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NOT MEASUREMENT SENSITIVE DOE G 450.1-2 8-20-04 Implementation Guide for Integrating Environmental Management Systems into Integrated Safety Management Systems [This Guide describes suggested nonmandatory approaches for meeting requirements. Guides are not requirements documents and are not to be construed as requirements in any audit or appraisal for compliance with the parent Policy, Order, Notice, or Manual.] U.S. Department of Energy Washington, D.C. 20585 AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: INITIATED BY: http://www.directives.doe.gov Office of Environment, Safety and Health DOE G 450.1-2 i (and ii) 8-20-04 PREFACE DOE G 450.1-2, Implementation Guide for Integrating Environmental Management Systems into Integrated Safety Management Systems, is the second guidance document in a series of Guides issued to provide suggested approaches for meeting the requirements of DOE O 450.1. DOE O 450.1 requires DOE elements to establish an Environmental Management System (EMS) that is integrated into DOE’s Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS). DOE G 450.1-1, Implementation Guide for Use with DOE O 450.1, Environmental Protection Program, which was issued February 18, 2004, provides an overview of the integration process. DOE G 450.1-2 provides detailed guidance relating to integrating EMSs into a site’s ISMS. Preface DOE G 450.1-2 iii 8-20-04 CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................... ix INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Applicability and Scope ............................................................................................................ 1 Use of Guidance ........................................................................................................................ 1 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER I. PHASE I—PLANNING AND ASPECTS IDENTIFICATION Step 1 Identifying Environmental Aspects ................................................................................. I-1 1.1 TASK 1: Identify and List the Organization’s Activities, Products, and Services and Their Interactions With the Environment (Environmental Aspects) ........................................................................................................................... I-1 1.1.1 Starting Task 1 ................................................................................................................. I-2 1.1.2 Environmental Aspects Identification ............................................................................. I-2 1.1.3 Approaches for Identifying Activities, Products, and Services and their Interactions with the Environment .................................................................................. I-3 1.2 TASK 2: Identify How Each Environmental Aspect Impacts the Environment .................................................................................................................... I-5 1.2.1 Understanding the Aspect Impact Analysis .................................................................... I-5 1.2.2 Approach to Characterizing Environmental Impacts ...................................................... I-7 1.2.3 Documenting Positive Impacts ........................................................................................ I-7 Step 2 Determining Significant Aspects ..................................................................................... I-9 2.1 TASK 3: Identify All Environmental Aspects That Are Regulated, Have Regulatory Implications, or Are Required by DOE Directive ........................................ I-9 2.1.1 Identifying Environmental Aspects with Regulatory Consequences ............................ I-10 2.1.2 Specific Environmental Interactions ............................................................................. I-13 2.1.3 Pollution Prevention ..................................................................................................... I-13 2.1.4 Clean Air Act General Conformity ............................................................................... I-14 2.1.5 Watershed Approach for Surface-Water Protection ...................................................... I-15 2.1.6 Site-Wide Approach for Ground Water Protection ....................................................... I-15 2.1.7 Natural Resources—Biota ............................................................................................. I-16 2.1.8 Wildland Fire Management Program ............................................................................ I-18 2.1.9 Cultural Resources Management Program .................................................................... I-18 2.1.10 Long-Term Stewardship Program ................................................................................. I-18 2.1.11 Preoperational Characterization and Assessment and Effluent and Surveillance Monitoring ................................................................................................ I-19 2.1.12 Environmental Quality Systems .................................................................................... I-21 Contents iv DOE G 450.1-2 8-20-04 CONTENTS (continued) 2.2 TASK 4: Determine Significance Based on Environmental and Organizational Consideration ........................................................................................ I-22 2.2.1 “Significance” in the NEPA and ISMS/EMS Context .................................................. I-23 2.2.2 Criteria for Scoring Likelihood of Occurrence ............................................................. I-23 2.2.3 Criteria for Scoring Environmental Consequences of Impacts ..................................... I-24 2.2.4 Criteria for Scoring Mission Consequences .................................................................. I-25 2.2.5 Determination of Overall Impact Score ........................................................................ I-25 Step 3 Setting Objectives and Targets ...................................................................................... I-29 3.1 TASK 5: Develop Objectives and Targets To Address Significant Aspects .......................................................................................................................... I-29 3.1.1 Defining Objectives and Targets ................................................................................... I-30 3.1.2 Approach to Setting Objectives and Targets ................................................................. I-31 3.2 TASK 6: Formalize Environmental Objectives and Targets And Develop The Environmental Management Plan .......................................................................... I-32 CHAPTER II. PHASE II—IMPLEMENTATION AND OPERATION Step 4 Integrated Safety Management System/Environmental Management System Documentation ...............................................................................................................II-1 4.1 TASK 7: Updating the Integrated Safety Management System/Environmental Management System Description .............................................II-1 4.1.1 Background.....................................................................................................................II-2 4.1.2 Documenting Environmental Management System Elements .......................................II-2 4.2 TASK 8: Developing an Environmental Management System Roadmap ....................II-2 4.2.1 Background.....................................................................................................................II-2 4.2.2 EMS Roadmap Template ...............................................................................................II-3 Step 5 Developing Environmental Management Programs ......................................................II-3 5.1 TASK 9: Create Environmental Management Programs ..............................................II-3 5.1.1 Create Environmental Management Programs ...............................................................II-4 5.2 TASK 10: Document Environmental Management Programs ......................................II-5 5.3 TASK 11: Approve the Environmental Management Programs ...................................II-5 5.3.1 Review and Approval .....................................................................................................II-6 5.3.2 Placement of Completed Environmental Management Program Documents ......................................................................................................................II-6 Contents DOE G 450.1-2 v 8-20-04 CONTENTS (continued) Step 6 Developing Operational Controls ...................................................................................II-6 6.1 TASK 12: Specify Operational Controls .......................................................................II-6 6.1.1 Specifying Operational Controls ....................................................................................II-7 6.2 TASK 13: Approve Operational Controls .....................................................................II-8 6.2.1 Review and Approval .....................................................................................................II-8