ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT

SYSTEMSSYSTEMSMARINE OPERATIONS CENTER – MARINE OPERATIONS CENTER –

PACIFICPACIFICINTRODUCTION TO OUR SYSTEMINTRODUCTION TO OUR SYSTEM

JIM SCHELL, JIM SCHELL, ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE OFFICERENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE OFFICER

HOW HAS OUR EMS HOW HAS OUR EMS PROGRESSED?PROGRESSED?

NOAA had done a lot over the years to protect the NOAA had done a lot over the years to protect the environment and provide a safe workplace, but it was time environment and provide a safe workplace, but it was time to improve our management practices.to improve our management practices.

We began by identifying and understanding more about We began by identifying and understanding more about how our activities affect the environment.how our activities affect the environment.

We looked at what we had in place to manage We looked at what we had in place to manage environmental impacts and workplace hazards and environmental impacts and workplace hazards and determined we needed improvements in:determined we needed improvements in:

Policy & Leadership

Policy & Leadership

Implementing Best Practices

Implementing Best Practices

Checking to ensure

we follow best practices

Checking to ensure

we follow best practices

Planning

Reporting on our

performance

Reporting on our

performance

WHY IS THE EMS WHY IS THE EMS IMPORTANT?IMPORTANT?

The EMS is good management - helping us protect the The EMS is good management - helping us protect the environment and our employees. environment and our employees.

EMS emphasizes continual improvements and is directed EMS emphasizes continual improvements and is directed toward: toward:

Prevention of pollutionPrevention of pollution Compliance with legal requirementsCompliance with legal requirements Safe workplaceSafe workplace

Actions to protect the environment and ensure we work in Actions to protect the environment and ensure we work in a safe manner are integrated within our daily work a safe manner are integrated within our daily work practices. practices.

What to do to protect and safeguard the environmentWhat to do to protect and safeguard the environment How to prevent our exposure to workplace hazards How to prevent our exposure to workplace hazards

HOW WILL THE EMS AFFECT HOW WILL THE EMS AFFECT YOUR JOB? YOUR JOB?

Standardized work practices.Standardized work practices. Minimize the use of natural resources and energyMinimize the use of natural resources and energy Minimize or prevent employee exposure to hazardous substances Minimize or prevent employee exposure to hazardous substances

Direct changes for some work activities: purchasing, management Direct changes for some work activities: purchasing, management of our resources and waste.of our resources and waste.

Increased training for all employees.Increased training for all employees. Depending on your job, a performance standard will be developed, Depending on your job, a performance standard will be developed,

similar to the safety standard.similar to the safety standard. Facility will be better able to track or monitor:Facility will be better able to track or monitor:

All hazardous and non-hazardous wasteAll hazardous and non-hazardous waste Energy and natural resources useEnergy and natural resources use ProcurementProcurement ContractingContracting Contractors working onsiteContractors working onsite Improve the budgeting process Improve the budgeting process Increase Environmental Stewardship Increase Environmental Stewardship

MOC EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS MOC EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?

1.1. MOC environmental and safety and health MOC environmental and safety and health personnel personnel and and leadership at NOAAleadership at NOAA

Jim Schell, MOC Safety and Jim Schell, MOC Safety and Environmental Compliance Environmental Compliance OfficeOffice @ 206 553-0121 or e-mail james.schell@noaa.gov @ 206 553-0121 or e-mail james.schell@noaa.gov

Minh Trinh, WASC RECO @ 206 526-6647 or e-mail Minh Trinh, WASC RECO @ 206 526-6647 or e-mail Thanh.M.Trinh@noaa.govThanh.M.Trinh@noaa.gov

2.2. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITMENTSENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITMENTS

3.3. EMS PROGRAMSEMS PROGRAMS MOC EMS

Website

Its all in our MOC

EMS Website.

Before you go to the website,

complete the slide presentation.

Know more about how our EMS

is organized.

MOC Policy CommitmentsMOC Policy Commitments

"MOC will conduct our activities in an "MOC will conduct our activities in an environmentally responsible manner".environmentally responsible manner".

Through our commitment to Through our commitment to environmental compliance and pollution environmental compliance and pollution prevention we will:prevention we will:

comply with all applicable laws, comply with all applicable laws, regulations and executive orders; regulations and executive orders;

safeguard the community and the natural safeguard the community and the natural environment; andenvironment; and

maintain a safe and healthful workplace.maintain a safe and healthful workplace.

Compliance Assurance Compliance Assurance ProgramProgram

The Compliance Assurance Program, known as The Compliance Assurance Program, known as CAP identifies our legal requirements. CAP identifies our legal requirements.

The CAP is organized by media and key The CAP is organized by media and key environmental issues. environmental issues.

Employees must comply with all legal Employees must comply with all legal requirements that are applicable to their job. requirements that are applicable to their job. Requirements are integrated into Work Practices, Requirements are integrated into Work Practices, known as SOPs.known as SOPs.

Want to know more about specific legal requirements? Look in the CAP under the the media or topic you are interested in.

MOC EMS

Website

Environmental Management Environmental Management ProgramProgram

The Environmental Management Program, known The Environmental Management Program, known as the EMP identifies all the environmental and as the EMP identifies all the environmental and safety related SOPs.safety related SOPs.

The EMP is organized according to:The EMP is organized according to: 1000 Series SOPs are applicable to all employees, 1000 Series SOPs are applicable to all employees,

contractors and visitorscontractors and visitors 2000 Series are applicable to administrative staff2000 Series are applicable to administrative staff 3000 Series are applicable to operational staff3000 Series are applicable to operational staff 4000 Series are applicable to staff on Vessels4000 Series are applicable to staff on Vessels

Want to know the work instructions that are applicable to your specific job? Look in the EMP organized under these MOC Departments – MED, Facilities, EED, Administration, Medical and Vessels.

MOC EMS

Website

Environmental Performance Environmental Performance ProgramProgram

The Environmental Performance Program, known The Environmental Performance Program, known as the EPP identifies our environmental as the EPP identifies our environmental performance indicators. The EPP is organized performance indicators. The EPP is organized under:under:

Regulatory requirementsRegulatory requirements NOAA requirementsNOAA requirements EMS implementation and maintenanceEMS implementation and maintenance Status of all our EMS ProgramsStatus of all our EMS Programs

Want to know more about our performance? Look in the EMP for how we are doing on meeting our compliance requirements. Check to see if the MOC has had any spills or NOVs. View our EMS audits, and conformance to all our EMS programs.

MOC EMS

Website

Environmental Training Environmental Training ProgramProgram

The Environmental Training Program, known as The Environmental Training Program, known as the ETP identifies all employees and the training the ETP identifies all employees and the training they must receive.they must receive.

Check the ETP under your name, job or position Check the ETP under your name, job or position and ensure you meet your training requirements.and ensure you meet your training requirements.

Want to know what training you need and when is it scheduled? Look in the ETP and attend training courses. Training is critical to performing your job safely and in conformance with environmental requirements.

MOC EMS

Website

Pollution Prevention Pollution Prevention ProgramProgram

The Pollution Prevention Program, known as P2 The Pollution Prevention Program, known as P2 identifies all of our improvement activities and identifies all of our improvement activities and initiatives. initiatives.

Environmental and safety improvements are Environmental and safety improvements are focused on P2:focused on P2:

Reduction – Recycling - ReuseReduction – Recycling - Reuse Resource conservationResource conservation

and EMS administrative objectives.and EMS administrative objectives.

Want to know what improvement objectives we have in place? P2 initiatives are listed, see how the P2 assessment process is done. Check to see what improvement initiatives are applicable to your workplace activities.

MOC EMS

Website

Everyone at the MOC is Everyone at the MOC is responsible for protection of the responsible for protection of the

environment and workplace environment and workplace safety. safety.

Thank you!Thank you!

MOC EMS Web Site MOC EMS Web Site

Go to NOAA’s Website at Go to NOAA’s Website at htthttp://www.ems.noaa.gov/p://www.ems.noaa.gov/

OR directly to OR directly to Marine Operations CenterMarine Operations Center

https://www.ems.noaa.gov/MOC/HTML/HOME.htmlhttps://www.ems.noaa.gov/MOC/HTML/HOME.html

This is a secured site and requires you to log onto the This is a secured site and requires you to log onto the site using your e-mail name and passwordsite using your e-mail name and password

Example: Logon name: Joe.doeExample: Logon name: Joe.doe

Password: enviro12Password: enviro12

Once there clink onto the employees section or your Once there clink onto the employees section or your department on the left corner of the main pagedepartment on the left corner of the main page