Questions about NETL’s Environment, Safety and Health Management System may be directed to Dr. Robert Reuther, 304-285-4578, robert.reuther@netl.doe.gov.

NETL has implemented an Environment, Safety and Health Management System , based on DOE’s Integrated Safety Management System, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14000 series and the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18000. The Albany site is certified to ISO 14001 and Pittsburgh and Morgantown sites are certified to both ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001.

The scope of the Pittsburgh and Morgantown management system comprises on-site operations involving NETL employees at the Morgantown and Pittsburgh sites of the Laboratory. This includes on-site R&D activities, site operations, and the supporting administrative functions. Excluded from the scope are those operations not owned or controlled by NETL, such as the credit unions, daycare facilities, and Navy Tower operations.

The scope of the Albany Management System comprises scientific and technical information and may include material or process prototypes.  These material or process prototypes can include feed preparation, comminuting, and smelting; melting, casting, and characterizing materials; mechanical testing of materials; metallography; recovering and recycling materials; developing new materials; heat treating; testing for wear and corrosion resistance; fabricating; simulating performance; and prototyping. The scope also includes processes that support the research and analytical work.

NETL Environment, Safety and Health Policy
NETL will achieve environmental, safety, and health quality by proactively, systematically, and fully integrating ES&H considerations into the planning and execution of all work, so that the mission is successfully accomplished for the safety and health of the public without detriment to NETL or the environment.

NETL is committed to reducing environmental, safety, and health impacts by:

• Complying with all applicable ES&H laws, regulations, and standards through rigorous regulatory compliance programs.
  
• Implementing pollution prevention programs to eliminate or reduce waste and emissions and accident/incident reduction programs to eliminate or reduce accidents and incidents.
  
• Conserving energy and materials through resource management and recycling/ reuse.
  
• Using safety analysis and review systems to identify, control, and reduce safety and health risks and environmental impacts through engineering and adminis-trative controls.

NETL will work continually to improve environmental, safety, and health systems with the goal of improved ES&H performance. Performance will be measured against stated objectives and targets.

NETL will communicate information to employees and seek their involvement in reducing our environmental, safety, and health impacts and communicate our policies to stakeholders and the public.

NETL Significant ES&H Aspects

• Water Usage
• Waste Generation, Management, and Disposal Practices
• Energy and Fuel Use
• Hazardous Materials Procurement, Consumption, Storage, and Release
• Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility Operations and Discharges
• Air Emissions
• Raw Materials Usage - Increasing "Green" Purchasing
• Non-Industrial Land Use
• Legacy Contamination (Albany site)
• Accident/Incident Rates
• Corrective Action Management

Albany Groundwater Testing Program
NETL-Albany is committed to safety and the environment and pro-actively has taken steps to ensure the well being of its community and its employees.  As part of a DOE Environmental Protection Program, NETL-Albany voluntarily initiated a Groundwater Monitoring Program in 2001, working in partnership with State of Oregon officials, to evaluate the groundwater flowing beneath the facility by installing and taking periodic samples from groundwater monitoring wells. Read More