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EMS Implementation Guide for the Specialty-Batch Chemicals Sector, Produced by EPA & SOCMA
EPA Website Source: http://www.epa.gov/sectors/sbchemical/sb_ems.html
This step-by-step ‘how-to' Guide is based on ISO 14001 standards and conforms with EMS criteria for the National Environmental Performance Track. The systematic approach of an EMS can help facility managers improve their environmental performance, enhance compliance, and save money.
The EMS Implementation Guide was jointly developed by the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) and EPA's Sector Strategies Program. Later this year, SOCMA will be incorporating EMS requirements into their new Responsible Care ® Management Systems (RCMS) program. SOCMA's membership is committed to implementing this program and starting third party certification in 2005. The EMS Implementation Guide will be an important tool to help batch chemical facilities meet RCMS standards.
An EMS enables manufacturing facilities to achieve improvements in environmental, health, and safety performance beyond government-required levels. The EMS Implementation Guide will be the first step for specialty-batch chemical facilities that do not have a process in place to weave environmental decision making and improvement into their daily processes and businesses.
| Modules and Appendices in PDF Format | ||
| Cover (full color) Cover (black and white) |
192 KB 73 KB |
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| Introduction and User’s Guide | 24 KB 11 pages |
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| Plan | ||
| Module 1: | Laying the Groundwork for EMS | 113 KB 26 pages |
| Module 2: | Structure and Responsibility | 43 KB 10 pages |
| Module 3: | Environmental Policy | 24 KB 6 pages |
| Module 4: | Legal and Other Requirements |
81 KB |
| Module 5: | Environmental Aspects | 287 KB 40 pages |
| Module 6: | Objectives and Targets | 28 KB 6 pages |
| Module 7: | Environmental Management Programs | 60 KB 16 pages |
| Do | ||
| Module 8: | Training, Awareness, and Competence | 38 KB 10 pages |
| Module 9: | Communication | 47 KB 12 pages |
| Module 10: | EMS Documentation | 45 KB 14 pages |
| Module 11: | Document Control | 27 KB 6 pages |
| Module 12: | Operational Control | 202 KB 42 pages |
| Module 13: | Emergency Preparedness and Response | 28 KB 6 pages |
| Check and Act | ||
| Module 14: | Monitoring and Measurement | 49 KB 16 pages |
| Module 15: | Nonconformance and Corrective and Preventive Action | 79 KB 10 pages |
| Module 16: | Records | 31 KB 8 pages |
| Module 17: | EMS Audits | 62 KB 20 pages |
| Module 18: | Management Review | 23 KB 6 pages |
| Appendices | ||
| Appendix A: | Glossary | 12 KB 2 pages |
| Appendix B: | Integration of Environmental Management Systems and Quality | 17 KB 4 pages |
| Appendix C: | Health and Safety Integration Questionnaire | 11 KB 2 pages |
| Appendix D: | Environmental Aspect/Impact Ranking | 104 KB 20 pages |
| Appendix E: | Additional Tools | 766 KB 42 pages |
| Appendix F: | EPA-sponsored EMS Source Documents | 11 KB 2 pages |
Contact
For more information about the specialty-batch chemical EMS Implementation Guide, please contact
Janice Bryant, EPA
National Specialty-Batch Chemicals Sector Point-of-Contact
(202) 566-2956
bryant.janice@epa.gov
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