ISO 14001 Foundation Certification ISO 14001 Foundation Environmental Aspects and Impacts Questions and Answers 2

Question 1

Which term describes the element of an organization's activities, products, or services that can interact with the environment?

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Environmental aspect

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Environmental impact

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Environmental objective

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Environmental condition

Question 2

Under ISO 14001, what is the relationship between an environmental aspect and an environmental impact?

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An aspect can cause an impact

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An impact causes an aspect

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They are unrelated concepts

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An impact identifies an aspect

Question 3

When determining significant environmental aspects, which of the following criteria is commonly used?

Accepted Answer

Magnitude and severity of the impact

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Employee headcount

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Office square footage

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Years the organization has been operating

Question 4

Which type of environmental aspect relates to activities that have NOT yet occurred but could potentially happen?

Accepted Answer

Potential aspects

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Normal aspects

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Abnormal aspects

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Emergency aspects

Question 5

ISO 14001 requires organizations to consider environmental aspects under which operational conditions?

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Normal, abnormal, and emergency conditions

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Normal conditions only

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Emergency conditions only

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Planned maintenance conditions only

Question 6

What must an organization do with the results of its environmental aspects and impacts evaluation?

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Maintain documented information

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Delete the results after review

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Share them publicly on social media

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Submit them to a government agency