Unit 001: Engineering and environmental health and safety · 2017. 12. 18. · Unit 001:...
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Unit 001: Engineering and environmental health and safety
Environmental Management Systems
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Starter activity 1
State the top ten environmental issues listed by the United Nations
Instructions
• Fill in the missing parts of words to correctly list the top ten environmental issues
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EMS
Given the opening activity, what do you think EMS can stand for…..
• E
• M
• S
nvironmental
anagement
ystem
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EMS
A description………
An Environmental Management System (EMS) is:
a set of processes and practices that enable an organization to reduce its environmental impacts and increase its operating efficiency.
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Three keys points
From the video H&S VID020 can you determine the 3 key points of the EMS?
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What does a EMS do
Review of H&S VID020
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Three keys points
From the video H&S VID020 can you determine the 3 key points of the EMS?
1. Improved operational efficiency
• Holistic approach
• Reduce waste/resource
2. Builds on existing systems to reduce environmental impact
3. Raises company profile
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How does an EMS work
An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a framework that helps an organization achieve its environmental goals
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Performance
The EMS itself does not dictate a level of environmental performance that must be achieved.
Each organization's EMS is tailored to the its own individual objectives and targets.
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Compliance
An EMS helps an organization address its regulatory demands in a systematic and cost-effective manner.
This proactive approach can help reduce the risk of non-compliance and improve health and safety practices for employees and the public.
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Compliance
The Plan, Do, Check, Act improvement cycle of an EMS has one extra step when considering compliance.
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Check list
• Reviewing the organization's environmental goals
• Analysing its environmental impacts and legal requirements
• Setting environmental objectives
• Establishing programs to meet these objectives and targets
• Monitoring and measuring progress in achieving the objectives
• Ensuring employees' environmental awareness and competence
• Reviewing progress of the EMS and making improvements
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Costs and benefits
Internal costs
• Staff/manager time (represents the bulk of EMS resources expended by most organizations)
• Other employee time
External costs
• Potential consulting assistance
• Outside training of personnel
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Costs and benefits
Benefits
• Improved environmental performance
• Enhanced compliance
• Pollution prevention
• Resource conservation
• New customers/markets
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Costs and benefits
Benefits
• Increased efficiency/reduced costs
• Enhanced employee morale
• Enhanced image with public, regulators, lenders, investors
• Employee awareness of environmental issues and responsibilities
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Assessment for learning
You need be able to know the initiatives that can be taken by an engineering company with regards to complying to its own EMS.
Completing H&S WS063 will help reinforce your knowledge on the topic?