CEX-433 – Ecology and Environment

Environmental Audit
Presented by- Group ECE 1

Priya(15104013)

Jaspreet Singh(15104027)

Rahul Yadav(15104036)

Yogesh(15104037)

Ananta(15104057)
CONTENTS
•Introduction

•Objectives Of Environmental Auditing

•Environmental Audit Scheme And Its Component

•Principle Areas Of Environmental Auditing

•Environmental Auditing Activities

•Advantages

•Suggestions

•Case Study

•Conclusion
Introduction

● Environmental auditing is a management tool which simply inspects the environmental management
activities performed by the industries or organizations and makes them aware of new cleaner
technology. •

● For the impact of industries and their product on natural resources and environmental quality it is
necessary to have "Environmental Audit" to ensure sustainable industrial developments.
● Pollution now is an inevitable consequence of modern industrial technology, rapid and convenient
transport but excessive pollution may interfere with man's health and his mental, social and economic
wellbeing.
● There is now a clarion call from every nook of the society that "save the nation from this menace the
pollution".
● The term auditing is known to us in financial accounts and records are examined.
● Environmental audit is for the impact of the industries and their products on natural resources and
environmental quality.
● It is necessary to have 'Environmental Audit' to ensure sustainable industrial developments.
Objectives
1. An environmental audit programme which is designed and implemented properly can enhance an
industry's environmental performance.
2. Monitoring the scale of optimum utilization of the resources and evaluating the company at national &
international level.
3. To suggest for using alternative energy for the conservation of energy resources.
4. Evaluation of waste water quality and determination of waste water characteristics & their effects on
the living system.
5. Classification of the categories of solid waste hazardous waste their sources, quantities &
characteristics.
6. Introduction and implementation of time saving technologies in production.

7. Maintains of Labour / Occupational health & medicine.

8. Proper documentation of environmental compliance status.

9. To help in minimizing the wastes through modern cleaner technologies.

10. Regular environmental auditing once in a year will help in producing environmentally educated &
technically sound.
Environmental Audit Scheme and Its Components
This particular tool is a very important aspect of the environmental audit for the total management system in
terms of its being an asset or a liability for the industry’s environmental performance. Environmental system
is with a broad aim for a green environment.

i. It helps in reducing waste.

ii. It helps in assessing compliance with regulatory requirement.
iii. It also helps in prevention control of effect of pollutant.
iv. It promotes relationship between qualified technician professionals, individual industries, state
pollution control board, other public authorities and industrial associations.
Environmental Audit Scheme (EAS) has three following components.

i. State Pollution Control Board

ii. Internal Auditor Board

iii. External Auditor

i. State Pollution Control Board -

It plays active role in implementing the environmental audit effectively. The steps involved in state pollution
control board are mentioned. To prepare format of audit report on all the aspect of environmental
protection.

a) To appoint internal auditors to prepare industries audit report.

b) Evaluation and verification of audit reports.
c) Initiating the action on evaluated report.
ii. Internal Auditor- The selection of auditor consist of experienced experts from various backgrounds.
A qualified auditor should be require, as per the rules of State Pollution Control Board with well-equipped
laboratory facility for analysis of water and air samples.

iii. External Auditor -Team should be approved by State Pollution Control Board. Evaluated and verified
reports have to send their comments to State Pollution Control Board for further action.
Principle Areas of Environmental Auditing.

A. Material Audit
B. Energy Audit
C. Water Audit
D. Health and Safety Audit.
E. Environmental Quality Audit
F. Waste Audit
G. Engineering Audit
H. Compliance Audit
Environmental Auditing Activities

The 3 main Auditing Activities are:

● Pre-Audit Activities.
● On-Site Activities.
● Post-Audit Activities.
. Pre-audit activities - Pre-audit activity forms an essential part of the environmental auditing procedure.
Careful planning at this stage will help to ensure success of both the initial audit and any subsequent audits.

. There are four key activities:

● Submitting pre-visit questionnaire of the facility.
● Reviewing relevant regulation.
● Defining audit scope and team responsibilities
● Reviewing audit check lists.
On-site activities- Meeting of the team with the appropriate with the appropriate personnel of the unit
&with discussion of the objective. The 3 primary functions on site activities are:
● Record & documentation review
● Interview with staff
● Physical inspection of the facilities.

Post-audit Activities: Development of raw material balance analysis for each process unit of the industry
highlighting analysis for each process unit of the industry highlighting the proposed utilization of raw
material and ideas regarding reuse can be thought of.

a) Issue of draft report.

a) Issue of final report Conducting follow up to the corrective actions:
Advantages: -

● Preparation of Environmental management plan.

● Assessment of environmental input and
● Identifying areas of strength and weakness for improvements.
● Evaluation of pollution control. Verification of compliance with laws.
● Assuring safety of plant, environment & human beings.
● Enhancement of loss prevention, manpower development and marketing.
● Budgeting for pollution control, waste prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.
● Providing an opportunity for management to give credit for good environmental performance.
● As a whole environmental audit plays an important role in minimizing the environmental problem
locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.
CASE STUDY

Environmental Audit of Sugar Factory: A Case Study of Kumbhi Kasari Sugar Factory, Kolhapur Rao T. B.,
Chonde S. G., Bhosale P R., Jadhav A. S. and Raut P. D. Department of Environmental Science, Shivaji
University, Kolhapur.

The sugar industry plays a very important role in India's national economy. As all stages of sugar production
are water intensive and discharging wastewater containing high level of oil, suspended solids, organic matter
and chemicals and therefore the sugar industry is one of the most water polluting industries. Therefore
conducting `Environmental Audit' in a sugar factory is no longer an option but a sound precaution and a
proactive measure in today's heavily regulated environment.
Audit Approach

The typical audit comprises of three steps as Pre Audit, onsite Audit and Post Audit.

Pre-Audit: The Pre Audit is conducted to get the background information and making the survey by using the
questionnaires. The pre audit is useful to get familiar with the company and to save time requirement for the
onsite audit.

Onsite Audit: The onsite audit means to identify the water usage, raw material consumption, by product
produced, wastewater produced, solid waste, hazardous waste generated and also analysis report is produced
for all this waste as well as air, noise and sound. The water used for all the purpose within the industry is also
taken into account.

Post Audit: The final draft is prepared for raw material, water and energy consumption and also the waste
generated on the action plan the recommendation are given.
Results and Discussion

The consumption of raw material as sugarcane which is 127.50 kg/MT crushed in the year 2009 —10 and this quantity is less than
the previous year 2008-09.

It was found that though the consumption of sugarcane for production of sugar, the usage of water is more for the process.

The consumption of bagasse is also more than previous year

The power consumption in this factory in the year 2009 -10 is also more i.e. 20.17 kW/ MT of cane crushed.
Conclusion
The sugar industry Kumbhi Kasari situated near Kolhapur city is one of the good factories as it has its own
distillery unit in its own premises for production of alcohol from molasses, one of waste which is generated
from the sugar factory.

The environmental audit conducted at Kumbhi-Kasari Sugar Factory will be effective to reduce energy
consumption to reduce the consumption of the water and use bagasse as fuel. It saves the power and
improved environmental protection for sustainable industrial operations.
CONCLUSION

Environmental audit is carried out to provide an indication to company management about how the
environmental Organization system and equipments are performing. As a result the best practicable means
can be applied to preserve air, water, soil, plant and animal life from the adverse effect.

Thus, Environmental Audit plays an important role to have check on pollution control. Further studies on
Environmental Audit with reference To various types of the industries are needed in order to study various
process, activities and their positive or negative impact on the environment.
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