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EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ECO-MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT SCHEME MODULE 3 EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ECO-MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT SCHEME

EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme CONTENTS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme CHAPTER 5 IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS CHAPTER 8 ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION CHAPTER 3 POLICY CHAPTER 2 REGULATION (EC) 761/2001 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE MARCH 19, 2001 COUNCIL, COMMUNITY SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDITS, EMAS. CHAPTER 4 PLANNING CHAPTER 7 EDITION OF PROCEDURES AND WORK INSTRUCTIONS CHAPTER 6 CHECKING CORRECTIVE ACTION CHAPTER 9 INSCRIPTION IN THE EMAS REGISTER CHAPTER 10 SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EMAS

PRESSURE-ACTION-ANSWERS INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme PRESSURE-ACTION-ANSWERS DETERIORATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES USE OF RESOURCES POLLUTION GENERATION OF WASTE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH SOCIAL INTERESTS SEARCH FOR A BETTER STANDARD OF LIVING SEARCH FOR A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS LAWS AND REGULATIONS NEW DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES CHANGE OF ATTITUDE RAISED AWARENESS IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS PRESSURE EFFECTS ACTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS CONTROL MEASURES THE ENVIRONMENT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MINIMIZE IMPACTS ... EMAS

INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme Incorporate the EN ISO 14001 international standard as part of its management system. It is a voluntary environmental management and auditing system which establishes a structured process aimed at improving environmental protection in industrial activities by developing policies, programs and environmental management systems. COMPETITIVE STAFF PARTICIPATION ECONOMIC COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS EMAS REGULATIONS ADVANTAGES Environmental management using the EMAS Regulations means going beyond the UNE-EN-ISO 14001 Standard. Staff involvement and the public nature of the information are just some of the additional requirements.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ISO 14001 AND EMAS INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ISO 14001 AND EMAS EUROPEAN LEVEL INTERNATIONAL SCOPE OF APPLICATION ISO 14001 EMAS RECORD VERIFICATION CERTIFICATION RECOGNITION ISO 14001 EMAS CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT WORKER INVOLVEMENT PUBLISHED ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION INDIRECT ASPECTS THE PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL NATURE IS NOT NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS ISO 14001 EMAS

EMAS: STAFF AWARENESS INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS SUCCESS! EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme EMAS: STAFF AWARENESS SUCCESS! The commitment of General Management and the participation of the Workers ensures the success of the Environmental Management System TRAINING MOTIVATION PARTICIPATION COMMUNICATION DESIGNATION OF RESPONSABILITIES

EMAS: INTERACTION WITH SOCIETY (I) INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme EMAS: INTERACTION WITH SOCIETY (I) Maintaining communication "flow" and defining channels both internally, to achieve "CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT" of the organization and externally to maintain an "OPEN DIALOGUE WITH THE PUBLIC, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, USERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES", is fundamental for ensuring the correct operation of the organization's Environmental Management System.

EMAS: INTERACTION WITH SOCIETY (II) INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme EMAS: INTERACTION WITH SOCIETY (II) EXTERNAL RELATIONS STAFF FROM THE ORGANIZATION AT ALL LEVELS AND FUNCTIONS DESIGNATION OF RESPONSABILITIES Training Participation Motivation Communication Environmental Declaration Users: Environmental Policy Procedures Suppliers and Contractors Compliance with Regulations Authorities General Public Validation Verification Registration Verifiers Internal Communication External Communication

PDCA IMPROVEMENT CYCLE (I) INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme PDCA IMPROVEMENT CYCLE (I)

PDCA IMPROVEMENT CYCLE (II) INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme PDCA IMPROVEMENT CYCLE (II) 4.1 General Requirements 4.2 Environmental Policy 4.3 Planning 4.3.1 Environmental aspects 4.3.2 Legal and other requirements 4.3.4 Environmental management program 4.6 Management Review 4.5 Checking and Corrective Action 4.5.1 Monitoring and measuring 4.5.2 Non-conformity, corrective action and preventative action 4.5.3 Inspections 4.5.4 Auditing of the environmental management system 4.4.1 Structure and responsibilities 4.4.2 Training, raising awareness and professional competence 4.4.3 Communication 4.4.4 Documentation of the environmental management system 4.4.5 Control of the documentation 4.4.6 Operational Control 4.4.7 Emergency plans and response capabilities 4.4 Implementation and operation

STRUCTURE (I) REGULATION (EC) Nº. 761/2001 - EMAS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme STRUCTURE (I)

STRUCTURE (II) REGULATION (EC) Nº. 761/2001 - EMAS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme STRUCTURE (II)

STRUCTURE (III) REGULATION (EC) Nº. 761/2001 - EMAS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme STRUCTURE (III)

STRUCTURE (IV) REGULATION (EC) Nº. 761/2001 - EMAS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme STRUCTURE (IV)

REGULATION (EC) Nº. 761/2001 - EMAS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme REQUIREMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (I)

REGULATION (EC) Nº. 761/2001 - EMAS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme REQUIREMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (II)  

REQUIREMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REGULATION (EC) Nº. 761/2001 - EMAS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme REQUIREMENTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ORGANISATION REQUIREMENTS REGULATION (EC) Nº. 761/2001 - EMAS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ORGANISATION REQUIREMENTS PARTICIPATION IN EMAS

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE EMAS REGULATIONS REGULATION (EC) Nº. 761/2001 - EMAS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE EMAS REGULATIONS

USE OF THE LOGOTYPE REGULATION (EC) Nº. 761/2001 - EMAS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme USE OF THE LOGOTYPE

EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme INTRODUCTION THIS IS THE KEY ASPECT THAT DEFINES THE PRIORITIES AND COMMITMENTS THAT THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AND MUST BE PUT DOWN IN WRITING AT THE HIGHEST MANAGERIAL LEVEL. IT MUST SHOW: SCOPE ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION RISK CONTROL MINIMISATION OF WASTE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING POLICIES INTERNAL DIFFUSION WITHIN THE COMPANY COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PUBLICALLY AVAILABLE

EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme PLANNING EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme INTRODUCTION Once the Environmental Policy has been defined the organization commits to compliance with environmental legislation. This means that the organization must establish procedures to: Legal compliance is obligatory and organizations that decided to implement EMAS voluntarily adopt a commitment to continuous improvement. As such, to go beyond mere legal compliance and improve environmentally speaking, they must: Establish environmental objectives and goals. Establish environmental programs. Identify environmental aspects (that is, how the organization affects the environment.) Establish legal requirements. Knowledge of the legislation that applies to each organization is not, in itself, sufficient. One must identify the legal requirements applicable to the organization in order to achieve strict legal compliance

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS PLANNING EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS PLANNING EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS “The organization must establish and keep up-to-date the procedures for identifying the environmental aspects of its activities, products or services that are within its control and which it can influence, in order to determine those that have, or may have, significant impact on the environment. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS Once the environmental aspects have been identified one must: Proceed to evaluate the severity of the impact, Identify the impacts. Describe the affected environment. Predict and estimate the impact.

CHARACTERISTICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS PLANNING EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme CHARACTERISTICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Comparable: The indicators should be suitable for comparisons and reflect the evolution of environmental behaviour. Equilibrium: Between the problematic aspects (bad) and promising ones (good). Continuity: The indicators must be based upon the same criteria and refer to comparable units or time periods. Up-to-date: The indicators must be updated with sufficient frequency to allow the adoption of appropriate measures. Clarity: the indicators must be clear and comprehensible. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS STEP TO BE TAKEN FOR THE CORRECT IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme 1. PERFORM AN ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS Identify LEGAL REQUIREMENTS Determine ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS Evaluate SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS Evaluate INCIDENTS OBJECTIVE To know the CURRENT SITUATION To identify ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS (Starting point of the Environmental Management System) Visiting the facilities in order to detect critical points. Making an inventory of discharges. Analysing products, processes, waste etc. Evaluating the opinions of clients, subcontractors and residents. Analysing failures of compliance, sanctions, licences and discharge permits. PURPOSE

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme 2. IMPLEMENT AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PLAN DO CHECK ACT 1. Definition of environmental policy 2. Identification of significant environmental impacts 3. Identification of legal requirements 4. Definition of environmental objectives and goals 5. Elaboration of an Environmental Management Program. 6. Structure and responsibilities 7. Training, raising awareness and professional training. 8. Communication. 9. Documentation of the Environmental Management System and documentation control. 10. Documentation control. 11. Operational control 12. Emergency plans and response capabilities.. 13. Monitoring and measuring 14. Non-conformity, corrective and preventative action. 15. Records. 16. Auditing of the Environmental Management System. 17. Management review 18. Environmental declaration. 19. Validation, communication and registration.

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme 3. PERFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITS Evaluate EFFICIENCY OF THE ORGANIZATION Evaluate THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Evaluate PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT OBJECTIVE To facilitate CONTROL Covers ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION’S ACTIVITIES Revision and understanding of the management system Detection of strengths and weaknesses in the management system. Revision of documents, procedures, records etc. Evaluation of the results of the audit. Elaboration of report. Communication of the results Monitoring of the audit Establishment of corrective and preventative actions. Raise detected non-conformities during the audit. SCOPE

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme 4. ELABORATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION OBJECTIVE CONTENT Make the following available to the public and interested sectors: Environmental impacts generated. The organization’s environmental policy, goals and objectives. Commitment to continuous improvement To facilitate UPDATED INFORMATION that may Demonstrate ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR. Introduction. Description of the Environmental Management System. Description of all of the direct and indirect environmental aspects Elaboration of the Environmental Management Program Description of goals and objectives. Summary of available information concerning the organization's environmental actions Evaluation of environmental behavior in previous years Evaluation of compliance with regulations Validation of the declaration

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme 5. VERIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOUR PREVIOUS POINTS OBJECTIVE Environmental Analysis. Environmental Management System Auditing procedures Environmental Declaration To guaranteeTHAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE AUDITING PROCEDURE ARE IN LINE WITH EMAS REQUIREMENTS Examine the documentation. Visit the facilities of the organization. Perform interviews with the staff. Create a report of the principal aspects detected. Present the report to general management. Make proposals for improvements. Environmental verifier. Validation date.

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme 6. VALIDATING AN ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION OBJECTIVE Verify that the information is exact, not misleading, well-founded, verifiable, relevant, appropriately used, representative of the environmental behaviour of the organization, significant in relation to the impact and it does not give rise to misinterpretation. Verify compliance with the requirements of Annex III of the EMAS Regulations. Environmental Declaration Information. To check THE VERACITY OF THE INFORMATION AND OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme 7. REGISTERING THE ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION OBJECTIVE Present: The registration request form properly completed. The validated Environmental Declaration. The accreditation certificate of the environmental verifier. A brief description of the Environmental Management System implemented in the organization. A formal declaration by the organization of corrective and preventative actions put into practice, if the company has been the object of a sanction sometime in the two years prior to its registration. To ensure that THE ORGANIZATION CONTROLS THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF ITS ACTIVITIES, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS IN EACH AND EVERY CENTRE WHERE EMAS IS APPLIED.

IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme 8. MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC OBJECTIVE Regulation (EC) Nº 761/2001 emphasises that the environmental declaration and the updated information must be accessible by the public, thus organizations are encouraged to use diverse options of communication (electronic publishing, libraries etc.) To inform THE PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES. To demonstrate THAT THEY MAINTAIN AN OPEN DIALOGUE WITH THE PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES INCLUDING LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND USERS. To know WHAT ASPECTS WORRY THE PUBLIC AND OTHER INTERESTED SECTORS The environmental management system that the organization has implemented. How to evaluate the behaviour of the organization, the management system and the procedures designed to protect the environment in a systematic, documented, periodical and objective manner. Environmental impacts of the activities, products and/or services that are offered in the organization. Compliance with the relevant environmental legislation. The commitment to continuous improvement. ASPECTS ABOUT WHICH INFORMATION SHOULD BE PROVIDED

CHECKING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme DEFINITIONS Failure to comply with a requirement NON-CONFORMITY Action taken to eliminate the cause of a detected Non-Conformity or other undesirable situation CORRECTIVE ACTION Action taken to eliminate the cause of a potential Non-Conformity or other potentially undesirable situation PREVENTIVE ACTIONS

OPERATIVE PROCESS CHECKING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme OPERATIVE PROCESS Documenting possible Non Conformity and providing information about it for consideration if it is accepted If Non-Conformity is detected during the course of an activity, decide whether the activity should be interrupted Evaluate the importance of the detected Non-Conformity Adoption of Corrective Actions in keeping with the magnitude of the impact

TYPES AND STRUCTURE OF PROCEDURES CREATING PROCEDURES AND WORK INSTRUCTIONS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme TYPES AND STRUCTURE OF PROCEDURES GENERAL PROCEDURES GENERAL AREA PROCEDURES SPECIFIC PROCEDURES (OR TECHNICAL PROCEDURES) WORK INSTRUCTIONS (OR TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS) OBJECT SCOPE REFERENCES GENERAL POINTS DESCRIPTION ANNEXES

PROCEDURES REQUIRED IN EMAS (I) CREATING PROCEDURES AND WORK INSTRUCTIONS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme PROCEDURES REQUIRED IN EMAS (I) IDENTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES (I.A.3.1) IDENTIFICATION OF, AND ACCESS TO, LEGAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS TO WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT (I.A.3.2) RAISE AWARENESS OF EMPLOYEES OR MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION AT ALL RELEVANT LEVELS AND FUNCTIONS (I.A.4.2) INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION (I.A.4.3)

PROCEDURES REQUIRED IN EMAS (II) CREATING PROCEDURES AND WORK INSTRUCTIONS EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme PROCEDURES REQUIRED IN EMAS (II) DOCUMENTATION CONTROL (I.A.4.5) OPERATIONAL CONTROL (I.A.4.6) IDENTIFICATION OF EMERGENCIES AND RESPONSES (I.A.4.7) CONTROL, MONITORING AND MEASURING OF ACTIVITIES (I.A.5.1) NON-CONFORMITY, CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTATIVE ACTION (I.A.5.2) PERFORMANCE OF SYSTEM AUDITS (I.A.4.3)

INTRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme INTRODUCTION The objective of the Environmental Declaration is to demonstrate and inform interested sectors and the general public about the evolution of an organization's environmental behaviour and the results of pollution control used by the organisation in order to minimise environmental impacts. The information published by the organization must correspond to the reality of the organization and be exact, accurate, validated, verified and clearly reflect the environmental situation of the organization. It must also be confirmable and not give rise to confusion or errors. Lastly, if the Environmental Declaration is corporative then the significant impacts of each associated centre must be clearly established.

CONTENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION (I) EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme CONTENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION (I) A CLEAR AND UNEQUIVOCAL DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRATION OF THE ORGANIZATION IN EMAS SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF THE ORGANISATION BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DESCRIPTION OF SIGNIFICANT DIRECT AND INDIRECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND AN EXPLANATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN RELATION TO DEFINED ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

CONTENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION (II) EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme CONTENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION (II) DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES AND GOALS IN RELATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND IMPACTS SUMMARY OF THE QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION THAT ALLOWS THE EVALUATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE ORGANISATION: ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS. NOISE DISCHARGE OF WASTE WATER CONSUMPTION OF WATER, ENERGY AND NATURAL GAS. CONSUMPTION OF RAW MATERIALS ETC. DEGREE OF COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS VALIDATION OF THE DECLARATION: NAME AND NUMBER OF THE CERTIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL VERIFIER SET TERM UNTIL THE NEXT ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION

NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS INSCRIPTION IN THE EMAS REGISTER EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS FOR ORGANIZATIONS

ACCREDITATION; SUPERVISION AND FUNCTIONS INSCRIPTION IN THE EMAS REGISTER EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ACCREDITATION; SUPERVISION AND FUNCTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL VERIFIERS (I)

ACCREDITATION; SUPERVISION AND FUNCTIONS INSCRIPTION IN THE EMAS REGISTER EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme ACCREDITATION; SUPERVISION AND FUNCTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL VERIFIERS (II)

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL VERIFIERS (I) INSCRIPTION IN THE EMAS REGISTER EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL VERIFIERS (I)

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL VERIFIERS (II) INSCRIPTION IN THE EMAS REGISTER EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL VERIFIERS (II) REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL VERIFIERS SCOPE a) Defined in accordance with the classification of economic activities ( NACE codes)(*) b) The scope is limited to the training of the verifier. ADDITIONAL Necessary training in the areas in which they are accredited. A scope limited to their training.

EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme SUMMARY EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme STAGES FOR PARTICIPATING IN EMAS ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION: THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF ACTIVITIES, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS THAT ARE USED AS THE BASIS FOR THE ESTABLISHING OF THE ORGANISATIONS´S ENVIROMENTAL MANAGEMET SYSTEM. A DOCUMENT THAT ACTS AS AN INTRUMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATION AND DIALOGUE WITH THE PUBLIC AND OTHER PARTIES INTERESTED IN THE ORGANISATION´S ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOUR AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. THIS IS A KEY ASPECT THAT DEFINES THE PRIORITIES AND COMMITMENTS THAT THE ORGANISATION ADOPTS. IT MUST BE PUT INTO WRITING AND ADOPTED AT THE MAXIMUM LEVEL OF MANAGEMENT. CHECKING AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT REVIEW PLANNING

SUPPORT ELEMENTS OF A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUMMARY EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme AVAILABLE RESUOURCES OBJECTIVES TO BE MET HAVING A WORK-GROUP LEVEL OF ORGANISATION RESPONSE CAPABILITIES STAFF TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS ATTITUDE OF STAFF AND DEGREE OF PARTICIPATION POLITICAL WILL OF GENERAL MANAGEMENT DYNAMIC LEADER INFORMATION SUPPORT ELEMENTS OF A MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme SUMMARY EMAS. Eco-Management and Audit Scheme