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TSP Number 052-E-0009TSP Number 052-E-0009

Environmental AwarenessEnvironmental Awareness((Integrate Environmental Protection into Operations)Integrate Environmental Protection into Operations)

TSP Number 052-E-0009TSP Number 052-E-0009

Environmental AwarenessEnvironmental Awareness((Integrate Environmental Protection into Operations)Integrate Environmental Protection into Operations)

Jan 2011

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ACTION: Integrate environmental considerations into unit (garrison) and full spectrum operations.

CONDITION: Given a block of instructions, TM 38-410, FM 3-34.5, FM 5-19, and AR 200-1.

Terminal Learning ObjectiveTerminal Learning Objective

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STANDARD: Correctly answer questions relating to:• Identifying the responsibilities for managing a unit

environmental program.• Integrating environmental considerations in full-

spectrum operations.

Terminal Learning ObjectiveTerminal Learning Objective

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Safety, Risk andEnvironmental Concerns

Safety, Risk andEnvironmental Concerns

Safety Requirements: None

Risk Assessment Level: Low

Environmental Considerations: None

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ReferencesReferences

TM 38-410 Storage and Handling of Hazardous Material

FM 3-34.5 Environmental Considerations FM 5-19 Composite Risk Management AR 200-1 Environmental Protection & Enhancement The Army Strategy for the Environment (2004)

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Learning Objective #1Learning Objective #1

Identify the Army Strategy for the Environment

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Army Environmental Strategy“Sustain the Mission – Secure

the Future”

Army Environmental Strategy“Sustain the Mission – Secure

the Future”• Foster a Sustainable Ethic (vice a

compliance mentality)

• Strengthen Army Operations (reduce the logistical footprint)

• Meet Test, Training and Mission requirements (ITAM and SRP)

• Minimize Impacts and Total Ownership Costs (Support EMS/Sustainability programs)

• Enhance Well-Being (Quality of Life; Army as a good neighbor)

• Drive Innovation (technological aids)

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Learning Objective #2Learning Objective #2

Identify the responsibilities for managing a unit environmental program.

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Army Environmental ProgramCommander’s ResponsibilitiesArmy Environmental ProgramCommander’s Responsibilities

Army Regulation 200-1

Environmental Quality

Environmental Protection and Enhancement

HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC13 Dec 2007

UNCLASSIFIED

-Comply with environmental legal requirements.

-Instill an environmental ethic

-Incorporate environmental responsibilities and risk management into unit SOPs/OPORDs

-Integrate environmental considerations into all unit operations

-Ensure personnel receive required environmental training

-Appoint and train environmental officers at appropriate organizational levels.

-Report noncompliance and spills

-Support the installation EMS

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Legal RequirementsLegal Requirements

• Sources:– Federal regulations– State and local regulations– Host Nation laws and regulations (example:

country-specific Final Governing Standards [FGS])

– DoD and Army regulations and policies– Command level policies (Garrison Command,

ARCENT, EUCOM, etc.)– OPORDs/OPLANs

• Consequences of non-compliance

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Environmental EthicEnvironmental Ethic

• Command policy

• Leadership

• Training/Briefings

• Environmental Management System

• Sustainability Program

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Environmental SOPEnvironmental SOP

• Existing unit or organizational SOP

• Example of SOP and Environmental Appendix to OPORD Annex in FM 3-34.5

• Revise to fit your missions

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Environmental Considerations in all Unit Operations

Environmental Considerations in all Unit Operations

Deployed

• Force Health Protection (Base Camps)

• Environmental Protection of air, water, land

• Environmental Considerations (sensitive ecological areas, religious, cultural, historic; pollution prevention; threatened or endangered species protection)

• Environmental Threats (Polluted areas Soldiers should not be based in; pest infestations)

Garrison

• Protection of training areas

• Obey installation environmental regulations

• Convoy operations (refueling operations; spill response)

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Ensure that key personnel/teams are trained

This training should include:– Spill prevention/response

– Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

– Personal Protective Equipment and first aid for exposure

– Environmental officer training

– Specific environmental laws, regulations, and treaties

– HM/HW handling, storage, transport

– MSDS recognition and use

– Field sanitation and waste disposal

– Waste Accumulation Points

– Cultural, historic, religious sites; endangered species

– Pollution Prevention

Environmental Team TrainingEnvironmental Team Training

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Environmental OfficerEnvironmental Officer

• Appointment Orders

• Training

• Coordinates the unit environmental program for the commander

• Coordination in planning and risk assessments

• Should also have an alternate

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SPILL DRILLSPILL DRILL

This is the basic SPILL DRILLbut every unit should have a tailored plan depending on the liquid hazards found in the unit.

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Installation Environmental Management System

Installation Environmental Management System

• Recycling

• Energy and Water Conservation

• Waste Minimization

• Deconstruction of old structures

• Alternative transportation

• Alternative energy sources

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Learning Objective #3Learning Objective #3

• Integrate environmental considerations in pre-deployment.

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Pre-DeploymentPre-Deployment

In Pre-deployment, environmental considerations should be included in:

- Mission analysis

- Training

- Logistics planning

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Mission AnalysisMission Analysis Information gathering on specific countries

within the AO

Include environmental considerations in risk assessment for conducting operations

Integration of environmental considerations into specific plans (Laws, treaties, regulations, FGS; critical habitats; sensitive sites; environmental health hazards; types of industries, agriculture, natural resources present)

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Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield

Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield

• Environmental considerations may include:– Potential weapons of mass destruction sites

– Potential targets that the enemy may attack to inflict environmental damage or health hazards

– Industrial factories that emit, produce, or store Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMS)

– Location of oil and gas pipelines

– Known sites of contamination

– Endangered species or critical habitats

– Environmentally sensitive areas– Historic, cultural, or religious sites or structures

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Composite Risk Management Process

Composite Risk Management Process

Environmental risk assessment is a component of CRM and is used to estimate the impact of unit activities on the environment.

It assists commanders in complying with regulatory and legal requirements and operating within the higher commanders’ intent.

Check Annex L in Joint OPORDs/OPLANs or Appendix 6 to Engineer Annex G in OPORDs. (Example in FM 3-34.5)

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Environmental Hazard and Risk

RelationshipEnvironmental Hazard and Risk

Relationship

• Identify the hazard

• Assess the hazard• Develop controls and make decisions• Implement controls• Supervise and evaluate

Tactical and accidental risks

METT-TC hazards………Environmental hazards

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Environmental TrainingEnvironmental Training

• Pre-deployment training (Waste Management)

• Educational controls developed during the Composite Risk Management process

• Legally required training and refreshers

(This class is an example)

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Logistics PlanningLogistics Planning

• Procurement– Haz Materials

– Personal Protective

Equipment (PPE)

– Spill kits

• Storage

• Transportation

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Learning Objective #4Learning Objective #4

• Integrate environmental considerations in deployment.

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TransportationTransportation

• Preparing vehicles and equipment for shipping (Unit Movement Officer)

• Identifying Hazardous Material (HM)/Hazardous Waste (HW)

• HM must be packaged and labeled IAW SOP or DoD regulations (may include special UN requirements).

• Need a HAZMAT Certified person to certify loads.

• Ensure correct documentation is on hand (manifests).

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TransportationTransportation

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TransportationTransportation

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Learning Objective #5Learning Objective #5

• Integrate environmental considerations in full spectrum operations.

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Full Spectrum OperationsFull Spectrum Operations• Military operations cause significant impacts on

the environment• Some of the impact is unavoidable• Commanders must seek to minimize impacts• Reduction and mitigation of environmental

damage serves to support US goals• Protecting the environment and health of military

and civilian personnel reduces:– Long term reconstruction or remediation and

medical costs– Supports information operations– Aligns with US national values– May solicit local support

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Unidentified Hazardous WasteUnidentified Hazardous Waste

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AIR POLLUTIONAIR POLLUTION

Location of Air Pollution Sources– Burning or Damaged Buildings– Open Burning/Waste Disposal– Vehicle/Generator Exhaust

Contaminants– Dust, Silica, Asbestos, Lead– Organic Vapors and Organic

Gases

From Industrial Facilities

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USTs / ASTs / ASTs

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AsbestosAsbestos

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PCBsPCBs

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Learning Objective #6Learning Objective #6

• Integrate environmental considerations for sustainment.

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SustainmentSustainment• The military’s concern for environmental considerations

must extend throughout the operation.

• As U.S. forces establish base camps, continue to pursue combat operations, and conduct security operations; environmental considerations must be integrated into plans and daily operations.

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Base Camp OperationsBase Camp Operations

• Establishing base camps and occupying existing facilities such as ports and airfields requires extensive integration of environmental considerations.

• Unit environmental officers play an important role for the commander in establishing waste management plans.

• Hazardous materials handling/storage is a key issue.

• Waste collection, storage and disposal requires deliberate planning and innovative solutions.

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Any material, including waste, that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, property, or the environment.

Hazardous MaterialHazardous Material

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Alcohol Antifreeze Batteries Paint Solvent Cleaning supplies Fuel Super Tropical

Bleach Field sanitation kits Fuel antifreeze

Common Hazardous MaterialCommon Hazardous Material

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SECTION 1 NAME & PRODUCT

Chemical Name:Acrylonitrile

Catalog Number:AX0350

Trade Name & Synonyms:Vinyl Cyanide CAS #107-13-1

Chemical Family:Nitrile

Formula:

CH

2

:CHCNFormula Weight:

53.07

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET Check the container label.

Check the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

Check the DOD Hazardous Material Information Resource System (HMIRS). http://www.dlis.dla.mil/hmirs/

Check with the supply officer, chain of command, installation environmental office (garrison), base camp management team or safety officer.

Call the manufacturer.

Hazardous Material IdentificationHazardous Material Identification

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If you have never seen a MSDS, take a minute to look at one.Page 1 of 7MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET1. CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATIONMATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. EMERGENCY CONTACT:959 ROUTE 46 EAST CHEMTREC 1-800-424-9300PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054-0624 INFORMATION CONTACT:973-257-1100SUBSTANCE: DIMETHYL SULFATETRADE NAMES/SYNONYMS:METHYL SULFATE; DIMETHYL MONOSULFATE; DIMETHYLSULFATE; DMS(METHYLSULFATE); DIMETHYL SULPHATE; SULFURIC ACID, DIMETHYL ESTER; BP-1195; RCRA U103;UN 1595; STCC 4933322; MAT07750; RTECS WS8225000CHEMICAL FAMILY: organic, sulfatesCREATION DATE: Jan 24 1989REVISION DATE: Jun 17 20042. COMPOSITION, INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTSCOMPONENT: DIMETHYL SULFATECAS NUMBER: 77-78-1PERCENTAGE: 100.03. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATIONNFPA RATINGS (SCALE 0-4): HEALTH=4 FIRE=2 REACTIVITY=0EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:COLOR: colorlessPHYSICAL FORM: liquidODOR: faint odor, onion odorMAJOR HEALTH HAZARDS: potentially fatal if inhaled, harmful if swallowed, respiratory tract burns,skin burns, eye burns, mucous membrane burns, suspect cancer hazard (in animals)

Material Safety Data SheetsMaterial Safety Data Sheets

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Use non-hazardous substitutes when possible.

Have an MSDS for every HM. Do not mix different HM together. Do not stockpile HM. Consolidate storage of HM. Inspect HM storage areas weekly. Prevent spills. Ensure availability of PPE. Follow first in, first out rule. Implement shelf life program. Maintain an inventory list.

General Rules for Managing HMGeneral Rules for Managing HM

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Ensure labels are legible. Ensure lids are tight, containers are marked,

labeled and visible to the observer. Provide secondary containment. Store flammable and reactive materials IAW

regulations away from property line. Secure containers.

General Rules for Managing HM (continued)

General Rules for Managing HM (continued)

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There are three ways a waste can be regulated as hazardous:

• Meets the definition of one or more of the hazardous waste characteristics. The four characteristics are ignitable, corrosive, reactive and toxic.

• Is listed by EPA as a hazardous waste in 40 CFR 261.

• Prior knowledge, e.g. testing

Waste Determination Waste Determination

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Expires

Unusable

Discarded

ContaminationMixtures

By Law

HM Transformation to HWHM Transformation to HW

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Contaminated oil Used batteries and acid Used solvents Contaminated fuels, when non-recyclable Discarded fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides Expired or discarded paints, inks, acids and oxidizers Mixed waste Used brake fluids Used filters Discarded explosives Lead tire weights and battery connectors Weapons cleaning material (all) Painting material Expired shelf-life material

Common Facility/Unit Waste Streams

Common Facility/Unit Waste Streams

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Use empty HM containers to accumulate the same resultant HW.

Remove or paint old markings and labels to avoid confusion about the contents and turn in IAW SOP.

Annotate all documentation pertaining to the contents (tracking number).

Empty ContainersEmpty Containers

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Transporting Hazardous WasteTransporting Hazardous Waste

Transporting hazardous waste requiresspecial coordination

Defense Reutilization and Marketing Officecontract for turn-in

Local contractor Check environmental

office

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TransportationTransportation

Moving vehicles, equipment, and material to the home station are subject to the same requirements as initial deployment.

Equipment must be inspected, and personnel must address proper safety, legal, and administrative issues.

Plan to prevent the transport of prohibited materials which include:– War trophies

– Possible biological contaminants such as foreign plants and insects.

– Hazardous materials or hazardous wastes

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Learning Objective #7Learning Objective #7

• Integrate environmental considerations in redeployment.

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RedeploymentRedeployment• As military forces redeploy, they must address

large quantities of waste and materials.

• In some cases, forces may hand over material to replacement units or to the local government.

• Forces may need to clean up any contamination resulting from the activities of US forces.

• Planners must include the time, forces, and material resources in their redeployment planning.

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• Documents the condition of the site when we turn it back over to the host nation.

– Known or suspected environmental contamination

– Location of buried wastes– Digital photographs– Detailed information

• Identifies remediation requirements.– Intent to restore conditions

• Intention: Give it back as good or better than you found it.

Environmental Site ClosureEnvironmental Site Closure

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ACTION: Integrate environmental considerations into unit (garrison) and full spectrum operations.

CONDITION: Given a block of instructions, TM 38-410, FM 3-34.5, FM 5-19, and AR 200-1.

Terminal Learning ObjectiveTerminal Learning Objective

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STANDARD: Correctly, answer questions relating to:• Identifying the responsibilities for managing a

company environmental program.• Integrate environmental considerations in full-

spectrum operations.

Terminal Learning ObjectiveTerminal Learning Objective

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QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?

Email: leon.usaesdei@conus.army.milUS Army Engineer School, Directorate of Environmental IntegrationPhone: 573.563.7673/7670/2848/3550Website: www.wood.army.mil/dei