Final check — Environmental Operational Control, Waste & Emergency Response

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Question 1What does operational control under ISO 14001 clause 8.1 aim to do?Control significant environmental aspects in day-to-day operations using established criteriaIncrease production regardless of impactReplace the environmental policyOnly apply after an incident

Question 2Which type of control works regardless of human behaviour and is generally preferred?A reminder posterAn engineering control such as containment or a closed systemA verbal instructionA once-a-year training

Question 3What does the 'life-cycle perspective' require in operational control?Ignoring anything outside the factory gatesA full quantitative life-cycle assessment for every productConsidering environmental impacts across stages you can influence, including procurement and designFocusing only on disposal

Question 4What is the correct order of the waste hierarchy, from most to least preferred?Dispose → recover → recycle → reuse → reduce → preventPrevent → reduce → reuse → recycle → recover → disposeRecycle → prevent → dispose → reuseReuse → dispose → reduce → recover

Question 5Why is disposal placed last in the waste hierarchy?Because it is the cheapest optionBecause it has the greatest environmental impact — the greenest waste is the waste never createdBecause it is required first by lawThere is no reason — the order is random

Question 6How should incompatible hazardous wastes be stored?Mixed together to save spacePoured down the surface drainLeft unlabelled for the contractor to sortSegregated, clearly labelled, and never mixed

Question 7What is the purpose of secondary containment (a bund or drip tray)?To make the tank look tidyTo store extra productTo catch leaks or spills before they reach drains, soil or watercoursesTo speed up disposal

Question 8Under ISO 14001 clause 8.2, what must an organization do about environmental emergencies?Prepare for, respond to and mitigate them, test the response and review it after incidentsIgnore them unless a regulator visitsOnly plan for safety evacuationsWait for the emergency, then decide

Question 9What is the first action in most spill responses?Stop the source and contain the spill, protecting drainsPost about it onlineWash it into the nearest drainLeave it and finish the shift

Question 10How does an environmental emergency plan differ from a safety-focused one?They are identicalEnvironmental plans are optionalSafety plans cover spills onlyThe safety plan protects people; the environmental plan protects the environment, and the two must be coordinated

Final check — Environmental Operational Control, Waste & Emergency Response

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