Sistema de gestão ambiental e auditoria: estudo de caso em abate e frigorífico de suínos

Abstract

Concern for the environment has grown in recent years, and this has led companies to adopt strategies to improve its products and services to reduce the environmental impacts of their activities. This study aimed to perform a diagnosis of the Environmental Management System (EMS), as well as evaluating the audit process in a swine slaughterhouse. The characterization of the company included the description of the industrial process and auxiliary operations and utilities, products, number of employees and regional context. To perform the characterization and analysis of the EMS, a questionnaire was applied with the responsibility for the EMS. The questionnaire addressed issues related to the PDCA cycle, such as environmental programs, as well as the requirements for implementation and maintenance specified by the NBR ISO 14001: 2004 is adopted by the company. To accomplish the description of the company's audit process, a questionnaire was applied in order to verify that the procedures used to conduct the audit process are in accordance with the guidelines of the standard ISO 19011: 2012. The answers of the questions applied to the responsible of the SGA were analyzed in order to propose adjustments and / or improvements of the SGA and the audit process. The company has difficulty monitoring the production process in the industry and identify aspects environmental related to new projects. And also, the company has no procedure in case of an emergency involving the production process and the entire treatment system liquid, solid and gaseous wastes. The process of auditing the company aims at verifying compliance with relevant legal requirements, therefore it is suggested that, in future studies, it proposes guidelines for the implementation of the audit process in accordance with the requirements of the relevant standard.