IS0 14001 Emergency Response

[Phil C]

I am trying to to put a Emergency preparedness & response for ISO14001 ref 8.2
We are a furniture import wholesaler, so we have minimal environmental impact.

Does anyone from a similar industry have their response?

 

[Randy]

We are a furniture import wholesaler, so we have minimal environmental impact.

Most likely your biggest impact would be from fire, but don't just think in terms of people getting out (that's a safety thing), think in terms of what the environmental impact of fire could be. You can't stop what would go up into the air, but you possibly can control what goes onto the ground and the mitigation of the aftereffects (cleaning up the mess afterwards)

 

[Phil C]

Most likely your biggest impact would be from fire, but don't just think in terms of people getting out (that's a safety thing), think in terms of what the environmental impact of fire could be. You can't stop what would go up into the air, but you possibly can control what goes onto the ground and the mitigation of the aftereffects (cleaning up the mess afterwards)

Thanks for this, we have actually experienced this in our Sydney office, it was not fun.

 

[Randy]

our Sydney office

Sidney? Oh drat, that's bad luck for me, every time I tried to do the Australia thing either the NVA would attack or Saigon would fall...However I loved "City Homicide" (Melbourne of course)... City Homicide (TV Series 2007–2011) - IMDb

Anyway, unless you've got a pile of cleansers or solvents or any other kind of stuff that could spill, fire's probably it.

 

[Enghabashy]

*The prevent or reduce undesired effects /threats ; Env. Impacts, the registered risks , the applicable clauses of relevant regulation , the previous situations occurred as incidents , accidents , the registered nearmiss,-- etc.-- could be considered in Emergency preparedness process inputs’

**the safety data sheets of all chemicals & components ' including rubber /polymers /--"the supplied/incoming material/ the mixtures in process /--" --etc , all of safety data sheet should be taken as reference when we setting above process , the suppliers & providers are resources for info. also;

*** the Hazards Identification , Accidental Release Measures; Disposal Consideration could be considered in MSDS when we studying risk assessment & the compatible preparedness process