Model Environmental Management System

Register of Environmental Aspects and Impacts

Identified Environmental Aspects and Impacts

The following table is a summary of the likely environmental aspects and impacts that may be
identified during site inspections of DEPARTMENT ACRONYM’S premises. The significance
of each impact will be assessed using the Risk Assessment Model in Attachment C. Some of
the impacts have already been assigned unique numbers to enable identification on the Risk
Assessment Model (Refer to Attachment D).

High Significance Impacts are indicated in bold print in the following table.

Activity Aspect Impact

Administrative work Consumption of goods
Consumption of energy
(e.g electrical equipment and
facilities)
Generation of waste (e.g
paper)
Purchasing Generation of waste
(e.g packaging)
Climate Control Consumption of energy
Generation of noise
Chillers
Use of Amenities (e.g Consumption of energy
kitchens and
bathrooms)
Consumption of water
Generation of waste
(e.g paper towelling, drink
containers, food scraps)
Refrigeration units
Conservation of natural resources (1)
Release of greenhouse gases and
atmospheric pollution (2);
Consumption of natural resources
(3); Habitat loss ( )
Consumption of space for waste
disposal (4); Habitat loss ( )
Consumption of space for waste
disposal (7); Habitat loss ( )
Release of greenhouse gases and
atmospheric pollution (8);
Consumption of natural resources
(9); Habitat loss ( )
Disturbance to community (10);
Habitat degradation ( )
Potential release of greenhouse
gases (11)
Release of greenhouse gases and
atmospheric pollution (12);
Consumption of natural resources
(13); Habitat loss ( )
Consumption of natural resources
(14); Habitat loss ( )
Consumption of space for waste
disposal (15); Habitat loss ( );
Biodiversity impacts ( )
Potential release of greenhouse
gases (16)

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Activity Aspect
Cleaning of – offices Storage, use and release of
- vehicles chemicals
Consumption of water
Transport (Fleet Consumption of energy
vehicles / staff travel)
Consumption of goods (e.g
oil)
Generation of waste (e.g oil)
Exhaust emission
Use of dangerous goods (e.g
batteries)
Generation of traffic
Generation of noise
Landscaping Removal of remnant
vegetation
Fit-out of new premises Consumption of goods (e.g
building material, office
furniture)
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Impact
Contamination of air, water or soil
(17);
Risk to human health (18)
Consumption of natural resources
(19)
Release of greenhouse gases and
atmospheric pollution (20);
Consumption of natural resources
(21); Loss of habitat at all stages of
generation ( ); Light pollution ( )
Consumption of natural resources
(22); Generation of waste (23); Habitat
loss ( ); biodiversity impacts ( )
Consumption of space for waste
disposal (24); potential contamination
of water or soil (25); Habitat loss ( )
Release of greenhouse gases and
atmospheric pollution (26)
Potential contamination of air, water
or soil (27); risk to human health (28)
Disturbance to community (29);
Habitat degradation ( )
Disturbance to community (30);
Habitat degradation ( )
Loss of habitat for locally native flora
and fauna – biodiversity impacts ( )
Consumption of natural resources
(31)