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SHSD Operation Environmental Evaluation

> **Environmental Management System ISO 14001 (IH50900)**

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| SOEE#         | Title:                               | **Revision:  |
|               |                                      | 0 Final**    |
| **S           | **Office and Administrative Work**   |              |
| HSD-EMS-014** |                                      | **Date:      |
|               |                                      | 12/05/07**   |
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|               |                                      | Approved by: |
|               |                                      |              |
|               |                                      | R. Selvey,   |
|               |                                      | OSH POC      |
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| **Operation   |                                      |              |
| D             |                                      |              |
| escription:** |                                      |              |
| On a daily    |                                      |              |
| basis, SHSD   |                                      |              |
| professional  |                                      |              |
| and           |                                      |              |
| a             |                                      |              |
| dministrative |                                      |              |
| staff         |                                      |              |
| generate      |                                      |              |
| office        |                                      |              |
| documents and |                                      |              |
| use office    |                                      |              |
| equipment     |                                      |              |
| such as       |                                      |              |
| computers,    |                                      |              |
| printers,     |                                      |              |
| telephones,   |                                      |              |
| and           |                                      |              |
| laminators.   |                                      |              |
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| **Frequency   |                                      |              |
| of            |                                      |              |
| Operation:**  |                                      |              |
| Every working |                                      |              |
| day in the    |                                      |              |
| year.         |                                      |              |
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| **            |                                      |              |
| Environmental |                                      |              |
| impact:**     |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Unneeded  |                                      |              |
|     paper and |                                      |              |
|     mail      |                                      |              |
|     items are |                                      |              |
|     disposed  |                                      |              |
|     off.      |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| ```{=html}    |                                      |              |
| <!-- -->      |                                      |              |
| ```           |                                      |              |
| -             |                                      |              |
|    Electronic |                                      |              |
|     devices   |                                      |              |
|     consume   |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|  electricity. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -             |                                      |              |
|  Rechargeable |                                      |              |
|     batteries |                                      |              |
|     that are  |                                      |              |
|     no        |                                      |              |
| n-functioning |                                      |              |
|     need to   |                                      |              |
|     be        |                                      |              |
|     disposed  |                                      |              |
|     of.       |                                      |              |
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| **Waste       |                                      |              |
| Disposal:**   |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Non-paper |                                      |              |
|     waste     |                                      |              |
|     disposed  |                                      |              |
|     of as     |                                      |              |
|     trash.    |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Ni-Cad    |                                      |              |
|     and NI-MH |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|  Rechargeable |                                      |              |
|     batteries |                                      |              |
|     are       |                                      |              |
|     processed |                                      |              |
|     through   |                                      |              |
|     Universal |                                      |              |
|     Waste     |                                      |              |
|     stream.   |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Alkaline  |                                      |              |
|     batteries |                                      |              |
|     are       |                                      |              |
|     disposed  |                                      |              |
|     on in the |                                      |              |
|     trash.    |                                      |              |
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| **Pollution   |                                      |              |
| Prevent       |                                      |              |
| Actions:**    |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Recycle   |                                      |              |
|     paper and |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|    cardboard. |                                      |              |
|     Segregate |                                      |              |
|     100% of   |                                      |              |
|     paper     |                                      |              |
|     from      |                                      |              |
|     other     |                                      |              |
|     forms of  |                                      |              |
|     trash and |                                      |              |
|     recycle.  |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Recycle   |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|   appropriate |                                      |              |
|     plastic   |                                      |              |
|     material. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Recycle   |                                      |              |
|     toner     |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|    cartridges |                                      |              |
|     when      |                                      |              |
|     depleted. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Save      |                                      |              |
|     packing   |                                      |              |
|     material  |                                      |              |
|     (foam     |                                      |              |
|     peanuts)  |                                      |              |
|     for       |                                      |              |
|     reuse, as |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|    practical. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Disable   |                                      |              |
|     the       |                                      |              |
|     "banner"  |                                      |              |
|     on        |                                      |              |
|     network   |                                      |              |
|     printers  |                                      |              |
|     to save a |                                      |              |
|     sheet on  |                                      |              |
|     each job. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Use       |                                      |              |
|     2-sided   |                                      |              |
|     feature   |                                      |              |
|     on        |                                      |              |
|     copiers   |                                      |              |
|     and       |                                      |              |
|     printers  |                                      |              |
|     when      |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|    practical. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -             |                                      |              |
|    Eliminate, |                                      |              |
|     minimize  |                                      |              |
|     or reduce |                                      |              |
|     draft     |                                      |              |
|     copies    |                                      |              |
|     and       |                                      |              |
|     handouts  |                                      |              |
|     of        |                                      |              |
|     document  |                                      |              |
|     used in   |                                      |              |
|     meetings, |                                      |              |
|     whenever  |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|  appropriate. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Purchase  |                                      |              |
|     only      |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|    "recycled" |                                      |              |
|     printer   |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|   cartridges. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Purchase  |                                      |              |
|     ***Energy |                                      |              |
|     Star***   |                                      |              |
|     office    |                                      |              |
|     equipment |                                      |              |
|     when      |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|    available. |                                      |              |
|     When      |                                      |              |
|     possible, |                                      |              |
|     acquire   |                                      |              |
|     EPEAT     |                                      |              |
|     bronze,   |                                      |              |
|     silver or |                                      |              |
|     gold      |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|    equipment. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -             |                                      |              |
|   Replacement |                                      |              |
|     older     |                                      |              |
|     copiers   |                                      |              |
|     with      |                                      |              |
|     2-sided   |                                      |              |
|     copiers   |                                      |              |
|     when      |                                      |              |
|     equipment |                                      |              |
|     needs     |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
|    replacing. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Activate  |                                      |              |
|     ***Energy |                                      |              |
|     Star***   |                                      |              |
|     feature   |                                      |              |
|     on        |                                      |              |
|     computer  |                                      |              |
|     monitors  |                                      |              |
|     and CPUs. |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| -   Shut off  |                                      |              |
|     office    |                                      |              |
|     lighting  |                                      |              |
|     at night  |                                      |              |
|     and when  |                                      |              |
|     leaving   |                                      |              |
|     the       |                                      |              |
|     office    |                                      |              |
|     during    |                                      |              |
|     the day   |                                      |              |
|     for       |                                      |              |
|     extended  |                                      |              |
|     periods.  |                                      |              |
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| **Qualitative |                                      |              |
| Environmental |                                      |              |
| Impact Risk   |                                      |              |
| Assessment:** |                                      |              |
|               |                                      |              |
| Negligible    |                                      |              |
| Acceptable    |                                      |              |
| Moderate      |                                      |              |
| Substantial   |                                      |              |
| Intolerable   |                                      |              |
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| **OSH Job     |                                      |              |
| Risk          |                                      |              |
| Assessment:   |                                      |              |
| SHSD-JRA-14** |                                      |              |
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| **Revision    |                                      |              |
| History:**    |                                      |              |
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