Environmental Management System Implementation
Environmental Management System Implementation
Management System
Implementation
Continual
Improvement
Environmental
Policy
Planning
Management
Review
Implementation
& Operation
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Why have an EMS?
Improve management of environmental impacts
Set targets to reduce energy use, water use & waste to
landfill
Initiate and maintain procedures to improve efficiencies
including:
Environmentally friendly purchasing procedures
Preferred business travel option
Define key responsibilities for achieving targets
Monitor and measure environmental performance against
key indicators
Regularly assess progress towards achieving set
objectives
Ensure due diligence and ongoing consideration of legal
and other environmental requirements
Why have an EMS? continued
Environmental aspects
Document approval
Document review, update and re-approval
Identification of changes and current
revision status
Availability at points of use
Legibility and identification
Identification and distribution of external
documents
Management of obsolete documents.
Operational control
Physically control all activities, functions,
products and processes associated with
significant environmental impacts
Operational control must include documented
work instructions and operating procedures
defining the manner in which control will be
maintained, on a risk management basis
Operational control extends to significant
environmental aspects of goods & services
used by the agency, for communication to
suppliers & contractors.
Emergency preparedness &
response