ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

• MARINE OPERATIONS CENTER PACIFIC
• INTRODUCTION TO OUR SYSTEM
• JIM SCHELL,
• ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE OFFICER

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HOW HAS OUR EMS PROGRESSED?

• NOAA had done a lot over the years to protect the
  environment and provide a safe workplace, but it
  was time to improve our management practices.
• We began by identifying and understanding more
  about how our activities affect the environment.
• We looked at what we had in place to manage
  environmental impacts and workplace hazards and
  determined we needed improvements in

Implementing Best Practices
Policy Leadership
Planning
Checking to ensure we follow best practices
Reporting on our performance
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WHY IS THE EMS IMPORTANT?

• The EMS is good management - helping us protect
  the environment and our employees.
• EMS emphasizes continual improvements and is
  directed toward
• Prevention of pollution
• Compliance with legal requirements
• Safe workplace
• Actions to protect the environment and ensure we
  work in a safe manner are integrated within our
  daily work practices.
• What to do to protect and safeguard the
  environment
• How to prevent our exposure to workplace hazards
  

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HOW WILL THE EMS AFFECT YOUR JOB?

• Standardized work practices.
• Minimize the use of natural resources and energy
• Minimize or prevent employee exposure to
  hazardous substances
• Direct changes for some work activities
  purchasing, management of our resources and
  waste.
• Increased training for all employees.
• Depending on your job, a performance standard
  will be developed, similar to the safety
  standard.
• Facility will be better able to track or monitor
• All hazardous and non-hazardous waste
• Energy and natural resources use
• Procurement
• Contracting
• Contractors working onsite
• Improve the budgeting process
• Increase Environmental Stewardship

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MOC EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS WHAT DO YOU NEED TO
KNOW?

• 1. MOC environmental and safety and health
  personnel and leadership at NOAA
• Jim Schell, MOC Safety and Environmental
  Compliance Office _at_ 206 553-0121 or e-mail
  james.schell_at_noaa.gov
• Minh Trinh, WASC RECO _at_ 206 526-6647 or e-mail
  Thanh.M.Trinh_at_noaa.gov
• 2. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITMENTS
• 3. EMS PROGRAMS

MOC EMS Website

Its all in our MOC EMS Website. Before you go
to the website, complete the slide
presentation. Know more about how our EMS is
organized.
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MOC Policy Commitments

• "MOC will conduct our activities in an
  environmentally responsible manner".
• Through our commitment to environmental
  compliance and pollution prevention we will
• comply with all applicable laws, regulations and
  executive orders
• safeguard the community and the natural
  environment and
• maintain a safe and healthful workplace.

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Compliance Assurance Program

• The Compliance Assurance Program, known as CAP
  identifies our legal requirements.
• The CAP is organized by media and key
  environmental issues.
• Employees must comply with all legal requirements
  that are applicable to their job. Requirements
  are integrated into Work Practices, known as SOPs.

Want to know more about specific legal
requirements? Look in the CAP under the the
media or topic you are interested in.
MOC EMS Website
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Environmental Management Program

• The Environmental Management Program, known as
  the EMP identifies all the environmental and
  safety related SOPs.
• The EMP is organized according to
• 1000 Series SOPs are applicable to all employees,
  contractors and visitors
• 2000 Series are applicable to administrative
  staff
• 3000 Series are applicable to operational staff
• 4000 Series are applicable to staff on Vessels

Want to know the work instructions that are
applicable to your specific job? Look in the EMP
organized under these MOC Departments MED,
Facilities, EED, Administration, Medical and
Vessels.
MOC EMS Website
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Environmental Performance Program

• The Environmental Performance Program, known as
  the EPP identifies our environmental performance
  indicators. The EPP is organized under
• Regulatory requirements
• NOAA requirements
• EMS implementation and maintenance
• Status of all our EMS Programs

Want to know more about our performance? Look in
the EMP for how we are doing on meeting our
compliance requirements. Check to see if the
MOC has had any spills or NOVs. View our EMS
audits, and conformance to all our EMS programs.
MOC EMS Website
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Environmental Training Program

• The Environmental Training Program, known as the
  ETP identifies all employees and the training
  they must receive.
• Check the ETP under your name, job or position
  and ensure you meet your training requirements.

Want to know what training you need and when is
it scheduled? Look in the ETP and attend
training courses. Training is critical to
performing your job safely and in conformance
with environmental requirements.
MOC EMS Website
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Pollution Prevention Program

• The Pollution Prevention Program, known as P2
  identifies all of our improvement activities and
  initiatives.
• Environmental and safety improvements are focused
  on P2
• Reduction Recycling - Reuse
• Resource conservation
• and EMS administrative objectives.

Want to know what improvement objectives we have
in place? P2 initiatives are listed, see how the
P2 assessment process is done. Check to see what
improvement initiatives are applicable to your
workplace activities.
MOC EMS Website
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Everyone at the MOC is responsible for protection
of the environment and workplace safety. Thank
you!
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MOC EMS Web Site

• Go to NOAAs Website at http//www.ems.noaa.gov/
• OR directly to
• Marine Operations Center
• https//www.ems.noaa.gov/MOC/HTML/HOME.html
• This is a secured site and requires you to log
  onto the site using your e-mail name and password
• Example Logon name Joe.doe
• Password enviro12
• Once there clink onto the employees section or
  your department on the left corner of the main
  page