Why Develop an EMS?

Go Green……………

Plan Do Check Act

EnvironmentalPolicy

Continual Improvement

Planning

Implementation &Control

Checking & Corrective Action

ManagementReview

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The EMS Plan, Do, Check, Act Cycle

(e.g., ISO 14001)

Checking/Corrective Actions

• Measurement and Monitoring• EMS Nonconformance and

Corrective Actions• Records

• EMS Audits

Continuous Improvement

Implementation• Roles and Responsibilities• Training and Communication• EMS Document Control

• Emergency Preparedness and Response

Planning• Environmental Aspects

• Compliance • Objectives and Targets• Environmental Mgmt.

Programs

Environmental Policy

Management Review

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A Basic EMS FrameworkPlan, Do, Check, Act

ACT CHECK

DOPLAN

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The Continuous Cycle

• PlanPlanning, identifying environmental aspects and establishing goals

• DoImplementing, includes training and operational controls

• CheckChecking, includes monitoring and corrective action

• ActReviewing, includes progress reviews and acting to make needed changes

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Some previous EMS training photos

Connecting the Environment and the People

o An EMS helps each member of the organization understand their role in the environment, and to see how what they do at the facility affects the environment

o It provides for responsibility, ownership, and accountability of actions and related impacts,

o Results? People that are more aware, better trained, more motivated, and more enthusiastic.

Environmental Issues Facing Government

o Impacts from site operationso Policy implicationso Compliance concernso Budgetary pressures (enhanced efficiency)o Public perception

What are some of the drivers for government to adopt EMS principles?

The need to improve environmental performance because of:

o Obligation of environmental stewardship,o Public expectations,o The “business side” of government,o Regulatory compliance issues,o Executive orders.

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Benefits of an EMS

o Facilitates meeting your mission ,o Improves the environmental condition,o Minimizes accidents and problems, or lessens

impact and response time if they do occur,o Reduces redundant paperwork, o More efficient use of resources,o Facilitates compliance with requirements,o Responds to public scrutiny trends.

Measurement as a Management Tool

o We need to know what conditions are to make management decisions.

o An EMS directs and facilitates relevant measurements.

o Measurements include environmental conditions, status of programs, compliance, and the EMS itself.

Managing Aspects vs. Impactso It is more prudent and more efficient to manage

“how” you interact with the environment than to manage “what” you have done to the environment.

o An EMS is built around identifying, prioritizing, controlling, and improving upon, those elements of the organization that interact with the environment.

Fixing the Root Causes

o An EMS is designed to identify the root causes of non-conformances and initiate corrective and preventive action.

o This helps minimize the “bandage” syndrome, where the fixes are simply superficial.

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Objectives and Targets

• Compliance with Regulations• Reduce Waste Streams

– Hazardous, Solid, and Universal• Reduce Energy Consumption• Recycle• Green Purchasing• Pollution Prevention

EMS and Compliance

There is “compliance management system” embedded within the broader “environmental management system”• First- the theme of compliance is seen

throughout the plan-do-check-act elements,• Second, there are specific compliance-related

requirements in an EMS (such as periodic compliance audits) that help address compliance issues before they occur.

Operational Benefits

o Better awareness of impacts, allowing the workforce to make more informed decisions,

o Increased suggestions and initiatives, o Additional opportunities to recognize and reward

performance,o More consistency in operations, o Faster response and more effective corrective action when

problems occur,o Delegates responsibility to more people, and where better

addressed.

Checking

• Monitoring & measurement• Evaluation of compliance• Nonconformity, corrective action &

preventive action• Control of records• Internal audit

Control of records

• Retain all environmental records required for the successful development, implementation and maintenance of the EMS

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Environmentally preferable purchasing means examining the pollution prevention practices of your vendors and subcontractors

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

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Top Ten Pollution Prevention Techniques

1. Good housekeeping and maintenance practices

2. Spill prevention and preparedness

3. Inventory management

4. Prudent purchasing

5. Waste exchange programs

6. Alternate cleaning processes

7. Reduce/reuse process wastes

8. Process modifications

9. Changes in equipment or technology

10.Environmentally preferable purchasing

Internal audit

• Establish & implement internal audit program to:– evaluate conformity with requirements of

EMS & international standard– evaluate effectiveness of EMS– provide information to top management

Management Review

• Holistic & strategic evaluation, by top management, of audit findings and the degree to which organisation’s environmental policy, objectives and targets, programs and procedures are functioning to improve environmental performance.

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Steps to establishing an EMS1. Obtain commitment from top management.

2. Define responsibilities, appoint management representative(s), establish EMS steering committee, develop implementation plan, initial training on EMS.

3. Planning—identify environmental aspects, legal & other requirements; formulate environmental policy; establish environmental objectives & targets & programs.

Steps to establishing an EMS4. Implementation & operation—develop

documentation & processes

5. Checking—develop processes for monitoring & measurement & corrective & preventive action

6. Develop and deliver presentation on awareness of the EMS in the agency.

Steps to establishing an EMS7. Establish internal audit program, including

training; conduct initial internal audit to evaluate conformity to requirements of ISO 14001, including evaluation of compliance

8. Follow up internal audit with improvements to system

9. Conduct initial management review of EMS

10. Implement improvements from management review

Jungle burned for agriculture in southern Mexico

Deforestation

Logging in Malaysia.

Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile

Mining

Iron hydroxide precipitate stains a stream receiving acid drainage from surface coal mining.

Environmental impacts of mining

• Land/soil erosion• Formation of sinkholes, • Loss of biodiversity in the area • Contamination of groundwaters by

chemicals from the mining process and products.

• Abandoned mines can still pose safety hazards such as deadly gases

Chemicals used for mining

• Sodium cyanide for extraction of gold• Sulphuric acid for extraction of copper

from copper oxides• If these chemicals are not handled

properly, serious environmental impacts may occur to the neighbouring environment

Global Warming

Environmental Effects ofGlobal Warming

• Melting of permafrost and polar ice• Rising sea level• Spread of pests and disease• Ecological impacts (e.g. disturbed life

cycle of flora-fauna)

Global Warming

Global Warming

is a general increase in world temperatures caused by increased amount of carbon dioxide around the Earth.

Air pollution

Air pollution The air in our

towns and cities is very polluted with gases, car fumes, smoke. It is becoming more and more difficult to breathe.

The destruction of the ozone layer

The destruction of the ozone layer

The ozone layer is damaged and it is very dangerous for our planet. The ozone layer is a layer of gases in the sky that prevents harmful radiation from the sun from reaching the Earth

Deforestation

Deforestation is the cutting down

or burning down of all the trees in the area. It means that birds, animals and insects have nowhere to live and become extinct. The amount of oxygen is reduced because trees produce it.

Heavy traffic

Heavy traffic Many cities and

town suffer from heavy traffic and traffic jams. It causes many problems, such as air pollution, nervous breakdowns and noise pollution.

Acid rain

Acid rain The rain that

contains harmful acid which can damage the environment and is caused by chemicals in the air from cars and factories.

Water pollution

Water pollution

Water contains harmful chemicals and is very dangerous for people and animals.

Wastes

Wastes

Food, paper, clothes, materials, substances which are no longer needed and have been thrown away.

Noise pollution

Noise pollution

is very loud or continuous noise which is considered unpleasant and harmful to people.

Compare the pictures

ConclusionAn environmental management system takes time and commitment from the entire organisation.

Effective running of an EMS will provide ongoing environmental benefits, cost savings and contribute to building an attractive work place culture.

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