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Environmental Management Program

Environmental Management Program. Tom Hassler 06/2009. Environmental Management Program . A highly regulated program Federal Government State Government Local Government Public/neighborhood norms Purpose of the program Minimize damage to: The Atmosphere The Ground Surface Water

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Environmental Management Program

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  1. Environmental Management Program Tom Hassler 06/2009

  2. Environmental Management Program • A highly regulated program • Federal Government • State Government • Local Government • Public/neighborhood norms • Purpose of the program • Minimize damage to: • The Atmosphere • The Ground • Surface Water • Make best use of material resources

  3. Environmental Management Program, Cont’d • Fulfilling Our Purpose • Follow laws, regulations, and cultural norms • Educate staff and get “buy in” • Search for ways to improve our processes.

  4. History of Environmental Program • 1985 Environmental Assessment • 1987 Cleared land for Accelerator and Halls • 1996 First Experiment – in Hall C • 2004 USDOE requires incorporation of ISO 14001 (EMS) • 2008 USDOE O 430.2B – EO 13423 – Go Green

  5. Evolution of the Program • Chemical and Oil Safety> • Permits > • Ozone Depleting Substances > • ISO 14001 > • Go Green

  6. ISO 14001 • ISO 14001 establishes the requirements of an Environmental Management System. • The result is a set of documents that govern environmental activities within the organization. • The EMS is intended to help organizational management know about and control activities that have the potential for environmental harm.

  7. ISO 14001 Cont’d • In addition EMS helps management find ways to make improvements, such as • Reduce the use of electricity and water • Reduce the use of fossil fuels. • Increase use of renewable sources of energy • Increase recycling • Use less toxic materials

  8. Aspects • An “aspect” is a physical process with potential for causing environmental damage. • A team canvassed the site in 2005 to identify all such processes. • Today, we have 530 aspects, and they are documented in a computer data base. • A system was developed to quantify the risk of every aspect. • The riskiest aspects are called significant aspects, and we have 92 of them. • A recent external auditor thought we had too many significant aspects, and we are revisiting our process for making that determination.

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