| | Environmental Management Systems: A GUIDE FOR METAL |
| | 4,75 | | MB | FINISHERS |
| | 104 | | stron |
| | 4274 | | ID | Environmental Consulting and Technology, Inc. |
| | 2004 | | rok |
| | Table of Contents |
| | Executive Summary 1 |
| | Project Background and Objectives . 2 |
| | Lessons Learned About EMS Implementation 5 |
| | LESSON#1 : AN EMS MUST BE SUPPORTED BY TOP MANAGEMENT 5 |
| | LESSON#^: FINISHIM PLEMENTATION WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME . 5 |
| | LESSON #3: COMMITNECESSARY RESOURCES UP FRONT . 6 |
| | LESSON#4 : THEREREALLYARE BENEFITS ToH AVING AN EMS 6 |
| | LESSON #5: AN EMS MANAGERDOESN'TNEED TO BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERT 6 |
| | LESSON #6: KEEP YOUR EMS SIMPLE 7 |
| | LESSON #7: DEMONSTRASTUEC CESS WITH YOUREMS EARLY AND OFTEN . 7 |
| | LESSON#!?C: OMPLETETHEENTIRE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. . 8 |
| | LESSON #lo: CONSIDERTHETIMING FORGETTING REGISTERED TO Is0 14001 . 8 |
| | Benefits and Costs of Environmental Management Systems . 10 |
| | BENEFITSW: HYC OMPANIES ARE INVESTING IN EMS . 10 |
| | COSTSO F IMPLEMENTATIO.N. 11 |
| | LESSON#8 : ADD IMPROVEMENTS TO YOUR EMS OVER TIME 7 |
| | Chapter I: Getting Started on an EMS 12 |
| | 1.1 What is an Environmental Management System? 13 |
| | 1.2 How to Use This Guide 14 |
| | HOWT HISG UIDEIS STRUCTURE.D. . 14 |
| | IMPLEMENTATAICOTNIO NP LAN. 14 |
| | 1.3 About IS0 14001 and Registration to the Standard 18 |
| | Chapter 2: Environmental Management Programs 20 |
| | 2.1 Establishing an Environmental Policy Statement [IS0 4.21 21 |
| | WHAT THE Is0 STANDARD REQUIRES . 21 |
| | STARTINPGO INTS . 21 |
| | EMS LINKS 25 |
| | 2.2 Identifying Significant Environmental Aspects and Impacts [IS0 4.3.1,4.3.2] . 27 |
| | WHAT THE Is0 STANDARD REQUIRES . 27 |
| | IMPLEMENTATION TIPS . 28 |
| | CONFORMANCCHEE CK. . 35 |
| | EMS LINKS 36 |
| | 2.3 Legal and Other Requirements [IS0 4.3.21 . 38 |
| | WHAT THE Is0 STANDARD REQUIRES . 38 |
| | STARTINPGO INT.S 38 |
| | CONFORMANCHE ECK. . 41 |
| | EMS LINKS 41 |
| | IMPLEMENTATITOINP S . 39 |
| | EXAMPLES 40 |
| | 2.4 Setting Objectives and Targets [IS0 4.3.31 42 |
| | WHATT HE IS0 STANDARRDE QUIRES . 42 |
| | IMPLEMENTATION TIPS . 42 |
| | EMLES 43 |
| | CONFORMANCCHEE CK. . 45 |
| | STARTINPGO INT.S 42 |
| | EMS LINKS 46 |
| | 2.5 Establishing an Environmental Management Program [IS0 4.3.41 48 |
| | WHAT THE IS0 STANDARD REQVIRES . 48 |
| | STARTINPGO INT.S 48 |
| | IMPLEMENTATIOTINP S. 48 |
| | EXAMPLE.S . 49 |
| | CONFORMANCEH ECK. . 49 |
| | EMS LINKS 50 |
| | Chapter 3: Environmental Operations and Control . 51 |
| | 3.1 Operational Control. Monitoring. and Measurement [IS0 4.4.6,4.5.1] . 52 |
| | WHATT HE IS0 STANDARRD E Q ~ ES. 52 |
| | STARTINPGO INT.S 52 |
| | IMPLEMENTATTIOIPNS. . . 53 |
| | EXAMPLE.S . 55 |
| | CONFORMANCCHEE CK. 57 |
| | EMS LINKS 59 |
| | 3.2 Emergency Preparedness and Response [IS0 4.4.71 . 61 |
| | WHATT HE IS0 STANDARRDE QU~E.S. . 61 |
| | STARTINPGO MTS . 61 |
| | IMPLEMENTATITOINP S . 61 |
| | EXAMPLES. . 62 |
| | CONFORMANCEH ECK 62 |
| | EMS LINKS 63 |
| | 3.3 Structure and ResponsibWy [IS0 4.4.11 64 |
| | WHATT HE IS0 STANDARRDE QUIRE.S 64 |
| | STARTINPGO INTS . 64 |
| | IMPLEMENTATITOINPS . 64 |
| | EXAMPLES. . 65 |
| | CONFORMANCCHEE CK 65 |
| | EMS LMKS 66 |
| | 3.4 Training, Awareness and Competence [IS0 4.4.21 68 |
| | WHATT HE IS0 STANDARRDE QUIRES . 68 |
| | STARTINPGO INT.S 68 |
| | IMPLEMENTARTPIOSN . 68 |
| | EXAMPLES 69 |
| | EMS LINKS 71 |
| | CONFORMANCE CHECK 70 |
| | 3.5 Communication [IS0 4.4.31 . 72 |
| | WHAT THE IS0 STANDARD REQUIRES 72 |
| | STARTINPGO INT.S 72 |
| | IMPLEMENTATTIOIPNS . 72 |
| | CONFORMANCCHEE CK 74 |
| | EMS LINKS 74 |
| | 3.6 EMS Documentation [IS0 4.4.41 . 76 |
| | WHAT THE Is0 STANDARD REQUIRES . 76 |
| | STARTINPGO INT.S 76 |
| | IMPLEMENTATTrpIOs N. 76 |
| | EXAMPLE.S . 76 |
| | CONFORMANCCHEE CK. . 77 |
| | EMS LINKS 78 |
| | 3.7 Document Control and Records [IS0 4.4.5,4.5.3] . 79 |
| | WHATT HE IS0 STANDARRDE Q ~.s 79 |
| | STARTINPGO INT.S 79 |
| | IMPLEMENTATTIOrpNs . 80 |
| | CONFORMANCE CHECK 80 |
| | EMS LINKS 82 |
| | Chapter 4: EMS Auditing and Management Review 85 |
| | 4.1 Preventive and Corrective Action [IS0 4.5.21 86 |
| | WHATT HE IS0 STANDARREDQ UIRE.S 86 |
| | STARTINPGO INT.S 86 |
| | IMPLEMENTATTIPIOS. .N. 86 |
| | EMS LINKS 89 |
| | 4.2 EMS Auditing [IS0 4.5.41 90 |
| | STARTING~OINTS. . 90 |
| | IMPLEMENTATITOINP S . 90 |
| | EXAMPLES. . 91 |
| | CONFORMANCEH ECK. . 92 |
| | EMS LINKS. . 93 |
| | 4.3 EMS Management Review [IS0 4.61 94 |
| | WHATT HE IS0 STANDARRDE QUIRES . 94 |
| | STARTINPGO INT.S 94 |
| | IMPLEMENTATTIOIPNS. 94 |
| | CONFORMANCE CHECK 95 |
| | EMS LINKS . |