Environmental aspects

What do you do in your work? 

You perform some activities and in doing so you use bulbs, fluorescent tubes and other materials.

An organization’s environmental aspects are all those elements that interact with the environment through its activities, products or services. For example, you, with your work as electrician, generate waste (used bulbs, fluorescent tubes, used paper and plastic packages).

Environmental impacts are the changes to the environment resulting from its environmental aspects.

First you should determine environmental aspects and impacts (waste, energy consumption, materials use, noise, water pollution, soil pollution, …)

Then you should evaluate which aspects are more significant and define what action plans are needed to avoid, control or reduce their impact.

The following material will provide you more information about aspects and impacts:

Article - 4 steps in identification and evaluation of environmental aspects - https://advisera.com/14001academy/knowledgebase/4-steps-in-identification-and-evaluation-of-environmental-aspects/
Environmental aspect identification and classification - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2019/08/27/key-iso-14001-benefits-to-customers/nowledgebase/environmental-aspect-identification-and-classification/
Free webinar - Free webinar - ISO 14001: Identification and evaluation of environmental aspects - https://advisera.com/14001academy/webinar/iso-14001-identification-and-evaluation-of-environmental-aspects-free-webinar-on-demand/
Enroll for free in this course – ISO 14001:2015 Foundations Course - https://advisera.com/training/iso-14001-internal-auditor-course/
Book – The ISO 14001:2015 Companion - https://advisera.com/books/the-iso-14001-2015-companion/