UNIT III P2 Audit ( Pollution Prevention)
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UNIT III: P2 Audit (Cell Phone) Aura M. Williams MEE 6201: Advanced Pollution Prevention Columbia Southern University
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Introduction Pollution prevention or waste elimination can be used as a tool for companies to save money in the long run. Although it would be nice to think that companies primary objective in their business is to make the environment better, but at the end of the day they are a business, and need to profit. P2 audits can assist in making improvements for product quality, motive employees, and overall provide benefits to the environment. The electronic industry uses a lot of
materials that if not properly process or disposed of release toxin into the environment. The below pollution prevention audit is conducted on cell phones. First, materials will be discussed and created to ensure cell phones will meet compliance. Managers, supervisors, shift leaders and employees will have a laid out job descriptions for each task that is needed to be complete. Safety engineer and other subject matter experts will be in charge to ensure processes are running smoothly. Managers will work with subject matter experts to discuss planes, and ensure appropriate materials are being gathered and properly handled. Supervisors will be in charge of assigning personnel to certain task. The shift leader will be in charge of employee actually be in the appropriate areas for completion of the process. Before anyone is actually assigned to their task supervisor and shift leaders will make sure that each employee assigned a task is properly trained. Training sessions and meeting to go over process will be conducted on a weekly basis. These sessions/meeting provides the opportunity for concerns, or questions to be addressed. Ensuring that everyone is working as a team, and completely understand the task they were given. It’s very important that P2 audit is conducted as a team effort. P2 can be impacted not only by the production, but by purchasing, maintenance inventory management, and other activities or process ( Hazardous Materials & Waste
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Management Conference, 1997) is not only by production. Below outlines P2 audit for cell phones. Phase 1
Step 1.1 (Preparation
): Cellphone audit preparation Step 1.1:
Meetings with key stakeholder
Step 1.2:
Weekly meeting with mangers, supervisors and shift Leaders Step 2: (Create Checklist) Step 3 (Develop Flow diagram for processes)
Phase 2 Step 4: Input. Begin test for Cell phone properties
Step 5: Determine input date, for output properties
Step 6: Evaluate properties. Consider various properties
Phase 3 Step 7: Recommendation for cost
7.1: Determine alternative properties for cost (cheaper materials)
Step 8: Debrief. Discuss solution for pollution prevention methods
Step 9: Creating and Implementing Plan of Action
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Resources Dupont, R. R., Ganesan, K., & Theodore, L. (2017). Pollution prevention: Sustainability, Industrial Ecology, and Green Engineering. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group. McEntyre, C. L. Conducting Pollution Prevention Audit.(1997). Hazardous & Waste Management Conference. Retrieved from https:/p2infohouse.org.