ADEQ Environmental Management System (EMS) General Awareness Training.
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Transcript of ADEQ Environmental Management System (EMS) General Awareness Training.
What Is an Environmental Management System?
• Minimizes the environmental impacts of business activities
• Method to assess and improve how we manage our impacts and conduct our business
ISO 14001
• EMS by International Organization for Standardization
• Validated by third party certification
• Accepted worldwide
• ADEQ’s EMS based on ISO 14001
Basis of theISO 14001 Standard
Start
Continual Improvement!
Implementation
Planning Checking /
Corrective Action
Management Review
Environmental Policy
Start
Commonly called the “Plan, Do, Check, Act” Model for EMS…
No start and stop; it is a continual improvementprogram.
ISO 14001: LOTS of Details
• Environmental Policy• Environmental Aspects• Legal and Other
Requirements• Objectives & Targets• Environmental
Management Programs• Structure &
Responsibility• Training, Awareness,
and Competence• Records• Management Review• Communication
•Environmental Management System Documentation•Document Control•Operational Control•Emergency Preparedness and Response•Monitoring and Measurement•Non-conformance and Corrective and Preventative Action•Environmental Management System Audits
Why Should ADEQ Have an EMS?
• “Walk the Walk”• Reduce
environmental footprint
• Efficient managing of limited resources
• Improve credibility • Set a positive
example
2008 EMS Team
Air DivisionKathy King
Computer ServicesPatrick Stair
Director’s OfficeVacant
Env. Presv. & Tech. Srvc.Jane Hurley
Fiscal DivisionJames Nunnley
Hazardous WasteTom Ezell
LegalDeborah Pitts
Management ServicesJoe Farmer
Mining DivisionWayne Van Buren
Public Outreach & AssistanceAudree Miller, LeadVacant, Alt. LeadChris Hemann
Regulated Storage TanksMichael Warren
Solid WasteTommy EdgmanPat Henry
Water DivisionAllen Gilliam
EMS Team Functions
• Direct oversight of EMS
• Reviews activities and impacts
• Ranks impacts
• Decides areas to be reduced
• Tracks performance indicators
• Maintains EMS documentation
• Displays commitment to environmental responsibility
• Includes commitments for:– Continual improvement/impact reduction;– Risk control; – Compliance with environmental regulations & other
relevant requirements
ADEQ’s Environmental Policy
LEED® Certification
• Recycle: paper, glass, plastic, metals
• Green Cleaning Policy
• Integrated Pest Management Policy
EMS and You
• Activities reflect – priorities – commitments– goals of our environmental policy
• Each employee expected to take ownership for own environmental impact
• You will be held accountable to it
How Our EMS Was Developed
• Analyzed the day-to-day business activities at ADEQ
• Ranked according to environmental impact
• Selected significant impacts to be reduced
Activities Impacting Environment
• Driving: commute and fleet
• Use of Paper
• Generation of Solid waste
• Energy usage
EMS Goals
•Reduce fleet fuel consumption
•Decrease use of paper products
•Use recycled paper products
•Decrease solid waste/increase recycling
•Reduce electricity and natural gas usage.
•Reduce trips employees make to and from work
Do Your Part: REDUCE
• Paper products– Set printer default to DUPLEX– Copy on both sides of paper– Use recycled paper– Practice paperless business
Do Your Part: REDUCE
• Waste– Don’t use more than you need– Don’t buy products with lots of packaging
• Electricity Work in green building
Turn off computer
• Water use
Do Your Part: REDUCE
• Fuel consumption– Vehicle to fit job– Combine trips– Carpool / Ride share– Reduce idling
Do Your Part: REUSE
• Buy recycled office products• Conferences and potlucks
– Use “real” flatware, plates and cups or– Biodegradable utensils and plates
Do Your Part: RECYCLE
• White paper• Mixed paper• Cardboard (flattened)• Aluminum & steel• Plastic #1 & #2• Glass bottles• Batteries
Thank You For Participating In ADEQ’s EMS!
? QUESTIONS ?
Questions? Contact: Audree Miller at 682-0015 or [email protected]
IDEA?