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IMPLEMENTATION OF EMAS IN METAL (copper)
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Leonardo da Vinci Programme
ETIV - EMAS Technical Implementation and
Verification
CASE STUDY:
IMPLEMENTATION OF EMAS
IN METAL (copper) MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
Prepared by:
P12: IEM Ltd. Integrated Environmental Management
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IMPLEMENTATION OF EMAS IN METAL (copper)
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This case study was prepared by IEM Ltd Integrated
Environmental Management, in the frame of the Leonardo
da Vinci project “ETIV – EMAS Implementation and
Verification”, aiming to support the EMAS Regulation and to
provide information about its implementation in a metal
(copper) industry and specifically in a copper foundry.
This project has been funded with support from the
European Commission. This publication reflects the views
only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which may be made of the
information contained therein.
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This case study includes
•A description of the basic stages of the production line in
the copper foundry
•A general description of the Environmental Management
System, with implemented details for the environmental
performance of the company
•An indicative timetable for the EMAS implementation
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Environmental Aims:
•Reduction of waste production
•Minimisation of gas, liquid and solid waste emissions
•Minimization of accidents related with production
activities
•Reduction of raw materials, energy and water
consumption
•Implementation of the best available techniques and
integrated pollution control (BAT/IPPC) for human safety
and environmental quality
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Other Aims:
•Reduction of functional cost
•Improvement of the working conditions for the
company’s employees
•Improvement in the market-competition and in
marketing issues
•Improvement of the company’s profile
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EXPECTED RESULTS (1)
• Establishing an integrated environmental pollution
control system
• Reduction of the waste production and the cost for
the waste treatment
• Reduction of raw materials, energy and water
consumption
• Minimization of any factor that can cause accident
and emergency situation
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EXPECTED RESULTS (2)
• Improvement of the hygiene and safety conditions
for the employees
• Improvement of the company’s relations with the
customers and the local community
• Improvement of the public image of the industry
• Improvement in marketing issues
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DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY
The company has more than sixty years experience in the
manufacture of copper and copper alloy products, enjoys a
leading position in the Greek market and a dynamic presence
in international market.
The company invests in modern equipment and know-how,
applies the latest production methods and offers domestic
and international markets high quality products at
competitive prices.
The company’s casting facilities are located 50 kilometers
from Athens in an industrial area.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY
The greatest part of the installations was constructed over
the past five years and the following products are
manufactured there
• Copper billets
• Copper wire
Thanks to the use of natural gas as a source of energy,
gaseous emissions and particles releases into the
environment are at minimum.
At the plant there is a unit for the collection of copper and
copper alloy scrap for recycling
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PROCESS DESCRIPTION
Generally the following routes are taken
1. Billets are mostly made from copper and copper alloys
for the production of tubes or sections and rods.
2. Slabs and cakes are cast from copper and copper
alloys for the production of sheets or strips.
3. Special processes are applied for specific products
from copper and copper alloys: Upcast process for
wires and tubes, horizontal continuous casting for
strip and sections, vertical strip casting and roll
process for fabrication of copper tubes.
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PROCESS DESCRIPTION
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Melting processes (1)
Copper or copper alloys are melted in batches in an electric or
induction furnace. When high melting rates are required
copper is also melted continuously in a shaft furnace. The
fume collection and abatement systems are chosen according
to the raw material and the degree of contamination present.
The gas collected from electric furnaces is cleaned in cyclones
followed by fabric filters. For gas fired shaft furnaces the
control of the burners is a critical factor to minimize the CO
content of the gases emitted. An afterburner followed by heat
recovery systems is in use if the CO content is high enough
(e.g.> 5% CO); fabric filters are also used for de-dusting in
shaft furnaces.
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Melting processes (2)
Copper cathode and copper and alloy scrap is used as
the raw material and is normally stored in open bays so
that the different alloys can be blended to produce the
final alloy. This preblending is an important factor to
reduce the time taken in preparing the melt, which
minimises the energy used and reduces the reliance on
expensive Master Alloys. With induction furnaces scrap is
cut into small sizes to improve melting efficiency and
allow easy deployment of hoods etc.
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Melting processes (3)
Raw materials are also brasses or copper turnings and
borings and in this case are coated with lubricants. Care is
taken to prevent oil leaking from the storage area and
contaminating ground and surface water. Similarly swarf
dryers or other furnaces and solvent or aqueous de-oiling
methods are used to remove lubricants and other organic
contamination.
When brasses or bronzes are melted, zinc is fumed from the
furnace, good control of the temperature can minimise this.
Fume is collected in the gas extraction system and removed
in a fabric filter. The zinc oxide is normally recovered.
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Casting (1)
Normally molten metal (copper) from the furnace or holding
section can be cast continuously or in batches. Continuous
casting uses either vertical or horizontal modes but
discontinuous casting normally uses the vertical mode.
Upcast techniques are also used. Billets and cakes/slabs are
produced and are processed further.
In the case of the production of billets, slabs or cakes, metal
(copper) is melted and passes via a holding furnace into a
vertical billet caster. Sections of billets are sawn off for
further fabrication.
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Casting (2)
Figure: Principle of continuous or semi-continuous casting
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DEVELOPMENT OF E.M.A.S. (1)
The EMAS provides the framework for setting and reviewing
environmental objectives and targets.
The E.M.A.S. is worked out to keep up – to date ensuring
that the system is consistent with the requirements of EMAS
regulation:
- Environmental policy, objective goals and programs
- Administration and personnel
Responsibilities, competence
Communicated to all employees and training
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DEVELOPMENT OF E.M.A.S. (2)
- Environmental Impacts
Evaluation and estimation
Recording impacts
Recording legislation, regulations and other requirements
External communication
- Control of operation
Processes and Directives
Conformation
Corrective action
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DEVELOPMENT OF E.M.A.S. (3)
- Keep records
Documentation updating
File of Environmental Impacts
File of Legislation and directives
- Review of E.M.A.S. - Auditing
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DEVELOPMENT OF E.M.A.S. (4)
Structure and Responsibility:
The environmental responsibilities / competences of the
company’s members not only should be included in the flow
chart, but also in the already existing systems of the company’s
management. At least two or more members of the personnel
should undertake the environmental duties of the company.
Personnel, Communication and Training:
The personnel, including all levels, should be informed for the
importance of conformity to the environmental policy, the
company’s objective aims and the implementation of E.M.A.S.
The methods that are more often used for the training are
seminars, lectures, presentations via video etc.
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DEVELOPMENT OF E.M.A.S. (5)
Communication:
The way of communication is determined as well as the
transfer of the necessary information about company’s
environmental performance to all levels of administration
inside the company and to interested external institutions.
Documentation of Environmental Management:
This step includes collection and classification of the elements
(in written and electronic form) that describe the core
elements of the E.M.A.S, the environmental policy applied,
the roles and the duties of the personnel and the interaction
between the core elements of the system.
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DEVELOPMENT OF E.M.A.S. (6)
Control of Documents:
The documents and the elements that are described to
E.M.A.S. should be reviewed and updated periodically, in
order to be used at any time. The revised documents should
be replaced whenever required.
Control of Operation:
Includes qualitative and quantitative analysis of the activities
that have significant impacts to the environment. The
company should plan these activities according to the initial
plan that has been worked out with the announcement of the
environmental policy.
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DEVELOPMENT OF E.M.A.S. (7)
Preparedness and response in Emergency Situations:
This stage includes the determination of the departments
of productive processes, where probably an accident or a
situation of emergency might happen. Firstly the ways to
prevent such situation are specified and tested wherever
practicable.
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PLANNING AND PREPARATION (1)
The foundry has established and maintains an environmental
management system.
The general manager of the company
organization’s environmental policy which:
has
defined
the
•includes a commitment to development, implementation,
application and continual improvement of the system
•includes a commitment to comply with relevant environmental
legislation and regulations, as well as with other requirements
which the company meets
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PLANNING AND PREPARATION (2)
• defines roles, responsibilities and authorities in order to
facilitate an effective environmental management. The
responsible person for applying the system should be
experienced in the activities of the company and in the
environmental issues
• defines the work team by ensuring that everyone
involved in the audit process (including auditors,
administrators and personnel) understands his or her role
and responsibilities
• provides the framework for setting and reviewing
environmental objectives and targets
• defines the work plan and the timetable
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INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS (1)
An initial estimation of the company’s environmental
performance is taking place, taking into account all the
environmental issues related to the foundry’s activities,
products and services.
The points to be examined are the following:
• identification, control and limitation of the environmental
impacts
• selection, management and saving of energy used
• selection, handling, management and saving of raw
materials
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INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS (2)
• management and saving of water
• reduction, recycling, re-use, handling and disposal of
wastes
• estimation, control and reduction of sound emissions
• selection of BAT in production activities and evaluation
of the existing methods
• designing, packaging, use and handling of products
• environmental records
• prevention of environmental accidents & emergency
situations
• training, awareness and competence of personnel
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STRUCTURE OF EMS (1)
The implementation of an environmental management
system (EMAS) in a metal (copper) manufacturing industry
includes staff – work, planning, responsibilities, practices,
procedures and instructions for the development,
implementation, documentation, review and improvement of
the management system.
The structure of EMAS is based in 4 hierarchical levels having
the environmental policy of the industry on the top.
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STRUCTURE OF EMS (2)
Environmental Policy
1st level
2nd level
3rd level
4th level
Environmental Manual
Procedures
Instructions
Forms
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STRUCTURE OF EMS (3)
The Environmental Manual includes the environmental policy
of the industry and describes briefly the procedures of EMAS.
The Procedures are based on the requirements of EMAS 2001
regulation and adapted to the needs of a metal (copper)
manufacturing industry.
The Instructions particularize, whenever needed, the actions
to be taken by the operators of EMAS.
The Forms are standard documents (tables) that have to be
periodically completed by industry’s personnel in order to be
able to review the environmental policy and performance of the
industry.
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STRUCTURE OF EMS (4)
A list of all Foundry’s existing Procedures
P-01
General Requirements
P-02
Environmental Policy
P-03.1
Environmental Aspects
P-03.2
Legal and other Requirements
P-03.3
Objectives and Targets
P-03.4
Environmental Management Program
P-04.1
Structure and Responsibility
P-04.2
Training, awareness and competence
P-04.3
Communication
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STRUCTURE OF EMS (5)
P-04.4
EMS Documentation
P-04.5
Documentation Control
P-04.6
Operational Control
P-04.7
Emergency Preparedness and Response
P-05.1
Monitoring and measurement
P-05.2
Non conformance and corrective and preventive
action
P-05.3
Records
P-05.4
Environmental Management System Audit
P-06
Management Review
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (1)
The environmental policy should
be documented, implemented,
maintained, communicated to
personnel and available to public.
In this stage the objectives and
the actions to be taken for
achieving them are determined.
Figure: Foundry’s Environmental Policy
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (2)
The environmental policy should be based on:
• compliance with legislation requirements
• improvement of environmental performance with the
application of economically viable BAT
• employees’ awareness of their competence at each
relevant function and level within the company.
• estimation of environmental impacts from any process,
activity, product or method.
• estimation and valuation of the environmental impacts
from all running activities in the local surroundings.
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (3)
• application of all necessary measures to prevent
pollution, to minimise pollutants’ emissions and waste,
and to save resources.
• determination and application of the actions to be taken in
order to comply with the environmental policy, of
the measurements and trials whenever required, of the
methods to keep the relative records informed.
• evaluation and readjustment (e.g. maintenance) of
the activities that have significant environmental impacts.
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (4)
• collaboration with the relative authorities, in order to
determine and readjust the emergency processes for the
minimization of the impacts caused by accidental waste
emissions.
• informing the public with the necessary information
about the company’s environmental performance by open
discussions.
• keeping informed the customers with the relative to
environmental impacts directives for handling, use and
disposal of the company’s products.
• keeping informed the constructors with the company’s
activities and relative environmental policy
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS (1)
The foundry has developed and established the
Procedure P-03.1 for the identification of the
environmental aspects and the evaluation of the most
significant ones.
It is assured that every time that a new activity is introduced
or an existing is modified, then the list of environmental
aspects is revised.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS (2)
COMPLETED BY
Env. Manager
DATE
20/5/2003
SOLID WASTES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ASPECTS
•PHASE OF PRODUCTION LINE
CURRENT
SITUATION
Steel lags
Storage area
Production line
Skimming
Production line (furnaces)
Selling
Copper oxides
Production line
Selling
Brass Powder
Production line (furnaces)
Selling
Copper scale
Production line
Selling
Coal Powder
Production line
Selling
Plastic leaves
Production line
Paper Board
Production line
Zinc Powder
Production line
Selling as Iron
Scrap
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS (3)
LIQUID WASTES
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT ACTIVITY
Used oil emulsions
Production line
Bleed
Production line
Water
Water Softening
CURRENT SITUATION
EMISSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT ACTIVITY
CURRENT SITUATION
Natural gas emissions
Production line
To environment
Lubricant emissions
Production line
To environment
Alcohol emission
Production line
To environment
Water vapor
Production line
Furnaces emissions
(Besides Natural Gas)
Production line
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS (4)
WATER
ENVIRONMENTAL
ASPECT
Water consumption
CURRENT SITUATION
ACTIVITY
Production line
Offices
ENERGY
ENVIRONMENTAL
ASPECT
Fuel consumption
CURRENT SITUATION
ACTIVITY
Production line
Natural gas consumption
Energy consumption Production line
Energy consumption meters
NOISE
ENVIRONMENTAL
ASPECT
Noise
ACTIVITY
CURRENT SITUATION
Production line
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS (5)
ENVIRONMENTAL
ASPECT
YES
SUBSCRIPTION
TO LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS
NO
YES
SOCIAL CONCERN
NO
YES
PAST
INCIDENTS
NO
GREATER
When the list of the
Foundry
environmental
aspects has been
made, then by using
this methodology,
the most significant
ones are determined.
AFFECTED
AREA
LOCAL
IMMEDIATENESS
TO CAUSE IMPACTS
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS (6)
GREATER
AFFECTED
AREA
LOCAL
LONG TIME
IMMEDIATENESS
TO CAUSE IMPACTS
SHORT TIME
SHORT TIME EXPOSURE
IMMEDIATENESS
OF IMPACTS
LONG TIME EXPOSURE
YES
LACK OF
DATA
NO
YES
ENVIRONMENTAL
COUNCIL DECISION
NO
YES
SIGNIFICANT
BATNEC
EXISTENCE
NO
NON
SIGNIFICANT
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS (7)
COMPLETED BY
Env. Manager
DATE
13/6/2003
SOLID WASTES
Α/Α
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT
1
Brass powder
2
Zinc Powder
3
Copper Skimming
COMMENTS
LIQUID WASTES
Α/Α
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT
4
Used oil emulsion
COMMENTS
EMISSIONS
Α/Α
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT
COMMENTS
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LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (1)
The organization has established and maintains a procedure
(P-03.2) to identify and have access to legal and other
requirements to which the organization meets, that are
applicable to the environmental aspects of its activities,
products or services.
This stage includes:
• determination of the informing legislation sources that
should be kept up-to date
• collection and valuation of the existing legislation frame in
regard to the activities of the industry
• record environmental regulations list including their
requirements
• definition of conformation acts if required
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LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (2)
The environmental manager is responsible to complete
and update the legislation form in regular basis (yearly
and whenever there is any new publication or replacement
of the relevant regulations, and change of any industry’s
activity).
In the next table a list of the most important national
environmental legislation is shown.
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LEGAL REQUIREMENTS (3)
Α/Α
NATIONAL LEGISLATION
ISSUES
1
KYA 19640/79
Wastewater rejection
2
ΠΔ 1180/81
Industrial matters and environmental
protection
3
Ν 1650
modified by N. 3010/2000
Environmental protection
4
ΠΥΣ 99/87
Air Quality
5
ΠΥΣ 25/88
Air Quality
6
ΠΔ 85/91
Noise
7
ΚΥΑ 378/94
Classification of substances
8
ΚΥΑ 69728/824/96
Solid wastes management
9
Π.Δ 82/2004
Used oil management
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OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS
The procedure P-03.3 has been established and maintained,
for the determination, documentation and the reviewing of
the Foundry’s Objectives and Targets. The Environmental
Council has the responsibility to set the objectives and targets
in accordance with certain criteria.
The objectives and targets should be specific and related to
the significant environmental aspects. When it is possible,
they should be measurable.
For every objective and target, an environmental
management program is determined.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (1)
The Foundry’s Environmental Management Program
is based on the determination of objectives and
targets and includes the measures that need to be taken,
in order to improve the company’s environmental
performance.
The data used for the constitution of the Environmental
Program are the results from the initial environmental
analysis and the determination of the acts to be taken to
improve the environmental behavior.
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (2)
 Covers all activities / processes relative to the
environmental analysis.
 Determines objectives and targets for the improvement of
the environmental system.
 Determines the procedure to achieve the objective goals
(e.g. measures)
 Entrust duties / responsibilities for the achievement of the
objective goals.
 Determines timetable for each objective goal.
• Is revised regularly.
• Is recorded.
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STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITY
Environmental &
Figure: Foundry’s Organization Chart
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COMMUNICATION
With the P-04.3 Procedure of the Foundry’s Environmental
System there has been an establishment and maintenance
of an internal communication system amongst the
different levels and different operational groups of the
company, as well as of an external communication system
with interested parties.
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EMS DOCUMENTATION AND DOCUMENTATION CONTROL
The documents of the Foundry’s Environmental Management
System are controlled according to Procedure P-04.5 so as to
assure that:
• All documents in use are stamped as “Controlled Copy”
• Superseded documents are removed from all places that
have been placed or used
• All documents are clear to read and have a date of issue or
revision.
The Environmental Manager keeps a list of distribution,
which he uses for the withdrawal of the superseded issues
and their replacement by the revised ones.
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NON CONFORMANCE AND CORRECTIVE
AND PREVENTIVE ACTIONS
In the P-05.2 Procedure of the Foundry’s Environmental
System “Non Conformance and Corrective and Preventive
Actions” the methodology for the reaction to nonconformances that appear from internal audits is
described.
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REALIZATION OF INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL
AUDITING (1)
The Internal Environmental Auditing is taking place after the
development of E.M.A.S. so as to ensure that E.M.A.S is
active, effective and is applied in daily basis.
It constitutes a systematic auditing of E.M.A.S, where the
following are checked:
- if the E.M.A.S is applied according to its initial development
- if the E.M.A.S is applied in practice
The inner environmental auditing should be:
Systematic and periodical
Objective
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REALIZATION OF INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL
AUDITING (2)
In addition, it should also evaluate the company’s
environmental performance, the E.M.A.S and the
activities aiming at the environmental protection. It should
also include the actions that took place in order to ensure
that the audit objectives are followed up.
The audit cycle is less than 3 years. It isn’t necessary for all
areas / activities of the E.M.A.S of a company to be checked
at the same time or with the same frequency, but they should
be examined at least once every 3 years.
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REALIZATION OF INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL
AUDITING (3)
The inner environmental auditing is designed and takes place in
response to the requirements of the regulation and covers the
following areas:
• Objectives and targets
• Extent (covered individual sectors, activities to be controlled,
and models of environmental records that are taken into
consideration, covered control period).
• Organization procedures and operation mechanisms.
• Control activities
• Documentation of audit results
• Corrective action plan
• Auditing frequency
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MANAGEMENT REVIEW (1)
This Procedure (P-06) defines that at least once a year an
Environmental Council’s meeting is held where the following
are discussed:
•The results from the internal audits
•The achievement of the company’s objectives and targets
•Complaints from interested parties
•Environmental impacts from emergencies
•The results of the environmental management program
All the above are documented in the Form of the
Environmental Management Review and are kept in the
Environmental File of the Foundry, with care of the
Environmental Manager.
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MANAGEMENT REVIEW (2)
Period from ……... to ………
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Place:
Date:
Time:
PARTICIPANTS:
TITLE
NAME
SIGNATURE
General Manager
Technical Manager
Plant Manager
Environmental & Quality Assurance Manager
Health & Safety Manager
1) Agenda
Environmental
Management
Review Form
a. Internal Audits
b. External Audits
c. Complaints
d. Emergencies
e.Environmental Aspects
f. Environmental Management Program
g. Preventive/ Corrective Actions
h. Other topics
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ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT (1)
The Environmental Statement constitutes the environmental
report of E.M.A.S. and is the way to announce information
to public about the environmental performance of the
company.
The environmental statement is compiled afterwards the
completion of each auditing cycle (at least 3 years). A
simplified and briefly environmental statement is compiled
annually that includes important changes and synopsis of
numerical data regarding related environmental actions.
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ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT (2)
The Environmental Statement includes:
• Description of the company’s’ activities
• Evaluation of all the important environmental aspects that
are related to the particular activities.
• Synopsis of numerical data about pollutants emissions,
waste production, raw material, energy and water
consumption, noise level and other important environmental
aspects depending on company’s activities.
• Other factors that concern the environmental performance.
• Presentation of the policy, program and system of the
environmental management system of the company.
• The deadline for the submission of the next statement.
• The name of the Accredited Environmental Inspector.
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RATIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
After the environmental management system is applied
successfully, external verifier institution (Accredited
Environmental Inspector) examines if the implementation of
E.M.A.S. and the Environmental Statement comply with the
Regulation of E.M.A.S. and ratifies the environmental
statement.
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REGISTRATION OF COMPANY IN EMAS
The company sends the ratified environmental statement
to the relevant governmental institution and submits
application in order to be registered in E.M.A.S.
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TIMETABLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EMAS (1)
No.
ACTIVITY
DESCRIPTION
DURATION
(months)
1.
PLANNING &
PREPARATION
commitment of administration for the implementation
and continual improvement of the system
definition of work team & work plan
01-01
2.
INITIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
ANALYSIS
record existing production & environmental issues
identification of environmental impacts & the existing
reduction methods
definition of future objectives for every impact
01-04
3.
LEGAL
REQUIREMENTS
identification & documentation of legislation frame of the
industry
definition of conformation acts if required
04-05
4.
DEVELOPMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
POLICY
definition of environmental policy of the industry &
commitment for continuous improvement
determination of objectives and targets
05-07
5.
DEVELOPMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROGRAM
determination of the ways & measures to improve
environmental performance & achieve goals
definition of responsibilities
07-07
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TIMETABLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EMAS (2)
No.
ACTIVITY
DESCRIPTION
DURATION
(months)
6.
DEVELOPMENT
OF E.M.A.S
EMAS focuses on:
• environmental policy / objectives / programs
• environmental Impacts
• control of operation
• keep records
• review of EMAS – Auditing
07-14
7.
REALISATION OF
INTERNAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
INSPECTION
Internal Environmental inspection is taking place to ensure
that EMAS is active / effective / daily applied :
• systematic & periodical
• objective and recorded
14-15
8.
ENVIRONMENTAL
STATEMENT
Compile environmental report of EMAS that announce
information to public about company’s environmental
performance
15-16
9.
RATIFICATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
STATEMENT
Accredited Environmental Inspector examines the comply
of EMAS implementation and statement with Regulation &
ratifies the statement
16-17
10.
REGISTRATION OF
COMPANY IN EMAS
The company sends the ratified statement to the relevant
governmental institution for EMAS registration
17-18
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CONCLUSIONS
As environmental issues become more complex and numerous,
they need to be managed in different ways. A systematic
approach is vital. The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
(EMAS) is a voluntary scheme designed for companies and
other organisations that are willing to commit themselves to
evaluate, manage and improve their environmental
performance.
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BENEFITS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EMAS (1)
There are many benefits for organisations participating in
EMAS. Here are some examples from the implementation of
EMAS in the Copper Foundry:
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Quality environmental management
Guarantee of full compliance with environmental legislation
Reduced risk of fines related to environmental legislation
Independently validated environmental information
Environmental risk management
Resource savings and lower costs
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BENEFITS FROM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EMAS (2)
• Increased business opportunities in markets where green
production processes are important
• Better relations with customers, the local and wider
community, and regulators
• Improved workplace environment
• Enhanced employee morale
• Greater team-building capacity
• Use of the EMAS Logo as a marketing tool
• Added credibility
• New business opportunities
• Improved image and confidence
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EMPLOYEE’S PARTICIPATION (1)
The key to a successful implementation of the Environmental
Management System is the employee’s participation.
Involvement of all in the environmental work is a chance
and an opportunity to work in a more effective way and is
the prerequisite for success. The active involvement of
employees in the process of continual improvement of the
organisations’ environmental performance should not be
seen as a burden.
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EMPLOYEE’S PARTICIPATION (2)
The work with the environmental issues must be
continuous. Without the active involvement and
participation of everybody (management and employees) in
an organisation this will not happen.
To have everyone in the organisation involved in the work
is also the right way to keep a management system
alive and fresh. Experience has shown that management
systems that do not actively involve everyone tend to
become bureaucratic and do not function well.
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EMPLOYEE’S PARTICIPATION (3)
It is important to make the employees see the
environmental work, not as a threat but as an opportunity
to, among other things, improve working conditions and
create pride for working in an environmentally good
organisation.
Experience from the implementation of EMAS in the Foundry,
has shown that when all employees are continuously and
actively involved, and in particular when their representatives
are taking an active part in the work, the outcome is better.
Experience has also shown that the fatigue that can occur
after a period of work with systems like EMAS can be avoided
by the active involvement of employees.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION
Melting
Phases of production line
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION
Rolling (1)
Phases of production line
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PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION
Rolling (2)
Phases of production line
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Initial diffusion in IEM’s website ( http://www.iem.gr/EN_ETIV.htm )
Presentation of the ETIV programme and part of the proposed by IEM Case Study
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