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1. Why Develop an EMS?
EPA Regions 9 & 10
and
The Federal Network for Sustainability
2005
2. Plan Do Check Act
Environmental
Policy
Continual Improvement
Planning
Implementation &
Control
Checking &
Corrective Action
Management
Review
3. 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.
4. Environmental Issues Facing
Government
o Impacts from site operations
o Policy implications
o Compliance concerns
o Budgetary pressures (enhanced efficiency)
o Public perception
5. 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.
6. Some Specific Drivers
o Executive order 13148 requires that EMS be implemented
at appropriate facilities by end 2005.
o EO 13148 was continued from prior administration- EMS
is here to stay.
o Management systems approach is consistent with the
President’s agenda, and his commitment to sound
management of government and environmental
stewardship.
o OMB, in circular A-11 requires line item planning for
EMS implementation.
o Other environmental EOs, Executive Memoranda and
agency policies can be supported by EMS.
7. What are some of the roadblocks for
government to adopt EMS principles?
o Changing priorities over time,
o Political and other non-organizational pressures,
o Frequent changes in leadership and their goals,
o Budgets and allocations are not typical of private
sector,
o Finding relevant metrics (administrative vs.
Environmental condition or cost),
o Finding the best element to motivate employees,
o Lack of familiarity,
o Concern over “Flavor of the Month”.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Examples of Metrics to Measure Benefits
o Improves the environmental condition (environmental
indicators),
o Facilitates meeting your mission (how often
environmental issues interfere with your mission),
o Minimizes accidents and problems (incidents, losses),
o Reduces redundant paperwork (time spent per task),
o More efficient use of resources (investment per unit
activity),
o Facilitates compliance with requirements (number of non-
compliances, penalty costs, missed EO deadlines),
o Responds to public scrutiny trends (complaints,
communications).
11. Managing Aspects vs. Impacts
o 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
Editor's Notes
This slide shows the components arranged to reflect the EMS cycle and the notion that the cycle supports the continual improvement concept that is the backbone of an effective EMS
the next few slides will describe the various components
The greatest benefit of implementing an EMS is the change in behavior in attitudes about the environment. No matter how good the environmental manager of the facility is they can’t do as good of a job as everyone taking responsibility. Most auditors find that it isn’t that people ignore environmental requirements, it is that they are ignorant of their impact on the environment. An EMS is a systematic way to ensure everyone knows about the environmental aspects of their job.
An EMS requires that you look at your processes. Often when this happens people find ways to make the process more efficient.
An EMS helps an organization by working towards more efficient managing of environmental issues.
An EMS tries to get environmental issues “out of the way”, but at the same time, allows the organization to improve its environmental performance.
Imagine life without measures and parameters to make decisions.
Imagine shopping but not knowing prices; trying to manage your health without ever getting a checkup; going to years of school and not getting grades, etc.
For example; it is is better to know that wastewater discharges may impact the environment, and therefore manage the effluent quality than it is to wait for the fish kill and try to manage the crisis.
For example, if drums are not labeled, it is better to find out why they are not, and fix that problem, rather than constantly going around and labeling the drums.
