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Environmental Management System (EMS) Guide

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EMS Implementation Guide

This step-by-step 'how-to' Guide is based on ISO 14001 standards and conforms with EMS criteria for the National Environmental Performance Track. The systematic approach of an EMS can help facility managers improve their environmental performance, enhance compliance, and save money.

The EMS Implementation Guide was jointly developed by the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) and EPA's Sector Strategies Program. Later this year, SOCMA will be incorporating EMS requirements into their new Responsible Care ® Management Systems (RCMS) program. SOCMA's membership is committed to implementing this program and starting third party certification in 2005. The EMS Implementation Guide will be an important tool to help batch chemical facilities meet RCMS standards.

An EMS enables manufacturing facilities to achieve improvements in environmental, health, and safety performance beyond government-required levels. The EMS Implementation Guide will be the first step for specialty-batch chemical facilities that do not have a process in place to weave environmental decision making and improvement into their daily processes and businesses.

Chemcial EMS Implementation Guide
Chapter File size Number of pages
Cover (PDF) (full color) 192 K 1 p
Cover (PDF) (black and white) 73 K 1 p
Introduction and User's Guide (PDF) 24 K 11 pp
Module 1: Laying the Groundwork for EMS (PDF) 113 K 26 pp
Module 2: Structure and Responsibility (PDF) 43 K 10 pp
Module 3: Environmental Policy (PDF) 24 K 6 pp
Module 4: Legal and Other Requirements (PDF) 81 K 18 pp
Module 5: Environmental Aspects (PDF) 287 K 40 pp
Module 6: Objectives and Targets (PDF) 28 K 6 pp
Module 7: Environmental Management Programs (PDF) 60 K 16 pp
Module 8: Training, Awareness, and Competence (PDF) 38 K 10 pp
Module 9: Communication (PDF) 47 K 12 pp
Module 10: EMS Documentation (PDF) 45 K 14 pp
Module 11: Document Control (PDF) 27 K 6 pp
Module 12: Operational Control (PDF) 202 K 42 pp
Module 13: Emergency Preparedness and Response (PDF) 28 K 6 pp
Module 14: Monitoring and Measurement (PDF) 24 K 6 pp
Module 15: Nonconformance and Corrective and Preventive Action (PDF) 79 K 10 pp
Module 16: Records (PDF) 31 K 8 pp
Module 17: EMS Audits (PDF) 62 K 20 pp
Module 18: Management Review (PDF) 23 K 6 pp
Appendix A: Glossary (PDF) 12 K 2 pp
Appendix B: Integration of Environmental Management
Systems and Quality (PDF)		 17 K 4 pp
Appendix C: Health and Safety Integration Questionnaire (PDF) 11 K 2 pp
Appendix D: Environmental Aspect/Impact Ranking (PDF) 104 K 20 pp
Appendix E: Additional Tools (PDF) 766 K 42 pp
Appendix F: EPA-sponsored EMS Source Documents (PDF) 11 K 2 pp

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