‘List and describe five important environmental legislative requirements which the project manager must take into account when planning a project.’
- A Safety and Environmental Management Plan is in place.
- Risk Assessments have been completed.
- The Project Team are trained.
- Safety equipment is provided.
- Environmental issues are addressed.
- The Project Manager must make sure that a Safety and Environmental Management Plan is in place (possibly part of the Project Management Plan), identifying for example i) Project Scope, ii) Project Roles and Responsibilities, iii) Standards, iv) Training, v) Reporting Mechanism.
- The Project Manager must make sure that Risk Assessments have been completed to the required Business and / or Project Standard. An example of a Risk Assessment would be on a Software Project the use of Display Screens.
- The Project Manager must make sure that the Project Team is Trained in the required Business / Project Health and Safety Executive regulations. An example of this would be the competence to use a Training Aid that was being upgraded and required Factory Acceptance and Site Acceptance Testing.
- The Project Manager must make sure that Safety Equipment is provided. Examples of this would be in a Workshop environment, i) Safety Glasses, ii) Ear Defenders, iii) Hard Hats.
- The Project Manager must make sure that any legislation relevant to the environment is addressed. An example of this would be the disposal of legacy connectors that are Cadmium plated.
I think in general this is a bit brief for this question, you need to say a bit more about each item to get the full marks. Also the question asks about environmental legislation in particular and not general legislation.