Cleaner production is a preventive, company-specific environmental protection initiative. It is intended to minimize waste and emissions and maximize product output. By analyzing the flow of materials and energy in a company, one tries to identify options to minimize waste and emissions out of industrial processes through source reduction strategies. These CP worksheets are used for easy assessment.
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CLEANER PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES Worksheet No.
Company:
Issues and Concerns
Regulatory Compliance Occupational Health and Safety Complaints: Community and Labor Market Expansion and Export Waste Reduction and Productivity thru CP Energy Efficiency Environmental and Business Initiatives (EMS/ISO) Others ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Cleaner Production Objective(s)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Importance of the environmental policy in your company’s Environmental Management System
The core of [Company Name]’s EMS is our environmental policy. The environmental policy states in broad terms the principal environmental commitments of [Company Name]. It is signed by our President and has been communicated to all employees.
[Company Name] is committed to a clean, healthy environment. We provide our customers with safe, reliable, and responsive [products or services] in an environmentally sensitive and responsible manner. We believe that sound environmental policy contributes to our competitive strength and benefits our customers, shareholders, and employees by contributing to the overall well-being and economic health of the communities we serve.
[Company Name]’s commitment to improve the environment is an expression of our guiding principles, and a demonstration of our “think globally and act locally” sensibilities.
[Company Name] is committed to managing health, safety and environmental matters as an integral part of our business. In particular, it is our policy to assure the health, safety and environmental integrity of our processes and facilities at all times and at all places.
Commitment to prevention of pollution
We commit to including pollution prevention and energy conservation in the design of all new products and services.
In our research, process design, and plant operations, we will primarily consider preventing pollution by reducing and eliminating the generation of waste and emissions at the source.
We prefer to prevent pollution at the source. When waste cannot be avoided, we commit to recycle, treat, and dispose of this waste in ways that will minimize undesirable effects on air, water, and land.
We pledge to eliminate or reduce our use of toxic substances and to minimize our use of energy and generation of all wastes, whenever possible.
We give top priority to technologies and methods that use non-hazardous materials and utilize other source reduction approaches in addressing our environmental issues.
We promote cooperation and coordination between industry, government, and the public toward the shared goal of preventing pollution at its source.
We consider environmental factors and the full costs of acquisition, use, and disposal when making planning, purchasing, and operating decisions.
Commitment to comply with applicable legal requirements and other requirements to which your company subscribes
CLEANER PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES Worksheet No.
Company:
[Company Name] seeks to demonstrate responsible corporate citizenship by adhering to all environmental regulations.
We will comply with all applicable laws and regulations and will implement programs and procedures to assure compliance. Strict compliance with HS&E standards will be a key ingredient in the training, performance reviews and incentives of all employees.
Where existing laws and regulations are not adequate to assure protection of human health, safety and the environment, we will establish and meet our own HS&E quality standards.
We will comply fully with the letter and spirit of environmental laws and regulations, and strive to secure fundamental reforms that will improve their environmental effectiveness and reduce the cost of compliance
Commitment to continual improvement
We will continuously seek opportunities to improve our adherence to these principles, and will periodically report progress to our stakeholders.
We commit to work continuously to improve the effectiveness of our environmental management.
We continuously seek opportunities to improve our adherence to the principles of environmental management.
[Company Name] employees will strive to continuously improve our efforts to create a cleaner and safer environment.
Make sure your policy provides the framework for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets.
Other commitments that you want to include in your policy
CLEANER PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIESPLANT LAYOUT
Worksheet No.
Company:
CLEANER PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES
PFD & Management
PracticesWorksheet No.
Company:
Process Flow DiagramCurrent Management
Practices
Input Process Non-Product Output
Note: Important operating parameters may be included inside the diagram box of processes.Include temperature, pH, labor and duration of work per process. Separate PFD of production and utilities.
CLEANER PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIESIDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY AREA
Environmental Indicator Matrix GuideBasic Data Reference Figures
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Materials Input Packaging Energy Input Water Input Solid Waste Wastewater Air Emissions Transportation Occupational Accidents Training Environmental Cost
Note: EPI – basic data/reference figures
Level* Indicator UnitsMethod of
Sampling/AnalysisFrequency
ResponsiblePerson
* Levels: Plant, Department, Process, Equipment
CLEANER PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIESROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS