ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

1. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARINE OPERATIONS CENTER – PACIFIC INTRODUCTION TO OUR SYSTEM JIM SCHELL, ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE OFFICER

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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 @ 206 553-0121 or e-mail james.schell@noaa.gov • Minh Trinh, WASC RECO @ 206 526-6647 or e-mail Thanh.M.Trinh@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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. Everyone at the MOC is responsible for protection of the environment and workplace safety. Thank you!

13. MOC EMS Web Site Go to NOAA’s 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