Undertaking an Initial Environmental Review

All reviews, whatever the scope, will undertake a process of :

• Determining what information is required
• Collecting the data
• Evaluating the data
• Reporting on the findings to determine actions required

Practical Help - Initial Environmental Review

Methods that can be used to examine existing environmental management practices and procedures include

• interviews with persons previously or currently working for or on behalf of the organization to determine the scope of the organization's past and current activities, products and services,
• evaluation of internal and external communications that have taken place with the organization's interested parties, including complaints, matters related to applicable legal requirements or other requirements to which the organizations subscribes, past environmental or related incidents and accidents,
• gathering information related to current management practices such as :