HES4811 Assignment 2 Full Solutions 2024 (805370) - DUE 2 August 2024

HES4811 Assignment 2 Full Solutions 2024 (805370) - DUE 2 August 2024 ;100 % TRUSTED workings, Expert Solved, Explanations and Solutions. For assistance call or W.h.a.t.s.a.p.p us on ...(.+.2.5.4.7.7.9.5.4.0.1.3.2)........... 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. Process 0 = A [1 mark] A) Set of interrelated or interacting activities which transforms 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?” 3 2.2.1. To answer her question, explain to the CEO, by providing and interpreting the ISO 14001:2015 definition, what continual improvement is. (2 Marks) 2.2.2. Thereafter, explain to the CEO, by providing and interpreting the ISO 14004:2016 ‘General guidelines on implementation’ interpretation, what the PDCA approach is. (2 Marks) 2.2.3. Finally, make a drawing to graphically illustrate to the ECO your own interpretation of the relationship between PDCA and the framework of the ISO 14001:2015 standard. This drawing must indicate the numbers and headings of the seven main elements of the ISO 14001:2015 and sub-clauses 4.1, 4.2 & 4.3. (11 Marks) Note: 0% Marks will be allocated if you do not use your own diagram [0% for a copied/pasted diagram]. Activity 2.3. Understanding and determining the context of an organization [15 Marks] Describe what the “Context of an organization” is in your own words (use one (1) academic source, one (1) web source and ISO 14001: 2015 or ISO 14004: 2016). (3 Marks) Then, visit the website of Attacq Ltd., a real estate investment trust [see Use all the information on the website to determine/identify the following, that are relevant to Attacq Ltd.’s Environmental, Social Governance (ESG) profile and related systems: a) Purpose [strategic direction] and Vision; (2 Marks) b) One (1) example of an external issue per PESTLE category relevant to the purpose of the organization (PESTLE categories: political [½ mark], economic [½ mark], sociological [½ mark], technological [½ mark], legal [½ mark] and environmental conditions [½ mark] as described by Maliwatu, 2018); (3 Marks) c) Provide six (6) examples [½ mark each] of internal issue relevant to the purpose of the organization. (3 Marks) d) Provide names of four (4) external interested parties [½ mark per interested party] and four (4) internal interested parties [½ mark per interested party]. (4 Marks) Activity 2.4. Understanding Leadership: Leadership Commitment & Policy [15 Marks] 2.4.1. Name and discuss five responsibilities that Top Management has with respect to the environmental management system and improvement thereof by referencing at least one (1) academic source, one (1) web source and ISO 14001: 2015 and/or ISO 14004: 2016. (5 Marks) 2.4.2. Then write, as Top Management, an applicable environmental policy for the Moorivier Mall [see ISO 14001: 2015 (see clause 5.2). (10 Marks) Note: 0% will be awarded if the policy [or parts thereof] is plagiarized. 4 Activity 2.5. Determine environmental aspects and associated environmental impacts [15 Marks] According to ISO 14001: 2015 (clause 6.1.2) “Within the defined scope of the environmental management systems, the organization shall determine the environmental aspects of its activities, products and services that it can control and those that it can influence, and their associated environmental impacts, considering a life cycle perspective”. 2.5.1. Use all the information you can find on the Moorivier Mall [use the web and the latest “Integrated Report” for the year end 2022 of Attacq Ltd.] to determine/identify aspects of one (1) activity, one (1) product, one (1) service, one (1) modified activity/product/service, and one (1) abnormal [emergency] situation. (5 Marks) 2.5.2. Then identify the associated impact [positive and negative] for each aspect. (5 Marks) 2.5.3. Lastly, identify the related international and/or South African compliance obligation of each aspect you identified for the Mooirivier Mall. (5 Marks) Example: External/ Internal Issue Aspect of Moorivier Mall Potential impact on the environment Compliance obligation 0. External Legal issue: Waste Normal activity: Waste generation & management [1 mark] Negative: waste disposal into the Mooirivier river and/or surrounding environment/ecology. [½ mark] Positive: recycling waste create work and products. [½ mark] National Environmental Management: Waste Act No. 59 of 2008. [1 mark] 1…. 2… 3… 4… 5… e.g., Fire as abnormal [emergency] situation Activity 2.6. Actions to address risks and opportunities: Environmental aspect [15 Marks] Determining significant environmental aspects, planning to address aspects and related compliance obligations, and setting related objectives is an on-going process in environmental systems (see clause 6.1.2, 6.1.4 and 6.2). A company has to “rank” environmental aspects and prioritise accordingly. 5 2.6.1. Write a critical discussion on “criteria for risk assessment and management” and give an example of a risk matrix for significance rating. Include at least three (3) supportive academic references in your answer. (5 Marks) 2.6.2. Use the aspects and impacts identified in Activity 2.5 as example(s) to indicate the ranking of significant aspects. (5 Marks) 2.6.3. Identify the potential risks and opportunities that may result from significant aspects. (5 Marks) Example: ISO 14001: 2015 state “The organization shall determine those aspects that have or can have a significant environmental impact, i.e. significant environmental aspects, by using established criteria”. According to ISO 31010: 2009, defining risk criteria involves deciding: the nature and types of consequences to be included and how they will be measured, the way in which probabilities are to be expressed, how a level of risk will be determined, the criteria by which it will be decided when a risk needs treatment, the criteria for deciding when a risk is acceptable and/or tolerable, whether and how combinations of risks will be taken into account. For the ranking of Moorivier Mall’s aspects the Risk Matrix from Nel and Wessels (2010) (see also Wessels, 2018 Presentation Slide 33). This assessment matrix to calculate the significance of aspects by determining the frequency and severity of the impact. [5 Marks] XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Figure 1. Risk Assessment Matrix (adapted from Wessels, 2018) Table: Risk rating and related risk & opportunity Significance of risk Related risk Related opportunity 0. Aspect: Waste generation Weight Number 12 = High [1 Mark] Illegal waste disposal may lead to significant widespread risk the surrounding riverine ecology and significant harm to organizational image. [½ mark] On-site waste separation and recycling leads to a cleaner environment and job creation. [½ mark] 1. XXXX 2. 3. 4. 5. Note: Do not use the risk assessment matrix in the PowerPoint of Wessels (2018). Use another risk assessment method that you source from academic and web sources. Activity 2.7. Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them [10 Marks] Setting objectives, helps an organization to translate purpose into action (see clauses 6.14 and 6.2 of ISO 14001: 2015). 6 2.7.1. Critically evaluate how an organization can set objectives and related performance indicators to reduce significant risks and enhance opportunities. Include at least two (2) supportive academic references in your answer. (3 Marks) 2.7.2. Determine objectives for one (1) significant aspect rated in Activity 2.6 [objectives for both risk and opportunity] and write operational control procedures to achieve and measure success of the objective. (7 Marks) Example: Table: Operational Control Procedures Objective for significant aspect [e.g. Waste] Performance Indicator and time of achievement What will be done [job functions] Existing controls New controls & resources Responsible for development Responsible for checking and evaluation and by when. A. Prevent waste to river /environment. 0-kilogram waste disposal into the environment. Waste management Disposal bins and secondary waste storage area. Frequent checking. Aggressive waste awareness to employees and customers. State-of-the art waste storage area on cruise ship. Environmental Officer. Daily checking by Environmental Officer. Weekly inspections by Mall Manager. Yearly waste audits by specialists. B. Enhance packaging of products. 50% reduction of packaging waste weight by end 2023. Purchase products with less packaging waste. None. Update procurement policies and practices. Train procurement staff. Procurement manager and Stores manager. Daily measurement of waste generated onsite. Yearly supply chain audit. 1. Your risk… 2.Your opportunity… Useful sources: • ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation). 2015. ISO 14001 – Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use. ISO. Geneva. • ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation). 2016. ISO 14004 – Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation. ISO. Geneva. • See “ISO14004:2016”. 7 • ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation). ISO 31010 - Risk management — Risk assessment techniques. ISO. Geneva. • Maliwatu, E. 2018. ISO 14001:2015 - Understanding context with related risks and opportunities - A South African construction industry perspective. Master’s degree in Environmental Management • Attacq Ltd. 2022. ATTACQ INTEGRATED REPORT. Available at: • Wessels, J.A. 2023. ISO 14001-based Environmental Management Systems. PowerPoint Presentation for Module HES 4811. Available at: myUnisa HES-Y1, Additional Resources, 2. Environmental Management Systems (EMS). TOTAL FOR ASSIGNMENT TWO (2) =100 Marks © Unisa 2024 <<<END>>>