Current status of environment and propose to apply an environmental management system follows an international standard organization 14001 at line 1 pha lai thermal power joint stock company

THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY LA THI THUYTOPIC TITLE: CURRENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENT AND PROPOSE TO APPLY AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOLLOWS AN INTE

THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY

LA THI THUYTOPIC TITLE: CURRENT STATUS OF ENVIRONMENT AND PROPOSE TO APPLY AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOLLOWS AN INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ORGANIZATION 14001 AT LINE 1 PHA

LAI THERMAL POWER JOINT STOCK COMPANY

BACHELOR THESIS

Bachelor mode : Full time

Major : Environmental Science and Management

Faculty : International Training and Development Center

Thai Nguyen, 23/01/ 2015

Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry

Degree Program : Bachelor of Environmental Science and

ManagementStudent name : La Thi Thuy

Thesis Title : Current status of environment and propose to

apply an environmental management systemfollows an international standard organization

14001 at Line 1 Pha Lai Thermal Power JointStock Company

Supervisor (s): Dr Nguyen Thanh Hai

Abstract

During recent years a lot of research has been done in order toinvestigate the purpose of ISO 14001 and problems occurring during itsimplementation Environmental Management Systems (EMS) like ISO 14001 isoften criticized for not being the drive force of environmental benefits that itwas intended to In Thermal Power JSC the ISO 14001 EMS is not widely usedyet Moreover, no studies have been made so far to evaluate the use of ISO

14001 in this country

In 2004 the author of this thesis was given the opportunity to work withLine.1 - Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC and implement ISO 14001 During thisprocess several problems occurred which formed the basis for this thesis Thisthesis is an assessment of the implementation process of ISO 14001 by usingquestioner It is based on a four-month practical experience of implementingISO 14001

The results show that the main reasons for implementing ISO 14001 atconstruction Companies in Line.1 are 1) staying in competition 2) to improve

company image and 3) to deal with environmental issues and that lack offinances for implementation is not considered as a problem Furthermore, it isshown that, most companies have problems implementing ISO 14001.According to this thesis, those problems are mainly related to human resourcessuch as working habits, employee awareness and attitudes towardenvironmental issues Suggestions are given to prevent these identifiedproblems This thesis concludes that the general criticism toward ISO for notbeing the driving force for gaining environmental benefits is justified, also inLine.1 - Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC.

Keywords: Environmental problems, environmental pollutants,

environmental management system, international standardorganization

Number of Pages: 48 pages

Date of

Submission:

January 23, 2015

Further I am very grateful to Mrs Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen who has

supported me through this thesis in Institute of Energy, gave me many good ideasand was my guiding light

I’m also thankful to staffs working at the Counseling Center of ThermalPower - Nuclear Power and Environment - Energy Institute has directlyfacilitated and helped me during practice there and investigation fieldwork in thestudy area Thank you for your time and willingness to share your viewpointswith me

Finally I would like to thank all my friends, especially my family for theirgreat support

Thai Nguyen, Date… Month….Year 2015

The implementation

La Thi Thuy

TABLE OF CONTENT

LIST OF FIGURES 1

LIST OF TABLES 2

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 3

PART 1 INTRODUCTION 4

1.1 Research rationale 4

1.2 Research’s objectives 5

1.3 Research questions and hypothesis 6

1.4 Limitations 6

1.5 Definitions 6

PART II LITERATURE REVIEW 7

2.1 Rationale 7

2.1.1 The concept ofenvironmental problems and environmental management system 7

2.1.2 Introduce about ISO 8

2.1.3 Environmental Management System applies ISO 14001 9

2.1.4 Features of EMS are used ISO 14001 10

2.2 Legal basic 11

2.3 Practical basis 12

2.3.1 Current status applies EMS ISO 14001 in the world 12

2.3.2 Current status of applies EMS ISO 14001 in Vietnam 13

PART III METHODS 16

3.1 Materials 16

3.2 Methods 16

3.2.1 Gathering secondary materials 16

3.2.2 Summarizing methods 16

3.2.3 Comparison methods 17

PART IV RESULTS 18

4.1 Briefly introduction about Line.1 18

4.2 Current status of environment 21

4.2.1 Current status of air 21

4.2.2 Current status of wastewater 24

4.2.3 Noise and vibration 26

4.2.4 Solid waste 27

4.3 Comparison between the requirements of ISO 14001 with the current status of EMS at Line.1–Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC and propose to apply an EMS follows ISO 14001 27

PART 5 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 44

5.1 Discussion 44

5.2 Conclusion 45

LIST OF REFERENCES 47 APPENDIXES

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 2.1 Distribution of ISO 14001 certification in the world in 2013 13Figure 2.2 Growth of ISO 14001 certification in Vietnam 14Figure 4.1 Organizational chart of Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC 19

LIST OF TABLES

Table 2.1 Summary of statistical data on the growth rate of ISO certification in

2012 and 2013 9

Table 4.1 Total labor of Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC 20

Table 4.2 Concentrations of pollutants at Line.1 22

Table 4.3 Quality of domestic wastewater after processing of Line.1 25

Table 4.4.the quality of wastewater contaminated after processing of Line.1 26

Table 4.5 Comparison between requirements of No 4.1 with current status of EMS at Line.1 27

Table 4.6 Comparison between requirement 4.2 environmental policies with current status of EMS at Line.1 28

Table 4.7 Comparison between requirement 4.3 planning with current status of EMS at Line.1 29

Table 4.8.Comparison between requirement 4.4 implementing and operating with the current status of EMS at Line.1 32

Table 4.9.Comparison between requirements 4.5 Checking with the current status of EMS at Line.1 38

Table 4.10.Comparison between requirement 4.6 considerations of leadership with current status of EMS at Line.1 42

ISO : International Standard Organization

JSC : Joint Stock Company

PDCA : Plant – Do - Check – Act

PART I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Research rationale

Environmental protection is the task of social identity string, tied to thestruggle to reduce poverty in each country with the struggle for peace and socialprogress Currently, the environment is one of the issues with different levels andbranches that gained worldwide attention because of following remarkableachievements in economics, the consequences for the environment is a very largenumber of the impact and consequences of human-induced environmental, somecountries in the world have been interested and have an appropriate investmentfor environmental issues, modern science as well contribution in finding andimplementing solutions to environmental problems But so far the development

of increasing scientific and technological promises have yet effective solutions toenvironmental problems which only contributes to minimize the rate ofenvironmental destruction

Environmental pollution is a topical issue in the media forum because ofrecent discovery of a series of environmental pollution caused by a number ofbusinesses Consumers today not only want to use the goods of good quality, butalso environmentally friendly Therefore, enterprises want to survive andsustainable development cannot be put environmental issues outside businessdevelopment strategy of the business; to ensure that the business needs to do and

to be able to manage and minimize the impact on our environment That is whythe introduction of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS),this is the tool that helps businesses use to proactively prevent environmentalpollution instead of dealing passive implementation

Through the construction of EMS ISO 14001, companies can enhance thevalue of their image in the minds of consumers and overcome the technicalbarriers to rise compared with the products of other company

Standing before that reality, Line.1 - Pha Lai Thermal Joint StockCompany (JSC) is one of the factories operating in the power generation,therefore how to create the brand and its products entering the domestic market is

very necessary The construction of the environmental management system ISO

14001 is the right thing to do, which gives the plant its visual enhancement ofenvironmental protection activities with trade partners and consumers, helpingreduce product costs, improve profits by controlling the production process Inaddition, it also raises awareness of environmental protection, prevent thedepletion of natural resources and ensure the health of workers

For Vietnam’s businesses, ISO 14001 is quite new and they will meetmany difficulties requires, especially investment in terms of money andmanpower about training environment Currently in the power generationindustry with very few companies achieve ISO 14001, accounting for about 14%

of large businesses operating in the field of electricity production in Viet Nam Inthe future, Line.1 - Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC need to be considered and applythe ISO 14001 because this Line.1 rated as relatively large and capital as well astechnical equipment but the quality was too old and need be replaced to minimizethe impacts related to the environment in and outside the Line.1

However, before applying, we should have specific assessment of theapplicability of the Line.1 according to the requirements in terms of ISO 14001EMS and the initial proposal to help managers and strategic planning of thecompany have the appropriate decision

I conducted research on the subject: "Current status of environment and propose to apply an environmental management system follows an international standard organization 14001 at line 1 – Pha Lai Thermal Power Joint Stock Company" under the guidance of Dr Nguyen Thanh Hai - Thai

Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry

1.3 Research questions and hypothesis

Question: Whether the current status of EMS at Line.1 could be applied by therequirement of ISO 14001

1.5 Definitions

Environmental problems is one of the greatest problems that the world is facing

today is that of environmental pollution, increasing with every passing year andcausing grave and irreparable damage to the earth Environmental pollutionconsists of five basic types of pollution, namely, air, water, soil, noise and light

Environmental management system is a management tool used to direct

and control all activities of an organization capable of causing impacts toenvironment The background of environmental management systems is based onthe requirements of ISO 14001 methodologies is Plan - Do - Check - Act(PDCA)

ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization.

ISO 14001 is environmental management system, guideline and

regulation

PART II LITERATURE REVIEW

Air pollution is by far the most harmful form of pollution in ourenvironment Air pollution is cause by the injurious smoke emitted by cars,buses, trucks, trains, and factories, namely sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide andnitrogen oxides Even smoke from burning leaves and cigarettes are harmful tothe environment causing a lot of damage to man and the atmosphere

Water pollution caused industrial waste products released into lakes,rivers, and other water bodies, has made marine life no longer hospitable (Thanh,D.N.2008)

Noise pollution, soil pollution and light pollution too are the damaging theenvironment at an alarming rate Noise pollution include aircraft noise, noise ofcars, buses, and trucks, vehicle horns, loudspeakers, and industry noise, as well

as high-intensity sonar effects which are extremely harmful for the environment.Soil pollution, which can also be called soil contamination, is a result of acidrain, polluted water, fertilizers etc., which leads to bad crops Soil contaminationoccurs when chemicals are released by spill or underground storage tank leakagewhich releases heavy contaminants into the soil

Light Pollution includes light trespass, over-illumination and astronomicalinterference

Environmental management system is a management tool used to directand control all activities of an organization capable of causing impacts toenvironment The background of environmental management systems is based on

the requirements of ISO 14001 methodologies is Plan - Do - Check - Act(PDCA).

2.1.2 Introduce about ISO

ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization(International Organization for Standardization), was established in 1946 andformal operations on 02.23.1947 for the purpose of building standards forproduction trade and information ISO is headquartered in Geneva (Switzerland)and is a specialized international organization with members that the nationalstandards bodies of 165 countries (Edwards, A.J 2004)

The purpose of ISO is to facilitate the exchanges of goods and servicesworldwide become easier, more convenient and efficient to achieve All thestandards set forth by ISO are voluntary

Table 2.1 shows the change in the number of ISO certification in theworld in 2012 and 2013, through which we see that the ISO has been a majorconcern for businesses around the world ISO has published more than 19500International Standards covering almost every industry, from technology, to foodsafety, agriculture and healthcare Today ISO has members from 165 countriesand 3 368 technical bodies to take care of standard development More than 150people work full time for ISO’s Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland

Table 2.1 Summary of statistical data on the growth rate of ISO

certification in 2012 and 2013

Standard

Number of certificate in 2013

Number of certificate in 2012

Number of growth rate

Percent of growth rate (%)

2.1.3 Environmental Management System applies ISO 14001

ISO 14000 is the standard for environmental management by ISO issued

to help organizations/enterprises reduces harmful impact on the environmentand constantly improving results environmental action The ISO 14000 standard,including relevant aspects of environmental management systems such asenvironmental management, life cycle assessment of products, eco-labels,identification and inventory of greenhouse gases (James, E.H 2011 &Jorgensen, T.H 2000) International Organizations for Standardization hasissued the first ISO14000 standards at the end of the first millennium (1996), todate, these standards have been revised for the second time (the latest version isissued 2004) 1997: the standard of ISO14000 standards fully launched,including a number of criteria:

ISO 14001 - "Environmental Management System Regulations andGuidelines ";

ISO 14004 - "Environmental Management System General guidelines

on principles, systems and supporting techniques";

ISO 14010 - "Guidelines for Environmental Assessment The generalprinciples";

ISO 14011 - "Guidelines for Environmental Assessment The process ofevaluation Evaluation of environmental management system";

ISO 14012 - "Guidelines for Environmental Assessment Standardcapacity for environmental assessments."

- In 2004: Standard ISO 14001 - 2004 version released in (replacing thestandard ISO14001 edition 1996)

- On 17/07/2009 ISO reviewed and issued standard ISO 14001: 2009 withthe name of the ISO 14001: 2004/Cor 1:2009 version of ISO 14001, thisadjustment was enacted to ensure compatibility after the promulgation ofstandards for quality management system ISO 9001:2008 ISO 14001 has beenaccepted in Vietnam became the national standard: ISO 14001:2010 -Environmental Management System (Harmony, J 2013)

- Currently, ISO 14001 is being used by at least 223,149 organizations inover 160 countries and economies

ISO 14001 is the first certification in EMS This standard is voluntary andwas developed by ISO 14001 aims to potentially be applied to all types oforganizations and to adapt to the conditions of geography, cultures and differentsocieties The overall objective of the ISO 14001 standard and other kinds of sets

of ISO 14001 to protect the environment and prevent pollution in harmony withthe social and economic needs ISO 14001 is applicable to all types oforganizations, regardless of size, type of activity or product (Ho, P.N & Ca, H.X.2012)

2.1.4 Features of EMS are used ISO 14001

- EMS as part of the overall management of the organization refers to theenvironmental aspects (EA) arising from the activities of that organization

- EMS helps organizations to achieve the objectives of environmentalprotection and toward continuous improvement system

- Environmental Management System - ISO 14001 as follows:

• Applies to all types of products

• The implementation is voluntary.

• The success of the system depends on the commitment of alldepartments and individuals involved

• Support for environmental protection and pollution prevention

• Establish, implement, maintain and improve an EMS

• Ensure all activities consistent with environmental policy wereannounced

• Prove that the suitability for other organizations

• EMS’s organization is certified as fit by an external organization level

• Self-defined and declared in accordance with this standard

- Decision of the Prime Minister 256/2003/QD-TTg dated 02/12/2003regarding the approval of the strategic national environmental protection in 2010and 2020 orientation

- Directive of the Prime Minister 26/2007/CT-TTg dated 26/11/2007 ofthe track monitor and evaluate the implementation of planned spending onresources - environment and sustainable development firmly

- Environmental Protection Act 2005 by the National Assembly of theSocialist Republic of Vietnam XI session8thon 29/11/2005 and is effective from01/07/2006

- Directive 36-CT/TW on strengthening environmental protection duringthe period of industrialization and modernization of the country

- Decree No.21/2008/ND-CP dated 28 May 02, 2008, modified andsupplemented a number of articles of Decree No.80/2006 dated 09 May 08, 2006

by the Government on the detailed provisions and guiding a number of articles ofthe Law on Environmental Protection

- Decree No.117/2009/ND-CP on the handling of administrative violations

in the field of environmental protection Decree shall take effect as of01/03/2010

- Law on Water Resources, Law No.17/2012/QH13 by the NationalAssembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on June 21, 2012

- Decree No.29/2011/ND-CP dated 28/4/2011 of the Government onstrategic environmental assessment, environmental impact assessment, andenvironmental protection commitments

- QCVN 26:2010/BTNMT: National Technical Regulation of noise, timefrom 6 hours to 21 hours (according to the audio equivalent)

- QCVN 14:2008/BTNMT - National Technical Regulation of domesticwastewater

- QCVN 19:2009/BTNMT - National Technical Regulation on industrialemissions of dust and inorganic substances

- QCVN 20:2009/BTNMT - National Technical Regulation on industrialemissions for a number of organic compounds

- QCVN 27:2010/ BTNMT - National Technical Regulation on vibration

- QCVN 40:2011/BTNMT - National Technical Regulation on industrialwastewater

- QCVN 07:2009/BTNMT - National Technical Regulation on wastethreshold

2.3 Practical basis

2.3.1 Current status applies EMS ISO 14001 in the world

Accompany the development of the society which is the introduction ofvarious types of businesses and organizations that come into operation when allcauses of environmental impacts with different levels of influence, the problem isthat the joints with different scales should do to be able to manage and minimize

the impact on our environment That is why the introduction of the ISO 14001environmental management system Launched for the first time in 1996, ISO

14001 is now available in 138 countries and territories and has over 140,000businesses / organizations to be certified (Edwards, A.J 2004)

By the end of 2013 there were at least 223149 ISO 14001 certificates hadbeen issued in 159 countries and economies, the growth rate is almost the same

in 2008 with 34 334 certification standards in 2013 compared with 34242certificates standards issued in 2012 The level of certification standards before itreached 188,815 certificates in 155 countries and economies Figure 2.1represents the number of ISO 14001 certification in the world and through which

we see the Top 10 Most countries apply

Figure 2.1 Distribution of ISO 14001 certification in the world in 2013

(Source: www.iso.org )

In terms of countries around the world, Japan is the country with thelargest percent of applying ISO 14001 and after that is China From this fact, wecan know that Japan is a country with great attention to the environment (James,

E H 2011)

2.3.2 Current status of applies EMS ISO 14001 in Vietnam

In 1998, after two years of being issued, ISO 14001:1996 is the first level.Since then, the number of organizations applying ISO 14001 certified andconstantly increasing, at first, the company is located in Vietnam applying ISO

the impact on our environment That is why the introduction of the ISO 14001environmental management system Launched for the first time in 1996, ISO

14001 is now available in 138 countries and territories and has over 140,000businesses / organizations to be certified (Edwards, A.J 2004)

By the end of 2013 there were at least 223149 ISO 14001 certificates hadbeen issued in 159 countries and economies, the growth rate is almost the same

in 2008 with 34 334 certification standards in 2013 compared with 34242certificates standards issued in 2012 The level of certification standards before itreached 188,815 certificates in 155 countries and economies Figure 2.1represents the number of ISO 14001 certification in the world and through which

we see the Top 10 Most countries apply

Figure 2.1 Distribution of ISO 14001 certification in the world in 2013

(Source: www.iso.org )

In terms of countries around the world, Japan is the country with thelargest percent of applying ISO 14001 and after that is China From this fact, wecan know that Japan is a country with great attention to the environment (James,

E H 2011)

2.3.2 Current status of applies EMS ISO 14001 in Vietnam

In 1998, after two years of being issued, ISO 14001:1996 is the first level.Since then, the number of organizations applying ISO 14001 certified andconstantly increasing, at first, the company is located in Vietnam applying ISO

the impact on our environment That is why the introduction of the ISO 14001environmental management system Launched for the first time in 1996, ISO

14001 is now available in 138 countries and territories and has over 140,000businesses / organizations to be certified (Edwards, A.J 2004)

By the end of 2013 there were at least 223149 ISO 14001 certificates hadbeen issued in 159 countries and economies, the growth rate is almost the same

in 2008 with 34 334 certification standards in 2013 compared with 34242certificates standards issued in 2012 The level of certification standards before itreached 188,815 certificates in 155 countries and economies Figure 2.1represents the number of ISO 14001 certification in the world and through which

we see the Top 10 Most countries apply

Figure 2.1 Distribution of ISO 14001 certification in the world in 2013

(Source: www.iso.org )

In terms of countries around the world, Japan is the country with thelargest percent of applying ISO 14001 and after that is China From this fact, wecan know that Japan is a country with great attention to the environment (James,

E H 2011)

2.3.2 Current status of applies EMS ISO 14001 in Vietnam

In 1998, after two years of being issued, ISO 14001:1996 is the first level.Since then, the number of organizations applying ISO 14001 certified andconstantly increasing, at first, the company is located in Vietnam applying ISO

14001 mostly foreign factories or joint ventures with foreign countries, especiallyJapan This is understandable because Japan has always been at the forefront ofenvironmental protection and the application of ISO 14001 On the other handJapan is one of the countries investing in Vietnam very soon and a largeproportion of the total head foreign investment in Vietnam There are so manyJapanese companies doing business in Vietnam, may include some majorcorporations such as Honda, Toyota, Panasonic, Canon, Yamaha Most of theplant's parent organizations have already adopted ISO 14001 and they require theplants in the country are required to develop and apply ISO 14001 Therefore,these companies have also contributed greatly in the development trend of the

application of ISO 14001 in Vietnam (Harmony, J 2013).

With the increasing number of organizations/enterprises with foreignfactors apply ISO 14001, the national organizations have realized the importance

of the protection of the environment and they also have strategies in theapplication of ISO 14001 Most enterprises member of cement plants as HoangThach Cement, Bim Son, Hoang Mai also has and in the process of developingenvironmental management system ISO 14001 Recently, a series of hotelmembers of Saigon Tourist Corporation has been certified to ISO 14001(Be,L.V 2006)

Figure 2.2 Growth of ISO 14001 certification in Vietnam.

(Source: www.iso.org )

14001 mostly foreign factories or joint ventures with foreign countries, especiallyJapan This is understandable because Japan has always been at the forefront ofenvironmental protection and the application of ISO 14001 On the other handJapan is one of the countries investing in Vietnam very soon and a largeproportion of the total head foreign investment in Vietnam There are so manyJapanese companies doing business in Vietnam, may include some majorcorporations such as Honda, Toyota, Panasonic, Canon, Yamaha Most of theplant's parent organizations have already adopted ISO 14001 and they require theplants in the country are required to develop and apply ISO 14001 Therefore,these companies have also contributed greatly in the development trend of the

application of ISO 14001 in Vietnam (Harmony, J 2013).

With the increasing number of organizations/enterprises with foreignfactors apply ISO 14001, the national organizations have realized the importance

of the protection of the environment and they also have strategies in theapplication of ISO 14001 Most enterprises member of cement plants as HoangThach Cement, Bim Son, Hoang Mai also has and in the process of developingenvironmental management system ISO 14001 Recently, a series of hotelmembers of Saigon Tourist Corporation has been certified to ISO 14001(Be,L.V 2006)

Figure 2.2 Growth of ISO 14001 certification in Vietnam.

(Source: www.iso.org )

14001 mostly foreign factories or joint ventures with foreign countries, especiallyJapan This is understandable because Japan has always been at the forefront ofenvironmental protection and the application of ISO 14001 On the other handJapan is one of the countries investing in Vietnam very soon and a largeproportion of the total head foreign investment in Vietnam There are so manyJapanese companies doing business in Vietnam, may include some majorcorporations such as Honda, Toyota, Panasonic, Canon, Yamaha Most of theplant's parent organizations have already adopted ISO 14001 and they require theplants in the country are required to develop and apply ISO 14001 Therefore,these companies have also contributed greatly in the development trend of the

application of ISO 14001 in Vietnam (Harmony, J 2013).

With the increasing number of organizations/enterprises with foreignfactors apply ISO 14001, the national organizations have realized the importance

of the protection of the environment and they also have strategies in theapplication of ISO 14001 Most enterprises member of cement plants as HoangThach Cement, Bim Son, Hoang Mai also has and in the process of developingenvironmental management system ISO 14001 Recently, a series of hotelmembers of Saigon Tourist Corporation has been certified to ISO 14001(Be,L.V 2006)

Figure 2.2 Growth of ISO 14001 certification in Vietnam.

(Source: www.iso.org )

In Vietnam nowadays, ISO 14001 certification has been granted for manyorganizations with different types of production and service business is quitediverse, including industries such as food processing (sugar, seafood , alcoholicbeverage .), Electronics, Chemicals (oil, paint, plant protection), Building andMaterials, Travel - Hotels account for a large proportion (Thao, N.T 2005).

However, compared with the number of thousands of businesses havebeen certified for quality management system ISO 14001, the number of powerplants applicable standards of environmental management is still small Thissuggests that in Vietnam, the power plant has yet to pay proper attention toenvironmental issues and environmental protection (Boiral, O & Sala, J.M.1998)

PART III METHODS

3.1 Materials

- Subject: Environmental Management System of Line.1- Pha Lai ThermalPower JSC

- Scope: To study the content and requirements of ISO 14000 and ISO

14001 standards for proposed construction program of environmentalmanagement system ISO 14001 in accordance with a real working modelpractices, namely Line.1- Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC- Chi Linh District - HaiDuong Province

- Location and time: Location: Line.1–Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC - Pha

Lai Ward - Sao Do Town – Chi Linh District –Hai Duong Province Time: FromSeptember, 2014 to December, 2014

- Contents: Summary about Line.1–Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC; current

status of environment of Line.1; comparison between requirement of ISO 14001with current status of EMS at Line.1 and propose to apply EMS follows ISO14001

3.2 Methods

3.2.1 Gathering secondary materials

- Gathering materials about ISO 14001 and other standards, regulation ofVietnam about reducing environmental pollution

- Gather information from books, newspapers, library, internet etc

- Inherited selective material is available from the Line.1 and relatedsubjects

PART IV RESULTS

4.1 Briefly introduction about Line.1

Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC precursor is a company specialized inproducing electricity from coal nature The company is located in the Chi LinhTown, Hai Duong province, far 56km from Hanoi capital in the North - East,close to the northern corner of 18th Street and Thai Binh Pacific river Thecompany started construction on 05/17/1980 with 440MW capacities, including 4group’s turbine generators and 8 boilers; each boiler has 110MW capacities TheLine.1 has highly technical and economic indicators, Pha Lai Thermal turn intooperation were promptly meet load growth strong in the 80s, Pha Lai ThermalPower Company has the largest power Line.1 in the northern electric system atthat time From 1989 to 1993, the Line.1's power output decreases by Hoa Binhhydropower Line.1 in turn draw on the Northern electricity grid Since 1994, theNorth-South 500kV appeared, unified power system in the country, Pha LaiThermal JSC Line.1 is enhanced exploitation (Pha Lai Thermal Power JSCannual report 2013)

- Line.1 –Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC is built on Pha Lai Ward- Sao DoTown - Chi Linh District - Hai Duong Province Line.1’s constructioncommenced on 05.17.1980 and completed and put into operation in 1986

- Duration of the national power grid of Line.1 as following:

is 440MW

- Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC (both 2 lines) including 17 units consisting

of professional technical rooms and workshops, divided into 03 blocks: blocks ofprofessional technical room, mass and volume repair operation

- The company operates under the following organizational chart:

(Source: Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC)

Figure 4.1 Organizational chart of Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC

Vice president in charge of

Planning – Material Department Supplementary Operation workshop

Guard – Fire Department

Table 4.1 Total labor of Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC

editor of Line.1

Number (person)

VIII Electricity – Testing Workshop 99 104

(Source: Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC)

From the organizational chart above we can see that currently, Line.1doesn’t have specific and clear environmental management system Althoughthis Line.1 is one of the traditional power factories for the longest time inVietnam with high coal consumption, environmental issue is a matter of concern.The organizational structure of the Line.1 has only one safe room, where room’sfunction are monitoring, aggregate analysis of the impact of production on theenvironment, based on the results of the evaluation of the private environmentalassessment and proposed measures to reduce pollution to protect the optimalproduction environment as well as environmental protection for the workers inthe Line.1 These rooms are not responsible for periodically checking theenvironment and ensure the environmental issues arise Therefore theenvironmental management system of the Line.1 needs to be upgraded andreplaced.

4.2 Current status of environment

4.2.1 Current status of air

- Production area: According to the annual report of Line.1 – Pha LaiThermal Power JSC the air is polluted by harmful gases SO2, NOx, slightlyheavy metals and organic chemicals The air was polluted by dust, but in factproduced in the years showed that many incidents have occurred due to theinefficient operation of the electrostatic precipitator parts, causing dust pollution

in the manufacturing sector On the other hand, the removal of slag in themanufacturing sector has lead to the appearance of secondary dust emissionsources, sanitation workers declined (Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC EnvironmentalMonitoring Report issued, 2013)

- The area surrounding the Line.1: In the area within a Line.1 chimney2km is not contaminated by harmful gases SO2, NOx, slightly heavy metal Fordust, the area around the Line.1 contaminated in many locations measured valueexceeds the allowed standard dust from 2-8 times

- Line.1 remote area: The area downwind from the foot of the chimney inthe distance from 4km to 20-30km still affected by dust Two main wind

direction with a high frequency of the Northeast and Southeast, so most affectedareas are the southwest and northwest of Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC: Que Vo,Luong Gia, Bac Ninh province, Yen Dung, Bac Giang province are affected bycoal dust.

- Since 1998 the Line.1 has conducted replacement dust filter 8 for 8 boilerwork ends in 2007, according to the specifications of the ESP system of supplying thegoods at that time, dust filtration system performance (ESP) would be approximately99.5%, but the technical file after replacing not provide exact numbers dust before (atESP) and after (out) ESP And during operation since that time until now, the Line.1did not measure dust levels before and after ESP to evaluate the performance of ESP,except sometimes took measurements of the team research carried out scientificresearch or for other purposes, according to these reports the concentration ofpollutants in the flue gas of Line.1’s boiler are as follows:

Table 4.2 Concentrations of pollutants at Line.1

Parameter Unit

Concentrations

of pollutants at Line.1

QCVN 22:2009/BTNMT (Column A)

QCVN 22:2009/BTNMT (Column B)

(Source: Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC)

- In particular, the value of the concentration of pollutant emissions incolumn A is applied to the operating base, the value applies to the concentration

of pollutant emissions in C "Column B" will be applied as a basis for calculatingmaximum concentration allowed for the pollution parameters in industrialthermal emission for "All units of thermal power factories from 01 January 012015".Thus, on 01 May 01 2015, all coal-fired power factories in Vietnam must

comply with the limit values for emissions permitted pollutant concentration (C)

in the flue gas as specified in column B

- According to the survey results, the C of SO2 emissions at 1.717,96mg/Nm3 when burning Mao Khe coal is much higher than the maximumemission of SO2 required to apply for the Line.1 is 1020 mg/Nm3, price emissionvalues are too high which cannot meet the requirements of maximum emissionlevels for SO2 concentration Cmax applied to the Line.1 must comply withcolumn B is 340mg/Nm3 Therefore, imperative in the future, the Line.1mustconsiders measures to reduce emissions of SO2 in the flue gas to ensurecompliance with the new emission limits prescribed The concentration of NOxemissions at 970.44 to 995.14mg/Nm3 is not required to meet the emissionmaximum Cmax for NOx concentrations are required to apply and the future is680mg/Nm3 In fact, the concentration of NOx emissions at Line.1 can be higherthan calculated by the burner and boiler Line.1 is old, operating in a very longtime, a number of similar factories as Ninh Binh Thermal Power Line.1, Uong BiThermal Power Line.1 which has concentration of NOx in the exhaust up to

≈1000 mg/Nm3(Pha Lai Thermal Power JSC annual report, 06/2013)

- Air quality inside the Line.1: According to the periodical survey report in

the environment of the Line.1, the amount of coal dust in the port area is 6.04 6.18 mg/m3 higher than 6 mg/m3 limit allowed on occupational standards(Decision No 3733/2002/QD-BYT of the Ministry of Health) According to thesurvey, the reason is that the loading of coal at many ports are scattered, as well

-as shed slightly off coal hopper coal fell off the ground

- Air quality outside Line.1: According to the periodical survey report in

the environment of the Line.1, the air quality around the Line.1 is at 1-4 km fromthe chimney generally met QCVN 05:2009/MTNMT Some locations havehigher concentrations of dust limit (300 micrograms/m3) in the area of Line.1approximately 2 yards includes:

- Golf recruitment Cao Cuong slag, in Binh Giang reservoir, higher thanthe limit of 10 micrograms/m3- 15 g/m3