Integrating P2

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Integrating P2

• by
• Jane Maslowski
• Environment, Health Safety
• Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Lab Med
  Programme
• Health Science Centre
• ph 787-1466
• email jmaslowski_at_hsc.mb.ca
• June 2001

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WRHA Lab Med Program

• currently undergoing amalgamation
• 10 labs under 1 authority
• integrating P2 based on stds/codes
• ISO 14000 as the EMS
• Health Canadas Healthy Workplace Criteria
• NCCLS/CSA
• issues
• dovetailing into host facilities, corporate
  culture, staff acceptance, achieving compliance,
  resources

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P2 Drivers

• ethical environmental responsibility
• IRS, P2 - voluntary at this time in MB
• government regulation
• professional/industry standards
• ISO 14000
• increased stakeholder pressure
• employees, customers, interest groups
• investors/financiers
• market share/ increased profitability

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Starting P2 - our experience

• research what others are doing
• establish network
• identify key elements
• conduct regulatory influences scan
• conduct risk assessment
• EHS focus
• prioritize gaps
• create tools
• e.g. green purchasing

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Research!!!!!

• Why recreate the wheel?
• Network
• both internal and external to healthcare sector

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Identify key elements

• senior level commitment
• e.g. Policy/Code/Directive
• front-line/line management champions
• system planning
• need EHS baseline
• goals, objectives, targets
• implementation and operation
• measurement and evaluation
• review and improve

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Regulatory influences scan

• international declarations/conventions
• federal/provincial/municipal regulation
• standards
• codes
• guidelines
• industry trends
• others????

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EHS assessment

• Baseline assessment includesPart 1 Safety
  ManagementPart 2 Engineering ControlsPart 3
  PPE/Safety Equipment Part 4
  Work-PracticesPart 5 HousekeepingPart 6
  Internal TransportPart 7 Purchasing
  PracticesPart 8 Waste StreamsPart 9
  Regulated Products Part 10 Staff TrainingPart
  11 Emergency Preparedness

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Create tools

• templates, policies, SOPs
• training programs
• e.g. Staff Orientation, TDG, Resp Protection
  Program, Spill Response
• some Train-the-trainer
• standard development/program development
• e.g. formalin, xylene
• develop best management practices
• e.g. biomedical waste, solvent recycling
• green purchasing

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Green purchasing???

• known as ERP by CSA
• Environmentally Responsible Purchasing
• defined as
• is a process whereby an organization adjusts its
  purchasing behavior to favor products, services
  and activities that minimize adverse impacts on
  the environment.

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Green purchasing???

• What does that mean?
• integrates environmental considerations into
  economic decisions
• a hands-on way to operationalize SD
• Principles 1-6, 10
• stewardship, prevention, conservation, recycling,
  global responsibility
• close the loop
• Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover
• RETHINK!!!

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What did we need? - overview

• implementation steps
• process for
• id of products/services
• tender development
• communication
• monitoring/evaluation
• pilot studies
• venue for information share
• MGPN

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MB Green Procurement Network

• established to
• build stronger influence with suppliers through
  market size
• provide suppliers with consistency in customer
  defined needs
• network/info share/education
• formulation partners
• MB Hydro, MTS, Palliser Furniture, MEIA, Env
  Canada, MB Cons., MPSC, CAM(MB Division), MHCA,
  HSC, WRHA Lab Med Programme

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MGPN Objectives

• promote operationalizing SD
• forum to share information
• centre of expertise
• educational services
• tools creation for decision makers

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Barriers - Lack of

• documented information guidelines
• commonly agreed definitions
• program awareness by requisitioners
• price preference
• budget for development
• information about environmentally appropriate
  products Policy application in a hierarchical
  procurement setting
• acceptance of recycled, reused, repaired or
  recovered material

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QUESTIONS

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