IGD 1002: ESOHMS ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AUTHORITIES, & 

 PARTICIPATION

A. PURPOSE

This IGD defines, documents, and communicates roles, responsibilities, and authorities 

to facilitate effective environmental, safety, and occupational health management. This 

IGD applies to all employees and those working on our behalf who are responsible for 

defining, assessing, and updating environmental aspects, and safety and occupational 

health risks.

B. PROCESS

1. Commitment

From the Administrator to the first line supervisor, management is responsible for 

conducting operations in accordance with all applicable ESOH laws and 

regulations, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, and all applicable SM, DLA, and 

DOD guidance and policies. 

2. Resources

Top Management consists of the Administrator, the Deputy Administrator, 

Directorate Directors, and Division Directors. Top management must provide 

adequate resources to meet all ESOH requirements.

3. Responsibilities

As the following ESOHMS leadership and commitment actions demonstrate, Top 

Management: 

a. Provides adequate resources to meet all ESOH requirements.

b. Champions, oversees, and resources ESOH inspections, surveys, and 

other evaluations to ensure environmental impacts and safety hazards 

are identified, controls are implemented, and mitigation actions are 

implemented to minimize impact to the environment and provide 

employees a workplace free from recognized hazards.

c. Ensures responsibilities and authorities for relevant roles are assigned 

and communicated within DLA-SM. Supports other relevant management 

roles to demonstrate their leadership as it applies to their areas of 

responsibility.

d. Assigns responsibility and authority for ensuring the ESOHMS conforms 

to the ISO 14001 & 45001 standards for reporting on ESOHMS 

performance to Top Management.

e. Is responsible for the consultation and participation of all workers 

throughout all applicable aspects of the ESOHMS operations, processes, 

and programs toward safe and healthy workplaces and environment. 

Protects workers from reprisals when reporting incidents, hazards, risks, 

impacts, and opportunities.
f. Takes accountability for the effectiveness of the ESOHMS; ensures the 

ESOHMS achieves its intended outcomes; ensures its objectives are 

established and compatible with the strategic direction and context of 

DLA-SM; ensures integration of ESOHMS requirements into DLA-SM 

core purposes; directs and supports persons to contribute to ESOHMS 

effectiveness; communicates the importance of an effective ESOHMS 

and importance of conformance to ESOHMS; develops, leads, and 

promotes a culture that supports the ESOHMS intended outcomes; 

supports establishment and functioning of ESOH committees; and 

promotes continual improvement of the ESOHMS.

ESOH Professionals (ESOH Staff) consist of environmental, safety, and 

occupational health professionals located at HQ or at the Depots.

a. Provide guidance to maintain compliance with all applicable ESOH laws, 

regulations, and Executive Orders.

b. Implement and maintain the requirements of the EOSHMS in a manner 

that complies with ISO 14001 & 45001.

c. Provide technical ESOH guidance when establishing local ESOH 

standard operating procedures with guidance on ESOH inspections and 

hazard management.

d. Provide technical ESOH guidance during the environmental aspects 

assessment process and job hazard assessment process, utilizing DLA 

Form 7001 Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) to identify tasks, risks, and control 

measures for all DLA-SM operations. 

Depot Mangers:

a. Ensure compliance with all ESOH regulatory programs.

b. Ensure that all employees complete required ESOH training.

c. Ensure proper PPE usage by employees.

All Employees:

a. Shall be aware of and assume the responsibility for those aspects of the 

ESOHMS over which they have control. This means that all employees 

must be aware of the environmental impacts of their daily job activities 

and take steps to minimize these impacts and follow ESOH programs and 

procedural requirements to ensure their actions do not create hazards in 

the workplace.

b. Wear PPE identified on the DLA Form 7001.

c. When performing tasks. 
d. Report unsafe and unhealthy working conditions and acts verbally (i.e. 

workplace supervisor, ESOH personnel), using the ESAMS Unsafe 

Unhealthful Report, using the DLA Form 1404 Near Miss/Hazard Report, 

or other locally developed methods. 

e. As applicable, assist in achieving the SMART (Specific, Measurable, 

Achievable, Relevant, Time bound) ESOH objectives and goals set 

annually as part of the ESOHMS.

f. Complete mandated training.

C. SUPPORTING ESOHMS DOCUMENTS

1. DLA-SM ESOHMS Policy Statement

2. DLA-SM ESOH Management Plan 

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