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Marc,
You were looking for some "details", so here you go:
At Stage I, you should have the following information available:
- records of the environ. aspects and their assoc. impacts and the determination of sig. envir. aspects
- applicable regulations (including licenses and permits), agreements with authorities and any company reports
- environ policy
- objectives and targets
- environmental program
- records of communcations
- environ. doc required by the standard
- relevant documentation from QMS or H&S systems
- corrective and preventive action records
- internal audit program and reports
- mgt. review meeting minutes
- site and drainage plans
- any relevant process flow diagrams
There should be a site tour to:
- verify the site plans ( for drains, buildings, local community, site aspects, etc)
- identify potential environ. aspects
- identify current controls/performance
- identify areas and personnel to visit on assessment
- identify activities/processes
- identify waste streams, emissions and discharges
- familiarize for stage 2
The Aspects will be reviewed to 1) identify Aspects ( direct control and those that the company can influence) 2) validate the procedure for screening aspects for significance 3) significant environmental impacts (properly determined) 4) procedure applied consistently and records up to date
There will be a review of Legal and other requirements to make sure that they are 1) identified 2) procedure applied to identify, have access to and periodically evaluate compliance
The Communications will be reviewed - both internal and external
The continual improvement program will be reviewed to ensure: 1) objectives and targets are relevent and consistent with policy, are correctly established and support the continual improvement program 2) appropriate programs and plans to achieve objectives 3) performance measurement and reporting 4) the company's mgt. addresses the necessary issues through mgt. meetings or other appropriate means
The review of EMS documentation and internal audits are basically the same as QMS, but integration with other company systems would be looked at.
Is this more like what you were looking for?