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The Environmental
Management System is a component of the overall Integrated Safety and
Environmental Management Systems (ISEMS) at SLAC. Our
SLAC ES&H Policy
[pdf] shows
this at the core level of our management. Program Description
Environmental Management System
[pdf]
Contact
Micki DeCamara,
EMS Program Manager
What is an Environmental Management System?
An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a system that
helps an organization develop, implement, achieve, and maintain
a successful Environmental, Safety, and Health policy. All
organizations, including facilities operated for the federal
government, have an obligation to preserve the environment and
its resources for future generations. An Environmental
Management System helps facilities meet this responsibility
through planning, tracking, and continually improving
environmental performance.
Benefits of an Environmental Management
System
A well-designed Environmental Management System can help SLAC
increase the effectiveness of its environmental programs and strengthen
environmental credibility with customers, governments, and communities.
An Environmental Management System provides an opportunity to focus
on meeting the goals of the environmental policy at all levels,
staff and contractors with day-to-day operations in mind.
EMS Implementation Process
SLAC is required
to have a DOE certified Environmental Management System (EMS) as required by DOE O 450.1 (which is a part of the WSS Set in the
DOE/Stanford University contract). The DOE/SSO provided the
Self Declaration letter [pdf]
indicating an EMS was in place at SLAC on December 21, 2005 to the
Office of Science. Executive Order 13423
EO 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and
Transportation Management (issued January 2007), requires federal
agencies to meet a number of sustainability goals in the areas of
energy, renewable power, water, fuel, sustainable building,
environmentally preferable purchasing, toxics reduction, and electronics
stewardship. The EO specifies that EMS shall be the primary management
approach to ensure implementation of the EO's sustainability goals. |
