THE IIS UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE
TOPIC: Environmental Auditing
Stages
Submitted To: Submitted By:
Vipasha Bhatnagar
Charu Maám
MSc. Sem IV
ICG/2017/23231
 INTRODUCTION
 Environmental auditing is an attempt to provide
information on the environmental performance of a
company, and thus include environmental issues in
the decision making process.
 An environmental audit assesses the nature and extent
of harm to the environment caused by the activities,
wastes or noise from a particular company.
 Types of Audits
 Environmental Compliance Audit: To provide assurance to
organisational activities are conducted in accordance with
environmental laws, standards, guidelines, policies.

 Environmental Performance Audit : To assess whether an

organisation meets its environmental objectives, is effective in
producing environmental results with efficiency and economy.

 Environmental Financial Audit : To enable an auditor to

establish whether the reporting entity has appropriately
recognised, valued & reported all significant environmental costs,
benefits, assets, liabilities and contingencies.
Industry and Environment Relationship
 OBJECIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL
AUDITING
 An environmental audit programme which is designed and
implemented properly can enhance an industry’s environmental
performance.
 Monitoring the scale of optimum utilization of the resources and
evaluating the company at national & international level.
 To suggest for using alternative energy for the conservation of
energy resources.
 Evaluation of waste water quality and determination of waste
water characteristics & their effects on the living system.
 Classification of the categories of solid waste hazardous waste
their sources, quantities & characteristics.
 OBJECIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL
AUDITING
 Introduction and implementation of time saving
technologies in production.
 Maintains of Labour / Occupational health &
medicine.
 Proper documentation of environmental compliance
status.
 To help in minimizing the wastes through modern
cleaner technologies.
 Regular environmental auditing once in a year will
help in producing environmentally educated
&technically sound
 PRINCIPLE AREAS OF
ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING

 Material Audit
 Energy Audit
 Water Audit
 Health and Safety audit
 Environmental Quality Audit
 Waste Audit
 Engineering Audit
 Compliance Audit
 Environmental Auditing Stages
 Pre- audit phase
 On- site activities phase
 Post- audit phase
 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT ACTIVITIES
Pre-audit activities -These include selection of the expert team
and development of a plan.
• 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. The 3 primary functions
on site activities are
• Record &documentation review
• Interview with staff
• Physical inspection of the facilities
 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT ACTIVITIES

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
• Issue of draft report
• Issue of final report
Preparing/Planning the
Audit Program
 Audit Program Development
 Develop objectives and scope

 Purpose of audits

 Structure
 Audit Program Development
 Should the audit be announced or a surprise
 Results be written or oral
 Frequency of the audit
 Cover one facility or all facilities
 What regulations should be covered
 Audit Program Development
 Pre-visit questionnaires to be used

 Size of audit team (limited to 1-5)

 Duration of the audit (1 day-1 week)

 Procedures for pre-visit, onsite visits and post-

audit should be developed
 Audit schedule
 Day 1
• Interview with manager
• Facility tour
 Day 2
• Inspect files
• Detailed facility tour
 Day 3
• Continue facility tour
 Audit schedule
 Day 4
• Visit regulatory agencies
• Interview regulatory/operations staff
 Day 5
• Exit interview with personnel
 Audit Manual
 Provides a measure of audit consistency
 Ensures that everything is covered
 Checklists
 Table of contents
• Introduction
• Pre-audit tasks and questions
• Checklists
• Discussion of audit processes
• Discussion of the audit report and its preparation
 Auditor Team
 Key team members

 Designate a team leader

 Acquainted with regulations

 Team leader

 Familiar with regulations that apply

 Able to focus team during the audit
 Prior audit experience
 Knowledgeable of operations
 Audit Process

 Audit procedures and process

• Pre-audit information gathering
• Pre-audit interview with management
• Records review
• Facility inspection
• Post-audit interview with management
• Preparation of report
• Implementation of the audit findings
Pre-audit information gathering
 Copies of regulations and permits
 Prepares auditors for on-site visit
 Uses pre-visit questionnaire
 Saves auditor on-site time
 Helps familiarize auditors with operations on
site
 Items to discuss
• Introduction of team members
• Purpose and scope of the audit
• Authority under which it is being conducted
• Advantages of the audit
• Concerns of manager about the audit
• Audit process
• What the report will look like
• What follow-up will occur
• Schedule of audit events
• Work areas required and provided
• Permission to take photos of the site
• Confidentiality to be included
• Introduction of facility staff
 Site Inspection
 Use of checklists desired
 Relies on auditor vision and technical expertise
 Evaluate operating equipment
 Audit Report
 Each team member should write his/her
portion
 Team leader combines
 Sent to senior management with a copy to site
management
Conducting an audit
 Review
 Applicable regulations
 Corporate and facility policies, procedures, etc.
 Study pollution control equipment
 Characteristic waste streams, pollutants and
toxic chemicals
 Inventory/Assess
 Documents
 Forms
 Manifests
 Permits
 Inspection reports
 Maintenance/operating logs
 Analytical results
 Monitoring data
 Assess the effects of the facility on the
environment
 Inspect pollution control equipment and
operations
 Inspect pollution generation equipment and
operations
 Judge wrt environmental criteria
 Photographs
 Obtain permission before taking
 Have camera with adjustable exposure and
focus settings
 Have a flash available
 Name of photographer
 Date and time photograph taken
 Description of the photo
 Direction taken
 Data inventory forms
 Data form for each
• Air emissions
• Water emissions
• PCB storage
• Waste storage
• Tanks
 Design depends upon the complexity and type of
facility
 Forms should describe control equipment
 Guide for conducting audit
 Aids in the preparation of the final report
 Sampling
 Take duplicate samples
 Have independent analysis
 Sampling equipment
• Air monitoring
• Wastewater sampling
• Personnel sampling
• Noise sampling
• Jars to hold sampling
 Equipments
 Manometers
 Pitot tubes
 Pocket thermometers
 Duct air flow meters
 Sound level meters
 Indicating tubes and pumps for gasses
 Water quality test kits
 Air test kits
Note down all the information
carefully and properly so that the
audit report could be prepared
properly
 ADVANTAGES
 Preparation of Environmental management plan.
 Assessment of environmental input and risks.
 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.
 CONCLUSION

Environmental audit is carried out to provide an

indication to company management about how the
environmental Organization system and equipment’s
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.