What is meant by Environment?
It is the surrounding in which we live; land, water, atmosphere, animals, trees etc, which can be affected by our activities. All our activities produce waste in solid, liquid & gaseous form, which if discharged to the environment in excess quantities beyond its assimilation capacity can lead to pollution. You cad read it Bangla...Environmental Policy
Environmental Management programme
The space for Auto Fashions Ltd. is total 70,000 sq. feet one
building with modern architectural design. Tiled, surrounding windows,
sufficient air ventililation, alternate emergency exit provisions.
- Minimize construction waste, effluent and promote recycling
- Prevent environmental pollution
- Provide adequate information, training and supervision
- Measure, monitor and review environmental performance
What is Pollution?
This is a state in which the environment is contaminated with toxic materials, discharged by our activities, which are harmful to the flora, fauna & living beings- Air Pollution
- Water Pollution
- Land Pollution
- Noise Pollutio
What is meant by spill?
This refers to the sudden or accidental discharged of contaminant into the environment. Spill Control Plans. Three processes are in place for effective management of waste water to avoid land surface and ground water contamination.- Batching plant process water
- Treatment of batching plant toxic waste water before discharge
- The high pH value is neutralized with the use of Aluminum Sulfate
Use Of Absorbents/Neutralizers
In the factories of Auto Fashions Ltd. there used new and modern
machineries. In addition, all machines are secured with necessary safety
guards. So workers can perform their responsibilities safely. Battery charging operation
- Sulphuric acid is being neutralized with soda ash before disposal
- Materials for Clean-up & Control
- Saw dust
- Dry sand
- Rags
- Oil boom
- Absorbent Pad
Spill Response Guide
Once a spill is noticed:- Shout spill! Spill!! Spill!! To attract others
- Notify all concerned (Including HSE)
- Identify source of spill or leaks
- Stop source of spill
- Contain spill
- Clean-up for environmental management programme
- Disposal of contaminated materials
Response Flow Chart
Release To Water or Soil Contamination
- Oil Diesel
- Contain the spread
- Arrange for clean up
- Follow disposal procedures
- Make written report
- Call departmental manager on channel xxx.
- Call safety on channel x
- Call Company emergency unit on channel xx
- Identify the source/shut down the source.
What Is Waste?
Types Of Wastes
During production process, some accessories and fabrics
turned as wastage. These are kept in a separate place. In addition, on dyeing
process some dyes and chemical drums arte treated as wastage.
- Wood
- Used engine oil
- Gaskets, glass waste etc.
- Sewage
- Kitchen waste
- Clinical waste
- Paper
- Carton
- PlasticUsed batteries
- Used tyres
- Oily cotton rag
- Oil contaminated sand
- Metal scrap
Waste environmental management programme
Involves all the necessary procedure, practices, storage methods etc. That are put in place for the effective control of wasteWaste Management
Waste Stream
Waste Disposal
Auto Fashions Ltd. is a 100% export oriented
garments factory. It is a compliant garments manufacturer with its own setup as
well as own knitting section in the same premises. Here the final product is a
fabric garment, which continues from fabric, cutting, quality and finishing.
Raw materials used in this factory is fabrics and in finishing and packing,
various accessories like cartoon, poly, papers etc.
- Sewage - Treated & discharged
- Kitchen waste - Incinerated
- Clinical waste - Incinerated
- Paper waste - Incinerated / Recycled
- Plastic waste - Recycled
- Wooden waste - Recycled
- Used engine oil - Disposal by approved
- Agency
- Waste Disposal
- Used batteries - Recycled
- Used tyres - Disposed
- Oily cotton rag - Incinerated
- Metal scrap - Recycled
- Gasket - Disposed
- Glass wastes - Recycled
Waste Management Tips
- Reduce production of waste
- Segregate waste
- Recycle waste
- Disposed off waste
- Conserve resources
Waste Management
Waste management aim is to gradually reduce waste with the aim of eliminating those that have the potential to cause harm to people and the factory environment. It is criminal offence to dispose hazardous waste to nature or cause harm to the environment.Environmental Control
Body of Water
Protect all forms of body of water around the site that will be affected during the construction period this includes river, sea, swamp or lakes. No waste water coming from the construction site will be discharged to this body of water without proper treatment or tested to be safe and will not harm any form of living things in the environment.Environmental Control
Administer a continuing, effective hearing conservation program, as described in the procedure, whenever employee noise exposures equal or exceed an 8-hour time-weighted average sound level (TWA) of 85 decibels measured.Environmental Control
The company is registered under the Industrial Act. 1965.
The management of Auto Fashions Ltd. has
ensured that each activity of the company is strictly goverened as per the
local law of the country and its governing bodies.
- Hazards of Exposure to noise
- Exposure to noise can have the following consequences;
- Causes annoyance and irritation
- Affects concentration and efficiency
- Causes fatigue and accident proneness
- Prevents ear from registering other sounds, instructions and warnings
- Short exposure to excess noise causes damage to the inner ear and permanent loss of hearing
Environmental Control
Limiting Exposure to noise can be reduced by:- Engineering and control methods (e.g. installation of silencer, sound controlled equipment enclosure, replacing equipment with a low noise producing equipment if possible)
- Job rotation
- Providing rest rooms or acoustic refuges
- Re-arranging work locations
- PPE (ear plug, ear muffs)
- Environmental Control
Soil Erosion
The excavated or embanked area, shoulder on side slopes or borrow pits are the area where soil erosion are likely to occur during heavy rain. To avoid soil erosion, all exposed surface shall be regressed or covered by stone pitching, lining concrete, spill way and compaction of the embankment area shall be carried out.
Operating Procedures:
Summary
The objective of Auto Fashions Ltd. is to be engaged efficiently,
responsibility and profitably in the garments manufacturing trade. The
management seeks the standards of performance and aims to maintain a long-term
standing position on their respective competitive environment. Minimizse construction waste, and then dispose it to the designated area
- Implement waste segregation ang recycling
- Minimize the source of pollution by establishing target of saving energy and resources
- Strive that there is no environmental accident and violation of environmental legislation and regulation
- Environmental policy shall be open to the public as well as internal
- Each employee should understand and comply with the policy, and shall actively participate in and make utmost efforts to the environmental management activity
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