ISO14001-2004 Compliance, ARAI Operation Policies, India

ARAI has established and implemented ISO14001-2004 i.e.
Environmental Management System, in which environmental legal compliance is mandatory which is successfully demonstrated during 1st Surveillance audit conducted by TUV South Asia during 28^th to 30^th April 2009.

Legal Compliance
ARAI has been granted consent to operate by M.P.C.B. and is fulfilling the requirements under Section 25 of the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, Section 21 of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and authorization under the Rule 5 of the Hazardous Wastes (Management & Handling) & Amended Rules 2000 - 2003. The said consent is valid for 2 years.

Measures initiated for environmental protection


	Various actions are taken for electricity conservation like Power factor improvement, power saving tube lights, increase in Max. demand limit, shed test on UPS instead of DG set, occupancy sensor in toilets and AC controller are installed in various offices. Effective on line monitoring of energy consumption at department level including installation of electronic energy meters etc.
	Measures are initiated to conserve natural resources like paper conservation, and water consumption etc.
	Phasing out lead acid batteries and replacing it with dry batteries for UPS power supply.
	Plantation in & around premises of ARAI.
	Jatropa plants around 500 Nos. are planted for extraction of Bio-diesel.
	Solar water heater for cleaning utensils in canteen is installed.

Measures initiated for environmental protection
ARAI has conducted environmental monitoring of various parameters like:


	DG set stack for air pollution
	Drinking water quality check
	Sewage water quality fit for gardening purpose
	Ambient air quality at various location across ARAI
	Ambient noise level at various location across ARAI

For all the above parameters the results are within the specified limits.

Waste Management
Under waste handling and disposal activities, ARAI has identified various wastages generated by ARAI and eco-friendly disposal of the same is ensured.


	Canteen waste and garden waste are being disposed in decompost plant established in house.
	Hazardous waste like used oil and batteries are being disposed off through authorized parties.