{"id":262159,"date":"2015-12-02T20:49:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T01:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-374756"},"modified":"2024-03-25T13:34:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T17:34:36","slug":"ems-risk-management","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/ems-risk-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Management Systems (EMS) \/ Risk Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\"><div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\"><div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" 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target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/restoration\/\">Environmental Cleanup\/Restoration<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item usa-current\"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/ems-risk-management\/\">Environment Management System (EMS) \/ Risk Management<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=262109\">Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Management<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/environmental-compliance\/\">Environmental Compliance <\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/nepa\/\">National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/energy-and-water-management\/\">Energy and Water Management<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/cultural-resources-management\/\">Cultural Resource Management (CRM)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/natural-resource-management\/\">Natural Resource Management<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/sustainability\/\">EMD Sustainability<\/a><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/nepa-international-programs\/\">International Programs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \"><a class=\"usa-nav__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/emd\/emd-resources\/\">Other Environmental Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Environmental Management Systems (EMS) \/ Risk Management<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Purpose<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental Management Systems (EMS) is an overall agency approach to managing environmental activities by focusing on improved environmental performance that complies with legislation and regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMS supports risk management practices that help identify the potential positive or negative impacts of NASA products, activities, and services. EMS supports an agency approach to risk management that achieves appropriate coverage and manages environmentally driven risks. These risks are frequently cross-cutting in nature and simultaneously affect multiple programs, projects, and mission support activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMS fulfills its role by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Incorporating people, procedures, and work practices into a formal structure to ensure that the important environmental impacts of the organization are identified and addressed;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promoting continual improvement, including periodically evaluating environmental performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Involving all members of the organization, including senior management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/earth_space.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1041\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/earth_space.jpg?w=1041\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"emd2\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/earth_space.jpg 1041w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/earth_space.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/earth_space.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/earth_space.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/earth_space.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/earth_space.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/earth_space.jpg?resize=900,600 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><b>How Environmental Management Systems \/ Risk Management Supports NASA\u2019s Mission<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EMS allows NASA programs to function in more environmentally friendly ways and improves the success and environmental impact of NASA missions. It streamlines risk management through risk-informed decision making and continuous risk management processes with environmental considerations, facilitating the growth of the agency as a green organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Environmental Management Systems \/ Risk Management Regulatory Drivers<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA Procedural Directives (NPDs) and NASA Procedural Requirements (NPRs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov\/displayDir.cfm?t=NPR&c=8000&s=4A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR 8000.4A<\/a>  Agency Risk Management Procedural Requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov\/displayDir.cfm?t=NPD&c=8500&s=1B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPD 8500.1B<\/a>  NASA Environmental Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov\/displayDir.cfm?t=NPR&c=8553&s=1B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR 8553.1C<\/a>  NASA Environmental Management System<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Federal Regulations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecfr.gov\/current\/title-48\/chapter-1\/subchapter-D\/part-23\/subpart-23.9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">48 CFR, subpart 23.9<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0Contractor Compliance with Environmental Management Systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Executive Orders (EO)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/app\/details\/CFR-2011-title48-vol1\/CFR-2011-title48-vol1-part23-subpart23-9\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for more info on compliance within Environmental Management Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Environmental Management Systems \/ Risk Management Point of Contact<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jennifer.flavin@nasa.gov\">Jennifer Flavin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Management Systems (EMS) \/ Risk Management Purpose Environmental Management Systems (EMS) is an overall agency approach to managing environmental activities by focusing on improved environmental performance that complies with legislation and regulations. 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