activities of an organisation, (Annex VII) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PRESENTATION 7

  8. Definitions ANNEX VII 7.1. General An organisation that has not supplied the necessary information needed to identify and assess the significant environmental aspects according to Annex VI must establish its current position with regard to the environment by means of a review. The aim should be to consider all environmental aspects of the organisation as a basis for establishing the environmental management system. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PRESENTATION 8

  9. ANNEX VII 7.2. Requirements The review should cover five key areas: a)legislative, regulatory and other requirements to which the organisation subscribes; b)an identification of all environmental aspects with a significant environmental impact in accordance with Annex VI, qualified and quantified as appropriate, and compiling a register of those identified as significant; c)a discription of the criteria for assessing the significance of the environmental impact in accordance with Annex VI, point 6.4; d)en examination of all existing environmental management practices and procedures; e)an evaluation of feedback from the investigation of previous incidents. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PRESENTATION 9

  10. The aim of the environmental review in a municipality ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PRESENTATION Environmental review = collection of data Environmental aspects concerning the activity conducted in a municipality Environmental statement Significant environmental aspects direct and indirect Environmental policy of a municipality Objectives and targets Environmental management programme for the municipality 10

  11. The environmental review stages ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study THE WAY OF CONDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Planning: when, how, and what is the scope Choosing the team Preparing the review Realisation of the review: review of documents, interviews,visits Environmental review report 11

  12. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study THE WAY OF CONDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW • The environmental review stages • Choosing the team • Plenipotentiary of the Mayor of Tarnowskie Góry for environmental management system istheHead of Environmental and Natural Resources Management Department. • The members of the team for environmental management system represent the following departments of the Municipal Council: • Municipal Management Department • Architecture Department • Expenditure and Repairs Department • Environmental and Natural Resources Management Department 12

  13. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study THE WAY OF CONDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW • The environmental review stages • Choosing the team • Plenipotentiary of the Mayor of Racibórz for environmental management system istheSecretary of the City • The members of the team for environmental management system represent the following departments of the Municipal Council: • Environmental Protection and Agriculture Department • Municipal Management Department • Department of Education, Culture and Sport • Department of Organisation • Reaction and Protection of the Population Municipal Centre • Department of Development and Foreign Co-operation • ................... 13

  14. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study THE WAY OF CONDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW • The environmental review stages • Choosing the team • The members of the team for environmental management system represent also the following organisations: • Kindergarten • Two Primary Schools • GrammarSchool • Municipal Communication Enterprise • Municipal Landfill • Municipal Services Works 14

  15. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study THE WAY OF CONDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW • The environmental review stages • Preparing the review • Environmental review questionnaire should contain at least: • basic information and general data concerning the municipality • information concerning: • water-sewage management • atmospheric air contamination • waste management • soil contamination • electric and heat energy management • noise protection • extreme situations creating the danger for environment • ecological education 15

  16. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study QUESTIONS CONCERNINGTHE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW • Has the environmental review been conducted in the municipality? • Does the conducted and documented environmental review cover the five key spheres? (Annex VII p.7.2. Requirements) • Has the environmental review enabled the identification of the environmental aspects? • Which of the areas is most problematic as far as the access to the information on the impact of the activities carried out by the municipality on the environment is concerned? • Have the potential emergency situations been identified? • Has the analysis of the previous environmental cases (negative incidents, charges, penalties, fines, etc.) shown that any preventive and improvement measures were introduced? 16

  17. 3. Environmental Policy ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study 1

  18. How to prepare an Environmental Policy of a Municipality ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PRESENTATION 2

  19. Objectives and scope of the training participants: presentation of homework: presentation of filled review questionnaire presentation of the elaborated chapters of an environmental review report teacher: presentation of environmental policy: approach of ISO 14001 and EMAS definitions commitments included in environmental policy characteristics of environmental policy examples of environmental policy in a municipality exercises: analysis of the examples of environmental policy for a municipality elaboration of the project of environmental policy for a municipality ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PRESENTATION 3

  20. Definitions and other descriptions environmental policy (Article 2 (a)) “environmental policy” shall mean an organisation’s overall aims and principles of action with respect to the environment including compliance with all relevant regulatory requirements regarding the environment and also a commitment to continual improvementof environmental performance; the environmental policy provides the framework for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PRESENTATION 4

  21. Definitions and other descriptions continual improvement of environmental performance (Article 2 (b)) “continual improvement of environmental performance” shall mean the process of enhancing, year by year, the measurable results of the environmental management system related to an organisation’s management of its significant environmental aspects, based on its environmental policy, objectives and targets; the enhancing of the results need not take place in all spheres of activity simultaneously. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PRESENTATION 5

  22. Definitions and other descriptions environmental performance (Article 2 (c)) “environmental performance” shall mean the results of an organisation’s management of its environmental aspects ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PRESENTATION 6

  23. Definitions and other descriptions ANNEX I I-A.2. Environmental policy Top management shall define the organisation’s environmental policy and ensure that it a) is appropriate to the nature, scale and environmental impacts of its activities, products and services; b) includes commitments to continual improvement and prevention of pollution; c) includes a commitment to comply with relevant environmental legislation and regulations, and with other requirements to which the organisation subscribes; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PRESENTATION 7

  24. Definitions and other descriptions ANNEX I I-A.2. Environmental policy d) provides the framework for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets; e) is documented, implemented and maintained and communicated to all employees; f) is available to the public. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PRESENTATION 8

  25. Definitions and other descriptions Prevention of pollution (Article 2 (d)) “prevention of pollution” shall mean use of processes, practices, materials or products that avoid, reduce or control pollution, which may include recycling, treatment, process changes, control mechanisms, efficient use of resources and material substitution. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PRESENTATION 9

  26. commitment 1: to continual improvement; commitment 2: to prevention of pollution; commitment 3: to comply with relevant environmental legislation and regulations and with other requirements to which the organisation subscribes; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study COMMITMENTS INCLUDED IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 10

  27. Pollution Prevention Commitment “at source” reduction or minimization of the solid waste, waste water and dust and gaseous pollution generation, saving the raw materials, water, fuels, energy and other natural resources. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study COMMITMENTS INCLUDED IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 11

  28. Pollution Prevention Commitment ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study COMMITMENTS INCLUDED IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STRATEGIES OF THE WASTE MANAGEMENT Waste minimisation techniques Reduction “at the source” waste minimisation residue recirculation residue “SAVE”COMBUSTION harmless neutralisation residue “SAVE” STORAGE sealing volume reduction monitoring 12

  29. Legal Compliance Commitment generally operating legal acts – laws, directives, individual administrative decisions – e.g. water regulatory permits, decisions on the accepted emission levels, etc., civil and legal contracts ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study COMMITMENTS INCLUDED IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 13

  30. LegalCompliance Commitment ANNEX I A Environmental management system reqirements p. I-A.3.2. Legal and other requirements The organisation shall establish and mantain a procedure to identify and have access to legal and other requirements to which the organisation subscribes, that are applicable to the environmental aspects of its activities, products and services. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study COMMITMENTS INCLUDED IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 14

  31. Legal Compliance Commitment ANNEX I B “Issues to be addressed by organisations implementing EMAS” p. 1. Legal compliance Organisations shall be able to demonstrate that they: a)have identified, and know the implication to the organisation of, all relevant environmental legislation; b)provide for legal compliance with environmental legislation; and c)have procedures in place that enable the organisation to meet these requirements on an ongoing basis. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study COMMITMENTS INCLUDED IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 15

  32. characteristic 1: is appropriate to the nature, scale and environmental impacts of its activities, products and services; provides the framework for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets; characteristic 2: is documented, implemented and maintained and communicated to all employees; characteristic 3: is available to the public. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY CHARACTERISTICS 16

  33. According to the EMAS Directive what are the commitments that the environmental policy should contain? (Definition, Annex I I-A.2.) Check it whether an environmental policy contains all of the commitments listed in the EMAS Directive Which organizational units, operating within a given municipality, are covered by the environmental policy? Were the opinions of the employees and the interested parties taken into account when devising the environmental policy? How was the environmental policy communicated to the employees? What does the “public avalilability” of the environmental policy consist in? ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 17

  34. 4. Environmental Aspects ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study 1

  35. to outline some of the key difficulties in identifying environmental aspects to generate an understanding of environmental issues beyond the ”four walls” of a municipality to present a potential approach to the identification of environmental aspects ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study OBJECTIVES 2

  36. Environmental aspects (Annex VI, 6.1) An organisation shall consider all environmental aspects of its activities, products and services, decide, on the basis of criteria taking into account the Community legislation, which of them have a significant impact ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study INTRODUCTION 3

  37. Procedures for Identification Evaluation Ensure that significant aspects are considered when setting the environmental objectives Keep information up-to-date ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS 4

  38. Environmental aspect – (Article 2 (f) An element of an organization’s activities, products or services that can interact with environment. NOTE A significant environmental aspect is an environmental aspect that has or can have a significant environmental impact. Environmental impact (Article 2 (g)) Any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s activities, products or services. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study INTRODUCTION 5

  39. IMPACTS SourcePathwayReceptor Receivers of the impact: flora, fauna, humans (environment) Transmission media: air, land, water Impacts on the environment may be: direct or indirect, immediate or delayed, temporary or persistent. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study IDENTIFICATION OF ASPECTS 6

  40. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study INTRODUCTION 7

  41. Two groups of environmental aspects: Direct environmental aspects – over which a municipality has management control, Indirect environmental aspects – over which it may not have full management control. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study IDENTIFICATION OF ASPECTS 8

  42. Direct environmental aspects (Annex VI, 6.2) Emissions to air, Releases to water, Avoidance, recycling, reuse, transportation and disposal of solid and other wastes, particularly hazardous wastes, Use of natural resources and raw materials (including energy), Local issues (noise, vibration, odour, visual appearance), Transport issues (both for goods and services and employees), Risk of environmental accidents and impacts arising, or likely to arise, as consequences of incidents, accidents and potential emergency situations, Effects on biodiversity. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study IDENTIFICATION OF ASPECTS 9

  43. Indirect environmental aspects (Annex VI, 6.3) Product related issues (design, development, packaging, transportation, use and waste recovery/disposal), Capital investments, granting loans and insurance services, New markets, Choice and composition of services (e.g. transport or the catering trade), Administrative and planning decisions, Product range compositions, The environmental performance and practices of contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study IDENTIFICATION OF ASPECTS 10

  44. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study PROCEDURE TO IDENTIFY SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Identification of all environmental aspects Definition of the significance criteria by the municipality Identification of the significant aspects on the basis of the significance criteria Significant environmental aspects 11

  45. How does the MUNICIPALITY of TARNOWSKIE GORY identify its direct environmental aspects? Examine the legislation Examine the material flows Examine the existing performance indicators Examine all parts and infrastructure of the municipality Talk to employees/ stakeholders/ other ISO municipality ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study CASE STUDY: TARNOWSKIE GORY 12

  46. How does the MUNICIPALITY of TARNOWSKIE GORY identify its indirect environmental aspects? Examine the use and disposal of products Examine the information on municipality services Talk to stakeholders (NGOs) / contractors, suppliers/ customers /other ISO municipality ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study CASE STUDY: TARNOWSKIE GORY 13

  47. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study CASE STUDIES: TARNOWSKIE GORY and RACIBORZ Tools used in the identification of aspects 14

  48. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study ASPECTS IDENTIFICATION METHODOLOGY - simplified flow diagram INPUTS materials, resources, energy, etc. ACTIVITIES, SERVICES, PRODUCTS OUTPUTS products, waste, air emissions, noise, dust, etc. 15

  49. ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study IDENTIFICATION OF ASPECTS - CASE STUDY: TARNOWSKIE GORY 16

  50. to present potential approaches to the evaluation of aspects to develop skills in the assessment of the significance of aspects ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Implementation of EMAS in a Municipality / Case Study OBJECTIVES 17

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