Implementing a Safety and Environmental Management System Within Canadian Regulatory Agency

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Postlewaite
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Regulatory Agency ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Business Planning ◽  
Planning Cycle

The National Energy Board (NEB) believes that effective management systems are an integral part of managing safety and protection of the environment. Management systems allow for flexibility while ensuring that a comprehensive approach to managing risk is taken. This paper focuses on taking the systems approach to safety and environmental management in a quasi-judicial regulatory environment, particularly the NEB. The NEB is developing and implementing a Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS) using the same “principle-based approach” as the internationally recognized ISO 14001 standard and OHSAS 18001 specification. It is the understanding of the NEB that it is the first regulatory agency in Canada to formally implement a safety and environmental management system to improve internal programs and processes. Under the goal-oriented Onshore Pipeline Regulations - 1999, the NEB requires pipeline companies to “develop and implement an environmental protection program to anticipate, prevent, mitigate and manage conditions that have a potential to adversely affect the environment”. While no regulations require the NEB to implement a management system, the NEB is proactively taking its own advice and meeting the same requirements of the companies it regulates. The development and implementation of the SEMS will help to consolidate and integrate internal NEB safety and environmental efforts as well as assist in clarifying their regulatory role, expectations, and responsibilities in regards to safety and environmental protection. The NEB has completed the first step of the development and implementation of the SEMS, including the development and communication of the NEB Environmental Policy and a draft of an integrated Safety & Environmental Policy; identification of objectives, targets and performance indicators; and improvements to existing programs and processes. The NEB Environmental Policy will be phased out once the integrated policy is approved and communicated. The second step includes conducting a detailed gap analysis to identify and prioritize areas for improvement as well as integrating the SEMS into the existing NEB business planning cycle. By fully incorporating the defined SEMS into the annual NEB business planning cycle, the management system approach will be used as the basis for setting internal safety and environmental priorities, work planning and continual improvement.

scholarly journals Requirements of the ISO 14001 environmental management standard and the expected effects of its implementation in transport undertakings

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 71-74
Author(s):  
Natalia Jagodzińska
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Transport Industry ◽  
The Impact

The environmental management system according to PN-EN ISO 14001: 2015 [1] is a system whose message is to protect the natural environment. The environmental management system focuses mainly on reducing waste, possibilities and methods of waste disposal, pre-venting pollution, reducing the use of natural resources, and in the context of the transport industry, reducing emissions. The idea of the system is continuous improvement of activities related to the protection of the natural environment - through identification of threats, risk assessment and mobilization of enterprises to comply with the requirements of law in the field of environmental protection. For many years, the transport industry has been governed by its laws. However, with the changing market, where apart from large transport concerns, there are also small and micro companies providing transport services that also have an impact on the environment in individual parts of the transport industry. There are more and more entrepreneurs, both Polish and foreign, specializing in the transport industry, hence legal regulations, EU regulations and industry standards or standards aimed at reducing the impact of transport on the natural environment appear. It seems that as of today, mobilizing enterprises of various sizes to implement unified rules, reduce emissions, oversee waste, implement unified management systems, including environmental management systems, is the most effective method of impacting the improvement of environmental protection in this area.

Environmental Management Systems and Environmental Performance: The Case of Russian Energy Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1377
Author(s):  
Valery V. IOSIFOV ◽  
Svetlana V. RATNER
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Legal Form ◽  
Energy Companies

Nowadays one of the most common organizational eco-innovations in energy companies is introducing environmental management systems (EMS). Nevertheless, the issues of environmental and economic efficiency of EMS remain controversial. The purpose of this work is to develop a methodology for assessing the effectiveness of environmental management systems of Russian energy companies certified in accordance with ISO 14001. Since Russian companies do not have EMAS conformance certificates, the issues of the effectiveness of environmental management systems under the European Environmental Management Scheme and eco-audit were not considered in this study. The study is based on the data from annual corporate reports of the largest energy companies of the Russian Federation, which have the organizational and legal form of public joint-stock companies. The selection criteria were: i) the existence of an integrated management system, which is based on a certified environmental management system; ii) the presence in the corporate reports of data on the environmental performance of the company, at least a few years before and after the introduction of EMS, sufficient for statistical analysis using a two depended samples T-test. The study has shown that the application of ISO 14001 can be considered as a condition for the development of eco-innovation, as a well-designed environmental management strategy covers the whole range of issues related to innovative development, modernization and competitiveness. The introduction of EMS is also associated with an increase in the information transparency of the entire production system of the company, which is also a positive point in terms of the development of innovative processes.

scholarly journals Role of procedures in environmental management system

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 113-128
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Embros
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Systemic Approach ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Iso 14001 Standard

In the paper, the author attempts to point out the meaning of procedures for the environmental management system (EMS). Particular attention is paid to form and content as well as to the functions, proprieties, and structure of the procedures. The analyses were carried out taking into account a systemic approach of the essential topics to the ISO 14001 standard. Based on the chosen procedure, some fundamental methods of elaborating upon and implementing the EMS procedures were outlined. It was also presented that procedures written in accordance with these rules might provide vital support to the improvement of the organization’s management systems and might optimize the processes in the areas they cover.

scholarly journals The Purpose of ISO 14001 Certification: Independent Assurance or Improved Environmental Management System?

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Janet Morrill ◽  
Sylvie Berthelot
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Iso 14001 Certification

This study provides evidence of the value of third party certification of environmental management systems. We examine the relative importance of improving an environmental management system as a result of certification, versus being able to communicate the quality of that system credibly to outsiders through third party certification. We use survey data where one half of the respondents had indicated that they had an environmental management (EMS) in place before seeking ISO 14001 certification, while the other half of respondents did not. Our analyses comparing the two groups find that the group already having an EMS report similar motivations for ISO 14001 certification and perceive to have received similar levels of benefits as firms having no pre-certification EMS. We conclude that even for organizations that already have an EMS, the ability to communicate credibly the quality of that system is a compelling reason to obtain ISO certification.

A Process Flow Model of ISO 14001 for the Implementation of an Environmental Management System

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoram (Jerry) Arnoni
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Improvement Program ◽  
Process Flow ◽  
Core Elements

Abstract There is increasing interest all over the world in Environmental Management Systems. Many Japanese electronic companies have mandated that their plants should be registered to ISO 14001 irrespective of what country they are located in. The big three automobile manufacturers in the United States have requested their suppliers to become registered to ISO 14001 within the next few years. The EPA is openly supporting Environmental Management Systems including ISO 14001. Twenty-two US States have enacted legislation that encourages voluntary environmental audits by granting immunity to certain non-compliance issues that was discovered during the audit, providing prior notice of the audit was given to the state and the auditee had no prior knowledge of the non-compliance. In response to the interest in Environmental Management Systems, this paper highlights the process flow from one environmental core element to the next in flow diagrams and gives examples from a number of implemented systems. There are a number of system concepts comprising of core elements that are described in ISO 14001 but the link between the core elements are not always immediately obvious. The main processes are as follows: • Identifying aspects, evaluating which are significant and then implementing control procedures for those issues, monitoring/measuring the outcome of the controls and reporting to management for corrective action or continuous improvement. • Identification of regulatory issues that apply to the organizations activities, keeping up to date with regulatory changes and reporting to regulatory offices as may be required. • Identifying which aspects that the organization wishes to pursue as an improvement program. The improvement program will include objectives, measurable targets for those objectives, the means by which those objectives will be achieved, the time frame and people responsible for the program. • Internal assessments, corrective actions, preventive actions and management review and re-action. An understanding of the EMS core elements and their inter relationship will be of interest to those who are considering implementing an Environmental management System in their organization.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BASED ON STANDARDS IN THE INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF ISO 14001

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fajar Ramadhan Kojra ◽  
Sukanta Sukanta ◽  
Kusnadi Kusnadi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Know How ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Industrial Company

The environment is one of the important factors in the success of an industrial company. This triggers the company to improve overall performance to implement a better environmental management system. ISO 14001 is an international standard that can be applied by companies to maintain and improve environmental management systems. This study aims to analyze the application of environmental management systems at PT. XYZ and know how far the company is ready to implement ISO 14001. The method used in this study is the Self Assessment Checklist for assessing clauses at ISO 14001. Data collection is done by observing the study site and conducting interviews with employees to obtain information at the company. Data processing is done by assessing the ISO 14001 clause with a self assessment checklist. The results of this study note that the value of the company's readiness to implement an environmental management system based on ISO 14001 standards is equal to 50.41% with a weak category.

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