1. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE
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BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE
ISO IMPLEMENTATION

2. THE UPSIDE Awareness of Departmental Environmental Aspects.
Raised Profile of Environmental Issues.
Systematized Approach to Environmental Management.
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3. AWARENESS OF ASPECTS
Managers provided with a worksheet for each of their Environmental Aspects.
Worksheets give specific activities required and why they are required.
Worksheets also list who’s responsible for the activity.
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5. RAISED PROFILE
Bridgestone/Firestone-Wilson’s EMS is integral to its QS-9000 QMS.
Raises Environmental Issues up to the level of quality in management’s perspective.
All EMS Corrective Action Requests (CAR) are equivalent to Serious QMS CAR
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6. SYSTEMIZATION
Setting up EMS requires focus on what is done already, but not analyzed.
Different analyses can reveal issues not previously considered.
Forces an analysis of permits and regulations.
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7. POLLUTION PREVENTION Eliminated a HAP from rubber cement.
Eliminating same HAP from production solvents.
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8. COSTS Consultants at the Corporate Level
Implementation costs minimized because
EMS is in QMS,
Used Std Practices from other co. locations.
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9. COSTS Certification - $10,000 to $ 15,000
Included a pre-certification visit.
Environmental Department time.
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10. SUMMARY Immediate advantages for Company.
Long range advantages for Environmental Department.
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