HFSY357 Environmental Management and Sustainable Development

Purpose: At the end of this TMA, you should be familiar with the ISO 14001 certification requirements.  
Responsibilities: Submit your answers covering 8 to 12 pages (Arial, 11 font size, single spacing).  
Scope: You are about to complete a module on ISO 14001 certification in UniSIM.  Based on what you have learnt so far, answer the following questions concerning a workshop where substantial amounts of hazardous chemicals is used.   
(a) Why is Environment Management System (EMS) policy important for a company which is certified to ISO 14001 standards?  Propose an EMS policy involving the fabrication of stainless steel products for the marine industry giving due consideration to applicable environmental legislations. (30 marks)  
(b) Discuss your understanding of environmental aspects and impacts and its importance relating to ISO 14001.  Considering the environmental aspects in the disposal of hazardous waste and metal scraps, what are the environmental impacts for these two environmental aspects?  Illustrate your answers with the methodology used in deciding the significance of the environmental impacts, giving due consideration to the Singapore Environmental Legislations. (40 marks)  
(c) Develop a procedure for the management of Legal and Other Requirements in your steel fabrication business.  Your procedure should include a discussion on the process for identifying, reviewing for applicability and compliance status, and updating of all applicable environmental and other legislations that are required to support your business in the fabrication of stainless steel products for the marine industry. (

The ISO 14001 is an internationally accepted standard and integrated approach to effective environmental management. The standard is designed to help the organizations conduct successful businesses without running away from the environmental responsibilities. An environmental management system (EMS) is a set of management principles and tools that designs or creates administrative procedures which needs to be integrated into the business practices for maximum environmental concerns. The main objective of EMS is to achieve the established policy to protect the environment. The EMS policy is important to the companies who are certified to ISO 14001 standards as they need to integrate environment protection practices while fulfilling their environmental responsibilities (Heras-Saizarbitoria & Boiral, 2012). 

EMS is important as it helps the organizations in meeting shareholder and customer demand. With the implementation of EMS, the efficiency can be improved and the organizations can significantly save money. As the ISO 14001 certified company is bound to integrate effective environmental management, the company has goodwill in the market. To stand up to its goodwill, EMS shall help the companies in living up to the expectations of individuals and the wider communities (To & Lee, 2014). Further, if the ISO 14001 certified companies follow EMS policy, it shall create awareness for the other individuals and corporate on environmental degradation and the impact it has on our earth. EMS is proactive towards regulatory compliance that makes the business owners understand the negative impact of environmental degradation