Selecting and Preparing the EMS Team

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Selecting and Preparing the EMS Team
EMS Implementation Workshop
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Objectives

• Define responsibilities of the EMS Team
• Determine make-up and skills of EMS Team
• Outline process for Team efforts

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Function of the Team

• Conduct the gap analysis
• Gather and analyze existing data
• Identify needs
• Develop implementation plan
• Initiate early stages of EMS
• Policy, Aspects/Impacts, Objectives/Targets
  Environmental Management Program
• Monitor implementation of EMS

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Responsibilities of the Team

• Collect input and information from employees and
  Management
• Educate members of the organization or facility
  on the EMS
• Awareness training
• Activity specific training
• Brief and advise Management
• Interact with local community

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Knowledge and Skills

• All
• EMS knowledge and understanding
• Enthusiasm and energy
• Organizational / (p)olitical savvy
• Specialists
• Communication skills
• Project management skills

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The Team Members

• Keep numbers manageable
• Strong leadership
• Known ability to communicate with management
• Good people skills
• Best leadership may be outside of environmental
  shop

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Team Members

• Broad base - Include resource (budget) personnel,
  facilities, representative process owners, on-
  site contractors, management representative

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Process

• Get commitment and authority to act
• Find appropriate members
• Provide initial background information of EMS
• Get commitment from Team
• Get fully trained
• Consider consultants help
• Keep management apprised of progress

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Level of Effort

• Leverage existing resources - budget/ planning
  cycles etc.
• Depend on Team champions
• Dont underestimate effort needed and ensure
  commitment is there

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Summary

• Get and maintain management support - do not act
  without authority to do so
• Form a robust Team with appropriate range of
  representation and skills and leadership
• Provide training where necessary
• Dont over commit or underestimate.
• Strive to succeed!