# Presentation: 193990

## NOAA Environmental Management (and Health and Safety) System Development

**Bernie Denno**
**Environmental Compliance Division**

## NOAA EM(HS)S - Topics

**Executive Order 13148****	**
**Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management (21 April 2000)**
**Combination of several EOs and initiatives**
**NOAA – EMS Pilot Project**
**Future Goals and Activities**

## Executive Order 13148

**Applies to:**
**All Federal Agencies - All “Major” facilities**
**Tenants, contractors and concessionaires**
**Government owned, contractor operated facilities **
_**All NOAA Operations!!**_

## April 22, 2003

**April 22, 2003**

## EMS Basics

**Typical management model**
- 	ID problems, plan, implement, check, adjust, ID problems, etc.
**For EMS**
- 	1.	ID processes, aspects, and impacts
- 	2.	Highlight significance of impacts
- 	3.	Develop SOP, improvements, or P2 for processes with 	significant impacts
**Other EMS elements**
- 	-	Management support at the front end (e.g., resources, 	policies, and responsibilities)
- 	-	NECSAS Program at the tail end to ensure compliance
- Steps 1 & 2 requires a lot of time and effort

## EO 13148 Basics

**Environmental/Safety Leadership**
**Federal policy to integrate environmental accountability into decision making across the Federal Government ****(e.g., through Life Cycle Costing analysis)**
**Environmental/Safety Compliance**
**Regulatory and assurance programs**
**Emphasis on pollution prevention (P2**)
**Why?**

## Hazardous Material storage

**Hazardous Material storage**
**Violations:  Spills, Overfills, **
**Labeling and  wiring.**

## OSHA Violation And 

**OSHA Violation And **
**Unsafe Condition**

**Hazardous Materials **
**Storage Violations**

## Open Electrical

**OSHA Violations and**
** ****unsafe conditions**

**Open Electrical**
** ****Boxes**

## Tripping Hazard

**Tripping Hazard**

**Railing Removed**

## EMS Timeline Requirements - EPA

**4/22/02 – Pilot Project**
**Annually - Agencies must place high priority on obtaining  funding and resources needed to implement this Executive Order (**_[Circular A-11, Section 31](file:///D:/Local%20Settings/Temp/OMB%20Circular%20A-11%20(2002).ppt)_**)**
**12/5/05 - Agencies must implement Environmental Management Systems (EMS) at **_***all ***_**appropriate or “major” agency facilities**

## NOAA EMS Pilot Project OMAO’s MOC-P Facility, Seattle, WA

**Partnering with EPA Region X, an Environmental Management Review was conducted in fourth quarter of 1999.**
**This review led to the selection of the PMOC as a EMS pilot site for NOAA in April, 2002**
**Funding shortage caused the delay**

## NOAA EMS Pilot Project OMAO’s MOC-P Facility, Seattle, WA

**Develop basic implementation tools**
**EMS Manual**
**EMS Launch Guide**
**EMS Implementation Guide (currently in development) **
**Partial completion of facility web tools**

## EMS Tools

- EMS Manual
- -	Environmental mission & values
- -	Guiding Principles – Executive Orders, etc.
- -	EMS Structure
- -	**EMS Standard**
- EMS Launch Guide
- -	Management Meetings
- -	EMS Teams
- -	Implementation Schedule
- EMS Implementation (Development) Guide
- -	Tools & templates
- -	Forms

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## Future Activities

- Need to meet EO 13148 requirements
- More resources to implement EMS at all NOAA “major” facilities.
- Benchmark with other agencies
- Seek partnerships
- Improve EMS website
- Better get moving!  2005 is just around the corner.