Nigel Carter EMASEasy TM – a tool for small and micro-businesses to achieve ISO 14001

Nigel Carter

EMASEasyTM

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a tool for small and micro-businesses to achieve ISO 14001

• The author - Heinz-Werner Engel• A background in collective and co-operative

working• SMEs – the problems• Eco-mapping – a visual tool

Low cost Model

‘ISOeasy’ – the basic

Visual

Briefer/easier documentation

Needs all staff involvement

Fits in with company protocols

Leverages existing practice

80% of information is ‘on the spot?

Based on Eco-mapping

2 pages for environmental report

+ 6 easy routines+ 2 page manual

PLAN DO CHECK ACT

EMAS easy = informal to formal

1. locality

2. water

3. soil and storage

4. energy

5. air, odours, litter, noise

6. waste

7. risk

7 environmental themes

Evaluate and actEvaluate and act

Preparation of the Eco-mapEssential material7 site maps on a page of A4 (Google Earth?)Red pens/crayonscamera

What to look for?equipmentbehaviour

How to mark up the maps ?Use hierarchical symbols

When a problem is identified, consider what solution might be possible

Stack monitoring; VOC consumption & storage

Employee PPE; cleanliness; materials handling

Compressor drainage; leak check; monitor

Storage – what?; packaging; flammables?

Urinal/tap leak check; cisterns

Power tools/airlines – leak check

Product storage – open containers; flammables

General materials handling; vehicle exhausts

Heating & lighting – use and appropriateness

Car Body Repair Shop

Waste

Weather map: getting opinions

What do employees think?

Understand awareness and training need

Consider the comments/problems

Is the work force motivated?

Weather map – getting opionons

Office view

Management views

General point of view

waterdustMotivation and availability

of environmental info

ISO 14001, chapitres 4.3.1. et 4.3.2.

Identification of material flows

Measurement of flowsEvaluation of importance

Categorisation of flowsEvaluation of potential

impacts

Incoming Outgoing

EMASEasy has -

• Taken eco-mapping to a more sophisticated level

• Synthesised with ISO 14001/EMAS• Demonstrated the ability to deliver speedier,

potentially more cost-effective certification/verification than traditional approaches

Needs..

• Clusters• Sector specific groups (not mutually dependent)• Consultant costs per company kept low

(Local expertise - Trevor Muddimer and Richard Bromley)

Wins

• More than 50 EU companies certified to ISO 14001 or publishing verified environmental statements

• Audit time is not people dependent –certification in 0.5/1 day

• Audit costs potentially as low as £800-1000• Opportunities for mentoring/auditing within

cluster

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