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Aspect & Impact Analysis

(Formerly known as Ess Dee Aluminium Ltd.)

PURPOSE

  • 1.1 The purpose of this procedure is to establish a process to: that may interact with the environment (environmental aspects).
    • 1.1.2 Assess their environmental impacts to determine the significant environmental aspects.
    • 1.1.3 Analyse and suggest control measures to minimize the impacts of these significant environmental aspects to preserve and conserve the environment.

SCOPE

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REFERENCE(S) & ATTACHMENTS

  • 3.1 References
    • 3.1.1 In-house
  • 3.2 Attachments
    • 3.2.2 Attachment-II : List of Significant Environmental Aspects :

RESPONSIBILITY

  • 4.1 Department Head
    • 4.1.1 To identify the aspects related to their activities and control of significant aspects.
  • 4.2 QA Head:
    • 4.2.1 To identify the significant aspects and determine the control methods with the help of departmental heads.

DISTRIBUTION

  • 5.1 Quality Control
  • 5.2 Production
  • 5.3 Warehouse
  • 5.4 Admin & HR

(Formerly known as Ess Dee Aluminium Ltd.)

DEFINITION(S) & ABBREVIATION(S)

  • 6.1 Definitions
    • 6.1.1 Environment: Surroundings in which an organisation operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation.
    • 6.1.2 Environmental Aspects: Elements of an organisation's activities or products or services that can interact with the environment.
    • 6.1.3 Environmental Impact: Any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organisation's environmental aspects.
    • 6.1.4 Environmental Objectives: Overall environmental goals, consistent with the environment policy, that an organisation sets itself to achieve.
  • 6.2 Abbreviations
    • 6.2.1 Nil

(Formerly known as Ess Dee Aluminium Ltd.)

PROCEDURE

  • 7.1 Identification of Environmental Aspects
    • 7.1.1 Identification of environmental aspects within the site is done by identifying the elements of the site that interact with the environment. This includes physical activities undertaken by the foil manufacturing activities of SIPL. The methods used for identification of environmental aspects are:
    • 7.1.1.1 In each activity, the flow of a work process is identified.
    • 7.1.1.2 The steps involved in the work process are determined.
    • 7.1.1.3 The environmental aspects which occur within each step of the process are identified.
    • 7.1.2 The various tools used for identification of environmental aspects are:
    • 7.1.2.1 Physical inspection of work place.
    • 7.1.2.2 Discussion with employees.
    • 7.1.2.3 Brainstorming.
    • 7.1.3 All the employees are encouraged to analyse their job activities, with a view to identify the environmental aspects and their impacts.
    • 7.1.4 Also consider the life cycle prospect while identifying the aspects. Mark “Y” when any aspect can be recycled or reused either by SIPL or by their suppliers (within the premises or outside premises), or otherwise mark as

“N”.

  • 7.1.5 The Impact Assessment Committee (IAC) shall comprise the following:
  • 7.1.5.1 Head QA / QC
  • 7.1.5.2 Head Production
  • 7.1.5.3 In-charge Maintenance
  • 7.1.5.4 Store In-charge
  • 7.2 Impact Assessment
    • 7.2.1 The IAC shall carry out the assessment of impacts associated with the various environmental aspects. The objective of the assessment is to determine the environmental aspects that have a significant impact on the environment.
    • 7.2.2 The Group Impact Assessment method shall be adopted for assessment of impacts associated with the identified environmental aspects.
    • 7.2.3 The assessment of impacts associated with each environmental aspect shall be carried out by evaluating and rating the aspects on the following factors, taking into account all existing controls in place:
    • 7.2.3.1 Quantum of exposure
    • 7.2.3.2 Likelihood of occurrence
    • 7.2.3.3 Severity of impact
    • 7.2.3.4 Ease of detection
    • 7.2.3.5 Associated legal requirements (if any)
    • 7.2.4 The scale used for rating the impact is given in Table-1.
    • 7.2.5 The individual group members shall give a rating on all the factors. The final rating of the factors shall be the highest of the ratings given by the individual members.

(Formerly known as Ess Dee Aluminium Ltd.)

  • 7.2.6 The total score for an environmental aspect shall be the product of the ratings on the above factors.
  • 7.3 Significance of Environmental Aspect

    • 7.3.1 Based on the result of impact assessment, the environmental aspects are categorised into significant environmental aspects & non-significant environmental aspects as per the following table: Total Score Type of Aspect ≥ 15 Significant Environmental Aspect < 15 Non-significant Environmental Aspect

    • 7.3.2 The IAC shall also consider legal and / or statutory issues linked with the activities during assessment of impacts. In case the total score is less than

, but legal and / or statutory issues are involved, the aspect may also be

considered as a significant aspect.

  • 7.3.3 Emergency: aspects identified as an emergency condition shall also be treated as significant.
  • 7.4 Control of Environmental Impact
    • 7.4.1 The IAC recommends various measures to minimize the impact in case of significant aspects.
    • 7.4.2 The existing controls, if any, for non-significant environmental aspects shall be continued.
    • 7.4.3 The hierarchy of control methods shall be:
    • 7.4.3.1 Elimination or substitution
    • 7.4.3.2 Engineering control methods
    • 7.4.3.3 Administrative control methods and PPEs
    • 7.4.4 The various control measures to minimize the impact in case of significant aspects, recommended by IAC, shall be implemented after approval of Management.
  • 7.5 Recording
    • 7.5.1 The identified environmental aspect, impact assessment and approved impact control measures shall be recorded in format no.
    • 7.5.2 The significant environmental aspects are also identified as per format no.
  • 7.6 Implementation
    • 7.6.1 The approved impact control measures shall be widely communicated to all concerned.
    • 7.6.2 It is the responsibility of the departmental heads to implement these impact control measures for relevant activities, whether routine or non-routine, being performed in their respective departments.
    • 7.6.3 The impact control measures are applicable not only to the employees of the corporation but also to all other persons working on behalf of the organisation.

(Formerly known as Ess Dee Aluminium Ltd.)

  • 7.6.4 Based on the result of impact assessment, the departmental heads along with the MR shall formulate IMS objectives for their respective areas, wherever applicable. The objectives shall be consistent with the Environment Policy of SIPL, including the commitment to continual improvement, legal and other requirements, technological options, and financial, operational and business requirements and views of interested parties.
  • 7.6.5 For each of the IMS objectives, an action plan shall be formulated for achieving the objectives. These action plans are designed in a manner that for each objective, resources and interface requirements, monitoring, reporting and control mechanisms are also laid down.
  • 7.6.6 For all activities that are associated with identified significant aspects where a control measure needs to be applied and where it is necessary to carry out such activities under specified conditions, documented (SOP) shall be prepared for such activities by the respective departmental heads / station in-charge / construction office in-charge / HOD.
  • 7.6.7 In case any significant impact pertaining to goods and services used by SIPL is identified, the same, along with applicable control measures, shall be communicated to the Purchase department for intimation to the suppliers during procurement.
  • 7.7 Monitoring
    • 7.7.1 The monitoring of effectiveness of impact control measures is done by the IAC, which shall review the same once in a year for any improvement. The existing controls, if any, for non-significant environmental aspects shall also be monitored by the IAC.
    • 7.7.2 The action plans for IMS objectives shall be reviewed annually and, whenever required, action plans shall be amended to ensure continuing suitability.
  • 7.8 Table-1 : Rating Scale for Impact Assessment Occurrence Legislation Detection Rating Quantity (A) Impact (C) Control (F)

(B) (D) (E)

Frequent Critical on (Spread outside Continuous Environment, Absent or boundary of (can happen Legal More than

Effect on no effective

Plant Or Scrap anytime in Requirement 24 hours Human Control more than 1 the Month) Health Ton) Probable Several Affects flora Mechanism (Restricted times in a fauna or Within 24 in Place

within Plant Or Day (can -

marine life or hours but not Scrap below 1 happen in 3- Global Issue reliable Ton) 6 Months)

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Occurrence Legislation Detection Rating Quantity (A) Impact (C) Control (F)

(B) (D) (E)

Occasional Several (Restricted Control times in a within shop floor Resource Within 8 needs

Week (can -

Or Scrap Depletion hours human happen in 6- between 10 - intervention

Months)

kg)

Remote Once in a (Restricted Causes Month or Interested Has inbuilt within discomfort to Within 1

less (can Parties Secondary

workstation/area employees or hour happen in 1- Concern Control Or Scrap less nuisance

years)

than 10 kg) Very Rare Improbable (Not (cannot Available & Negligible Not

visible or scrap happen in Immediate Effective at

Visual Impact Applicable below 1 kg) above 3 Source years)

REVISION HISTORY

Effective Revision No. 00 CC No. Date

Details of revision: New SOP

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