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    Enviro Aspect Impact Checklist

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    This document provides a checklist of environmental aspects and impacts organized into the following categories: resource usage, waste generation, reuse and recycling, heritage issues and public utility, and systems. It identifies specific considerations within each category such as energy usage, water usage, paper use, waste disposal, recycling programs, impacts on local communities, and management systems to address environmental performance. The checklist is intended to help identify and evaluate all environmental factors that should be considered to minimize negative impacts.

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    This document provides a checklist of environmental aspects and impacts organized into the following categories: resource usage, waste generation, reuse and recycling, heritage issues and public utility, and systems. It identifies specific considerations within each category such as energy usage, water usage, paper use, waste disposal, recycling programs, impacts on local communities, and management systems to address environmental performance. The checklist is intended to help identify and evaluate all environmental factors that should be considered to minimize negative impacts.

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    This document provides a checklist of environmental aspects and impacts organized into the following categories: resource usage, waste generation, reuse and recycling, heritage issues and public utility, and systems. It identifies specific considerations within each category such as energy usage, water usage, paper use, waste disposal, recycling programs, impacts on local communities, and management systems to address environmental performance. The checklist is intended to help identify and evaluate all environmental factors that should be considered to minimize negative impacts.

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    Enviro Aspect Impact Checklist

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    This document provides a checklist of environmental aspects and impacts organized into the following categories: resource usage, waste generation, reuse and recycling, heritage issues and public utility, and systems. It identifies specific considerations within each category such as energy usage, water usage, paper use, waste disposal, recycling programs, impacts on local communities, and management systems to address environmental performance. The checklist is intended to help identify and evaluate all environmental factors that should be considered to minimize negative impacts.

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    Department of Mathematics & Statistics Checklist of environmental aspects

    Checklist of Environmental Aspects and the


    Impacts
    Resource Usage
    • energy usage
    • electricity depletion of coal reserves and generation of greenhouse gases
    o issues for consideration when developing improvement options
    ƒ heating efficiency and wastage
    ƒ lighting efficiency
    ƒ use of power-management feature on equipment
    ƒ unnecessary usage
    ƒ use of inefficient equipment
    ƒ reuse of waste heat where viable
    ƒ co-generation opportunities
    • gas depletion of gas reserves and generation of greenhouse gases
    • liquid fuel depletion of oil reserves and generation of greenhouse and other harmful gases
    • steam depletion of fuel reserves and generation of greenhouse gases
    • water usage
    • depletion of town water reserves
    o examples of ways in which water use can be reduced:
    o maintain equipment to minimise leakage
    o mulch and other measures to reduce need for watering gardens
    o native plants to reduce need for water and fertilisers
    o focus on equipment and practices which use the most water in a building or on a site
    • chemical purchase and/or usage
    • environmental contamination by chemicals and chemical residues
    o examples of ways in which this contamination can be reduced:
    o purchase of smaller package sizes in line with need
    o use existing stock (share chemicals) where possible rather than buying new chemicals
    o reuse or recycling of waste
    o minimise use of environmentally-toxic chemicals (find safer alternatives)
    • paper use
    • paper manufacture and even recycling has various environmental impacts and leads to pollution
    o examples of ways of reducing paper use:
    o examining all paper usage and eliminating usage where possible
    o double-sided printing (and providing equipment capable of double-sided printing
    o collection and reuse of paper printed on one side
    • use or disposal of packaging

    UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT Authorised: Mathematics & Statistics Head of Department/Dept EHS Committee
    Date: June 2007 – Version 1/07 To be revised: June 2010 Page 1 of 5
    Department of Mathematics & Statistics Checklist of environmental aspects

    o packaging is often seen as unavoidable, but it can be reduced by bringing pressure on suppliers to:
    o minimise the amount of packaging used
    o collect and reuse packaging
    o use environmentally-friendly materials (paper rather than plastic)
    • equipment usage (including vehicles)
    • inefficient resource usage because of poor maintenance of equipment and because equipment is too old
    • wasted resources due to equipment running when not in use or under-utilised
    • excessive resource usage because of inefficient operation (eg. long flush/wash cycles)
    • opportunities to use more efficient or cleaner fuel source for equipment
    • storage issues
    o minimising risk of spillage and pollution by using good storage practices:
    o good basic housekeeping
    o labelling and segregation of chemical classes
    o bunding of liquids
    o removal from site of excess raw materials and other stock that is unlikely to be used
    o ready access to MSDS in the event of a leak or spill
    o availability and adequacy of spill kits
    o staff competent in mitigating the environmental effect of a leak or spill
    • production
    • minimising rework and scrap to minimise resource wastage

    Waste Generation (waste generated but not discharged to environment on-site)


    • temperature effects (eg. creating of vapours potentially harmful to sewer workers)
    • may lead to contamination of town water
    • segregation to maximise reuse and recycling opportunities
    • disposal to general garbage
    • pressure on land-fills due to large volume of general garbage
    • leakage of oil
    • leakage of PCBs from old electrical equipment (especially from old capacitors)
    • leakage of CFCs and HCFCs from closed-cycle cooling equipment
    • long-term contamination of land fills from nicad, mercury and lead-acid batteries
    • reuse, recycling and disposal of construction waste
    • production
    • minimising the amount of waste and scrapped product generated on-site

    UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT Authorised: Mathematics & Statistics Head of Department/Dept EHS Committee
    Date: June 2007 – Version 1/07 To be revised: June 2010 Page 2 of 5
    Department of Mathematics & Statistics Checklist of environmental aspects

    Reuse and Recycling


    • mulching and composting or organic waste
    • recycling (or reusing):
    o glass, plastic and metals
    o paper
    o cardboard
    o packaging
    o chemicals
    o old equipment and furniture
    • reducing use of disposable cups, plates, cutlery etc.
    • use of recycled paper and other products to support the recycling industry (create a demand for such items)
    • converting paper printed on one side to notepads to facilitate reuse
    • production
    o recyclability of manufactured products (LCA)
    o reuse of waste materials generated on-site
    o reuse of waste heat

    Heritage Issues and Public Utility


    • interaction with heritage issues
    • preservation of heritage structures (eg. buildings)
    • preserving natural ecosystems and rare plants
    • preserving culturally significant sites
    • creation of conditions conducive for breeding of mosquitoes, mice, cats and other pests
    • spread of human, animal or plant disease within the site
    • interaction with local community issues
    • changes affecting visual appeal of buildings and property
    • shadows cast by buildings during the day
    • light pollution at night
    • changes affecting traffic density and associated hazards, and availability of local parking
    • changes affecting access to public land
    • vibration from equipment
    • littering local environment
    • activities affecting land conservation
    • disturbance of natural habitats or bio-systems

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    Date: June 2007 – Version 1/07 To be revised: June 2010 Page 3 of 5
    Department of Mathematics & Statistics Checklist of environmental aspects

    Systems
    The following list is not a list of environmental aspects and impacts, but rather a checklist of system aspects.
    • environmental awareness education (including knowledge of environmental aspects) to:
    • staff whose duties may lead to intended and unintended environmental impacts
    • general staff
    • students (for educational institutions)
    • contractors and collaborators
    • provision of information
    • knowledge of applicable legislation by those with responsibilities for compliance
    • provision of sources of expert advice as required
    • record-keeping
    • provision of information to create incentive for reducing waste and minimising environmental impacts
    • assignment of responsibilities and appropriate authorities
    • management responsibilities
    • operational responsibilities
    • emergency responsibilities
    • operational control
    • identification of environmental risks
    • identification of legal and other obligations
    • assessment of potential impacts and effectiveness of existing environmental controls
    • development of new procedures to minimise environmental impacts
    • training in (and resourcing of) these procedures
    • improvement programs
    • control of the work of contractors working on-site
    • written conditions of contract and adequate instruction
    • controls to ensure performance
    • safe storage of materials
    • means of reporting incidents and environmental hazards and taking action
    • monitoring
    • key waste quantities and waste costs
    • potential legal non-conformances and significant environmental impacts (intended and unintended)
    • competency in dealing with emergencies
    • identification of foreseeable loss-of-control incidents which may lead to significant environmental impacts
    • this may include:
    o flood (contamination of flood water)
    o fire(and control of fire water)
    o power failure
    o loss of control of a process

    UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT Authorised: Mathematics & Statistics Head of Department/Dept EHS Committee
    Date: June 2007 – Version 1/07 To be revised: June 2010 Page 4 of 5
    Department of Mathematics & Statistics Checklist of environmental aspects

    Positive Environmental Aspects


    • improving education and environmental awareness (staff, students, suppliers, customers)
    • use of "Green" products (to support reuse and recycling industries)
    • clean up of past environmental damage
    • "spread the word" to others (co-workers, local community, sports groups etc.) on environmental sustainability

    UNCONTROLLED DOCUMENT Authorised: Mathematics & Statistics Head of Department/Dept EHS Committee
    Date: June 2007 – Version 1/07 To be revised: June 2010 Page 5 of 5

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