HES4811
ASSIGNMENT 2 2023
, Assignment 2 (Unique Nr. 798936)
HES4811
Integrated Environmental Management Systems and Auditing
Due Date : 02 August 2023 @ 23h00
100 Marks
This assignment consists of seven (7) pages.
Instructions:
1. Please read the minimum requirements that must be met for all assignments in "Before
you start: Important information" tab at 4. Assessment and 4.1 Formative assessment -
Assignments for this module before completing any of the activities for this assignment.
2. Assignment 2 (two) consist of seven (7) Activities and compose a total of 100 marks.
3. This assignment will aid you to achieve Specific outcome 2: Explain the planning and
implementation of an Integrated Environmental Management System; and Specific outcome
3: Apply knowledge needed to operate and evaluate an Environmental Management
System.
4. Very importantly: you need to include a plagiarism declaration in every assignment.
Please find the “UNISA Plagiarism declaration” template in subfolder Plagiarism and
Referencing of the Additional Sources folder for Module HES4811. NB: 5% will be deducted
from the overall assignment mark if no plagiarism declaration is available.
5. Read the UNISA “Policy for Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism”; the UNISA Library
“Guide to Plagiarism”; Roig (2006) “Guidance on Plagiarism”; and UNISA “Guidelines on
Referencing Techniques” before signing the Plagiarism Declaration. Note: academic
sources include published, peer reviewed journal articles, books, MSc and/or PhD reports.
6. Marks WILL be deducted if no academic sources are used to support your argument
when asked for.
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, PROVIDE ANSWERS FOR ALL THE ACTIVITIES.
Activity 2.1 Understanding EMS planning, maintenance, and implementation terminologies [15 Marks]
Indicate which definition is appropriate to the relevant ISO term by matching the term number with the
definition’ letter symbol.
Term Match ISO Definition
Example: 0=A A) Set of interrelated or interacting activities which transforms
0. Process [1 mark] inputs into outputs.
1. Environmental condition 1= a) Measurable representation of the condition or status of
operations, management or conditions.
2. Corrective action 2= b) Extent to which planned activities are realized and planned
results achieved.
3. Requirement 3= c) Element of an organization’s activities or products or services
that interacts or can interact with the environment.
4. Indicator 4= d) Ability to apply knowledge and skills to achieve intended
outcomes.
5. Effectiveness 5= e) “Use of processes, practices, techniques, materials, products,
services or energy to avoid, reduce or control (separately or in
combination) the creation, emission or discharge of any type of
pollutant or waste, in order to reduce adverse environmental
impacts”.
6. Monitoring 6= f) State or characteristic of the environment as determined at a
certain point in time.
7. Measurement 7= g) Change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial,
wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s
environmental aspects.
8. Compliance obligations 8= h) Determining the status of a system, a process or an activity.
9. Environmental objective 9= i) Action to eliminate the cause of a nonconformity (3.4.3) and to
prevent recurrence
10. Objective 10 = j) Effect of uncertainty
11. Environmental aspect 11 = k) Process to determine the value.
12. Environmental impact 12 = l) Objective set by the organization consistent with its
environmental policy.
13. Pollution prevention 13 = m) Need or expectation that is stated, generally implied or
obligatory.
14. Competence 14 = n) Legal requirements (3.2.8) that an organization (3.1.4) has to
comply with and other requirements that an organization has
to or chooses to comply with
15. Risk 15 = o) Result to be achieved
Activity 2.2. Illustrating understanding of the ISO 14001: 2015 PDCA framework [15 Marks]
A CEO of a Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed organization ask you “How should we plan,
implement, maintain and continually improve an environmental management system?”
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ASSIGNMENT 2 2023
, Assignment 2 (Unique Nr. 798936)
HES4811
Integrated Environmental Management Systems and Auditing
Due Date : 02 August 2023 @ 23h00
100 Marks
This assignment consists of seven (7) pages.
Instructions:
1. Please read the minimum requirements that must be met for all assignments in "Before
you start: Important information" tab at 4. Assessment and 4.1 Formative assessment -
Assignments for this module before completing any of the activities for this assignment.
2. Assignment 2 (two) consist of seven (7) Activities and compose a total of 100 marks.
3. This assignment will aid you to achieve Specific outcome 2: Explain the planning and
implementation of an Integrated Environmental Management System; and Specific outcome
3: Apply knowledge needed to operate and evaluate an Environmental Management
System.
4. Very importantly: you need to include a plagiarism declaration in every assignment.
Please find the “UNISA Plagiarism declaration” template in subfolder Plagiarism and
Referencing of the Additional Sources folder for Module HES4811. NB: 5% will be deducted
from the overall assignment mark if no plagiarism declaration is available.
5. Read the UNISA “Policy for Copyright Infringement and Plagiarism”; the UNISA Library
“Guide to Plagiarism”; Roig (2006) “Guidance on Plagiarism”; and UNISA “Guidelines on
Referencing Techniques” before signing the Plagiarism Declaration. Note: academic
sources include published, peer reviewed journal articles, books, MSc and/or PhD reports.
6. Marks WILL be deducted if no academic sources are used to support your argument
when asked for.
1
, PROVIDE ANSWERS FOR ALL THE ACTIVITIES.
Activity 2.1 Understanding EMS planning, maintenance, and implementation terminologies [15 Marks]
Indicate which definition is appropriate to the relevant ISO term by matching the term number with the
definition’ letter symbol.
Term Match ISO Definition
Example: 0=A A) Set of interrelated or interacting activities which transforms
0. Process [1 mark] inputs into outputs.
1. Environmental condition 1= a) Measurable representation of the condition or status of
operations, management or conditions.
2. Corrective action 2= b) Extent to which planned activities are realized and planned
results achieved.
3. Requirement 3= c) Element of an organization’s activities or products or services
that interacts or can interact with the environment.
4. Indicator 4= d) Ability to apply knowledge and skills to achieve intended
outcomes.
5. Effectiveness 5= e) “Use of processes, practices, techniques, materials, products,
services or energy to avoid, reduce or control (separately or in
combination) the creation, emission or discharge of any type of
pollutant or waste, in order to reduce adverse environmental
impacts”.
6. Monitoring 6= f) State or characteristic of the environment as determined at a
certain point in time.
7. Measurement 7= g) Change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial,
wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s
environmental aspects.
8. Compliance obligations 8= h) Determining the status of a system, a process or an activity.
9. Environmental objective 9= i) Action to eliminate the cause of a nonconformity (3.4.3) and to
prevent recurrence
10. Objective 10 = j) Effect of uncertainty
11. Environmental aspect 11 = k) Process to determine the value.
12. Environmental impact 12 = l) Objective set by the organization consistent with its
environmental policy.
13. Pollution prevention 13 = m) Need or expectation that is stated, generally implied or
obligatory.
14. Competence 14 = n) Legal requirements (3.2.8) that an organization (3.1.4) has to
comply with and other requirements that an organization has
to or chooses to comply with
15. Risk 15 = o) Result to be achieved
Activity 2.2. Illustrating understanding of the ISO 14001: 2015 PDCA framework [15 Marks]
A CEO of a Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) listed organization ask you “How should we plan,
implement, maintain and continually improve an environmental management system?”
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