7.

59: Environmental Aspects and Objectives

OEMS Element: Safe Work Practices

Environmental Aspects and Objectives

Objective

To establish minimum requirements to ensure the identification and assessment of all

environmental aspects and impacts generated by work activities and determine associated
performance objectives.

Scope

The provisions of this Standard are applicable to all Exterran locations. If there are more stringent
requirements, they shall be followed.

Definitions

Environment – surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land and other
variables, such as natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation.
Environmental Aspects – element of an organization’s activities than can interact with the
environment.
Significant Environmental Aspect – An environmental aspect that has been identified as being
significant to produce a significant environmental impact, due to the criteria listed in this procedure.
Environmental Impact – any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or
partially resulting from an organization’s environmental aspects.
‘Normal’ Condition – This refers to operating conditions that are associated with planned activities
and normal operating practices. These are conditions which exist as part of the standard method
for activities which normally take place at facility. An example would be performing any activity in
accordance with the approved fabrication process.
‘Abnormal’ Condition – This refers to operating conditions that are associated with shutdown and
start-up conditions, unplanned or unforeseen circumstances, but fall short of an emergency
situation. An example would be a minor fuel oil leak, contained in a containment area.
‘Emergency Condition’ – This refers to operating conditions that are associated with unforeseen,
unplanned emergency related circumstances. An example would be a fire or uncontrolled spill of
pollutants.
As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) - risk condition that has been reduced to a level
where the effort, cost and practicality of further reduction measures become disproportionate
to the additional amount of risk reduction that could be gained.
Life cycle assessment: thinking carefully about the life cycle stages that can be controlled or
influenced by the organization. Typical stages of a product (or service) life cycle include raw
material acquisition, design, production, transportation/delivery, use, end-of- life treatment and
final disposal.
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Risks (threats) – potential adverse effects. An example is – improper disposal of hazardous

waste would have serious risk to environment and business.

Opportunities - Potential beneficial effects. Examples of an opportunity might be a company

capitalizing on energy efficiency measures which cut production costs, leading to an increase in
competitiveness – or positive publicity surrounding environmental initiatives which results in new
customers.

Management
For the purpose of this Standard, Management refers to those managers who have geographical
responsibilities in Exterran. Typically, Management refers to the range of managers from local
management up to regional vice presidents.

Procedure

All Exterran facilities shall identify the environmental aspects applicable to its activities or services,
including activities performed by contractors. The following categories shall be used to identify
potential environmental aspects, with careful consideration given to life cycle perspective of
environmental aspects and risks and opportunities to the business:

 emissions to the air;

 releases to water;
 waste generated;
 contamination of land;
 use of space
 use of raw materials and natural resources (including energy use);
 energy emitted e.g. heat, radiation, vibration (noise), light),
 Other local or community environmental issues

The environmental aspects shall be identified with respect to work activities. The aspects
identified are consolidated to form the Environmental Aspects and Impacts Register. The
following activities are covered within the Register:
A. Manufacturing /Fabrication Work E. Sandblasting, Grinding, Polishing & Painting
B. Routine Operations F. Mobilization / Demobilization
C. Maintenance G. Waste Management, reuse, recycling
D. Supply and Transportation Operations H. Emergency Response

Each activity can have one or more environmental issues associated with the nature of the work
and also to the type of circumstances. These can be Normal, Abnormal, or Emergency. For
example, a minor spray of oil from pipe passing close to well insulated engine exhaust pipe,
resulting in stains on exhaust pipe insulation is abnormal condition. Spray of oil on uninsulated
engine exhaust pipe, leading to fire and delay in stopping the source of oil may lead to disaster is
an emergency condition.

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Examples of Relation between activity, aspects and Impact

ACTIVITY ASPECTS IMPACTS

 Air Emissions  Degrade Air Quality

 Use of Oil,  Consumption of Natural
Changing Oil Absorbents Resources
 Recycling of Oil  Increase Landfill Space
 Spills  Degrade Water Quality

 Dust Generations  Degradation of Air Quality

 Air Emissions  Degradation of Air Quality
Operation of Equipment
 Use of Raw materials  Use of Natural resources.

Central Air Conditioning Energy Consumption Use of Natural Resources

Land filling Disposal Contamination of land
Storm Water
Water Flow Erosion
Management
Generation of Solid Aesthetics and Community
Land Usage
Waste environment

Significance Evaluation of Environmental Aspects

Significance of environmental aspects shall be taken into account in establishing, implementing
and maintaining the EMS, they shall be managed by operational control procedures or by
establishing improvement objectives and targets.

When identifying and evaluating the environmental impacts of Exterran operations, management
may take into consideration, but not limited to, the following:
 Scale of the Impact
 Severity of the Impact
 Duration of the Impact
 Probability of Occurrence
 Regulatory / Legal Exposure
 Difficulty in Changing the Impact
 Cost of Changing the Impact / ‘knock-on’ effects.
 Effect of Changing the Impact
 Concerns of Interested Parties
 Effect on Public Image of the Company
 Controls Currently in Place
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 Training
 Industry standards, principles of good governance, and ethical standards.
 Customer requirements and contractual relationships
 Corporate and facility specific voluntary requirements; and

Every registered environmental aspect including significant environmental aspect causing an

adverse environmental impact must have a control measure in place to manage and minimize the
impact(s) associated. These control may one or more of the below indicated:

Elimination Isolation
Substitution Documented Procedure
Modification Training
Containment Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Environmental aspects shall be evaluated and ranked annually by all Exterran facilities worldwide,
using the guidance provided in Formal Risk Assessment Procedure (2.01). Current and updated
record of environmental aspects and impacts shall be maintained in site specific Environmental
Aspects and Impacts Register (7.60).

Planning actions to achieve environmental objectives

Environmental Management Plans specifying objectives and targets, based on the significance
evaluation of Environmental aspects, for the each location shall be developed by HSSE
Department in consultation with Management. The objectives should be specific and targets
should be measurable wherever practicable, and where appropriate, taking into account effective
site specific operational controls. Ensure that the objectives and targets are consistent with the
environmental policy, including the commitment to prevention of pollution and sustainable use of
resources.
In addition to objectives, Environmental Management plans shall include information what
resources will be required, who will be responsible, when it will be completed and provide details
of past results, with comments, for performance evaluations.

Responsibilities

Management is responsible for implementing, supporting and enforcing the requirements of this
Standard in their locations.

Local HSE Coordinator is responsible to assist Management in the implementation of this

Standard.

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