Brookhaven & the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
One of Brookhaven National Laboratory’s highest priorities is
ensuring that the Laboratory’s environmental performance measures up
to its world class status in science. Brookhaven Science Associates
(BSA), the contractor operating the Laboratory on behalf of the U.S.
Department of Energy, takes environmental stewardship very
seriously. As part of their commitment to environmentally
responsible operations, they have established an Environmental
Management System (EMS).
In 2001, Brookhaven’s EMS was registered by an independent,
accredited organization to the ISO 14001 standard becoming the first
DOE facility to achieve this status.
The following is a compilation of links to Directorate/Division
EMS programs and Lab Level documents specific to the ISO14001:2004
Elements.
Line Organization EMS Programs
Each includes the Directorate and Division objectives and targets,
environmental aspects, management review results and more.
Lab Level Environmental Management System
4.0 Environmental Management System Requirements (From the
ISO14001:2004 Standard)
4.1 General Requirements
4.2 Environmental Policy
4.3.1 Environmental Aspects
4.3.2 Legal and other Requirements
4.3.3 Objectives and Targets
4.4 Implementation and Operation
4.4.1 Resources, Roles, Responsibility and Authority
4.4.2 Competence, Training and Awareness
4.4.3 Communication
4.4.4 Documentation
4.4.5 Control of Documents
4.4.6 Operational Control
4.4.7 Emergency Preparedness and Response
4.5 Checking
4.5.1 Monitoring and Measurement
4.5.2 Evaluation of Compliance
4.5.3 Nonconformity, corrective action and preventative action
4.5.4 Control of Records
4.5.5 Internal Audit and External Audit
4.6 Management Review
4.1 General Requirements
4.2 Environmental Policy
4.3.1 Environmental Aspects
BNL has determined that the following "core" environmental aspects are
significant to the Laboratory environmental profile because of their potential
to impact the environment:
- Waste generation - regulated industrial, hazardous, radioactive, mixed, or
regulated medical waste;
- Atmospheric emissions;
- Liquid effluents;
- Storage or use of chemicals and radioactive materials (potential for
accidental release or contamination);
- Natural resource usage - power consumption, water consumption.
In addition to this core list, Directorates/Departments/Divisions may have
other "facility-specific" environmental aspects that are significant, but unique
to their facilities, operations, or research. These may include the following
examples:
- Transuranic waste generation;
- Historical monuments/cultural resources;
- Environmental noise;
- Odors;
- Disturbances to endangered species or protected habitats;
- Soil activation;
- Historical contamination.
4.3.2 Legal and other
Requirements
4.3.3
Objectives and Targets
4.4 Implementation and Operation
4.4.1 Resources, Roles, Responsibility and Authority
4.4.2 Competence, Training
and Awareness
4.4.3 Communication
4.4.4 Documentation
4.4.5 Control of Documents
4.4.6 Operational
Control
4.4.7 Emergency Preparedness and Response
4.5 Checking
4.5.1 Monitoring and Measurement
4.5.2 Evaluation of Compliance
4.5.3 Nonconformity, corrective action and
preventative action
4.5.4 Control of Records
4.5.5 Internal Audit [and External Audit]
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Internal (BNL)
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External (NSF)
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NSF Audit 2008 (Ken), (Briana), (ATS TBD) (June 16-20, 2008),
Closing Meeting,
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NSF Audit 2007 (ATS
3827) (May 21-24, 2007) - pdf
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NSF Audit 2006 (ATS
3307) (June 19-23, 2006) - pdf
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NSF Audit 2005 (June 20-23, 2005) - pdf
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NSF Audit 2004 (June 7-11, 2004) - pdf
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NSF Audit 2003 (July 15-19, 2003) - pdf
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NSF Audit 2002 (June 4-7, 2002) - pdf
4.6 Management Review
Last Modified: August 25, 2008 Please forward all questions about this site to:
John Selva
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