Environmental Management Program Tom Hassler 06/2009

Environmental Management Program A highly regulated program – Federal Government – State Government – Local Government – Public/neighborhood norms Purpose of the program – Minimize damage to: The Atmosphere The Ground Surface Water – Make best use of material resources

Environmental Management Program, Cont’d Fulfilling Our Purpose – Follow laws, regulations, and cultural norms – Educate staff and get “buy in” – Search for ways to improve our processes.

History of Environmental Program 1985 Environmental Assessment 1987Cleared land for Accelerator and Halls 1996First Experiment – in Hall C 2004USDOE requires incorporation of ISO (EMS) 2008USDOE O 430.2B – EO – Go Green

Evolution of the Program Chemical and Oil Safety> Permits > Ozone Depleting Substances > ISO > Go Green

ISO ISO establishes the requirements of an Environmental Management System. The result is a set of documents that govern environmental activities within the organization. The EMS is intended to help organizational management know about and control activities that have the potential for environmental harm.

ISO Cont’d In addition EMS helps management find ways to make improvements, such as – Reduce the use of electricity and water – Reduce the use of fossil fuels. – Increase use of renewable sources of energy – Increase recycling – Use less toxic materials

Aspects An “aspect” is a physical process with potential for causing environmental damage. A team canvassed the site in 2005 to identify all such processes. Today, we have 530 aspects, and they are documented in a computer data base. A system was developed to quantify the risk of every aspect. The riskiest aspects are called significant aspects, and we have 92 of them. A recent external auditor thought we had too many significant aspects, and we are revisiting our process for making that determination.