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 Standardizing Excellence: Working with Smaller Businesses to Implement Environmental Manag...
(strong impact). Factor � Business benefits of EMSs. � Tax breaks for EMS implementation. � Customer (OEM) EMS purchasing requirements for suppliers. � Insurance benefits for EMSs. � Performance-based regulatory system. � Enforceme...
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(strong impact). Factor � Business benefits of EMSs. � Tax breaks for EMS implementation. � Customer (OEM) EMS purchasing requirements for suppliers. � Insurance benefits for EMSs. � Performance-based regulatory system. � Enforcement policy favorable to EMSs. � EMS requirement for market access. � Demonstration of liability profile reduced by EMSs. � Policies and statutes favoring EMSs. � Consumer/public demand for EMSs. � Recognition programs. � "Polluter Pays" systems. � Bond
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http://www.neefusa.org/pdf/EMSWoskshopReport.pdf#page=10
www.neefusa.org/pdf/EMSWoskshopReport.pdf#page=10
9National Environmental Education & Training Foundation encouraging greater adoption and <span class="highlight">implementation</span> <span class="highlight">of</span> EMS by small businesses and organizations. The following topics provided structure for conversation: � Incentives and barriers to EMS <span class="highlight">implementation</span>; � Tools and techniques for EMS assistance, outreach, and training; and � Provider networks, programs, and resources. The findings <span class="highlight">of</span> the survey along with themes arising from the Washington and San Francisco workshops were used to develop the
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http://www.neefusa.org/pdf/EMSWoskshopReport.pdf#page=13
www.neefusa.org/pdf/EMSWoskshopReport.pdf#page=13
objectives or emphasis <span class="highlight">of</span> an EMS program and its EMS model. Differences in EMS <span class="highlight">implementation</span> guides and materials usually reflect the differences in the objectives <span class="highlight">of</span> the organizations providing the assistance, but not neces- sarily a competing or conflicting EMS model. The basic ele- ments <span class="highlight">of</span> an EMS that stresses pollution prevention versus an EMS focused primarily on compliance should be the same. There also may be a tendency to view an EMS as some- thing static, like a permit, versus a <span class="highlight">dynamic</span> system that con
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http://www.neefusa.org/pdf/EMSWoskshopReport.pdf#page=16
www.neefusa.org/pdf/EMSWoskshopReport.pdf#page=16
� Cost and benefit data <span class="highlight">of</span> EMS <span class="highlight">implementation</span> and operation. � Sector-specific EMS templates, guidance, and tools. � Information on EMS pilot projects and related initiatives. � Federal and state EMS guidance documents. � Information on resources and tools that are useful for EMS assistance. � News on new tools and guidance, state contracts, supplier mandates, and use <span class="highlight">of</span> EMS in enforcement actions. � Contact list for EMS representatives in federal, state, and local agencies. � Links to other EMS
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http://www.neefusa.org/pdf/EMSWoskshopReport.pdf#page=42
www.neefusa.org/pdf/EMSWoskshopReport.pdf#page=42
41National Environmental Education & Training Foundation EMS Assistance Survey Findings Sample size = 45 respondents. Prioritization <span class="highlight">of</span> Actions to Promote and More Effectively Provide EMS Assistance High Priority (3.0—2.5) Medium Priority (2.5—2.0) Low Priority (2.0—1.5) Part V EMS Assistance Survey Action • Support sector-specific EMS <span class="highlight">implementation</span> tools such as environmental aspects lists for industry sectors, model procedures and other documentation templates, and regulatory requirement profiles
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http://www.neefusa.org/pdf/EMSWoskshopReport.pdf#page=43
www.neefusa.org/pdf/EMSWoskshopReport.pdf#page=43
(strong impact). Factor � Business benefits <span class="highlight">of</span> EMSs. � Tax breaks for EMS <span class="highlight">implementation</span>. � Customer (OEM) EMS purchasing requirements for suppliers. � Insurance benefits for EMSs. � Performance-<span class="highlight">based</span> regulatory system. � Enforcement policy favorable to EMSs. � EMS requirement for market access. � Demonstration <span class="highlight">of</span> liability profile reduced by EMSs. � Policies and statutes favoring EMSs. � Consumer/public demand for EMSs. � Recognition programs. � "Polluter Pays" systems. � Bond
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