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Getting Your EMS Started: Your EMS Team. EPA Regions 9 & 10 and The Federal Network for Sustainability. Objectives. After this discussion, you should be able to: Identify individuals at your facility for the EMS team Describe the roles of EMS team members. Overview. EMS Team
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Getting Your EMS Started:Your EMS Team EPA Regions 9 & 10 and The Federal Network for Sustainability
Objectives After this discussion, you should be able to: • Identify individuals at your facility for the EMS team • Describe the roles of EMS team members
Overview • EMS Team • Skills Needed • Level of Effort
The EMS Team • Find a champion • Draw from all organizations • Look for volunteers
Functions of the Team • Educate all organizations at facility • Conduct gap analysis • Collect input from employees, management • Plan and implement EMS • Interact with local community as needed
Knowledge and Skills Needed for Team • EMS knowledge • Project management skills • Enthusiasm and energy • Excels at training • Excellent communication skills • Process/systems knowledge • Political savvy
Level of Effort • Estimate level of effort based on gap analysis • Leverage existing resources • Don’t underestimate! • Obtain management commitment for policy and implementation
Summary • EMS Team draws from all organizations • Champions are needed • Budget for level of effort required