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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS A solution for compliance assurance

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS A solution for compliance assurance. 29 September 2004 Klaas-Jan Kramer/Carmen Balaban. URS Corporation. One of the World’s Leading Engineering and Construction Services Firms Largest Engineering Services Firm in U.S.

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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS A solution for compliance assurance

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  1. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS A solution for compliance assurance 29 September 2004 Klaas-Jan Kramer/Carmen Balaban

  2. URS Corporation One of the World’s Leading Engineering and Construction Services Firms Largest Engineering Services Firm in U.S. 26,000 Employees in more than 35 Countries 1,300 Employees in Europe A Network of Offices in Key Cities Around the World Environmental and health and safety services worldwide

  3. IRECE – Romanian Institute for European Quality and Education • Support for Romanian industry in order to implement the requirements of the European legislation • Personnel certification • Environmental protection: ISO 14001, EMAS, Eco-labelling • Projects and programmes • Centre for excellence and TQM • Training courses

  4. ISO 14001 • Voluntary system • Applicable for all types and sizes of organisations in diverse geographical, cultural and social conditions • only requirements that may be objectively audited • no absolute performance/product requirements • compatible with ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001

  5. EMAS beyond ISO 14001 • demonstrate legal compliance; • commit to continual improvement of their environmental performance; • demonstrate an open dialogue with all stakeholders; • extend employee involvement to the process of continually improving the organization's environmental performance; • Environmental Declaration (periodic report). EMAS ISO 14001

  6. Plan Do Act Check THE DEMING CYCLE

  7. ISO 14001 Requirements Environmental Policy Planning • EMS aspects/risks Management Review • Legal & other requirements • Objectives & targets Continual Improvement • Env management programme Implementation & Operations • Structure & responsibility Monitoring & Corrective Action • Training, awareness & competence • Monitoring & measurement • Communication • Non-conformance, corrective & • EMS Documentation preventative action • Document control • Records • Operational control • EMS audit • Emergency preparedness and response

  8. Driving forces Environmental Management – Valuable instrument improving the companies’ performance and competitiveness on the European Market • Sustainable development, social responsibility and improved performance; • Assuring legislative compliance and reduce risks and liabilities; • Image and permit application process; • Meeting supply chain requirements; • Increased market opportunities and competitiveness.

  9. The (potential) advantages of EMS • Cost reduction and optimization; • efficiency and productivity; • Research and development; • Customer satisfaction; • Organization; • Manpower/Intellectual capital.

  10. Business critical success factors • Profit and turnover; • efficiency and productivity; • Research and development; • Supply chain management; • Customer satisfaction; • Organization; • Manpower and competence; • Competition; • Image; • risks and liabilities.

  11. Key words • Practical • Pragmatic • Systematic • Consistent • Traceable • Visible

  12. IPPC Directive • Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) is a major development in the way industrial sites are to be regulated across Europe. • It is a European Directive (96/61/EC) which is to be implemented in all EU Member States • Directive 2003/35/EC providing for public participation and amending with regard to public participation and access to justice • It regulates all polluting features of the site • Relation to most of the other environmental Directives

  13. Time frame

  14. Compliance assurance via EMS Relations between EMS and IPPC: • Goals & targets; • Information (data management) and communication; • Reduction of emissions, waste, raw materials & energy; • Training & competence; • Control; • Monitoring, checking, inspecting; • Control of emergency situations; • React to abnormal operation or non-compliance.

  15. Info EMAS: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/emas/index_en.htm ISO14001: www.iso.org MoWEP Romania: http://www.mappm.ro/ IPPC: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/ippc/index.htm BREF Documents: http://eippcb.jrc.es/ EU Law: http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/ Funding: http://www.calitate.com/listnews.php?ndx=17

  16. Contact IRECE Carmen Balaban +41 (0) 21 315 76 56 www.irece.calitate.com URS Corporation Klaas-Jan Kramer +41 (0) 21 312 1347 / +31 (0) 20 319 2112 www.ursnetherlands.nl / www.urscorp.com

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