ABSTRACT
The environment must be appropriate for the product being produced, for the service being provided and for the equipment being used. The work environment is critical to all process outputs, to the product and service and to worker motivation and performance and extends beyond the visible and audible factors commonly observed in a workplace. Environmental management is the control over activities, products and processes that cause or could cause environmental impacts. Where the workers are sensitive to variation in the environment, consideration needs to be given to undertaking a detailed risk assessment, identifying the risks and determining the likelihood of conditions detrimental to worker productivity arising and stipulating the environment to be created. Providing and maintaining the environment necessary for the operation of the processes simply means creating and maintaining the environment that has been determined as being necessary for the operation of its processes to achieve conformity of products and services.
