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“EMAS registration of the Environmental Department of Viterbo Province (Italy)” Palermo CASE STUDY: “EMAS registration of the Environmental Department of Viterbo Province (Italy)” CITY OF PALERMO
Antonio Mazzon (local project coordinator) Ciro Spataro (technician and case study editor) Phone: +39.091.333304
www.comune.palermo.it http://spazioinwind.libero.it/ambientepalermo/index-energia.html
in collaboration with:
ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF VITERBO PROVINCE
“case study” Dr. A. Pozzi (Environment Department), responsible of EMS Dr. Bertola (Environment Department), collaborator of EMS responsible [email protected] - www.provincia.viterbo.it/ambiente/emas/default.htm
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“EMAS registration of the Environmental Department of Viterbo Province (Italy)”
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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Geography of the territory
Provincial territory Important Lakes of Provincial territory for the Unit’s competences ETIV - EMAS Technical Implementation and Verification 3 3
PROVINCE OF VITERBO: HISTORY & NATURE
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www.provincia.viterbo.it
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The logo of the Unit
Province of Viterbo (Italy) Registered UNIT: Environment Department EMAS registration number: I-000106 December 2000
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everybody tells to respect the environment, who owns this logo produced the evidence. EMAS, public administrations and productive activities can adopt it. Credibility, efficiency and clearness
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E M A S F R A M E W O R K
From policy to EMAS registration implementing the Environmetal Management System All steps necessary to sets up and implement EMAS regulation in public/private organizations
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* EMAS promotin Committee President of Province
THE UNIT STRUCTURE
Environment Sector (Unit) Councillor (AD) High Direction R Representant for the EMS (RAD) Responsible of the EMS (RSGA)
Sector 6- Water protection Responsible Sector 7- Land protection & air
Administrative office Laws reg. Observatory & legal office Env. Info desk
pollution
S e c t o r s
Sector 8 Planning
Administr. Office EMAS Resp. – planning, information and manag. EMAS and LA21 Water protection Serv. Responsible Land protection Serv. Responsible Air Pollution Serv. Responsible Waste management Serv. Responsible Env. Education Serv. Responsible Urban and Land planning Serv. Responsible Env. Protection & Natural Parks Serv. Responsible Energetic resources protection (Law 412/93) Serv. Responsible
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THE GEOGRAPHY AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR THE UNIT ACTIVITIES AND COMPETENCES
• The Tevere river
The Province of Viterbo is divided in 3 important areas for water resource
: • The Hydrographic area including the coastal zone and the lake of Bolsena • The Fiora river.
List of important Protected natural areas:
Natural reserve of Vico lake Natural reserve of Rufeno mountain Suburban Regional park of Martunarum Suburban Regional park of Valle del Treia Natural reserve of animal population of “Saline di Tarquinia” Natural reserve of Selva del Lamone and “Valle del Fiora” The comprensory of Cimini mountains Lake of Bolsena The calanchi of “Civita di Bagnoreggio”
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF THE PROVINCE OF VITERBO
The Province of Viterbo:
60 Municipalities
in a wide area called
TUSCIA Romana
located north of Rome between the Tevere River and the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Province of Viterbo was aware of own competences’ importance and actions on the local territory with regards to env. protection and human safeguard. In respect to this principle the Province intends to carries out actions to improve the Env. performances.
Basic principles of the Env. Policy of Viterbo Province
Citizen consultation to get their approval To elaborate territorial plans identifying measurable objectives and responsibilities To verify the Environmental plan by means of monitoring actions Working to get the right balance between private initiative and social needs Protection of natural resources and energy Using the land in a sustainable way linking economic development and env. compatibility To improve the knowledge of the local environment of the Province of Viterbo To promote possible strategic alternatives in the territory management policy Identifying tools to promote and disseminate the env. education amongst citizens and the EMAS regulation amongst economic actors To comply with relevant environmental legislation.
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THE UNIT ENVIRONMENT POLICY
The Unit identifies and defines the following actions’ principles:
To issue authorizations of Water Safeguard Sector competence to protect water resources of most vulnerable systems.
To improve the activities related to the waste water system control To guarantee active participation to the Institutional Committees of the Area Authorities improving the relationships with Reclamation Association to manage the water works of Region property.
To define, with ARPA (Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Lazio) protocols to foresee, inside own organization, specialized personnel with the aim to manage the analysis of data.
To issue authorization of the Land Protection Sector to protect water regime and stability of lands.
To protect and increase the value of natural issues of the provincial area, in particular forests, helping to build an aware use of the forest land called Parco di Passo Montagna.
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THE UNIT ENVIRONMENT POLICY
The Unit identifies and defines the following actions’ principles (cont):
Optimize the technical-organizative management related to the authorizations for the air emissions.
To prevent pollution from waste management.
To define and apply an authoritative procedure for controlling, monitoring and reclamation of territory regarding the electromagnetic pollution assuring in this way the protection of the human health.
To promote use of renewables and energy saving practices by means of planning tools, incentives and training.
To carry out good preliminary evaluations of environmental impacts before starting new works.
To give wide value to the experience of the Environmental Educational Laboratory, promoting initiatives to guarantee a sustainable development of human activities with the needs of the environment protection.
To examine the possibility to choose eco goods and services supplying with To promote self control procedures for those companies that granted the EMAS or ISO 14001 norm.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
At the beginning of the EMAS process the Env. Review was elaborated in order to know all relevant information concerning the territorial competences and the sphere of the Unit’s activities/services. ….Also to evaluate
direct/indirect environmental aspects
and related effects under normal, extraordinary and emergency conditions. …. to identify all main and secondary critic states.
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a starting point from which to drive the future policy of the Unit
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Identification of Influence level in relationship to the effective
intervention power of the Unit. It can be: LOW: related to those env. aspects for which the influence can be driven by means of awakening activities (waste delivering to recycling points), or by means proposal of voluntary Agreements with local actors.
HIGH: related to those aspects managed by suppliers of goods/services that can be influenced by particular agreements. The influence can be also driven by means of planning tools (regulation of hydro-geologic bonds), authorizations (authorizations to air emission), controls (controls of water discharge in shallow water layers).
The priority class is determined, for the considered aspect/impact, on the base of a score (P): P (priority class) = I (importance level) x G (influence grade).
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
1 st step ……Identification of importance related to the Unit env. aspects (Env. Review) showed in the schedule Phase 1
Analysis of activities Identification of all env. Aspects/impacts
Phase 2
Criteria to define an aspect/impact as significant Identification of env. significative Aspects/impacts
Phase 3
Criteria to evaluate the priority env. Aspects placed in priority classes
2 nd Step …. Identification of main critic states with specification of: Aspect / activity Direct / indirect Nature of the impact
Issuing of authorizations to use water resources Indirect Use of not renewable resources
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DIRECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
Use of paper, electricity, water, combustibles for heating systems, gasoline for car fleets, wastes from Unit’s activity and streets cleaning activity, monitoring activities on the barrages that forms water store .
Production of
paper waste
in 2001: 34% less compared to 2001. Collection of paper by means of specialized enterprises. Other wastes collected are:
hazardous wastes
(copier toner).
Database
of water, gas, methane, diesel, electricity, gasoline consumptions by the Unit is available.
Water consumption
of the Unit: awareness rising actions for the employees. Involved the Building Office of provincial administration in order to optimize the water network maintenance.
Electricity consumption
: records for single employee show decreasing trend after some awareness rising action started in 2000.
Consumption of combustibles
are constant for gasoline cars and decreases for diesel cars. The Unit is working to keep efficient the car fleet and low the combustibles consumptions. Air emission showed positive results concerning the main pollutants.
The Unit offices equipped with
conditioning systems
use Freon gas; this gas is kept under constant control by law.
There are offices with asbestos elements in the Unit building; it was decide to remove them thank to specialized enterprises.
In the Unit building there is a big
diesel tank used for the heating system
; it was planned to control the seal of the tank in order to avoid leakage of diesel into the ground and possible contamination.
Risk Evaluation Study for the
Safety of work places
of the Unit and an Evacuation Plan.
Training programme
carried out in 2002 to give personnel information upon fire-prevention and evacuation systems.
was also Means of transport used by employees to reach the Unit offices and length of the
home-work journeys
and car pooling. 60% of personnel travel by car driving about 30 km and traveling almost alone. That because most of them come from neighboring towns.
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DIRECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
Other example of direct env. aspect… km to reach the Unit office
33,00% 28,00% from 0 to 10 km from 10 to 30 km more than 30 km
home-work journeys of employees
39,00% 6% 13% 16%
Car sharing for home-work journeys
65% lonely travellers with 1 person with 2 persons with more than 2 pers
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INDIRECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
(more important than DIRECT ENV. ASPECTS for the Unit) The Unit focused attention on administrative and planning decisions = capacity to improve the efficiency of administrative system. EMAS PROMOTION
The Unit promotes and disseminates the adoption of EMAS regulation for organizations of provincial territory.
WATER SECTOR
Low availability of data regarding the use of water resources in provincial territory.
Increasing of the abusiveness phenomenon related the use of water and low control of the water derivations.
Water Resources Office is working to conclude opened dossiers for authorizations of water collection, to optimize the management of water resources and keep under control the whole provincial water resources.
Monitoring of river and lake waters Authorizations of urban/industrial water discharge Authorizations to build structures on water courses (pipeline, crossing structures, covering structures) 100 98,3 80 60 40 20 0 1999 89,6 2000 77 65 50 2001 target 2002 target 2003 0 target 2005
The trend of activity carried out to issue authorizations of long-time terms, and related targets, set up on the base of average time needed by Unit personnel to complete a procedural act based on the available resources.
Table showing the acts produced by Water resources office – in % - to conclude dossiers related to authorizations for water use (superficial and underground water) and targets.
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INDIRECT ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
MANAGEMENT OF WASTES:
Collection of recycled wastes
PLANT FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT:
specific competences are: 1) registration of plants for recovering not dangerous wastes thanks to simple procedures (communication dossiers according national legislation); 2) the Provincial Plan for waste management and control activities for waste management plants.
MANAGEMENT OF EXHAUSTED OILS:
Collection of exhausted oils requires the authorization of the Provincial administration
USE OF MUD IN AGRICULTURE:
it is responsible of the authorizations for using muds
CLEANING OF PROVINCIAL STREETS QUALITY OF AIR:
competences consists of authorizations releasing for air emission of productive activities
HYDRO GEOLOGIC BONDS:
release specific prescriptions regarding buildings in those case where it is planned the land moving
USE OF FORESTED AREAS:
authorizations released in the cases of use of forested areas.
THE ENERGY SECTOR
Unit runs many activities regarding the energy
AUDIT OF HEATING SYSTEMS
control conformity of the heating systems with the requirements of technical norms and analysis of emissions according to modalities reported in internal procedures
PROVINCIAL ENERGY PLAN
to improve the process of energy transformation and reduce energy consumption in the provincial territory
SENSITIVENESS, INFORMATION END ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
raising awareness campaigns
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IMPORTANT AUTHORIZATIONS ISSUED BY THE UNIT
Concerning the indirect environmental aspects the Unit authorizations are very important. They are linked with procedures regulated by criteria and time for single issuing. The authorizations are:
IO – S1- 1 Licences issuing for small derivation IO – S1- 2 Licences issuing for yearly water collecting IO – S1- 7 Licences issuing for water discharge IO – S1- 10 Licences issuing for water purposes IO – S3- 1 Management Hydro Geologic bond Office IO – S3-2 Management of forested areas Office IO – S4-1 Management of air pollution IO – S4-3 Authorizations for long-distance electric lines.
The Unit management and issuing of the authorizations is very crucial for the sustainable management of the provincial territory. The Unit has fixed specific times for releasing a certain number of authorizations and every year the targets are verified and revisited by the EMS Responsible.
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THE INFLUENCE OF THE UNIT ON OTHER SECTORS OF THE PROVINCE
The following table shows sample of the work relationships between the Unit and other Sectors of the Province and the Unit influence level.
SECTORS
Budget and economic planning, General Affairs and Legal, Civil Protection, Public Education, School Buildings
MAIN ACTIVITIES -SERVICES
General Affairs (archive management and Record Office, Contracts, Administrative acts and computer system).
Audit Office (accounting and economic management, financial fiscal and property management) Management interests.
Buildings of Legal Affairs, Judicial activities for protection of the Province Legal Consultancy to Municipalities, School
INFLUENCE OF THE UNIT
Drawing of the yearly budget and economic plan. Indication to choose suppliers.
Production of fines and penalties in environmental matters.
Participation to local territorial plans.
Technical advices to Legal Office.
Definition of details for the modernization of Provincial structures.
Support activities to prevent fires in local natural areas of Passo Montagna.
Planning and maintenance of street works, transport.
Maintenance of provincial roads.
Fire prevention Provincial Plan to coordinate local activities.
Maintenance and management of buildings (not schools) of the Province.
Public Transport Service Involvement in the Environmental Energetic Plan to promote use of sustainable sources of energies regarding the urban transport service.
Involvement in the territorial plan elaboration (infrastructures network).
Influence on the decisions related the traffic planning.
S o m e e x a m p l e
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME OF THE UNIT
Env. Policy
Env. Objectives and targets
Env. Significant aspects Register of laws and regulations Audit results
Env. Objectives Schedule showing Unit’s environmental objectives and targets.
Env. Indicators
Env. Targets
Laws necessities Deadlines Env. Targets Env. Programme Best available technology Economic/financial & human needs resources Modalities Responsibilities Human/economic resources Time
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME OF THE UNIT
• • •
During the definition of the Env. Programme the Unit takes into account:
The commitments included in the Env. Policy, to improve the management of territory and the quality, present and future, of the citizens’ life in a sphere of sustainable development.
The significant aspects and impacts emerged by the Env. initial review, starting from those one with high priority.
The point of view of interested actors (according to the subsidiary principle) upon the Unit Env. Programme with particular regards to: 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Local administrations, as Municipality and Mountain Communities; Administration with a basic role for the territory management as the Regional Environmental Protection Agency; The productive activities of the Province, even throughout Associations and their representatives; University of Tuscia and other Cultural and Scientific Associations; Citizens and category of social life of community.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME OF THE UNIT
Example of the framework elaborated by the Unit
OBJECTIVE
:
To improve the knowledge and the quality of air emission coming from industrial activities in the provincial territory Environmental Programme of the UNIT
Objective and targets deriving from general commitments included in the Policy relating also to very critic environmental aspect Targets already got
OBJECTIVE: To improve the knowledge and the quality of air emission coming from industrial activities in the provincial territory TARGETS ACTIONS Resources in €uro 2001 Actions in progress (in %) 2002 2003 2004 2005 Bodies involved in the process Target Responsible To rise the number of enterprises
To conclude the authorization procedures (ex art. 6 e art. 15 DPR 203/88) related new plants or modification of existent ones.
with
To conclude the 5% of the authorization
authorizaion
procedures for actual plants w ith
for air
particular attention to the vulnerability of
emission in
the area and typology of polluting
the provincial
substances
territory. To make more
To revise the expenses necessary to
efficient the
authorizations requests made by
management
eneterprises concerning existing plants (ex art.12 DPR 203/88)
of air emission
To develop a database on the base of
database
similar projects (Emilia Romagna, Lombardia) 15.500
internal human resources internal human resources internal human resources 70% 31.12.2002
100% 31.12.2003
100% 30.09.2002
Industrial Association of Viterbo province Responsible of air emission Service Responsible of air emission Service
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME OF THE UNIT
Environmental Programme of the UNIT
Objective and targets deriving from general commitments included in the Policy relating also to very critic environmental aspect
Targets already got OBJECTIVE: To improve the knowledge of the environment and make efficient the environmental control in the territory Bodies TARGETS ACTIONS Resources in €uro 2001 Actions in progress (in %) 2002 2003 2004 2005 involved in the process
Agreemnet w ith ARPA to identif y methodology and times of actions on committments related the Law 61/94 so to avoid overlapping of competences of
To rise the quality of
Province of Viterbo and ARPA (control of air emission, w astes, electromagnetic pollution, etc.)
env. Control -
To approve f ramew orks w ith ARPA to
define and
identif y the body that w ill w ork in order
actuate a
to release environmental authorizations
m ore
To def ine relationship betw een the Unit
efficient
and competent authorities w orking f or
system to
the releasing of authorizations
colect data in
concerning w ater resources and hidro
the territory
geologic assect To stimulate the local bodies (Autorità di bacino) in order to f ill the gaps in the f ield of w ater resources and hidro geologic assect. That by means of
To m ake the
documented actions of the Unit
state of the art before
To identif y detailed control spots in the issues: air, w ater, earth.
the building
To elaborate temathic papers
of the LATERA
Collaboartion w ith ARPA to def ine an
Central
aggreement f or monitoring activities
Organize the
To def ine an agreement document w ith
inform ation regarding heating system s of
Fire Department and Sanitary Bodies to exchange data and plan on the site visits on the heating sytems
the provincial
To elaborate a databank w ith audits on the f iles provided by Fire Department
territory
and Sanitary Bodies internal resources internal resources 70 % 31.12.2002
100 % 31.12.2003
5.100
70% 31.12.2001
100% 30.06.2002
60% 31.12.2002
80% 31.12.2003
90% 31.12.2004
100% 31.12.2005
ARPA , Autorità di bacino ARPA Fire Deprtment , Sanitary public bodies
Target Responsible
Responsible Sector 6 and 7 Responsible Sector 6 and 7 Responsible Service of Saf eguard of energy resources (Law : DPR 412/93)
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EMS - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: THE CORE OF EMAS REGULATION !
• • • • • • • • • • •
To know what to do and how to do !
The
EMS
is addressed to the accomplishment of the Env. Policy and it also foresees the following actions: Identification of roles and duties, like: The commitment for the Unit’s Political Responsible (Alderman) to supply guidelines and resources The nomination of Direction Delegate (now covered by Services 6,7 & 8) The nomination of an EMS Responsible figure. to identify and evaluate the env. aspects and impacts related to the initial phase of Env. Review that involve the interested parts. to audit the progress of the Env. Programme and its redefinition.
the identification and updating of law regulations related to the Unit activities so to know the comply level.
the definition of criteria to select goods/services’ suppliers which take into account the principles of environmental sustainable behaviours. the management of the documental part of the System and of dossiers.
the management of the external relationships and communication, in particular with citizen by means of the Env. Info Desk and the Unit’s website. the Management of data and monitoring activities so to individuate the Unit’s env. performances.
the individuation and solving of possible Unit environmental not-conformity. Identification of corrective actions and operative aspects of activities related to significative env. aspects.
definition of internal evaluation criteria for the env. compatibility of the single authoritative procedures.
management of monitoring and controlling activities of the territory.
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EMS - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: THE CORE OF EMAS REGULATION !
FACTS FOR AN EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE UNIT:
EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATION ENTERPRISES PARTICIPATION RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIT AND EXTERNAL ACTORS PROMOTING COMMITTEE OBSERVATORY OF MUNICIPALITIES THE EXECUTIVE COMMISSION SPECIFIC AGREEMENTS PROVINCIAL FORUM The efficiency of the EMS is verified by
: 1) a periodic planned Audit carried out by internal or external qualified personnel; 2) Periodic Re-exam of the System and its performances by the Unit Political Responsible (Alderman) so to start improvement strategies.
One more important side of the EMS is to guarantee updated information to citizen.
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EMS - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: INTEGRATED ACTIONS FOR THE EMS IMPLEMENTATION
PROMOTING COMMITTEE
To support the EMAS registration phase an Agreement was signed between the main local administrations and the local organizations involved in the territory in order to create The EMAS Promoting Committee
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a body of technical consultation of the Provincial Administration. Bodies involved are:
National EMAS Committee - ARPA of Lazio Region - Province of Viterbo - Municipality of Viterbo - Chamber of Commerce, Industry Agriculture and Fishery - Observatory of Municipalities of the Viterbo Province - University of Tuscia Credit Institutes - Industry Association of Viterbo Province
.
OBSERVATORY OF MUNICIPALITIES
The Observatory which includes 12 Municipalities of the Province has the main commitment to collect information useful to identify all main problems related to the local environment and to drive specific request based on proposals produced by citizens to the Unit organization. The proposals and advices are collected by Info Desk offices and are used to individuate new objectives to include in the Env. Programme and to facilitate the EMAS dissemination in the local area.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMISSION
The Commission has the main aim to make operative the participation and involvement of interested local actors and guarantees the pursuing of objectives included in the Env. Programme. The body is formed by the same figures who signed the Agreement.
The Commission President is the Unit Delegate (RAD – Referent High Direction) which convokes periodic meetings to discuss: 1) the respect of commitments included in the Env. Policy, 2) the verification of the Env. Programme progresses and the operation of the EMS, 3) the respect of commitments regarding the bodies that signed the Agreements with the Unit, 4) the Observatory’s works execution.
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EMS - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: USEFUL TOOLS
SPECIFIC AGREEMENTS
Every Agreement is made in a way to: To point out the objectives of the Env. Programme that are strictly connected to the body’s competence.
Include commitments statements to pursue the planned objectives for both the Unit and the body who sign up the Agreement.
Identify in a clear way Responsible persons for both the Unit and the body and giving them specific objectives to achieve.
Define all actions (of the Unit and the body) that must be carried out for the achievement of objectives.
Define precise time to accomplish all actions.
Define control systems of the programme execution regarding objectives and responsibilities.
Define modalities to use by Responsible persons to communicate with the Direction High Responsible and Executive Commission.
PROVINCIAL FORUM
The Unit manage and update its website www.provincia.vt.it
. One of the most interesting side of the website is the creation of a public forum which the mediator is the EMS Responsible. In 24 hours he gives answers to all those citizens questions regarding the provincial env. issues.
News regarding training modules, seminars, projects and initiatives related to the env. are reported.
The forum is also a box where to send suggestion regarding the Env. Policy and Programme in order to share as much as possible with citizen the Administration actions.
A monthly exam of the citizens communications in the forum is made. Suggestions will be examined and evaluated, and answers are given back promptly
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EMS - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Procedures and instructions
N ° 16 procedures and n ° 25 operative instructions They are related to the following Activities:
PA 1 PA 2 – PA 3 –
Env. Aspects Legal prescriptions and others Objectives/targets and Programmes
PA 4 – PA 5 – PA 6 –
Training Internal Communication External Communication
PA 7 – PA 8 –
Files Management Goods and services Supplying
PA 9 – PA 10 –
Operative control Emergencies Management
Pa 11-
Surveillance and Measures
PA 12-
No conformity, corrective and prevention actions
PA 13-
Records Managements
PA 14 PA 15 –
Internal Env. Audit Re-examination of Direction
PA 16 –
Involvement of interested parts and Promoting Committee
And elaboration of a manual to explain all employees procedures and operative instructions Land Protection Sector related to hydro geologic bond and interventions on forest areas.
Audits of the Heating systems Administrative functions for protection of air quality.
Management of authorization to build the long distance power line.
Waste management Office.
Water protection Service.
Water analysis made by the Provincial Laboratory, management of the waste produced from laboratory activities. Modality of use for the Unit cars.
Management of the Env. Impact assessment related to regional projects under the competence of the Unit.
Behaviour norms for the Unit personnel and the cleaning personnel in order to minimize water and energy consumption and to promote the recycling of urban wastes (toner, paper).
Management modalities of the administrative procedures for the fines in the area of wastes and water protection.
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EMAS STRUCTURES AND INVOLVED LOCAL ACTORS
Promoting Committee
President of Province and Environment Sector (Unit) Councillor High direction referent (RAD)
Unit organization
EMS Responsible
Specific Agreements External bodies
Executive Commission Env. Policy Env. Programme Municipalities Observatory
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AUDIT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A pre-evaluation inspection visit was carried out by the private Quality Certification Institute “Certiquality” of Milan. It was possible to evaluate the preparation level of personnel of the Unit about the implementation of EMS according the ISO 14001 norm, and evaluate the involvement of the Management office, the documents produced, the EMS knowledge level of personnel and its diffusion and application inside the Unit. The audit work was also helpful: 1) to make sure the Env. Management related activities and results are in harmony with the Env. Programme; 2) to verify the Env. performances of the Unit. It was certainly one of the most important steps made by the Unit because it represented the initial footprints in the long adventure of the EMAS process. It was shown that employees were trained to adopt in the correct manners all EMAS procedures and the work made resulted very sound as the Unit got the registration without any particular problems. Considering the wide competences of the Unit (water, discharges, natural areas management, etc.) it must be said that the experience of Viterbo Provincial Administration represents the first real sound experience of EMAS registration in Italy for pulic administrations. In the audit phase like in the other phases of EMAS the Responsible of EMS was side to side with all personnel of the Unit providing daily technical and logistical support. During a meeting between Palermo ETIV project responsible and Viterbo Env. Unit EMS Responsible (18-19 December 2003) it was practically shown the EMS Responsible work. Evidences of the EMS work was also showed by employees of the Unit which provided information concerning specific procedures adopted by the Unit during daily work.
On 25 may 2002 the Certiquality Institute confirmed the Unit EMS conformity to ISO 14001.
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT OF THE UNIT AND THE EMAS REGISTRATION
Last step of EMAS process was the dissemination of work results.
It was defined an Environmental Statement to show the commitments of the Unit during the EMAS implementation phases. The Statement was approved by the Provincial Council with a deliberation act and then validated, on 24 July 2002, by the Certiquality Institute, environmental verifier body recognized on European level and independent body. The
document was approved by the Ecoaudit-Ecolabel National Committee
– (EMAS Italia) on 26 September 2002 and on 15 October 2002 the President of National EMAS Committee, Mr. Giuseppe Bianchi, officially communicated the
EMAS registration of the Unit giving the number I-000106
for Italy. The registration was transmitted to the European Union for publishing the information in the Official Gazette of European Union.
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SCHOOL OF EMAS CONSULTANTS FOR THE CERAMIC AND FOOD SECTORS
The Provine of Viterbo in collaboration with the Lazio Region set up a national school for EMAS consultant and environmental verifiers with the aim to
train new proessional figures to help Small Enterprises
in many sectors: to comply with the law regulation and other committments required by EMAS regulation to elaborate and put in practise the EMS and internal Audit.
The course was designed for 26 people with degree and specific knowledge of: science and technology of the environment environmental and technical issues related the management of plants environmental legislation environmental management systems methods and procedure of audit technical knowledge of those specific activities to audit.
The certification got with this training scheme can be considered as an easy way to gain - in a second time - the qualification of EMAS Verifier recognized in all European Union territory for SME of 15 employees in the specialization area. This rule come out by a decision of the Ecoaudit-Ecolabel Italian Committee (Reviw n. 3 of 10 Januray 2002).
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SCHOOL OF EMAS CONSULTANTS FOR THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
EMAS consultants for public administrations in the Provincial Territory of Viterbo and Rome
Thanks to a “LIFE” funded Project (with the participation of 7 Municipalities of Viterbo Provincial area and 7 Municiplaities of Roma Provincial area) it was possible to set up a school for EMAS consultants specially designed to drive the public administrations towards the EMAS process.
New professional figures will help the local public institutions to respect all rules of the EMAS regulation, elaborating environmental management systems and carriying out internal audits.
The course, designed for 15 students, focuses attention on: environmental and technical issues related the management of plants environmetal legislations environmental management systems methods and procedure of audit activities and services carried out by local institutions The
students experiment the application of EMAS regulation in these municipalities for 10 days
and they are also driven by a specialized tutor to carry out the Audit activity. At the end of the stage a certification is released to those students that fully pass the final examination.
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BROCHURES TO DISSEMINATE EMAS AMONGST LOCAL ECONOMIC ACTORS AND CITIZENS
Laboratory of Environment Education of the unit: a place where to find useful brochures on the environment protection Manifesto of the EMAS school for environmental consultants and auditors
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THE NATURAL AREA OF PINETA PARCO PASSO MONTAGNA
It is directly managed by the Unit and it is EMAS registered. The Unit promotes the fruition of the area
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BROCHURES TO DISSEMINATE EMAS AMONGST LOCAL ECONOMIC ACTORS AND CITIZENS
Brochure Of Sustainable Development in the Province of Viterbo
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BROCHURES TO DISSEMINATE EMAS AMONGST LOCAL ECONOMIC ACTORS AND CITIZENS
Provincial Energy Plan Of the Province Of Viterbo Brochure of Tourist Area in the Province of Viterbo With The EMAS logo
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BROCHURES TO DISSEMINATE EMAS AMONGST LOCAL ECONOMIC ACTORS AND CITIZENS
Brochure Of historical and natural walks Brochure concerning the Water saving (2003: international year of the water)
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Thanks
A particular thank for the elaboration of the case study is addressed to
Dr. A. Pozzi (Environment Department), responsible of EMS Dr. Bertola (Environment Department), collaborator of EMS responsible [email protected] - www.provincia.viterbo.it/ambiente/emas/default.htm
ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT OF VITERBO PROVINCE
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