MH-60S LPPR Brief

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Environmental Management Systems Awareness
Training January 24, 2008
Mr. Earl Griffin Safety, Health and Env. Manager
Ms. Beth Anderson Environmental Protection
Specialist South Atlantic Area
Dr. Darrell Cole Area Director South Atlantic Area
Mr. Joon Park Deputy Area Director South Atlantic
Area
Dr. Karl Narang Associate Area Director South
Atlantic Area
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Objectives

• Understanding of Executive Order (EO) 13423.
• Able to explain what an EMS is and its benefits.
• Why an EMS is important to what you do.

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Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and
Transportation Management

• Executive Order 13423 was signed by President
  Bush on January 26, 2007.
• Consolidated five previous executive orders and
  two Memoranda of Understanding into one order, 85
  pages down to 7 plus instructions.
• Provides a holistic approach to integrating
  energy, environment and human health
  considerations into mission implementation.
• Updated and set more aggressive goals for
• energy efficiency
• renewable energy
• water conservation
• pollution prevention/recycling
• high performance buildings
• fleet management and
• electronics stewardship.

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What is an Environmental Management System (EMS)?

• An EMS is
• A set of procedures to reduce our environmental
  footprint in our day-to-day activities.
• An overall management system which includes
  organizational structure, planning activities,
  responsibilities, procedures, resources and
  people to help address environmental issues.
• Important EMS elements include continual
  improvement, management commitment,
  formalization, and awareness of a systems based
  approach.

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Purpose of an EMS?

• An EMS brings together the people,
• policies, plans and procedures
• used to manage
• environmental issues at a facility

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Benefits of an EMS

• Reduce operating costs
• Integrate environmental programs
• Increase employee involvement
• Reduce environmental impacts
• Helps maintain compliance

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EMS Components

• Environmental Policy
• Planning
• Implementation and Operation
• Checking and Corrective Action
• Management Review

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EMS Components
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Plan, Do, Check, Act

• 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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Environmental Policy

• EMS Committee is required to develop and maintain
  an EMS policy statement that includes
• Continual improvement
• Pollution prevention
• Environmental compliance
• Environmental Policy is
• Signed by Location Senior Management Official
• Communicated to location personnel and the public
• Reviewed annually and updated as necessary
• Framework for setting environmental goals,
  objectives, and targets

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Planning

• EMS Committee responsible for
• Identifying aspects and impacts from location's
  activities, products and services
• Set objectives and targets
• Specific statements of measurable results that
  are to be accomplished within a specific time
  period (plan of action with milestones)
• Significant environmental impacts associated with
  the facility and research-related operations
• Regulatory issues
• Pollution prevention and conservation initiatives

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Implementation and Operation

• Location EMS Committee shall
• Define roles and responsibilities to carry out
  annual goals and objectives
• Implement EMS training
• Develop internal and external communication
• Documentation control
• Policy, objectives and targets
• Legible and retrievable
• Maintained for a minimum of 30 years
• Establish operational controls
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Business Recovery Plans for Fire, Chemical
  Spills, etc.

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Checking and Corrective Action

• Conduct periodic monitoring of environmental
  performance
• EMS committee conducts meetings at least
  quarterly
• Document accomplishments and progress of annual
  goals
• Identify root causes of findings and conduct
  corrective and preventive actions
• Maintain environmental records

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Management Review

• Senior management review of EMS
• At least annually, recommend 2 to 3 times per
  year
• EMS Coordinator reviews the following with senior
  management
• Significant environmental aspects
• Progress towards achievement of objectives and
  targets
• Corrective and preventative actions
• Senior Management
• Acknowledges EMS accomplishments
• Champions EMS
• Certifies Progress

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So what is my EMS role and responsibility?

• You are responsible for knowing
• Understand basic EMS principles
• Know what the environmental policy is or at least
  where to find it
• Know what the aspects, objectives/targets are of
  the location
• How your job impacts the environment
• How to minimize or eliminate negative impacts
• Legal and other requirements of your job

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Examples of Aspects and Impacts

• Aspect Office use of electronic equipment
• Impact Generation of recyclable waste (paper,
  batteries, toner cartridges)
• Aspect Use of solvents, oil, fluorescent lamps
• Impact Land contamination (landfill)
• Aspect Air emissions from buildings
• Impact Air pollution
• Aspect Motor vehicle operations (oil,
  antifreeze, tires, batteries)
• Impact Hazardous waste generation and air
  pollution
• Aspect Custodial Operations (cleaning products,
  paper, water)
• Impact Depletion of natural resources and solid
  waste

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EMS Review The Basics
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So what is my EMS role and responsibility?

• Participate in the EMS
• Let EMS Coordinator/Committee know of
• Energy conservation efforts (efficient lighting
  upgrades, low flow toilets, etc)
• Less harmful chemicals being substituted
• Any activity that reduces the locations
  environmental footprint
• WHY?
• Maintains an effective EMS
• Communication (reporting, awards, etc)

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Summary

• An EMS is the combination of people, policies,
  procedures, review, and plans to help address
  environmental issues.
• Can you answer these questions?
• What is EO 13423?
• What is an EMS?
• What is your EMS role and responsibility?

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Location Specific Information

• ARS Tifton IS a recycling facility.
• We recycle our.
• Office Products
• Plastics
• Glassware
• Steel, Tin, or Aluminum cans
• All Batteries
• Electronic Equipment
• Cardboard

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Location Specific Information

• Universal waste regulations streamline
  collection requirements for certain hazardous
  wastes into the following categories
• Batteries - Lead acid but we collect ALL types
• Pesticides - Collect then dispose of through
  Georgia Clean Day
• Mercury - Containing thermostats/thermometers
• Lamps - All except tungsten
• (i.e. halogen, neon, fluorescent)

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Location Specific Information

• e-CYCLE RECYCLE ELECTRONICS
• Items that can be e-cycled Computers,
  hard-drives, keyboards, printers, televisions,
  VCR/DVD players, cell phones, telephones, radios,
  pagers, digital equipment, scanners, copiers,
  scientific equipment, and much, much more.
• DO Save old, broken, or unused electronic
  equipment for recycling!
• DONT Throw any electronic equipment in the
  dumpster!

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Location Specific Information

• WHO DO I CALL?
• For information about hazardous waste, universal
  waste, or e-cycling (electronic equipment),
  contact
• Tom Hendricks, Collateral Duty Safety Officer,
  [phone].
• For information about general recycling
  procedures, water/energy conservation or other
  EMS policies please contact
• Tamara Snipes, Collateral Duty EMS Coordinator,
  [phone].
• Any member of the EMS Committee.

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Questions?

• Beth AndersonEnvironmental Protection Specialist
• South Atlantic Area
• 706-546-3613
• Beth.Anderson_at_ars.usda.gov