USDA-ARS West Lafayette, Indiana January 2010

 EMS is a system that incorporates and promotes all activities of the West Lafayette location: ◦ Environmental awareness ◦ Regulatory compliance ◦ Pollution prevention ◦ Conservation of natural resources ◦ Conservation of energy ◦ Continual environmental improvement

Planning (your roadmap… How are you going to get there?) Implementation and Control (Make it happen!) Checking and Corrective Action (What has been achieved? What needs more work?) Management Review (Lessons learned… affect change) Environmental Policy Statement (your vision… what you stand for) Plan Do Check Act

 Executive Order (April 2000) ◦ Set up basic framework for EMS  Executive Order (January 2007) ◦ Replaced ◦ Built on framework ◦ Provided specific goals  Executive Order (October 2009) ◦ Set many specific goals for EMS

 GHG Reductions/inventory  Energy Efficiency ◦ Reduce energy intensity 3% per year ◦ Reduce energy intensity 30% by 2015 (2003 baseline) ◦ Increase use of renewable energy ◦ Vehicles  Water Conservation ◦ reduction in potable water intensity ◦ reduction in industrial, landscaping and agricultural water intensity  Pollution Prevention  Sustainability ◦ Sustainable Building ◦ Sustainable Acquisition  Electronics ◦ EPEAT ◦ Energy Star ◦ FEMP Examples of EO 13514, EO13423 & other applicable statute EMS Goals

The West Lafayette EMS Policy can be found on the location’s Safety Corner website at: Or contact your Location Environmental Officer (Danielle Cooley) or your safety committee representative. West Lafayette, Indiana EMS Policy

 Targets and Objectives are the environmental goals for West Lafayette for the fiscal year.  Targets and Objectives are updated annually and prioritized by the West Lafayette EMS Committee  West Lafayette EMS Targets and Objectives can be viewed by contacting your Location Environmental Officer: Danielle Cooley (765) West Lafayette EMS Targets and Objectives

 Increase double-sided printing by all employees whenever feasible.  Increase use of alternative fuels in government vehicles.  Decrease overall use of fuel in government vehicles by 5% annually.  Promote “green” purchasing by cardholders.  Increase recycling of paper, cardboard, aluminum, etc. West Lafayette EMS Targets and Objectives

 Internal audit of the EMS program is completed each year.  Every three years the EMS program is audited by a second party (outside the scope of the West Lafayette EMS program).  Necessary corrective actions are documented and placed in the next year’s Targets and Objectives

 Management reviews annual audits  Management reviews progress on EMS Targets and Objectives  Management assesses opportunities for environmental improvement  Management updates the EMS Policy Statement to ensure continual environmental improvement

 Read and comply with the West Lafayette EMS Policy Statement  Take annual EMS training to maintain awareness  Review West Lafayette EMS Targets and Objectives  Assist with reaching EMS Targets and Objectives wherever possible ◦ Recycle ◦ Use less toxic materials ◦ Be energy efficient ◦ Conserve water ◦ Purchase products containing recycled materials ◦ Use the most fuel efficient vehicles possible for the task West Lafayette staff EMS responsibilities

 EMS is a management tool to help prevent environmental compliance problems and encourage continuous environmental awareness and improvement  EMS is a journey, not a destination. We will always be working towards environmental improvement.  EMS is the responsibility of all staff.  If we don’t document, it didn’t happen. Please keep records.

I certify that I have completed EMS Awareness Training. _________________________ ________ SignatureDate _________________________ Printed Name Return THIS PAGE ONLY to your Location Environmental Officer, Danielle Cooley, via campus mail to SOIL, or at