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Region 5 Facility Environmental Management Policy
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It is EPA Region 5's policy to integrate environmental management into our everyday business activities and operations. We will manage our facilities in a manner that protects the environment, the safety of our employees and public health.
Guided by our policy, we recognize and will exercise our responsibilities to:
- Comply with the letter and spirit of all Federal, State and local environmental laws and regulations.
- Commit to achieving continuous improvement in our environmental management programs.
- Prevent pollution by using alternative measures in our facility.
- Consider environmental factors when making planning, purchasing and operating decisions.
- Conserve energy and resources through continuing to adopt energy efficient practices and recycle whenever possible
- Provide appropriate training and educate employees to be environmentally
responsible on
on the job. - Monitor our environmental performance regularly through evaluations and audits.
- Support the "EPA's Environmental Management System Implementation Policy" signed by Christine Todd Whitman on May 17, 2002 and the environmental goals outlined in the Executive Order 13148, "Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management", April 20, 2000.
- Ensure that our decision and our work as we implement an EMS
are transparent to all our
stakeholders. - Communicate ands reinforce this policy throughout our organization.
Revision History
- Originally written: June 2003
- Author: EMS Team
- Reviewed and Approved: Senior Management
Note: A printed copy of this page is an uncontrolled EMS document. The current version of this document can be found only on the EMS web site.