The Evolving Role of the EH

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The Evolving Role of the EHS Manager in 2006

• Christie Bradway - Manager Environmental
  Compliance and Policy
• Northeast Utilities

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Outline

• Introduction NUs Organization of EHS
  Functions
• Role of Manager, Env. Compliance Policy
• Current demands, duties and trends
• Conclusion

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NUs Management of EHS

• Separate EHS Departments
• Safety and Health are combined with Human
  Resources under one Vice President
• Environmental Management is under the V.P. of
  Shared Services along with
• Real Estate
• Corporate Facilities
• Information Technology
• Purchasing

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Environmental Management

• Director Environmental Management
• Manager Env. Remediation
• Actively managing MGP, historic release sites
• Manager Env. Operations
• Daily compliance at work centers spill response
• Manager Env. Compliance Policy
• Compliance/interpretation support, policy review,
  waste management, training

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Environmental Goals and Key Priorities for 2006

• Compliance Zero Notices of Violation or
  Enforcement
• Vice President Goal
• Strategy Energy Policy and Regional Greenhouse
  Gas Initiative (RGGI)
• Waste Management Awarding competitive
  contracts PCBs, Hazardous Waste, Asbestos
• Training Computer Based Training

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Typical Activities

• Administrative Duties Hiring, discipline,
  performance reviews
• Technical Duties Providing general overview of
  issues to senior management and identification
  and estimate of financial impacts
• Oversight All Env. Compliance, Policy, Waste
  Management and Training activities
• Agency Contact Written correspondence
  in-person meeting
• External Organization Participation
• Chair CBIA EPC
• Executive Member SWEP
• CT DEP Water Advisory Board
• Utility Solid Waste Activities Group

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Major Changes Over the last 2 5 Years

• Reduction of staff and consolidation of
  responsibilities
• In 2000 there were 4 Managers and 65 staff
• In 2006 there are 3 Managers and lt45 staff
• Similar work load and in some cases even more
• EM is identified as a player in major business
  decisions and projects
• We have to be at the table more than ever before
  with even less resources
• Example Expansion of Transmission Needs
• Increased need for strong Agency and NGO
  relationships

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Business Tools Used

• Policy
• Federal Register State Registers
• State Agency Websites
• Business Legal Reports Compliance Reports
• Compliance
• Cyber Regs online regulations
• Environmental Screening tool
• Training
• Hands on spill cleanup
• Computer Based Training
• Waste Management Waste Database

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EMS

• ISO 14001 Certified
• Requires periodic internal and external audits
• Identification of significant environmental
  aspects and impacts
• EMS Specific programs (beyond compliance)
• Work instructions and procedures for significant
  impacts

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Energy Management

• Focus on conservation measures
• High efficiency fluorescent lighting fixtures
• Low flow water fixtures
• Recycled products
• Double sided printers
• Energy Efficient Computers
• Paper Recycling
• Scrap Metal Recycling

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Regulatory Compliance

• Compliance Notebooks for each facility
• Over 25 notebooks to keep updated
• Break down to chapters on air, water and waste
• Permits
• Recordkeeping
• Testing and Reporting requirements
• Also Includes
• Vegetation management,
• Remediation,
• USTs
• Endangered Species
• Operating Companies Own the Env. Issues
• Through Executive EHS Committee, Team B, Team C
  Structure

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Performance Measurement

• Earning Our Keep
• Approach adopted by EM in 2003
• 2006 Goal for Env. Compliance Policy
• 1M in EYK for whole group
• Generally accomplished through modification of a
  particular environmental rule
• Some specific operational changes have also
  contributed to savings
• Novel approach to becoming valued when
  typically seen as a business cost

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Outsourcing

• Majority of work in ECP is performed in-house
• Some of the operating companies outsource
  environmental work, especially when time
  sensitive or requires a particular expertise

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Conclusion

• EHS functions are separated at NU
• Responsibilities continue to increase
• Compliance extremely important
• Increased need for strong agency and NGO contacts
• Bottom Line The Role of the EHS Manager has
  evolved and continues to do so