iso14000-digest Sunday, September 7 1997 Volume 02 : Number 010
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Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 10:57:26 -0700
From: "Bert P. Krages"
Subject: ECOS Resolution on ISO 14000
ECOS (The Environmental Council of the States) is an organization of state
governments that focuses on relations between state environmental agencies
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The organization has issued
several resolutions on environmental issues including one on ISO 14000
which can be found at . Among the positions
adopted by ECOS are:
Organizations should not be put at a disadvantage by regulatory
agencies for choosing not to adopt environmental management systems.
Agencies should continue to evaluate the performance of environmental
management systems in order to understand their appropriate relationship to
regulatory agencies.
Environmental management systems offer significant potential to
improve environmental performance.
ECOS thus seems to have a markedly different perspective on environmental
management systems than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC). Under EPA's noncompliance reporting
policy, the discovery and self reporting of a violation discovered by a
corporate compliance program or an audit will justify the mitigation of
penalties. Likewise, under the federal sentencing guidelines, an
organization convicted of a crime is entitled to a reduced penalty if it
can show the court that it had an effective compliance program in effect at
the time of the violation.
I am not sure why ECOS has adopted a position that organizations should not
be prejudiced if they do not implement environmental management systems.
One reason might be that the States are concerned that some of the more
recent federal initiatives such as Project XL will not be effective and
therefore want to avoid pressure to develop and impose such programs on
regulated parties. If someone else has a different perspective, I would
be interested in hearing about it.
Bert P. Krages II
Environmental Law and Mediation
900 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 1900
Portland, Oregon 97204
Law:
Mediation:
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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 11:03:08 -0400
From: Bryan Taylor
Subject: NWA Facility
I was wondering if any of you could tell me exactly what an NWA facility
is and what EPA or other regulations apply to it?
Thanks
BT
btaylor@nrcxchange.nrcc.com
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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 11:12:56 -0400
From: Bryan Taylor
Subject: ISO Literature
Could someone please direct me to any internet resource that has the ISO
14000 program and background availible to download to the general
public??
thanks,
BT
btaylor@nrcxchange.nrcc.com
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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 14:16:17 -0400
From: Cory Wilkinson
Subject: call for papers
The National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP) is accepting
abstracts for its June 1998 Conference in San Diego.
The broad topic areas include:
ISO14000 and Environmental Management
NEPA & CEQA
International issues: Pacific Rim, Air and Water, and Base closures
Academic Centers of Environmental Excellence
Public participation
Up-and-coming issues
more information is available at:
http://www.wco.com/~aecos/NAEP/confer1.html
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For the ISO 14000 track, we are looking for topics in the following areas:
ISO 14001 in the Public and Private Sectors -
(looking for parallel discussion topics from both industry and government
perspectives)
1. Management Systems Integration
- ISO 14000 as part of a TQM approach
- Integrating OSHA VPP, Responsible Care, and ISO 14000
- Integrating NEPA and ISO 14001
2. Environmental Management vs the Bottom Line
- How can EH&S management systems add business value?
- Advantages and Disadvantages of EMS implementation
- Legal issues involved with an EMS
3. ISO 14001 Implementation and Registration
- Documentation and system development
- Registration issues (deciding to register, selecting a registrar)
- pros and cons of ISO 14001 implementation and registration
4. EMS tools
- life cycle assessment
- ES&H auditing
- environmental performance evaluation
- labeling
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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 1997 18:00:39 -0400
From: MJ Saarelainen
Subject: QUALITY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PHASES
Hi,
I have included in this message an outline of ISO 9000 / quality system development phases. You can find this and other related documentation in the following web page: http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Park/1114/mjsus.htm - visit to find out.
If you can provide any good and constructive comments on this outline to the list, I am sure that this would be very helpful for all members of this electronic ISO 9000 community.
My best regards,
Markku
P.S. And if you like to get any additional details and techniques, please, feel free to let me know.
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QUALITY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PHASES
Phase 1: Project Establishment
Inform the Organization about the ISO 9000 project
Initial Assessment; Suitability and Conformity (INITIAL)
Project and Strategic Plan Development
Quality System Vision
Establish Project Motivational Methods
Establish Project Communication Tools
ISO 9000 Project Orientation and Training
Activity Responsibility Matrix
Establish the Project Organization / Steering Team
Appoint the Management Representative
Phase 1 Review
Phase 2: Quality System Design
Quality System Flow Diagram
Quality Documentation Structure
Document Control System Design
Procedure Listing / Responsibilities / Deadlines
Procedure Team Assignments / Leaders
Procedure for Developing Procedures
Phase 2 Review
Phase 3: Quality System Development
Documentation Development Training
Quality Manual Development
Quality Policy and Objectives
Specific Procedures Development
Job Descriptions Development
Statistical Techniques Development
On-going ISO 9000 & Documentation Orientation
ISO 9000 Registrar Selected
Phase 3 Review
Phase 4: Quality System Implementation
Identify Internal Quality Auditors
Internal Quality Auditing Training
Quality Policy & Objectives Communication
Schedule the Pre assessment and Certification
Specific Procedures Implementation
Specific Work Instructions & Implementation
Appropriate Quality System Training
Internal Quality Auditing
Quality System Corrective Actions
Phase 4 Review
Phase 5: Quality System Certification
Pre assessment
Additional Corrective Actions
Certification Assessment
Assessment Review
Certification / Approval
Steering Team Work Ends
Phase 5 Review
Phase 6: Quality System Maintenance, Operation and Utilization
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Markku J 'Mark' Saarelainen
P.O.Box 1672, Roswell, GA 30077, USA
Tel: USA-(770)-998-7855
FAX: USA-(770)-232-1425
mailto:mjsus@ix.netcom.com
To view any updates in newsletters, links, information
technology and other matters, please, visit the following
web site::
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DISCLAIMER:
No thought written in this message is a statement
of any organization by which I am employed or for
which I work.
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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 02:28:53 +1000
From: Jotkowitz
Subject: ISO 14001
G'day,
The topic I am researching is: "The key benefits and limitations of ISO
14001 as a model for advancing ecologically sustainable development."
Could you please direct me to relevant journal articles and books which may
be of assistance.
If you know of anyone else who could be assistance could you please give me
their email address?
With thanks in advance,
Benjamin Jotkowitz
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Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 14:28:17 -0400
From: "Kenneth A. Clayman"
Subject: Re: ISO 14001
Benjamin,
I have frequented the following web location which is geared more toward the
sustainable development side of your topic, but have put out several articles
and have leads to information regarding the crossover between 14000 and SD -
http://iisd1.iisd.ca/default.htm
Good luck and let us know how you fare.
Ken Clayman
Geo-Environmental Solutions
gesolutions@interserf.net
http://www.gesolutions.com
Jotkowitz wrote:
> G'day,
>
> The topic I am researching is: "The key benefits and limitations of ISO
> 14001 as a model for advancing ecologically sustainable development."
>
> Could you please direct me to relevant journal articles and books which may
> be of assistance.
>
> If you know of anyone else who could be assistance could you please give me
> their email address?
>
> With thanks in advance,
>
> Benjamin Jotkowitz
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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 10:11:57 +0930 (CST)
From: PAUL & LENE-MARIT
Subject: Re: ISO 14001
Benjamin,
Here are some publications you may be interested in :
Hart, S. 1997, Strategies for a Sustainable World, Harvard Business Review,
Jan-Feb 1997, pp. 67 - 76
Sutton, P. 1997, Targeting Sustainability: The Positive Applications of ISO
14001, in Sheldon, C. (ed) 1997, ISO 14000 and beyond, Greenleaf Publishing,
Sheffield, England.
Welford, R. (ed) 1996, Corporate Environmental Management : Systems and
Strategies, Earthscan, London.(Chapter 2 and Chapter 3).
Welford, R. 1993, Environmental Strategy and Sustainable Development: the
corporate challenge for the 21st century, Routledge, London.
Good luck,
Paul Reed
Mawson Graduate Centre for Environmental Studies,
University of Adelaide,
Adelaide, S.A. 5001,
Australia.
At 02:28 AM 8/31/97 +1000, you wrote:
>G'day,
>
>The topic I am researching is: "The key benefits and limitations of ISO
>14001 as a model for advancing ecologically sustainable development."
>
>Could you please direct me to relevant journal articles and books which may
>be of assistance.
>
>If you know of anyone else who could be assistance could you please give me
>their email address?
>
>With thanks in advance,
>
>Benjamin Jotkowitz
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Date: Sun, 31 Aug 1997 16:38:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marymcd1@aol.com
Subject: Re: ISO 14001
In a message dated 97-08-30 12:37:00 EDT, Benjamin Jotkowitz writes:
> The topic I am researching is: "The key benefits and limitations of ISO
> 14001 as a model for advancing ecologically sustainable development."
>
> Could you please direct me to relevant journal articles and books which
may
> be of assistance.
I have found the Int'l Institute for Sustainable development to be a big help
- --
http://iisd1.iisd/greenstand
will bring you into the relevant info.
Good luck!
Sincerely,
Mary F. McDonald
President and Principal Consultant
Individual Solution Options/Quality Services (ISO/QS)
http://members.aol.com/Marymcd1
Marymcd1@aol.com
512/282-0181
512/280-7175 FAX
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Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 22:34:14
From: Hussain Al-Ekabi
Subject: ADVANCED OXIDATION TECHNOLOGIES
URGENT !!!!
If you are planning to participate at the Fourth International Conference
on " Advanced Oxidation Technologies (AOTs-4)" to be held at the Radisson
Twin Towers Hotel in Orlando, Florida, September 23-26, 1997, please
contact the Hotel immediately to reserve a room at the discounted price
($85/night for single or double bed). Please make sure to mention the name
of the conference to obtain the discounted price. For more information on
the AOTs-4 and TiO2-3rd conferences please visit our Web Page at:
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The Uiversity of Western Ontario Research Park
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Date: Wed, 03 Sep 1997 08:04:26 -0700
From: "S. Wayne Rosenbaum"
Subject: [none]
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US EPA WATER AND WASTE WATER TEST METHIODS
Over 330 US EPA drinking water and wastewater test methods are featured
on
the agency's just-released Methods and Guidance for Analysis of Water
CD-ROM. The CD contains Series 500, 600, 1660 test methods; 40 CFR
Parts
136-149; Methods of Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes; Metals,
inorganic
and organic substances in environmental samples; and whole effluent
toxicity
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See http://www.env-sol.com/solutions/EPAW.HTML for details.
NAEP ANNOUNCES HOME PAGE FOR ITS 23RD ANNUAL
CONFRENCE
The homepage for the 23rd Annual Conference to be held in San Diego in
June
1998 has been started with the posting of the Call for Papers at our
website. Links to this page will be improved, but right now you can find
it at:
http://www.wco.com/~aecos/NAEP/confer1.html
U.S. EPA ADMINSTRATOR ANSWERS CLEAN WATER ACT
QUESTIONS
Robert Perciasepe, U.S. EPA's assistant administrator for water,
will answer Pollution Engineering readers' questions on the Clean
Water Act and other water issues. Answers will be posted the week
of October 19th during the WEFTEC '97 show. Post your
questions, and see what others are asking, at:
http://www.manufacturing.net/magazine/polleng/comunity/green.htm
ENVIRONMENTAL COUNSEL OF THE STATES OPOSES ISO
14000
ECOS (The Environmental Council of the States) is an organization of
state
governments that focuses on relations between state environmental
agencies
and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The organization has
issued
several resolutions on environmental issues including one on ISO 14000
which can be found at <. Among the
positions
adopted by ECOS are:
Organizations should not be put at a disadvantage by regulatory
agencies for choosing not to adopt environmental management systems.
Agencies should continue to evaluate the performance of
environmental
management systems in order to understand their appropriate relationship
to
regulatory agencies.
Environmental management systems offer significant potential to
improve environmental performance.
ECOS thus seems to have a markedly different perspective on
environmental
management systems than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and
the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC). Under EPA's noncompliance
reporting
policy, the discovery and self reporting of a violation discovered by a
corporate compliance program or an audit will justify the mitigation of
penalties. Likewise, under the federal sentencing guidelines, an
organization convicted of a crime is entitled to a reduced penalty if
it
can show the court that it had an effective compliance program in effect
at
the time of the violation.
I am not sure why ECOS has adopted a position that organizations should
not
be prejudiced if they do not implement environmental management
systems.
One reason might be that the States are concerned that some of the more
recent federal initiatives such as Project XL will not be effective and
therefore want to avoid pressure to develop and impose such programs on
regulated parties. If someone else has a different perspective, I
would
be interested in hearing about it.
Bert P. Krages II
Environmental Law and Mediation
900 S.W. Fifth Avenue, Suite 1900
Portland, Oregon 97204
Law: <
Mediation: <
ISO 14000 AND THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
I am interested in any information which you might have on what the
major pharmaceuticals are doing in relation to ISO 14001 and EMAS for
those which are based in Europe.
Did any of them make any corporate comittments on EMS for a certion
region or on a global level?
14000 & 1 Solutions
Matthias Gelber
Phone: +44 (0) 70000 14000
Fax: +44 (0) 70000 14001
Email: mgelber@ibm.net
ISO 14000 AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
A new article at www.trst.com talks about ISO 14001 and sustainable
development. It shows how ISO 14001 provides a foundation for
sustainability
based upon a study of indigenous people. Please let me know if you have
comments.
A CALL FOR HELP
I am a 4th year Geography & Environmental Science student and would
appreciate if you could help me with the following research I am
undertaking.
The topic I am researching is: "Industry involvement in setting
environmental regulations and standards is productive to ESD
(ecologically sustainable development).
Could you please direct me to relevant journal articles and books which
may be of assistance, together with your personal view point on the
matter.
If you know of anyone else who could be assistance could you please
give
me their email address?
With thanks in advance,
Benjamin Jotkowitz
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
brj@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
ENVIRONMENTAL CARREERS AND WEBS SITES
I recall that someone recently asked for general information on the
environmental professions to assist with a class he was teaching (I'd
respond directly but lost some of my e-mail with a switch to a new
server). I came across a list of environmental career websites that
may
be of interest:
Environmental Careers Inc.
http://www.environmentalcareers.com
EnviroIndustry
http://www.enviroindustry.com
Environmental Employment Pages
http://www.datacor.com/jobfair/environment/home.html
Environmental Professional Professional's Guide to the Net
http://www.geopac.com/#7
EnviroWorld
http://www.enviroworld.com
The following industry associations may also provide some interesting
information:
Water Environment Federation
http://www.wef.org
American Water Works Association
http://www.awwa.org
National Association of Environmental Professionals
http://www.enfo.com/NAEP
National Registry of Environmental Professionals
http://www.nrep.org
Air & Waste Management Association
http://www.awma.org
I hope this helps the quest!
Kara Downey
Arizona Electric Power Cooperative
karad@aepnet.com
EMAS, ISO 14001 and Environmental Management Study
tour in Germany.
Between the 19th and the 24th October 1997, a highly relevant study
tour
with site visits of internationally renowned German companies will take
place in the South of Germany. This tour has been organised by DEKRA,
an
established
and well known German certification body (registrar) with extensive
experience in the areas of environment, health, safety and integrated
management systems.
This study tour intends to gives interested individuals or groups from
all over the world the opportunity to see at first hand how German
companies have approached the implementation of Environmental
Management
Systems in relation to standardised approaches given by EMAS and ISO
14001. Site tours and presentations of the following companies will be
part of the programme:
Daimler AG / Mercedes-Benz
We will visit the site in Stuttgart, where Gottlieb Daimler built the
first petrol run automobile. This site achieved EMAS verification
already in February 1996 as one of the first in the German automobile
industry. Mercedes Benz has been very proactive and registered all,
beside one of it's sites in Germany to EMAS.
Boehringer Mannheim
Boehringer Mannheim is a diversified high technology healthcare company
which was founded in 1859. Their manufacturing site in Mannheim has
already achieved EMAS and is scheduled for September to undergo ISO
14001 certification. Boehringer Mannheim has a reputation for its
comprehensive and successful waste minimisation and environmental cost
management experience.
Badenwerke AG in Karlsruhe is one of the leading energy providers in
Germany. Badenwerke has a share of approximately 5 % of the energy
market in Germany. One site is EMAS registered and other
sites are in the process of extending their existing in house EMS to
the
requirements of ISO 14001 and EMAS. Of special interest is their newly
developed computerised environmental information system which
by integrating requirements of ISO 14001 and EMAS is the cornerstone
for their company wide EMS.
Dornier
We will visit the site in Friedrichshafen-Immenstadt, where 4000
employees work in the areas of aviation, space technology and
communication systems.
Dornier has got a long tradition of in-house integrated management
systems which has been influenced by the strong demands made on their
safety and security system.
In addition to the site visits, an extensive seminar programme is
planned to
update the delegates on the latest
international developments which are of relevance to the field of
environmental management.
The following presentations provide examples:
Guenter Urlaub, Ph.D., Managing Director DEKRA Umwelt GmbH
"Certification / registration of ISO 14001 - What DEKRA is looking for
in an ISO 14001 conformant EMS"
Thomas Binggeli-Wuetherich, Switzerland, President IEAA (International
Environmental Auditor Association)
"International IATCA criteria for the certification of Environmental
Auditors"
Matthias Gelber, UK, 14000 & 1 Solutions
"ISO 14001 and or EMAS; EMS implementation experience in Germany and
international trends"
Kurt Scholl, Managing Director DEKRA Umwelt GmbH
"Implementation of integrated management systems: How to bring quality,
environment, occupational health and safety together"
For more information and a full programme overview
please contact:
Ms Sabine Bernhard
DEKRA Promotion
Handwerkstr. 15
70565 Stuttgart
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 711 78612958
Fax: +49 (0) 711 78612990
Email: DEKRA_Promotion@compuserve.com
Matthias Gelber
mgelber@ibm.net
4.2. ISO 14001 EMS Implementation Project
General Discussion
In general, the ISO 14001 EMS development and implementation should not
differ very much from any other organizational development project. The
scope of the system is different, which shall require some special
expertise in environmental regulations, emission control, environmental
technology, life cycle assessments, environmental performance evaluations
and in many other specialties. However, the overall development project
should follow quite standard project management guidelines and
principles. In fact, for completing the ISO 14001 EMS project
successfully, it can be as important to manage the project properly as to
have all special expertise required to implement the system.
Development Project Phases
Any well-managed organizational project has some standard phases that may
include 1. Project Establishment, 2. System Design, 3. System
Development, 4. System Implementation and 5. System Maintenance
(Registration).
During the establishment phase, the Project Plan is developed, the
Project Manager assigned and appointed, necessary technical expertise is
developed and acquired through reading, training or other educational
activities. In addition, a clear Project Organization is established and
necessary Project Management Practices are either adopted or developed
for the ISO 14001 development project. During this phase adequate
management commitment should be developed and confirmed before proceeding
further in the project.
After the phase 1 is completed successfully, the Project Team can focus
on designing the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System. Some system
descriptions and process flows including a listing of necessary
procedures and other documentation can be developed. In addition, during
this phase the Project Team may do the inventory of all existing
environmental processes and a complete baseline assessment of an existing
system, if this is possible. The Design Phase is important for defining
the structure of the system and designing necessary documentation control
processes that shall be used during the next phase, Development Phase.
If an organization already has existing document control and management
systems, these systems can also be used during the development,
implementation and maintenance of the ISO 14001 EMS. It is not necessary
to redefine and/or redo any existing systems, if these systems are
operational, effective and can be used for other management systems also.
During the Development Phase, the Project Team should focus on the
development of detailed procedures and other documentation. These
activities may include the development and establishment of test and
measurement systems, internal audit programs, training internal auditors
and any other activities required to comply with the ISO 14001
requirements. Some training activities such as Environmental Policy and
Auditing training are essential for completing this phase and enabling
the whole ISO 14001 Project to move to the next phase, Implementation
Phase.
During the Implementation Phase, the Project Team, the Management
Representative (appointed, at latest, during the Development Phase), and
all internal EMS auditors shall ensure the implementation of designed,
developed and documented EMS processes, procedures and system elements.
The internal audit program should provide the necessary information for
the Project Team and for the whole organization about any
nonconformities, problem areas and the overall conformity and suitability
of the EMS system. Any internal audit finding may initiate corrective
action requests in accordance with established and documented corrective
action processes. After the initiation and determination of any
corrective actions, these actions have to be monitored and appropriate
follow-up audits and/or evaluations should be carried out by either
internal auditors or the Management Representative. It is also important
that recorded and documented Management Reviews are started during the
Implementation !
!
Phas
e (at latest) for both improving the implementation and ensuring that
there is adequate proof that these reviews are performed and completed by
the executive management. The pre-assessment of the ISO 14001 EMS can be
performed by the registrar during the implementation phase that continues
until the registration assessment.
The fifth phase, Registration and Maintenance, is as important as any of
the previous phases. After the completion of a registration assessment, a
facility will be entered into the registry of registered companies /
facilities (see 3.3.4. ISO 14001 Registration Process for more detailed
information) and the organization has to start maintaining the EMS. This
does not mean that the system will not change; in fact, there can be
major changes in the management system during this phase (the phase will
last for next three years) due to changes in external business and
competitive environment, regulations and statutes, changes in internal
organizational structure and personnel and so on. The EMS has to stay
flexible and changeable so that it will evolve and improve its overall
performance. At the end of this phase, there will be the re-registration
assessment by the same or new registrar.
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Markku J 'Mark' Saarelainen
P.O.Box 1672, Roswell, GA 30077, USA
Tel: USA-(770)-998-7855
FAX: USA-(770)-232-1425
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Fax: 619-434-0072
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Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 12:40:08 +0200
From: Casoni
Subject: Need of information: environmental codes of practice
Dear Colleague,
During the next academic year I'm planning to take some lectures on
"voluntary agreement" issue. To bring about a change in operating practices
that affect the environment, a certain number of organizations have
developed principles that can be use to develop an environmental code of
practice. I wish to know if the following list could be considered a
relevant collection of industries priciples of codes of practice:
- Business Charter on Sustainable Development;
- National Roundtables on the environment and the Economy:
"Objectives for Environmental Stewardship";
- CERES Principles (formely Valdez Principle);
- Kaindren Global Environmental Charter;
- Business Principles for a Sustainable Development and Competitive
Future;
- Rio Declaration on Economic and Development;
- Responsible Care Principles;
- Agenda 21.
Does anyone know other codes of practice valid for industries?
With thanks in advance,
Giorgio Casoni
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Giorgio Casoni
Adjunct Professor of Environmental Economics
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
University of Urbino
ITALY
E-mail: gcasoni@mbox.mynet.it
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Date: Fri, 05 Sep 1997 10:44:43 -0400
From: "Neil G. Vander Linden"
Subject: Standards integration
I am a newcomer to this group at ngvande@westvaco.com. I would
appreciate your thoughts on the probability of a merger of ISO 9001 &
ISO 14001 into a single management standard.
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Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 13:52:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti, CQA (System Administrator)"
Subject: BOUNCE iso14000@quality.org: Non-member submission from ["Alain Dubreuil" ] (fwd)
NOTE: Respond *both* to the poster's address (see below the dotted line)
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Thank you for your cooperation.
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Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 11:16:41 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Alain Dubreuil"
To: iso14000@quality.org, Casoni
Subject: Re: Need of information: environmental codes of practice
Dear Giorgio Casoni
There are various programs calling for voluntary action in Canada. The
first one is the program ARET. Most of the major mining companies are
participating in the ARET program. The second program involving the
Canadian chemical companies is the Responsible Care program.
The URL addresses for those programs and some information are
following.
I hope that this information will have some value for you.
Alain Dubreuil, research scientist
Natural Resources Canada
tel (613) 995-5844
fax (613) 996-9041
URL http://www.ec.gc.ca/aret/homee.html
ARET Accelerated Reduction / Elimination of Toxics
The ARET Program
The ARET program is a voluntary pollution prevention initiative. The
aim of ARET is to decrease the adverse effects of toxic
substances on human health and the environment by accelerating the
reduction/elimination of selected toxic substance
emissions. This goal will be achieved by challenging industrial and
government organizations to reduce or eliminate emissions of
117 toxic substances. ARET is demonstrating that voluntary actions to
reduce or eliminate emissions can successfully achieve
environmental goals with more speed and flexibility than regulations
alone.
Ministerial Support for ARET
The Minister of the Environment, the Honorable Sergio Marchi, attended
the June 11, 1996 ARET Stakeholders Meeting to
express his support for the ARET initiative. In addition, the
Environmental Leaders 2 report is prefaced by a message which
is signed by the ministers of the Environment, Industry and Health.
This message applauds the success of the ARET program
and the efforts taken by industry to embrace pollution prevention
strategies. A picture of ARET Stakeholders with the Minister
of the Environment, as well as a copy of the Ministers' message of
support, are available for viewing.
URL: http://www.ec.gc.ca/benzene/indexe.htm
DRAFT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT OF
CANADA AND THE
CANADIAN CHEMICAL PRODUCERS
ASSOCIATION (CCPA)
ON REDUCING BENZENE
EMISSIONS
Following a challenge by the Minister of the
Environment for CCPA member companies to
voluntarily reduce benzene
emissions to lowest achievable levels, federal
government officials and CCPA member companies
have developed a draft
agreement to address the reduction of benzene
emissions.. The agreement states that CCPA
members would work to achieve
projected emission reductions of 70% by 2001 and
to look for additional opportunities for
reductions. Reductions have been
projected by each participating company on an
annual basis and are contained in an attachment
to the agreement.
Environment Canada is posting this draft
agreement on the Green Lane to provide an
opportunity for broader public review
and input. Interested parties are invited to
comment on this initiative before July 18, 1997.
Comments can be directed to:
John Prinsen
Chief
Chemical Industries Division
National Office of Pollution Prevention
Environment Canada
13th floor, Place Vincent Massey
351 St. Joseph Blvd.
Hull, Quebec
K1A 0H3
E-mail: John.Prinsen@ec.gc.ca
Click here to view the docucment Dealing with
Benzene Under Responsible Carer
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Subject: Need of information: environmental
codes of practice
Author: Casoni at
internet
Date: 05/09/97 6:38 AM
Dear Colleague,
During the next academic year I'm planning to
take some lectures on "voluntary agreement"
issue. To bring about a change in operating
practices that affect the environment, a certain
number of organizations have developed
principles that can be use to develop an
environmental code of practice. I wish to know
if the following list could be considered a
relevant collection of industries priciples of
codes of practice:
- - Business Charter on Sustainable Development;
- - National Roundtables on the environment and
the Economy:
"Objectives for Environmental
Stewardship";
- - CERES Principles (formely Valdez Principle); -
Kaindren Global Environmental Charter;
- - Business Principles for a Sustainable
Development and Competitive
Future;
- - Rio Declaration on Economic and Development; -
Responsible Care Principles;
- - Agenda 21.
Does anyone know other codes of practice valid
for industries?
With thanks in advance,
Giorgio Casoni
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Economics
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
University of Urbino
ITALY
E-mail: gcasoni@mbox.mynet.it
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Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 12:44:23 +0100
From: "luis santos"
Subject: Safety in EMS
Hi!
I need all informations about the integration of quality, safety and
environmental in a global management system based on iso (9000 or 14000)
standards.
If you know articles, books, web sites, or other informations I really
apreciate.
Thank's
Luis Santos
lmartinssantos@mail.telepac.pt
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Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 12:42:35 +0100
From: "luis santos"
Subject: safey, quality and environment
Hi,
I would appreciate your thoughts on the merger of ISO 9001, ISO 14001and
Safety into a single management standard.
Anyone knows a standard project based on iso 9000 or iso 14000 model,
concerning safety?
Luis Santos
lmartinssantos@mail.telepac.pt
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Date: Sun, 07 Sep 1997 13:00:14 -0400
From: "Kenneth A. Clayman"
Subject: Re: Safety in EMS
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Luis,
I recently finished reading the book - Quality, Safety, and Environment -
written by Pascal Dennis, and published by ASQC press which I feel is a very
thorough primer to integrating quality and environmental management systems
along with safety issues (which Mr. Dennis promotes as a "Total Safety and
Environmental Management System").
Please keep us all informed of your findings, for, I believe, many of us in
the EMS and QMS "industries" are quite interested in the successes (and
failures) of integrating any or all of these systems.
Good luck.
Kenneth A. (Ken) Clayman, CHMM, CPG
Principal Consultant
Geo-Environmental Solutions
gesolutions@interserf.net
luis santos wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I need all informations about the integration of quality, safety and
> environmental in a global management system based on iso (9000 or 14000)
> standards.
>
> If you know articles, books, web sites, or other informations I really
> apreciate.
>
> Thank's
>
> Luis Santos
> lmartinssantos@mail.telepac.pt
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Luis,
I recently finished reading the book - Quality, Safety, and Environment
- - written by Pascal Dennis, and published by ASQC press which I feel is
a very thorough primer to integrating quality and environmental management
systems along with safety issues (which Mr. Dennis promotes as a "Total
Safety and Environmental Management System").
Please keep us all informed of your findings, for, I believe, many of
us in the EMS and QMS "industries" are quite interested in the successes
(and failures) of integrating any or all of these systems.
Good luck.
Kenneth A. (Ken) Clayman, CHMM, CPG
Principal Consultant
Geo-Environmental Solutions
gesolutions@interserf.net
luis santos wrote:
Hi!
I need all informations about the integration of quality, safety and
environmental in a global management system based on iso (9000 or 14000)
standards.
If you know articles, books, web sites, or other informations I really
apreciate.
Thank's
Luis Santos
lmartinssantos@mail.telepac.pt
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Geo-Environmental Solutions
Management & Remediation for Industry and Government
6225 Prospect Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22407-8333
(540) 891-8110; (540) 891-7168 - Fax
gesolutions@interserf.net
COME VISIT US ON OUR NEW WEB SITE!
http://www.gesolutions.com
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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