Week 1 Intro to Ems
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
WEEK 1
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
List of general terms used in management system.
Describe the roles of organization, non-governmental
organization and society.
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
Student is able to understand the general terms used in
management system.
Student is able to describe the roles play by
organization, non-governmental organization and
society.
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INTRODUCTION
General terms
BS – British Standard
ISO – International Organization for Standardization
EMS – Environmental Management System
EMAS – Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
TQM – Total Quality Management
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INTRODUCTION (CONT’)
Standards
Is an agreed, repeatable way of doing something
designed for voluntary use and do not impose any
regulations
is a collective work
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ISO
Derived from the Greek isos, meaning “equal”
is the world’s largest and publisher of International
Standards
ISO standards are developed by technical committees
(suncommittes or project committees) comprising experts from
the industrial, technical and business sectors.
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International Standards are developed by ISO technical committees
(TC) and subcommittees (SC) by a six-step process
Stage 1: Proposal Stage
Stage 2: Preparatory Stage
Stage 3: Committee Stage
Stage 4: Enquiry Stage
Stage 5: Approval Stage
Stage 6: Publication Stage
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INTRODUCTION (CONT’)
EMS
World’s first environmental management systems standard- BS
7750
Today, BS 7750 has been withdrawn and replaced by
international standard ISO 14001
Tools and techniques to improve an organization’s
environmental performance through root cause analysis and the
development of practical, manageable solutions
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INTRODUCTION (CONT’)
EMS (Cont’)
Benefits
saving organization money – reducing waste, better contrl
and less risk
improving the environment – reducing emissions, waste
and materials
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EMAS
Developed by The European Commission (EC)
As a tool to evaluate and drive improvement of industry’s
environmental performance
EC introduce it as a regulation but participation in the scheme is
voluntary
The scheme does not provide standards of environmental
performance
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INTRODUCTION (CONT’)
Management system
Quality management system (QMS)
concept of conforming to specified requirements
Related to policies, practices and procedures that are used
to direct an organization’s activities towards
ISO 9000 offers a model for quality systems that is often
used between the purchaser and supplier.
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INTRODUCTION (CONT’)
Management system (cont’)
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Further enhancement of the QMS
Concentrates on analyzing and refining every internal
process and practice to become focused on customer
oriented measurements
Key features are continual analysis, measurement and
improvement through the quality loop
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INTRODUCTION (CONT’)
Management system (cont’)
The continual improvement loop
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Think
Measure
Plan
Do
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS)
Some of the organizations established and promoted
guidelines and principles for good environmental
management, for example:
ICC – International Chamber of Commerce
BCSD – Business Council for Sustainable Development
CBI – Confederation of British Industry
CERES – Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies
CIA – Chemical Industry Association
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) – CONT’
All these organizations have typical system approach to
environmental management such as
Policy Statement
Plans and Programmes
Integration of environmental plans into daily operations
Performance Measurements
Information Sharing
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Non-governmental organization
MNS – Malaysian Nature Society
MENGO – Malaysian Environmental Non-
Governmental Organization
NCWO – National Council of Woman Organization
Tzu-Chi
WWF – World Wildlife Fund
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARDS
Based on these concepts
Everything we do in business has some impact on
the environment
Management systems control everything we do in
business
Standards can be set for environmental management
systems
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARDS – CONT’
EMS must be
Fully integrated into overall management process
Contributing to improving overall company performance
Recognized as appropriate by those who are interested in your
environmental performance
Responding to the issue of “thinking globally, act locally”
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARDS – CONT’
Trade barrier
Any regulations or policy that restricts international trade
For example poaching, illegal logging, etc
Cultural component
native community
usage of natural resources, i.e. bamboo, herbs, etc
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARDS – CONT’
Environmental degradation and poverty
Air Quality
Water Quality
Living Quality
Others
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARDS – CONT’
Societal transformations
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REFERENCES
Sheldon, C. ed. (2007). ISO14001 and Beyond:
Environmental Management Systems in the Real World.
London, Greenleaf Pub.
Gilbert, M. and Gould, R. (1998). Achieving
Environmental Standards, 2nd ed. Pitman Pub.
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