Defining Your Fenceline: How Big is My EMS? EPA Regions 9 & 10 and The Federal Network for Sustainability
2 Objectives After this discussion, you should be able to: Describe the purpose of an EMS “fenceline” Define activities, products, and services
3 Overview EMS Fenceline Activities, Products, and Services Organizational Charts Other Stakeholders
4 EMS Fenceline Define the scope of your EMS –Physical boundaries of facility –Incorporation of other management systems –Mission of facility –Organizations involved
5 Physical Boundaries of Facility Contiguous area Geographically separate areas Participation of tenants Encroachment Community participation
6 Other Management Systems Safety Occupational Health Risk Quality Government Performance and Results Act
7 Activities, Products, and Services Core mission of facility Visitor and personnel support –Housing –Food service –Recreation Facilities Management/Engineering –Facility maintenance –Utilities
8 Organizational Charts Include all organizations associated with activities, products, and services –Computer example Define the EMS according to responsibility and accountability Is the EMS large enough to include process owners and those with authority to improve processes?
9 Other Stakeholders Tenants and other agencies Suppliers Contractors and Grantees (Senior Environmental Employees) –On-site –Off-site Public Visitors Local community
10 Summary A fenceline defines the scope and size of your EMS Gap analysis helps create a list of actions for the EMS team