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SENIOR MANAGERS TRAINING FOR USE WITH

SENIOR MANAGERS TRAINING FOR USE WITH. DOE O 450.1, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM. WHAT IS AN EMS?. An EMS is a systematic and structured approach for addressing environmental consequences of an organization’s activities, products and services. PURPOSE.

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SENIOR MANAGERS TRAINING FOR USE WITH

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  1. SENIOR MANAGERS TRAINING FOR USE WITH DOE O 450.1, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM

  2. WHAT IS AN EMS? • An EMS is a systematic and structured approach for addressing environmental consequences of an organization’s activities, products and services

  3. PURPOSE • Provide Senior Managers with an overview of DOE O 450.1 requirements, including: • an understanding of their DOE O 450.1 roles and responsibilities to ensure successful ISMS/EMS implementation • guidance on how to implement EMS as part of Integrated Safety Management Systems (ISMS)

  4. WHY DO I HAVE TO HAVE AN EMS? • To improve environmental performance: • To meet the requirements of DOE O 450.1, Environmental Protection Program, and • Executive Order 13148, Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management

  5. BENEFITS OF AN ISMS/EMS • Achieve mission goals, reduce costs, improve business practices • Improve environmental compliance performance • Address stewardship and legacy management issues systematically • Improve credibility with regulators and local community

  6. HOW IS DOE’s EMS IMPLEMENTATION MONITORED? • DOE’s progress toward implementation is reported to the White House Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE) on an annual basis by the Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health (EH-1), who also serves as DOE’s Agency Environmental Executive

  7. WHAT ARE SENIOR MANAGERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES PURSUANT TO DOE O 450.1? Senior managers must: • Ensure that all sites under their purview have implemented ISMS/EMS by 12/31/05 • Request, through their annual Departmental budgetary process, the funding and resources needed to implement DOE O 450.1

  8. INTEGRATING EMS INTO ISMS • DOE O 450.1 requires DOE elements to ensure that site ISMSs include an EMS • An EMS is that part of ISMS which addresses the environmental consequences of an organization’s products, services and activities • In those instances where ISMS is not required for a site, DOE elements must develop and implement a stand-alone EMS

  9. EMS FRAMEWORKS • Several EMS frameworks exist, including ISO 14001, which is the most popular • DOE O 450.1 does not require DOE organizations to use ISO 14001 or any specific framework • The ISO 14001 framework involves an independent third-party certification • DOE O 450.1 allows for EMS self-certification by Program Offices

  10. IMPLEMENTATION OF ISMS/EMS AT CLOSURE SITES • Closure sites are sites that have ceased operations or have identified near-term closure dates • Closure sites are required to implement ISMS/EMS • Closure sites can use a graded approach to supplement their existing ISMSs to meet the requirements of DOE O 450.1 • ISMS/EMSs at Closure sites can serve as the framework for their transition to the Office of Legacy Management and/or for long-term stewardship.

  11. HOW CAN I ENSURE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF EMS AS PART OF ISMS? • Communicate your support the ISMS/EMS • Provide oversight and training • Engage stakeholders

  12. CONCLUSIONS • ISMS/EMS provides an environmental protection program that ensures early detection of and systematic management of environmental problems • Managers can integrate environmental considerations into everyday business processes and mission activities • Effective ISMS/EMS implementation can create an organizational culture of superior environmental performance through increased environmental awareness and life cycle accountability for everyone working at DOE sites

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