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Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14001 Federal Facilities Council Report No. 138 (1999) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
Pages 1-5

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... International standards covering EMSs provide organizations with the elements of an EMS that can be integrated with other management functions to help them attain environmental and economic goals. ISO 14000 is a family of standards intended to support environmental protection and prevent pollution in balance with socioeconomic needs.
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... The panel featured Sarah Walsh, project manager with the Federal Facilities Enforcement Office, EPA; Larry Stirling, Senior Environmental Protection Specialist, Department of Energy; Rick Drawbaugh, representing DOD; and Robert Stephens, Deputy Director for Science, 2
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... Speakers included John Bridges, Environmental Compliance Coordinator, Capitol Metro Region, U.S. Postal Service; Stephen Evanoff, Manager, External Affairs, Corporate Environment Safety and Health, Lockheed Martin Corporation; Norman Varney, Jr., Associate General Counsel, Lockheed Martin Electronics; and Rick Drawbaugh, Deputy for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health Technology, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Air Force.
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... The CEMP specifically addresses compliance, assurance, and pollution prevention, a distinguishing difference from ISO 14001. Incorporating EMS into Corporate Business Practices As an EMS is integrated into an organization's business decisionmaking processes, it can improve program management and enhance environmental performance.
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... Technical assistance has been provided to a few agency sites and a World Wide Web site has been developed. To shift from environmental compliance to proactive environmental protection and prevention of pollution, organizations must involve all of their employees, build an infrastructure to support them in taking responsibility for the environmental aspects of their jobs, and educate them about environmental issues.
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