3. In short
“The systematic examination of
the interactions between any
business operation and its
surroundings”
4. DEFINITION
An environmental audit is a
management tool comprising of
systematic and documentary evaluation
of organizations environmental aspect
with an objective to check whether
organization is complying with all the
necessary provisions and policies under
environmental regulatory frame work.
5. OBJECTIVES
Waste prevention and reduction
Assessing compliance with regulatory
requirements
Placing environmental information in the
public domain
Facilitating comparison
Increasing employee awareness
6. Steps in Environmental audit
Pre –audit activities;
selection of faculty
• selection and scheduling of facility to audit
• selection of audit team
• contact with facility and planning of the audit
• Preparing agenda
• Pre-audit questionnaire
7. Site activities;
• first understanding of internal controls
• assessment of internal control
• gathering of audit evidence
• evaluation of audit findings
• Evaluating the audit findings
8. Post audit activities
• production of draft report
• production of final report
• preparation and implementation of an action
plan
• monitoring of action plan
• Follow up
9. BENEFITS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
Facilitating comparison and interchange of
information between operation or plants
Increasing employee awareness
Identifying cost savings,waste minimization
Providing an information in emergency situation
Helping to assist relation with authorities by
convincing them that complete and effective audits
are being under taken,by informing them of the
type of procedure adopted.