Implementing Quality

Management System under

ISO 9001:2015 in the
Central Environmental Authority
 Central Environmental Authority
Scope of the quality management system
Provision of environmental pollution control, waste &
hazardous waste management, air quality & laboratory
services, environmental impact assessment, natural resources
management, research and development, environmental
education & awareness, dissemination of information,
environmental promotion, law enforcement, resolving public
complaints, and compliance monitoring.
 Documents related to the QMS system

• Quality System Manual;

• b. Quality Procedure Manual;
• c. Processes;
• d. Guidelines;
• e. Quality Objectives;
 Implementing QMS
under ISO 9001:2015 in the
EIA unit
Risk Analysis
 ISO 9001:2015 system
Objective of EIA unit
• Reduce the previous 3 year’s average time
duration between the date of scoping meeting
held and date of TOR issued by 2%
• To determine the adequacy of study reports
within 14 working days after the draft report is
received
• To carry out EIA compliance monitoring at
least once a year for projects under
construction
Objectives
Objectives…..
 Processes- EIA Unit
• Process for Screening of Basic Information
Questionnaire (BIQ).
• Process for scoping
• Process for receipt, evaluation and review and
the approval of the EIA/IEE study
• Process for Compliance Monitoring of
approved projects
 Process for Screening of Basic Information Questionnaire (BIQ).
• Purpose
This process is to determine whether a proposed development project is
a prescribed activity requiring environmental approval and to determine the
appropriate project approving agency (PAA) as per the provisions made under the
National Environmental Act (NEA).
• Scope
The screening process is applicable only, if the BIQ is checked and accepted
by the CEA.
• Responsibility
Director, Deputy Directors (DDs), Assistant Directors (ADs), Senior Environmental
Officers, (SEOs), Environmental Officers (EOs), Management Assistants (MAs) and Office
Assistants (OAs).
• Inputs: Request letter by project proponent (PP) and BIQ application.
• Outputs: Notification of the appropriate PAA.
• Process
• Reference
• KPIs: Number of application screened, number of projects referred to other
PAAs/POs, number of letters issued to the PPs to inform that project is not
prescribed.
 Process for scoping

• Purpose
This process is to identify the issues and the impacts that are likely to be
important for the EIA/IEE study and to determine the projects requires the
IEE study or the EIA study.
• Scope
This process is applicable to all the scoping activities of the
EIA/SEIA/IEE/SIEE studies done by the EIA unit of the CEA.
• Responsibility
Director, Deputy Directors (DDs), Assistant Directors (ADs), Senior
Environmental Officers, (SEOs) Environmental officers (EOs),
Management Assistants (MAs) and Office Assistants (OAs).
• Inputs: Information on the scope of the proposed project.
• Outputs: Terms of reference for EIA/IEE study.
• Process
• Reference
• KPIs: Number of scoping meetings, number of inspections and number
Process for receipt, evaluation and review and the approval of the EIA/IEE study

• Purpose
This process is to receipt, evaluate and review the EIA/IEE/SEIA/SIEE
report received from the Project Proponent (PP).
• Scope
This process is applicable to all the EIA/IEE/SEIA/SIEE reports received at
the EIA unit.
• Responsibility
Director, Deputy Directors (DDs), Assistant Directors (ADs), Senior
Environmental Officers, (SEOs) Environmental Officers (EOs), nominated TEC
members, Management Assistants (MAs) and Office Assistants (OAs).
• Inputs: Draft EIA/IEE study reports
• Outputs: EIA, IEE approval/ rejection document
• Process
• KPIs: Minutes of TEC meetings, number of public comments and number of
approvals/rejections.
 Process for Compliance Monitoring of approved projects

• Purpose
This process is to provide guidelines for compliance monitoring and to verify the
compliance with the Terms and Conditions of the EIA/IEE approval document issued
by the CEA and the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) document submitted
by the project proponent (PP) related to environmental management aspects.
• Scope
This process is applicable to the compliance monitoring related to EIA activity
carried out by the EIA.
• Responsibility
Director, Deputy Directors (DDs), Assistant Directors (ADs), Senior Environmental
Officers, (SEOs) Environmental Officers (EOs), nominated TEC members,
Management Assistants (MAs) and Office Assistants (OAs)
• Inputs: EMP report, monitoring reports, baseline data and receipt of monitoring
fee.
• Outputs: Letter of rectification, letter of notice and section 21 B Directive
• Process
• References
• KPIs: Number of compliance monitoring reports prepared by the EIA unit per
year
Document
Document No.:QM/DOC/13/A

Results of achieving quality objectives

Name of the Unit:
Sr. Objective Actions taken Level of achievement Responsibility Remarks
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Prepared by: Reviewed and Approved by

(Name, designation and signature) (Name, designation and signature)
:
Thank you