Tools for EPA 's Performance Tracking Program: The New EPA/NSF Implementation Guide For Environmental Management Systems

摘要

Environmental Management Systems: An Implementation Guide For Small and Medium-sized Organizations, originally developed by NSF in 1996, has gained acceptance worldwide as a practical, easy to-read tool for organizations that want to develop an environmental management system (EMS) but lack the resources to hire a consultant. The key barriers that small and medium-sized organizations face in implementing an EMS are lack of information, expertise and capital. The new Guide is targeted specifically at helping the users overcome these barriers. The presentation will review the sections of the Guide, how it may be used to implement an EMS, and what criteria must be met in order to qualify for the Performance Track program. Complimentary copies of the Guide will be handed out. The revised Guide supports newly formed state and Federal programs (such as the National Performance Track program) that serve to promote the adoption of EMS or include EMSs as a requirement for participation.