Environmental Management Systems
An environmental management system (EMS) provides the foundation for developing and implementing sound environmental policy and managing environmental aspects. It will at once address your organisational structure, planning activities, environmental responsibilities, procedures, processes and resources.
What we do
Our comprehensive range of services will assist you through every stage of the EMS lifecycle.
Mentoring and development services
Our EMS mentoring process consists of periodic visits to the site from one of our experienced management system consultants. The consultant will meet with the Coordinator and work through one or more stages of development and implementation. Tasks completed during the mentoring process include training delivery, documentation review, management reviews, gap analysis and software implementation.
The Coordinator reports to the mentor using our Mentoring Program Sheet. This documented record of activities prior to the visit, during the visit and prior to the next visit is an extremely effective way of communicating progress to the organisation's management.
Custom tools development
We can tailor management system tools to align with your organisation’s environmental management goals including:
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Software systems (Intelex)
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Risk assessment
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Legal compliance assessment checklists
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Environmental improvement plan templates
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Training development and delivery
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Emergency preparedness and response
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Monitoring and measurement tracking and reporting tools
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Internal audits
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Management reviews and steering committees
Implementation services
The design of your EMS must be followed by implementation. This requires constant effort and often results in a two to three year process which can involve:
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Induction training
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Communication programs
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Risk assessment sessions
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Training programs
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Management reviews and steering committees
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Internal audits
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Designing software applications
Maintenance and support services
We’ll ensure you keep up with the changing world of environmental management by:
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Updating risk registers
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Keeping you updated with legislative changes and compliance trends
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Updating skills
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Facilitating management reviews
Systems integration
An EMS is intrinsically linked to several organisational areas including health and safety, quality, human resources, administration, purchasing, operations and production. We can assist you to realise the benefits of an integrated system through improved efficiency, uniformity and streamlined communication, using specialist software(Intelex) if required.
Certification
This involves independently verifying that your management system meets the criteria specified in the relevant national or international standard. We assist organisations to achieve certification to established standards including AS/NZS ISO 14001:2004.
Who we work with
Graham A Brown & Associates has examined, developed and reviewed many environmental management systems in industries including:
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Mining
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Petroleum
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Power generation
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Commerce
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Not-for-profit
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Manufacturing
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Federal, state and local government