Emc2 Guidance v1
Emc2 Guidance v1
Emc2 Guidance v1
Stages of assessment 5
Location 10
Results 11
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Assessment submission 14
Part 1:
Guidance for learners
Part 1 Introduction
Identifying
Introduction to Significant aspects,
environmental
the organisation key issues, and Communication
aspects, associated
and methodology recommended and review
impacts, and
used additional measures
existing controls
You must use the headed tables in the template You should aim to complete this section in 200 -
to complete the description of the organisation 250 words
and the methodology used. You will need to include the following information as a
Start by giving a clear and concise description of your minimum:
chosen organisation (if possible, this should be the • the name of the organisation;
organisation you work for). You can change the name
• site location (you do not need to give the full
and location of your organisation for confidentiality
address, just the general location eg, New Delhi,
purposes, but everything else needs to be factual.
India);
You will also need to think about the scope of the
assessment; for example, are you going to look at • how many workers are employed by the
the whole organisation or just a specific department/ organisation;
product/process? If you work for a large organisation, • a general description* of the organisation, which
we recommend that you concentrate on a part of the must include products manufactured or services
organisation or a specific activity or process. If you are provided, the types of activities undertaken and
unsure, please ask your tutor for advice. shift patterns worked;
Your assessment is going to be marked by a NEBOSH- • a description of the area to be included in the
appointed examiner. The examiner will need a clear assessment; and
description of your organisation to allow them to judge
whether the information in your assessment is relevant • any other relevant information eg, who has
and realistic. If you provide an unclear or incomplete the day-to-day responsibility for environmental
description, this could affect the marking of the management in your organisation, nearby
assessment. vulnerable receptors. If you feel there is nothing
else relevant, you do not need to add anything
else to your submission.
You must use the template provided to record the Your aspect and impact assessment must state:
aspect and impact assessment. • the activity, product, or service
You will now need to complete an assessment of the • each environmental aspect, and under what condition(s)
environmental aspects, and associated impacts, for your it is present
organisation. You should include at least four different • the impact(s) which are associated with each aspect*
activities/products/services from your chosen area. You must
• what is already in place to control these environmental
record at least ten different environmental aspects in your aspects.
assessment, with associated impact(s) for each.
*As a minimum, you must include one impact for each
Your completed assessment must show that you have environmental aspect. Usually there will be more than
considered the different operating conditions, which are one potential impact for each - particularly when
listed in Table 1. To pass the assessment, you must considering different conditions – and you should
include at least two of these conditions. include all of them, in order to demonstrate your
understanding. Remember that environmental impacts
Operating conditions can be positive or negative, and direct, indirect, or
cumulative.
Normal operation
Once you have identified all of the environmental aspects
Abnormal operation and impacts, you need to determine which ones are
significant. You should use the significance rating table in the
Incidents / accidents assessment pack to help your evaluation. Put the rating for
each aspect, and which criteria it meets, in the assessment
Potential emergency situations table.
Table 1
Please see the blank table in the template to see the layout
of the assessment. To get an idea of the level of detail
required, look at the full example included in the assessment
pack.
Choose three significant aspects to evaluate further. *Impacts might relate to multiple issues, or you might
Remember, significance varies from organisation to find that different impacts are linked to the same issue.
organisation. Even if nothing that you have identified You must include at least three issues in your assessment
seems very drastic, it is the most important for your overall.
organisation to address. What have you found that would
have the biggest impact (positive or negative)? Key environmental issues
You must write about each of these three significant
Local effects of pollution (air quality, noise, waste, lighting,
aspects, to support your recommendations for further odour)
actions. This section should contain enough information
for decision-makers with little environmental knowledge. Carbon emissions and the greenhouse effect/global warming
You can refer to the criteria from the significance rating
table to help form the basis of your explanation. To get Water resources and ocean pollution
an idea of the level of detail required, look at the full
example included in the assessment pack. Deforestation, soil erosion and land quality
You should aim to complete this section in 300 - 400 Material resources and land despoliation, supply chain issues
words for each aspect. and inequal distribution of impacts
Your reasoning must explain: Energy supplies, innovations in food & fuel
• What environmental receptors may be affected
Waste disposal and international waste trade
(directly, indirectly, or cumulatively) by these impacts,
and how.
Agricultural issues arising from global trade
• Business concerns, relevant compliance obligations,
and the needs and expectations of interested parties.
Climate change and extreme weather events
• Which key environmental issues the impacts are
linked to (see table 2)*. Biodiversity loss
• The likelihood and severity of potential impacts,
taking account of current control measures. Table 2 - from EMC syllabus 1.1
Identifying
Introduction to Significant aspects,
environmental
the organisation key issues, and Communication
aspects, associated
and methodology recommended and review
impacts, and
used additional measures
existing controls