Elements and Performance Criteria
- Describe process or project and the development environment
- Identify environmental issues for process or project
- Work with engineers and scientists to identify environmental issues
- Assess each part of the process or project for impact on the local ecosystem
- State assessment criteria clearly
- Identify both positive and negative impacts
- Evaluate risks and hazards associated with the process or project, both short and long term
- Assess environmental impact
- Assess process or project against environmental regulations, site terms, conditions, licences and company policy
- Make qualified and justified assessment of impact on environment
- Ensure written assessment documents are used as the scientific basis for assessment
- Present written assessment in clearly written and illustrated format
- Evaluate alternatives