PRELIMINARY RESPONSIBILITIES OF 
R/S/A EMS REPRESENTATIVES

•	Have EMS/ISO 14001 training and orientation to national Forest Service EMS
•	Attend periodic national meetings and workshops of all EMS representatives
•	Provide annual summary of EMS accomplishments to WO
•	Create first list of applicable regional/state legal and other requirements; maintain list in subsequent years
•	Identify/update EMS targets and programs
•	Monitor progress, make adjustments, and report on EMS programs for management review
•	Implement and document various EMS training; for example, awareness, advanced, management, auditor,  and evaluation of compliance
•	Conduct and document emergency procedure drills
•	Summarize external communications for management reviews
•	Review EMS documents annually; approve minor changes; recommend other changes; update electronic files
•	Coordinate compliance evaluation of state/local requirements
•	Coordinate corrective action plans and follow-up
•	Maintain corrective action reports (CAR) and preventative action reports (PAR) log and summarize for management review
•	Develop and maintain log of EMS records
•	Coordinate and conduct EMS audits
•	Review/finalize audit reports and provide to management; report to WO
•	Close out nonconformities to EMS