Achieving Environmental Excellence : Integrating P2 and EMS to Increase Profits

by Bendavid-Val, Avrom; Cheremisinoff, Nicholas P.

• ISBN13: 9780865878129
• ISBN10: 0865878129
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc

Summary

Learn a step-by-step, methodical approach to maximizing the long-term profitability and sustainability of your business by merging pollution prevention (P2) techniques with an environmental management system (EMS). This book shows you how to manage both regulatory and voluntary environmental concerns, enabling your company to improve production efficiencies and product quality, reduce direct costs for waste, control near- and long-term environmental liabilities, reduce the direct and indirect costs of compliance, and anticipate future compliance challenges.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	xi
List of Tables	xiii
About the Authors	xv
Introduction	xvii
Chapter 1 EMS and ISO 14001: An Overview	1	(16)
Basic EMS Principles and Concepts	1	(4)
EMS Drivers	5	(3)
ISO 14001	8	(5)
One More Time	13	(4)
Chapter 2 Pollution Prevention: An Overview	17	(32)
Introduction	17	(1)
Basic P2 Principles and Concepts	18	(3)
The Hierarchy of Pollution Management Approaches	18	(3)
Examples of How P2 Works	21	(12)
Case Study 1: An Initial Walk-through at a Tannery	21	(5)
Synopsis	26	(1)
Case Study 2	27	(4)
Waste Minimization Practices	31	(2)
Synopsis	33	(1)
The Four Tiers of Pollution Costs	33	(6)
Tier 1: The Usual or Normal Costs	34	(1)
Tier 2: The Hidden or Indirect Costs	34	(1)
Tier 3. The Future Liabilities	35	(1)
Tier 4: The Less Tangible Costs	35	(4)
The Importance of P2 to Your Business	39	(1)
P2 in the Context of an EMS	40	(1)
P2 Drivers	40	(1)
Staying on Track and Applying LCCA Tools	41	(3)
The P2 Program	44	(2)
The Three Phases of a P2 Assessment	46	(1)
One More Time	46	(1)
References and Recommended Resources	47	(2)
Chapter 3 The Integrated EMS/P2 Program: An Overview	49	(16)
The Relationship Between EMS and P2	49	(3)
An Integrated EMS/P2 Program	52	(5)
The Implementation Phases of an EMS/P2 Program	57	(3)
The EMS/P2 Program Compared to ISO 14001	60	(5)
Chapter 4 Getting Started	65	(28)
Initial Organizing Activities	66	(12)
Secure and Publicize Top Management Commitment	67	(1)
Appoint an EMS/P2Management Representative	68	(1)
Appoint an EMS/P2 Committee	68	(2)
Secure Operating Resources for the EMS/P2 Committee	70	(1)
Set the Initial Scope of the EMS/P2 Program	70	(2)
Prepare an Initial Draft Environmental Policy for the Company	72	(1)
Provide Employee EMS/P2 Awareness Training	73	(2)
Research the Experience of Other Companies	75	(1)
Research EMS and P2	76	(1)
Explore/Hire Consultant Support	76	(2)
The IE/P2R	78	(5)
Planning to Establish an EMS/P2 Program	83	(4)
Capitalizing on Immediate P2 Opportunities	87	(4)
One More Time	91	(2)
Chapter 5 Pre-Planning Activities	93	(48)
Refining the Focus of the EMS/P2 Program	96	(25)
Refine the Scope of the EMS/P2 Program	96	(1)
Refine the Company's Environmental Policy	97	(6)
Refine the List of Environmental Aspects and their Significant Environmental Impacts	103	(6)
Refine the List of Environmental Performance Improvements Needed for Current and Future Environmental Regulatory Compliance	109	(1)
Refine the List of Environmental Performance Improvements Needed for Adherence to Voluntary Environmental Commitments	110	(2)
Refine the Portfolio of P2Investment Opportunities	112	(9)
Establishing Environmental Management Infrastructure	121	(17)
Establish a Structure of EMS/P2 Personnel Responsibilities	122	(2)
Establish an EMS/P2 Training Program	124	(3)
Establish EMS/P2 Communication Procedures	127	(3)
Establish EMS/P2 Documentation and Document Control Procedures	130	(4)
Establish EMS/P2 Operating Procedures and Standards	134	(4)
One More Time	138	(3)
Chapter 6 Planning Priority Environmental Management Initiatives	141	(46)
Introduction	141	(4)
Non-Operational Initiatives	142	(2)
Operational Initiatives	144	(1)
Using Non-Operational and Operational Initiatives Together	144	(1)
Planning Environmental Management Initiatives	145	(5)
Preparatory Research	146	(1)
Planning	147	(3)
Stakeholder Engagement Initiatives	150	(8)
Background	150	(1)
Three Categories of Environmental Stakeholder Engagement	151	(4)
Stakeholder Engagement Assessment	155	(3)
Environmental Performance Monitoring Intiatives	158	(6)
Environmental Security and Emergency Preparedness
Initiatives	164	(8)
Background	165	(2)
Security and Emergency Assessments	167	(5)
New Product, Process, Equipment, or Facility Initiatives	172	(10)
Product Life-Cycle Phases	173	(2)
DfEAssessment	175	(1)
Operational Non-P2 Intiatives	176	(1)
Setting Environmental Objectives and Targets	177	(3)
Planning Operational Non-P2 Initiatives	180	(2)
Operational P2 Initiatives	182	(2)
One More Time	184	(3)
Chapter 7 Planning Pollution Prevention Initiatives	187	(42)
Capitalizing on Pre-Assessment Initiatives	188	(4)
Applying SPC Techniques	192	(12)
The State of Statistical Control and Application of SPC Tools to P2	195	(9)
Developing and Planning Higher-Cost P2 Initiatives	204	(7)
Identify and Implement Additional No-Cost/Low-Cost Initiatives and Track Their Performance	204	(2)
Target and Prioritize Problem Wastes	206	(1)
Implement Segregation Practices	206	(1)
Long-Term Waste and Pollution Reduction Options	206	(1)
Demonstrate the Technical Feasibility of P2 Initiatives	207	(1)
Apply Life-Cycle Costing and Investment Planning Tools to Build a P2 Investment Portfolio	208	(3)
Life-Cycle Costing Tools	211	(14)
How an LCC Calculation Works	213	(1)
Discounting and Inflation	213	(1)
Interest, Discounting, and Present Value	214	(1)
The Importance of Inflation	215	(1)
Cost Categories	215	(3)
Timing Considerations and Cash Flow Diagrams	218	(1)
How to Treat Revenues	218	(1)
LCC Calculation Methodology	219	(1)
Using Supplementary Measures of Economic Performance	220	(5)
Example of SPC Tools in a Rubber Manufacturing Plant	225	(2)
One More Time	227	(2)
Chapter 8 Implementing Environmental Management Initiatives, Monitoring, and Continual Improvement	229	(16)
Implementing Environmental Management Initiatives	231	(3)
Assessment	231	(1)
Determining End States	232	(1)
Implementation Preconditions	233	(1)
Implementing the Initiatives	233	(1)
Monitoring, Evaluating, and Improving Environmental
Management Initiatives	234	(6)
Monitoring Environmental Management Initiatives	234	(1)
Monitoring, Evaluating and Improving Initiatives	235	(2)
Auditing the EMS/P2 Program	237	(3)
Top Management Review and Continual Improvement	240	(3)
One More Time	243	(2)
Additional Resources	245	(6)
EMS Resources	245	(3)
Books and CDs	245	(2)
Websites	247	(1)
P2 Resources	248	(3)
Books, Articles, and Government Reports	248	(3)
Glossary of EMS/P2 Program Terms	251	(4)
Glossary of Pollution Prevention Terms	255	(10)
Index	265