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The Strategic Goals Program for Metal Finishers:
New Strategies for SuccessEnvironmental Management Systems (EMS)
and Metal Finishers
Norma Murphy
DPPEA
(919) 715-6513
EMS Primer
• Based on the ISO 14001 Model, Plan-Do-Check-Act.• Does provide a system to
manage environmental impacts
and achieve environmental
performance goals.• Does not bring on additional
regulatory compliance requirements.
What Does an EMS Look Like?17 Elements Comprise the Standard
• Policy Statement• Aspects & Impacts • Legal & Other
Requirements• Objectives & Targets• Monitoring & Reporting• Structure & Responsibility
• Emergency Response & Preparedness
• Communication• Training • Document Control• Preventive & Corrective Action• Mgt. Review & Auditing
Why an EMS? Companies are now requiring certification of their
suppliers: automotive, pharmaceutical, aerospace and utility providers.
Improved compliance with regulations. Increased cost savings through pollution prevention,
improved material use, and energy efficiency.
Improved communication within facility operations.
EMS Building Blocks
• Secure top management support.• Commit resources upfront.• Establish team members.• Keep it Simple!• Show success early and often.• Set reasonable timetable for completion.• Involve staff from all aspects of facility operations.
ISO 14001 Certification
• ISO 14001 is not a performance standard
or guarantee of regulatory compliance.• Certification can occur by self-declaration,
third-party or an independent registrar.• Participate in initial conformance audits and
subsequent surveillance audits.• Can combine with ISO 9000 audits.
ISO 14001 Registered
EMS Aspects & ImpactsControl and Influence
• Environmental Aspect (Cause): Any product, service or activity that can interact with the environment – positively or negatively.– Air emissions– Solid waste recycling
• Environmental Impact (Effect): Change to environment resulting from aspect.– Increased ozone emissions– Reduced landfill space
Identifying Metal Finishing Aspects
• Permitted discharges• Plant walkthroughs/Process flow diagrams • Waste sent offsite (sludges, solid, hazardous)• Maintenance and clean-up activities• Purchasing records• Point source and fugitive air emissions• Energy
Metal Finishing Aspect Examples• Air Quality
– Tanks, containers, process lines, dryers
– Spills and leaks of volatile substances
– Boilers, generators, heaters
– Vehicle emissions
• Water Quality– Process lines, parts
washers, grinders– Cooling water/tower– Boiler blowdown– Spent process fluids– Runoff from parking
lots/grounds
Metal Finishing Aspect Examples
• Groundwater Quality– Underground storage
tanks/injection wells– Aquifer depletion– Leaks from lagoons and
catch basins
• Nonrenewable sources– Energy – Material use– Water use – Paper, packaging, plastic,
office waste, cafeteria waste
Checklist
Impact Aspect Source Area
Air Emissions Air Quality Plating/Coating/Drying
Water Contamination
Wastewater Discharge
Plating, Pretreatment, Surface Preparation
Reduced Landfill Space
Cardboard Recycling
Shipping/Receiving, Offices, Packaging
Nonrenewable Resource Utilization
Energy Use Plant operations, Lighting, HVAC
Significant Aspects
• Determining significant environmental aspects allows facility to focus on those with the greatest potential for environmental impacts.
• Activities identified as significant must have: – Operational controls– Education, competence and training– Monitoring and measuring.
Considerations for Significance Determinations
• Environmental– Scale of Impact– Severity of Impact– Probability of Impact– Duration of Impact
• Business– Potential regulatory &
legal exposure– Difficulty/cost
of changing
impact– Effects on other activities– Concerns of stakeholders– Effect on public image
Setting Objectives & Targets
• Standard requires objectives (overall goal) and targets (specific reductions/projects) be set for the organization’s relevant departments & functions. Consider:– Legal & other requirements– Significant aspects– Technological options– Financial, operational and business requirements– Remember P2, continual improvement, and compliance– Energy example
Typical Nonconformances
• Major/minor nonconformances issued.• Aspects/impacts only for production, looks only for negative
impacts, no system to keep them updated.• Objectives/targets are not tracked.• Training/awareness must include new/temporary employees – what about
suppliers/contractors?• Document all procedures, remember records retention and disposal.
• Division of Pollution Prevention & Environmental Assistance (DPPEA) Web site: http://www.p2pays.org/iso/index.htm– Guidance Documents– Sample EMSs, Real Examples– Links to ISO organization– North Carolina certified facilities– Many other resources…