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ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM(EMS)

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INTRODUCTION
◦ An environmental management system (ems) is
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a framework that helps an organization achieve


its environmental goals through consistent
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review, evaluation, and improvement of its


environmental performance.
◦ The assumption is that this consistent review and
evaluation will identify opportunities for
improving and implementing the environmental
performance of the organization.
◦ The EMS itself does not dictate a level of
environmental performance that must be
achieved; each organization’s EMS is tailored to
its own individual objectives and targets.
◦ An EMS helps an organization address its
regulatory requirements in a systematic and
cost-effective manner.

◦ This proactive approach can help reduce


the risk of non-compliance and improve
health and safety practices for employees
and the public.

◦ An EMS can also help address non-


regulated issues, such as energy
conservation, and can promote stronger
operational control and employee
stewardship.
EMS encourages an organization to continuously improve its
environmental performance. The system follows a repeating
cycle.
i. The organization first commits to an environmental policy, then
uses its policy as a basis for establishing a plan, an which sets
objectives and targets for improving environmental
performance.
ii. The next step is implementation. After that, the organization
evaluates its environmental performance to see whether the
objectives and targets are being met.
iii. If targets are not being met, corrective action is taken. The
results of this evaluation are then reviewed by top management
to see if the EMS is working.
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WHAT IS PLAN-DO-CHECK-ACT?

◦ The approach which determines an EMS is founded


on the concept of Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA). This
model provides a constant process that allows
organizations to achieve ongoing improvement.
PDCAs are not only applied to the EMS overall, but
to each of its individual elements.
HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• It was in the 1960s when the environmental movement started to become popular, followed in
1972 by the first United Nations conference on the human environment in Stockholm. But it
wasn’t until 1992, during the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, when the United Nations reached
an agreement in order to protect the environment by reducing the negative impacts of business
activities. The same year, BSI group (British Standards Institution) published the world’s first
Environmental Management Systems standard – the BS 7750. It provided the basis for the
International Organization for Standardization to finally develop ISO 14001 – “Environmental
Management Systems – specification and guidance for use” in 1996.

• In 1996, the International Standards Organization set a progression of principles that made it
workable for organizations, governments, and associations to quantify and improve their natural
effect. It assisted with making an all inclusive standard that made it simpler to exchange across
outskirts without worries that singular guidelines were being abused.
FEATURES OF EVM SYSYTEM
Serves as a tool, or process, to improve environmental performance and information
mainly "design, pollution control and waste minimization, training, reporting to top
management, and the setting of goals"
Provides a systematic way of managing an organization's environmental affairs.
Is the aspect of the organization's overall management structure that addresses
immediate and long-term impacts of its products, services and processes on the
environment. EMS assists with planning, controlling and monitoring policies in an
organization.
Gives order and consistency for organizations to address environmental concerns through
the allocation of resources, assignment of responsibility and ongoing evaluation of practices,
procedures and processes.
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Creates environmental buy-in from management and employees and assigns


accountability and responsibility.
Sets framework for training to achieve objectives and desired performance.
Helps understand legislative requirements to better determine a product or service's
impact, significance, priorities and objectives.
Focuses on continual improvement of the system and a way to implement policies
and objectives to meet a desired result. This also helps with reviewing and auditing the
EMS to find future opportunities.
Encourages contractors and suppliers to establish their own ems.
Facilitates e-reporting to federal, state and provincial government environmental agencies
through direct upload.
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1. Environmental policy 2. Planning
Identify
aspects and
Issue a policy impacts from
statement signed Publicly available Set objectives
by facility facility and targets
manager. activities,
products, and
services

At a minimum,
commit to-
Continual Establish
improvement, Identifies EMS Review legal
formal EMS
Pollution framework requirements
prevention, program
Environmental
compliance.
3. Implementation and Orientation

Defines roles and Establish internal and


responsibilities Provide EMS training external communication
mechanism

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Integrate with or
Establish document Establish operational establish emergency
control system controls preparedness and
procedures
4. Checking and corrective action 5. Management Review

Identify root
causes of Conduct
Conduct periodic
findings and
periodic senior
conduct
monitory of management
corrective
environmenta review of
and
l performance EMS
preventive
actions

Revise
Maintain Conduct
policies as
environmenta periodic EMS needed.
l records audit
BENEFITS OF EMS
POTENTIAL BENEFITS

• Improved environmental performance


• Enhanced compliance
• Pollution prevention
• Resource conservation
• New customers/markets
• Increased efficiency/reduced costs
• Enhanced employee morale
• Enhanced image with public, regulators, lenders, investors
• Employee awareness of environmental issues and responsibilities
GOALS OF EMS
The goals of environmental management system are to increase compliance
and reduce waste :
◦ Compliance is the act of reaching and maintaining minimal legal standards. By
not being compliant, companies may face fines, government intervention or may
not be able to operate.
◦ Waste reduction goes beyond compliance to reduce environmental impact. The
EMS helps to develop, implement, manage, coordinate and monitor 
environmental policies. Waste reduction begins at the design phase through
pollution prevention and waste minimization. At the end of the life cycle, waste is
reduced by recycling.
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To meet these goals, the selection of environmental management systems is typically


subject to a certain set of criteria:
• A proven capability to handle high frequency data,
• High performance indicators,
• Transparent handling and processing of data,
• Powerful calculation engine,
• Customized factor handling,
• Multiple integration capabilities,
• Automation of workflows and QA processes and in-depth,
• Flexible reporting.
SIGNIFICANCE OF EMS

Environmental management system (EMS) is an approach which integrates ecology, policy


making, planning and social development. The significance of EMS are as follows:

 To prevent and solve environmental problems.

 To develop research institutions and monitoring systems.

To warn threats and identify opportunities.

To suggest measures for resource conservation.


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To develop a strategy for the improvement of quality.

To suggest long-term and short-term policies for sustainable development.

To identify new technology for future development

To improve performance through better management of environmental cost and thus,

benefits the natural and human environments.

Decisions made through the application of ems reduces or eliminates many

environmental problems.
CORE ELEMENTS
OF EMS
1. Environmental Policy
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◦ Reflects how the organization feels about the environment


◦ Identifies environmental impacts of processes and products
◦ Ensures compliance with environmental requirements
◦ Commits organization to prevent pollution, reduce environmental risks and share information with external
stakeholders
2. Environmental Requirements and Voluntary Initiatives
◦ Employees understand their roles in meeting environmental requirements
◦ Identify management and manufacturing practices that affect the organization's ability to meet requirements
◦ Identify and work with programs that encourage preventing pollution
3. Targets/Objectives
◦ Set the following environmental objectives: comply with environmental requirements; continuous improvement in
regulated and non-regulated areas; prevent pollution
◦ Make objectives specific to the organization
◦ Set timeframes to meet objectives
◦ Update objectives as environmental requirements evolve
◦ 4. Structure, Responsibility and Resources
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◦ Ensure the organization has the personnel and resources needed to meet objectives
◦ Make managers responsible for the environmental performance of their unit
◦ Develop procedures for attaining objectives

◦ 5. Operational Control
◦ Establish a procedure to ensure the proper waste management hierarchy is followed
◦ Develop simple procedures to measure and report environmental impacts of processes and products

6. Corrective and Preventive Action and Emergency Procedures


◦ Document procedures for identifying, correcting and preventing mistakes
◦ Develop emergency procedures to minimize or eliminate adverse environmental impacts associated with accidents or
emergencies
◦ Correct causes of potential hazards to prevent pollution
7. Training, Awareness and Competence
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◦ Train staff whose roles affect meeting objectives, and make certain staff are capable of carrying out required duties
◦ Mandatory trainings include detailed pollution prevention methods

8. Organizational Decision-making and Planning


◦ Use life-cycle analysis to identify the impact products make on the environment
◦ Empower all employees to make pollution prevention improvements that do not require significant resources

9. Document control
◦ For future evaluation, document steps taken to meet objectives.
◦ Use electronic documents to improve record management.
◦ Document all pollution prevention suggestion.

10. Continuous evaluation and improvement


◦ Conduct and document periodic objective-based audits of the organization's performance
◦ Use audits to assess pollution prevention efforts
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CONCLUSION
◦ Environmental management is beginning to play an increasingly important role in the protection of our
environment as well as public health.

◦ It has become expected for businesses to demonstrate that they are managing their organisation’s
environmental impact.

◦ Most companies rely on environmental management systems to improve the performance of their
organisation, reduce costs, gain new customers and improve public image.

◦ By implementing an environmental management system, organisations can continually improve its


environmental performance by adjusting processes and procedures
THANK YOU!

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