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Operating Procedures of the Region 7 EMS

An organization must develop written procedures to provide instructions for specific activities, and to ensure they are clear to everyone involved and followed in a consistent, repeatable manner.

Region 7 has developed a number of EMS operating procedures (OPs) to instruct our employees on how to complete and maintain the various components of our EMS. These OPs, some of which are joint EMS / Safety and Health Management Systems (SHEMS) procedures are available on these Web pages that discuss each relevant component. Links to each procedure document are also available below. If you have additional questions about the Region 7 EMS operating procedures, please use the Contact Us link to send us a message.

List of Region 7 EMS/SHEMS Operating Procedures

  • Significant Environmental Aspects
  • Document Control and Records Management
  • Compliance Obligations (or Legal and Other Requirements)
  • Objectives, Targets and Management Programs
  • EMS Awareness and Competence Training
  • Internal and External Communication
  • Operational Controls
  • EMS Monitoring and Measurement
  • Corrective and Preventive Actions
  • Compliance Assessments and Internal EMS Conformance Audits

Visit the Region 7 EMS home page to review all of its components.

Environmental Management Systems

  • Basics of an EMS
    • What is an EMS?
    • Costs and Benefits
    • EMS Under ISO 14001
    • EMS Resources
  • Develop an EMS
    • Plan — Initial Development of an EMS
    • Do — Implementing an EMS
    • Check — Evaluating Parts of an EMS
    • Act — Fixing and Improving an EMS
  • EMS at EPA Facilities
    • EPA's Commitment to EMS
    • Headquarters and Special Program Laboratories
    • Regional Offices and Laboratories
Contact Us About Environmental Management Systems
Contact Us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
Last updated on November 2, 2024
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