Tobyhanna Army Depot ISO 14001 Implementation

1. Tobyhanna Army DepotISO 14001Implementation 16 June 2004

2. C4ISR Logistics Support Center for Warfighter Readiness and Transformation • From handheld radios to satellite communications • Full service repair • Overhaul • Fabrication • Utilizes advanced technologies to ensure the readiness of our Armed Forces • Support all DoD, other Federal Facilities, and military sales

3. History • Depot is 51 years old • Army has maintained a nearly continuous presence in Tobyhanna since 1912 • Field artillery training camp • Civilian Conservation Corps camp • Artillery training of West Point Cadets • WW II prisoner-of-war camp • Storage site for gliders used in D-Day • In 50 years, gradual change from supply to maintenance depot

4. Statistics • Largest employer in region • 3800 employees • 1296 acres • 153 buildings • > 4,500,000 square feet • 56% veterans • Average age 49 • Average years of service 20 • Average Salary of $40,200 • $877 million impact on community • Award winning

5. Environmental Program • Every environmental media • Title V Facility • RCRA Part B Permit – Storage • NPDES Permit – STP, Storm water, and IWTP • DW Permit • Registered UST

6. ISO 14001 • Participated in DoD Working Group • Working at implementing for several years • Depot developed other depot-wide management programs that competed for employees’ time • Team Power • VPP • Lean Initiatives • ISO 9000:2000 • Became ISO 9000:2000 certified in Feb 03 • Became ISO 14001 certified in Nov 03 • Using same third party registrar for both certifications

7. ISO 14001 (cont.) • Have management buy-in • Gap analysis – 80% with DoD established programs • Commander’s Policy meet standard’s requirements • Environmental Management System (EMS) Manual – depot regulation • Environmental Coordinator is EMS Manager • Each directorate and all command staff offices has an officially appointed representative – meet monthly • All supervisors have ISO 14001 requirements in their rating standards • Created communication log • Awareness campaign

8. ISO 14001 (cont.) • Each organization identified their products, services or activities that affected the environment and determined if significant or not • EMD ranked each of the significant impacts • - 79 identified • - Highest six are being mitigated • Created Target and Objectives to mitigate 6 significant environmental impacts • Six separate teams created to manage • Meet periodically

9. ISO 14001 (cont.) • Trained internal auditors from EMD, Quality, and ISO 14001 directorate representatives • Have to audit each organization annually • Created Corrective/Preventive/NOD program • Maintain Log (CARTS) • Follow-up and report out to CO and Directors (Scorecard) • Management review required – accomplish during EQCC (Risk Management Committee) • Key is strive for continuous improvement, document control, periodic review of program, record maintenance, and management review

10. Groups to Management EMS • EMD meets weekly • EQCC meets quarterly • ISO 14001 representatives meet quarterly • T & O Teams meet periodically, report quarterly

11. Major Efforts • Gap analysis • EMS manual • Aspects and impacts • Internal audit program • Communication log • Document control • Awareness • Certification

12. Awareness • Cascade briefings • Articles • Bulletins • Pamphlets/cards • Banners • Organizational activity reports • Audits

13. Contractor Support • Gap analysis • General awareness training • Readiness assessment audit • Certification

14. Environmental Policy Planning Management Review Continual Improvement Implementation Checking / Corrective Action