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Novozymes North AmericaISO 14001 EMS
Jack Blackmer Environmental CoordinatorNovozymes North America, Inc.
Franklin County, North Carolina
October 9, 2001
What Will Be Covered
How we implemented our ISO 14001 EMS Special focus on our approach to:
Identifying environmental aspects/impacts & determining significance
Determining legal & other requirements
Results - benefits & challenges Keeping the system up-to-date
Site Environmental Management Systems
Environmental Policy
Environmental Committee
SignedICC
Charter in 1991
InternationalEnvironmentalNetwork Group
Corporate Environmental Department
Production Sites
CorporateAnnual
EnvironmentalReports
All sitesISO
14001
in 2000
CEO
Why ISO 14001? Integration with Quality System
(ISO 9001) Addresses most ICC Charter Principles Structure provides for sustainability Potential benefits
Environmental benefits Business benefits
EQS
Environmental Quality System
Was designed according to requirements in ISO 14001 Environmental Management
System Standard International Chamber of Commerce
Business Charter for Sustainable Development
NZNA Environmental PolicyPurposeThis document describes the Novozymes North America, Inc. Environmental Policy that provides the framework for the NZNA Environmental Quality System (EQS).
ResponsibilityThis document is applicable to all employees at NZNA.
Policy StatementNovozymes North America, Inc. will maintain an Environmental Quality System to continually improve environmental performance. The EQS is based on the Novozymes environmental policy, relevant International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Business Charter Principles for Sustainable Development, applicable principles of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity, and requirements of the ISO 14001 standard.
NZNA Environmental Policy (Cont.)Compliance is a PriorityThe NZNA management team recognizes environmental management as an important management priority and as a key to sustainable development. Policies, programs, and practices for conducting operations in an environmentally sound manner will be established and maintained, using compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal regulations as a starting point.It is the responsibility of all NZNA employees to participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of EQS policies, programs, and practices.
Prevention of PollutionWe will implement practices to prevent pollution, conserve natural resources, and reduce and beneficially reuse wastes.
Continual ImprovementNZNA will continually improve EQS policies, programs, and environmental performance, specifically taking into account technical developments, scientific understanding, and community expectations. Goals and objectives will be set and performance towards them periodically evaluated.
NZNA Environmental Policy (Cont.)
Employee EducationNZNA will educate and train employees in the environmental aspects of their work activities and encourage them to conduct these activities in an environmentally responsible manner.
Prior AssessmentNZNA will assess environmental impacts before starting a new activity or project and, where feasible, implement measures to minimize environmental impacts.
CommunicationNZNA will communicate the environmental policy, environmental practices, and progress towards environmental goals to employees and other stakeholders.
Key Points of the Environmental Policy
Do it right! - Follow procedures to comply with regulations and NZNA requirements.
Keep it clean! - Prevent pollution by following instructions, preventing releases, and containing any that do occur.
Make it better! - Do your part by suggesting ideas for improvement through the use of Preventive Action Requests.
All Departments
Consider all activities(ex. use block
diagram)
Identify all possibleinputs and outputs(product & waste
streams)
Consider upset andstartup/shutdown
conditions
Identify interactionwith the environment
Enter Aspects &Impacts codes
Steering & Working Committee score andrank highest rated aspects based on
"Environmental Factors":
- Area of impact- Quantity of impact- Probability of impact- Potential regulatory or legal exposure- Health risk
Steering Committee group& consolidate highest rated
aspects
Consider currentdegree of control andpotential for impact
then enter Rating code
Steering Committee performs a"reality check" to be certain thelist of Significant Environmental
Aspects is appropriate andcomplete
Significant Aspects
Lab Waste Unloading Ammonia Trucks Use of Filter Pads in Recovery Plant Maintenance Waste General Solid Waste (Production) Spent Bio-Mass Lime Operation Raw Material Unloading Freon Use in Chillers General Water Usage General Energy Usage Granulation Micro-Dust
Steering Committee re-ranks highestrated aspects for establishing Objectives
& Targets by considering these"Business Factors":
- Controls in place- Difficulty of reducing impact- Cost of reducing impact- Cost recovery period- Public relations and/or community
concerns
All Aspects with a higher rankingthan the lowest ranking significant
Environmental Aspect are thenconsidered when establishing
Objectives & Targets
Aspects for Objectives & Targets Lab Waste Unloading Ammonia Trucks Use of Filter Pads in Recovery Plant Maintenance Waste General Solid Waste (Production) Spent Bio-Mass Lime Operation Raw Material Unloading Freon Use in Chillers General Water Usage General Energy Usage Granulation Micro Dust Cooking Oil Erosion Disposable Serviceware in Cafeteria
Legal & Other Requirements Permits Federal regulations State regulations Local regulations & ordinances Pre-treatment requirements (ex. ICD) Charters, associations, & agreements Management directives
NZNA Approach Responsibility Matrix
Primary Supporting Communication
Applicability of charters ICC Charter UN Convention
Corporate directives for goals Keeping up-to-date
Employee Training Quiz
What are key points of the site Environmental Policy?
What are the site-wide Objectives & Targets? What are the environmental aspects of your job
duties? What can you do to minimize environmental impact? What do you do if there is a spill? Preventative and Corrective Actions. What do you
do if you see a problem, or see a way to improve?
Integrating Environmental Into SOP’sIn order to support our Environmental Quality System (QS.EQ.1000 NNBNA ENVIROMENTAL POLICY), this system will be operated according to this procedure to reduce environmental impact and conserve natural resources whenever possible. This operating procedure was written and this system designed to accomplish these goals. All items in this
procedure pertaining to EQS will be in bold type.
Work Instruction Comment
When precoat touches the knife, open the knife water valve at the drum to approximately 2m3/hr
Use only enough water to transport precoat from trough. Reduces depletion of a renewable resource
AMMONIAOR OTHER
INSIDE OROUTSIDE
BLDG.
OTHER CHEMICAL
DO SAFELYSOURCE IF POSSIBLE TO
IF ONGOING - STOP
(4290) TO NOTIFY ALL TOSTAY OUT OF AREA
USE PLANT-WIDE PAGING
OUTSIDE INSIDE
LARGEUNCONTROLLED
OR SMALLCONT ROL L ED
LARGE UNCONTROLLE D
DO SAFELY
IF ONGOING - STOPSOURCE IF POSSIBLE TO
IN BUILDINGSTAY OUT OF AREA
NOTIFY EVERYONE
BARRIER TAPEWITH
ISOLATE AREA
SHIFTNOTIFY
SUPERVISOR
IN BLDG.IF DANGER EXISTS
ACTIVATE FIRE ALARM
CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT
IF NEEDEDAND NOTIFY SECURITY
IS CLEARWAIT UNTIL AREA
TO ENTER
MANAGEMENT WITHSPILL INFORMATION
REPORTS AND OTHERCOMPLETE INCIDENT
NOTIFY SUPERVISOR
CALL WASTE
APPLICABLE REPORTS
ISOLATE
WEARING PPE (SEE MSDS)(GOGGLE S , GLOVE S , APRON)
FLUSH SPILL TO NEAREST
AREATHE SPILL
SUPERVISORSHIFT
NOTIFY
SMALL CONTROLLED
PROCESS DRAIN
TO STAYNOTIFY PERSONNEL
CLEAR OF AREA
CONCE NTRATEOR
DUST
SUPERVISORSHIFT
NOTIFY
(RESPIRATOR & GOGGLES)CLEAN W/LOW PRESSURE
FLUSH OR WET VACUUM
WEARING PPE
NO HIGH PRESSUREOR BROOMS
OF WATER
CLEAN THOROUGHLYWITH LARGE AMOUNT
MATERIAL GOING TOMANAGEMENT OF
NOTIFY WASTE
PREPARE INCIDENTREPORTS AND OTHERAPPLICABLE REPORTS
SUPERVISORCLOSE DOORS LEADING
NOTIFY CONTROL ROOMTO ROOM
VENTILATIONOPEN FORCED
CHANGE UNIFORMS
PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO DUST SHALL SHOWER &
EVALUATE SIZE
FULL FACERESPIRATOR,
OPEN DOORSTO STAY AWAY
NOTIFY OTHERS ACTIVATE SITE-WIDEALARMFIRE ALARM
EVACUATE BLDG.ACTIVATE
SUPERVISOR
NOTIFYSHIFT
AMMONIA
ENZYME, BROTH, DUST, OR CONCENTRATE
& LOCATIONOF RELEASE
SMALL
LARGE
CATASTROPHIC(SITE AFFECTED)
IN GranTDUST RELEASE
SUPERVISOR
?
?
?
?
?
CONCENTRATE
AREAGO TO GATHERING
PERFORM HEAD COUNT
GO TO SITE-WIDE
PERFORM HEAD COUNTGATHERING AREA
SPILL RESPONSE AND NOTIFICATION
SPILL
(Blue)STORM SEWER
?
IS SPILL
NO
RE ACHING S OILOR GOING DOWN
YES
(Red)PROCESS SEWER
FLUSH TO
MANAGEMENTWAS TE
(SEE PROCEDURE)
CALL
YES NO
SUPERVISORSHIFT
NOTIFY
NOTIFY SUPERVISOR
SHIFTSUPERVISOR
NOTIFY
REPORTS AND OTHERCOMPLETE INCIDENT
APPLICABLE REPORTS
EMERGENCY - STOPAMMONIAACTIVATE
EMERGENCY - STOP
ACTIVATEAMMONIA
ENZYME
CHEMICAL
W EARING
ISOLATE AREA
BROTH OR
BROTH
SUPERVISORAPPROVAL
AFTERPROCESSSEWER
ORSTORM
?
STORM SEWER
STORMSEWER
SEWERPROCESS
TO PROCESS SEWER
TO PROCESS SEWER
?
(RED)
(Blue)
CALL 911OR SECURITY
SHIFT SUPERVISOR
NNBNA Distribution Department Bulk Receiving Checklist
Version:2 Prepared: MEdw File:W:\DIST_ISO\8600 No:8916.8600Valid Date: 01/01/00 Page:1/1
Before starting the receiving of Raw Material Bulk Loads, the following needs to be checked:
Section 1: Driver Hook up and Emergency Information
Item # Description Checked
1 Carrier name.
2 Product and date.
3 Does driver have MSDS for required materials?
4 Does driver have proper safety equipment? If not, provide and notify Purchasing.
5 Has driver been informed of what to do during an emergency? i.e. eyewash stations, safety
showers, spill kit, and control room location.
6 Has driver been in formed where process and storm drain are located?
7 If trailer is unhooked from tractor chock wheels.
8 Has QC approved material before hook up?
9 Was receiving tank/silo locked prior to unloading? If not notify Supervisor.
10 Has driver been informed of proper hook up line?
11 Has driver connected ground strap to truck? (When unloading Sugar, Corn Starch, and Soy Grits)
12 Does driver know to stay within 20 feet of controls during unloading?
Section 2: Startup and disconnect
Item # DescriptionChecked
1 Has control room confirmed tank capacity? If tank will not hold material call Purchasing.
2 Are seals on tanker intact?
3 If a leak occurs hit emergency shut off and contact distribution handler?
4 Has material handler observed startup and ensured there are no leaks?
5 Has material handler ensured drivers are wearing PPE?
6 Has driver been informed to leave area clean?
Section 3: After receiving is complete
Item # DescriptionChecked
1 Has station been checked for cleanliness? If station is left unacceptable, clean and notify Supervisor.
2 Has tank/silo been locked?
Completed by: _________________________________________ Date:______________
Section # CommentsInitials
SUPERVISOR RESPONSE
Initials: Corrected Problem: Work Order Written AR Written
Date: Yes No Yes No Yes No
W/O #:
Was Production Stopped: Yes No If yes explain.
Was Waste Management Notified Yes No
2000 Objectives and Targets Improve hazardous waste management and
measurement (Passed EPA/DENR Inspection) Minimize potential for ammonia release during
unloading operation (Alarms & procedures) Reduce environmental impact from use of filter pads
(Carryover to 2001) Reduce volume of solid waste generated per NZNA
unit Carryover to 2001) Eliminate the disposal of cooking oil (Now recycled)
2000 Objectives & Targets – Cont. Minimize excessive lime releases during lime unloading
(Larger baghouse filter) Evaluate and reduce the impact of raw material
unloading on Stormwater runoff (Drain conversions & procedures)
Minimize the potential for Freon release (New Chiller & leak detection)
Increase eco-productivity index of general water usage (4% improvement)
Increase eco-productivity index of general energy usage (9% improvement)
Primary Benefits Improved management of lab hazardous waste Reduced impact on Stormwater Reduced releases of Freon Reduction in water and energy usage per unit of
production Identified opportunities for compliance improvement Improved site-wide environmental awareness &
understanding of environmental impacts Dedicated “champions”
Management Support Priorities
Stressed importance of implementation Allocated personnel time for the project Conducted frequent Management Reviews
Expenses Internal Costs - $125,000 Consulting - 15,000 Certification - 11,200
Challenges
Personnel time to implement and maintain
Conflicting priorities
Keeping the system up-to-date as changes are made
WHERE ARE WE HEADED?
2001 Significant AspectsLab WasteUnloading Ammonia TrucksUse of Filter Pads in Recovery PlantMaintenance WasteGeneral Solid Waste (Production)Raw Material UnloadingFreon Use in ChillersProcess Wastewater Irrigation – Piping FailuresGeneral Water UsageGeneral Energy Usage
2001 Objectives & Targets Minimize Potential for Freon Releases Increase Solid Waste Eco-productivity
index by 5% Increase Water Eco-productivity Index by
1.5% Increase Energy Eco-productivity Index by
1.5%
2001 Objectives & Targets – Cont.
Improve Hazardous Waste Management and Measurement
Improve PWW Treatment Capacity
Evaluate Alternatives to Minimize Impact of PWW Spray Irrigation
Improve Prior Environmental Assessments of Process and Equipment Changes
Assessment of Changes
New Raw Materials Significantly Greater Amounts of Existing
Raw Materials Equipment Changes New Processing Technology
Potential affects on compliance, waste treatment, recycling & disposal
New legal and other requirements
Reaching Outside the Organization
EPA Multi-State Working Group DENR State ISO 14001 Pilot
EPA Performance Track Program UN Convention on Biological Diversity Suppliers
Raw Materials Transportation
Customers
BALANCEDSCORECARD
Triple Bottom Line
Financial
Environmental
Social
Balanced Scorecard
Year 2000 Goals Water Eco-Productivity Index ISO 14001 Certification
Site-wide Test & Dunking Booth
Balanced Scorecard
Year 2001
Solid Waste & Recycle EPI
Assessment of Changes
KEEPING UP TO DATE ON
REGULATORY CHANGES
SOURCES
Industry Associations Stakeholder Committees Federal & State Registers Update Newsletters List Servers
KEY AREAS Air Regulations Water Regulations Toxic Releases Inventory
New & Revised Regulations Permit Rule Changes Emission & Discharge Standards
PM-10 Pb
NOx SOx
Criteria Pollutants
CO
O3
NITROGEN OXIDES Formed when burning fossil fuels
Coal Oil Natural Gas
Contribute to Ozone formation EPA NOx SIP Call – New State Rules EPA nationwide regulatory approach
PARTICULATES
General dust
<10 microns
<2.5 microns
WATER REGULATIONS
Nutrients
NC River Basin Rules
EPA – Total Maximum Daily Load
Triennial Review of State Water Quality Standards
Toxic Releases Inventory
Annual reporting Listed compounds and compound
categories Threshold quantities Releases, treatment, transfers, disposal,
recycling Approved methodologies
ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTS & FICTION
MIND BOGGLING!
Federal Tax Code – Approximately 8,000 pages
Federal Environmental Regulations – Approximately 30,000 pages!
CONTAMINATION LEVELS
Percent (1/100) Thousandth (1/1000) PPM (1/1,000,000) PPB (1/1,000,000,000) PPT (1/1,000,000,000,000) PPQ (1/1,000,000,000,000,000)
TOXIC RELEASE REPORTING
Emissions & discharges Treatment
On-site Off-site
Transfers Recycling
WELCOME TOELM CITY
Founded 1843
Population 6478
Elevation 830
Total 9151
RIVER CROSSING
100 ft. 10,000
10 ft. 1,000
1 ft 100
0.1 ft. 10
Link to ISO 14001 Determine environmental aspects and
impacts Focus on those than can pose a risk Take a “Big Picture” approach Continual improvement – focus on the long
term - are you getting better over time? “Sustainable Development”
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
“Don’t emit or discharge into the earth’s environment at a rate greater than the earth can assimilate it.”