iso14000-digest Tuesday, November 16 1999 Volume 02 : Number 060
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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 17:56:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (System Admin)"
Subject: re: new pager number for me
Well....
I finally broke down and got a text-based pager for myself.
You'll can either key in a phone number or send an email-to-pager message.
The new number is 1-800-560-2189.
The email address is: 5602189@skytel.com
The old pager number will continue to work for me at least through
December 31st.
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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 10:07:29 -0700
From: Burton Hamner
Subject: New Dow Jones Sustainability Index
sorry for cross postings!
this is a fascinating development. You can view their industry survey
forms that are used to determine how companies are rated on their
"sustainability". Needless to say one is likely to have strong opinions
about what the DJ's consultants think makes a firm sustainable.
Burton
> Thank you for writing to dowjones.com.
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> For more information on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, please
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> http://indexes.dowjones.com/djsgi/
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> If you have additional questions, feel free to contact the Dow Jones
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 02:34:39 PDT
From: "Turlough F. Guerin"
Subject: Certification of one process within a plant
Greetings:
With regards to the ISO 14001, I wanted to know if it was possible to
certify only one part of the process within a plant (not the entire plant).
Very often in a plant, there are two or more processes (e.g. a metal
recycler has the melting operations as well as the rolling operations). The
melting operations as well as the rolling processes are independent of each
other inasmuch as the intermediate product is a tradable commodity. Hence,
the certification of the last processing stage would be the most critical as
the products from this process can then carry the certification mark.
While the above may be the most optimum from a company's view, presumably
there are other items which will need to be addressed, including the
expected influence of the manager and top management for the last process on
the other processes. There would also be some problem in the definition of
boundary limits.
I am interested to know if any company has attempted such a move and the
results.
Thanks for any comments you can provide.
Turlough
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 09:10:23 -0400
From: "Connie G. Ritzert"
Subject: RE: Certification of one process within a plant
ISO 14001 certification applies to an organization, not to a product, and
products are not permitted to carry a certification mark. Although the EMS
must address product environmental aspects, the certification is for the
management system. A unit of an organization may be certified as long as
it has its own structure and management ( i.e., a division of a larger
company). It is possible that a portion of a plant's operations may be
certified to ISO 14001 depending upon the organizational structure, but
this would need to be determined on an individual basis.
Hope this helps.
Connie Ritzert.
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From: Turlough F. Guerin [SMTP:turloughg@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 5:35 AM
To: iso14000@quality.org
Subject: Certification of one process within a plant
Greetings:
With regards to the ISO 14001, I wanted to know if it was possible to
certify only one part of the process within a plant (not the entire plant).
Very often in a plant, there are two or more processes (e.g. a metal
recycler has the melting operations as well as the rolling operations). The
melting operations as well as the rolling processes are independent of each
other inasmuch as the intermediate product is a tradable commodity. Hence,
the certification of the last processing stage would be the most critical
as
the products from this process can then carry the certification mark.
While the above may be the most optimum from a company's view, presumably
there are other items which will need to be addressed, including the
expected influence of the manager and top management for the last process
on
the other processes. There would also be some problem in the definition of
boundary limits.
I am interested to know if any company has attempted such a move and the
results.
Thanks for any comments you can provide.
Turlough
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14 Scotts Road,
Suite 19-07 Far East Plaza
SINGAPORE 228213
Phone: 65-731-4427
Fax: 65-235-3316
Alt. Email: turlough@singnet.com.sg
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 16:19:47 +0200
From: "Prof. Walter Leal Filho"
Subject: New book: Sustainability and University Life
Dear Colleagues,
A new publication titled "Sustainability and University Life" (edited
by Walter Leal Filho, 270pp.
US ISBN 0-8204-4367-0. European ISBN 3-631-35297-2) is now available.
The book has been prepared based on the fact that the international
debate on the merits of introducing sustainable approaches at
universities can be greatly assisted by means of examples illustrating
what can be done and, as importantly, how. There are many higher
education institutions which still see sustainability as "theoretical"
or disconnected to the reality, failing to recognise the institutional
benefits that may be brought about by pursuing sustainable development.
The book "Sustainability and University Life", as the title implies,
tries to show various ways via which sustainability may be brought
closer to a university´s routine. By means of critical analyses, case
studies and examples from North American, European and African
universities, the book not only discusses the problems faced with the
promotion of sustainability at institutional level, but also shows how
sustainability is being put into practice by a number of higher
education institutions. Be it via curriculum greening, networking,
energy-saving projects, awards or via special teaching programmes,
universities may gain a great deal by paying attention to sustainability
and the book leaves no doubt that even the most sceptical institutions
will see advantages in pursuing this path.
Published by Peter Lang Scientific Publishers (New York, Berlin, Bern,
Vienna), as Volume 5 of the "Environmental Education, Communication and
Sustainability Series".
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Sustainability and University Life: some European
Perspectives
Walter Leal Filho
Chapter 2- Critical Dimensions of Sustainablity
In Higher Education
Richard Clougston and Wynn Calder
Chapter 3: Driving Environmental Strategy with Stakeholder Preferences -
A Case Study of the University of Surrey
Andy Davey, Graham Earl and Roland Clift
Chapter 4: Technology and Sustainable Development: Sustainability as a
challenge for engineers
Dr.ir. Karel F. Mulder
Chapter 5: Sustainability Through Incremental Steps? The Case of Campus
Greening at Rensselaer
Steve Breyman
Chapter 6: Managing U.S. Campuses with an Ecological Vision
Alberto Arenas
Chapter 7: Institutional change and leadership in greening the campus
Aaron Allen
Chapter 8: "ECOCAMPUS": a "Practice-What-You-Preach" European
collaboration
J. Roturier, A. de Almeida, E. Apostolidou, D. Berbecaru, J.F. Bonnet,
R. Cazanescu, P. Faucher, S. Gabriel, A. Gula, M. Kwiatkowski, T. Laine,
Th. Lamouche, J. Norgard, Ph. Outrequin
Chapter 9: Institutional Commitment to the Environment and
Sustainability: A Peak of
Excellence at Middlebury College
Nan Jenks-Jay
Chapter 10: University support to local and regional agenda initiatives
for sustainable development
Dr. Andreas Megerle, Heidi Megerle
Chapter 11: Sustainability and Higher Education in Asia-Pacific
Jacob Park and Ted Tschang
Chapter 12: Promoting Environmental Citizenship and Sustainability in
Regional Campuses: Experiences from a Consortium of 15 Colleges and
Universities
Robert S. Whyte
Chapter 13: The Dutch Sustainability Award for Higher Education 1998
Hanno Lans
Chapter 14: Transformation or Irrelevance: The Challenge of Academic
Planning for Environmental Education in the 21st Century
David W. Orr
Chapter 15: Greening Campuses: An overview of student activism and
progressive administration
Scott Cole
Chapter 16: Sustainable agriculture and land management in the liberal
arts: A case study
Eugene B. Bakko
Appendix 1: University and Sustainability: an African perspective
Samson Katikiti
Appendix 2: The Need for Student Inputs: oikos - International Student
Organization for Sustainable Economics and Management
Alexander Barkawi
The book may be ordered from Peter Lang Scientific Publishers´ web
site (www.peterlang.de), via e-mail from peterlang@access.ch, or by
post from:
Peter Lang Scientific Publishers
Jupiter Strasse 15
CH- 3015 Bern
Switzerland
Tel: +41-31-9402-121
Fax: +41-31-9402-131
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 12:37:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (System Admin)"
Subject: iso14000 certifications for ships
Has anyone heard of any ship in the world that has been ISO14000
registered? If so, can you provide me with a website or some other
location I can find documentation on it? The name of the ship(s) would be
especially helpful, too.
Thanks.
Bill
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Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 06:38:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (System Admin)"
Subject: Non-member submission from [Jessica Burpee ] (fwd)
The Directory of Environmental Management Registered Companies is still
at:
http://www.quality.co.uk/quality/ecoregco.htm
Please go there and look.
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Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:15:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jessica Burpee
Subject: looking for info on ISO14000 in food-related industries
To: iso14000@quality.org
Hi Everyone,
Do you know of any food-related business (restaurant, hotel,
food-processor, etc) that is ISO14000-certified or registered, or
considering it?
I am especially interested if there are any airline catering units that
have considered the ISO standards in relation to their waste management,
water use, and energy use - ie. is there a standard for energy used per
meal produced, or water used per unit of dishwashing.
I have contacted ANSI, ISO, and the Standards Council of Canada. The
Globus Registry is still offline today (!)
Any ideas, leads, etc??
Thanks!
Jessica Burpee, in Montreal
burpeej@yahoo.com
514-844-4091
p.s. Did you know that today is International Ozone Day?
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Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 06:34:51 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (System Admin)"
Subject: Non-member submission from [Benton LTjg David ] (fwd)
NOTE: Please respond to the inquirer directly at his email address
(below), as he is not a subscriber to this list. --Bill
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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 13:18:35 -0400 (EDT)
From: Benton LTjg David
To: iso14000@cyberq.quality.org
Subject: ISO 14000
I am an Environmental Health Officer in the United States Navy, stationed at
Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California. In the next year I will be leaving
the military and am interested in working with an Oil & Gas company. I
understand that many companies today are becoming ISO 9000 and ISO 14000
certified.
I am trying to locate any information on classes, workshops or certification
programs that I may attend to learn more about the ISO certification
processes. I have already contacted the National Environmental Health
Association and the only information they had were text books that could be
purchased.
I would be most appreciative if you would provide me with any information
you might have regarding ISO certifications. I would also like information
on how to subscribe to the ISO 14000 discussion group.
Thank you, in advance for your time and assistance.
Sincerely,
Keith
LT(sel) D. Keith Benton, REHS
Environmental Health Officer
1st Marine Division
Comm (760) 725-9880/9882, DSN 365
Fax Comm (760) 725-4182, DSN 365
e-mail BentonD@1mardiv.usmc.mil
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Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 08:48:38 IST
From: "perry davies"
Subject: [none]
How do I log-on to the discussion list?
Perry Davies
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Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 01:23:28 IST
From: "perry davies"
Subject: inquiry
Hi there listers,
Does anyone know of an address for a description of iso 14001 case studies?
Much obliged,
Perry
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 10:47:23 +0200
From: susdev@eurofound.ie
Subject: Sustainable Development ONLINE
Dear Reader,
A new sustainable development website facility has been launched
by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and
Working Conditions (a nonprofit autonomous agency of the
European Union). We invite you to have a look at:
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The Foundation website includes an extensive 'links' listing of over
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Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 18:52:13 +0200
From: "JkBl (Jack Blackmer)"
Subject: ISO 14000 in Agriculture
I am looking for information regarding ISO 14001 EMS implementation in
agriculture. If anyone has any information or examples, please let me know.
Thank you
Jack Blackmer
Environmental Affairs Coordinator
Novo Nordisk BioChem N.A.
jkbl@novo.dk
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Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 10:19:45 -0400
From: "Lisa F. Wilk"
Subject: FYI: New - Another Discussion List
For anyone interested, there is a new free discussion list pertaining to
ISO14000 available at the following web site location
http://www.iso14000.com
The above, is not an Email ListServer like this discussion group so it
doesn't have the advantage of an immediate response like this one sponsored
by Quality organization, but it is another opportunity to post
questions/comments pertaining to the standard and get feedback from others
(or give answers/comments/feedback to others).
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Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:35:31 BST
From: "Paul Segal"
Subject: Help
Is there anyone on this list who could aid me with my quest?
I am a 4th year MEng Civil Engineering with Management student at the
University of Birmingham, England.
I am basing my Management Research project on:
'How to create an Environmental Management System in a construction
company'
I only have one construction firm that presently are willing to help me,
they are creating a combined health and safety and environmental management
system, but are not seeking to obtain any form of official certification.
If there is anyone who can provide me with information on:
1. Web sites that may be of use,
2. Companies that may be willing to attend interviews or provide
information on their approaches,
3. Any Interpretations on the ISO14000 set of standards,
4. Any free or very cheap literature on this subject,
And so on....
I do not mind if it is construction based or not as I am at the initial
stages of research at the moment.
I am sure someone on this list must be able to help me, I am willing to send
in return some feedback on the results of my research.
Paul Segal
Mobile +447957250730
Home +441214720349
103 Teignmouth Road
Selly Oak
Birmingham B29 7AX
ENGLAND
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Date: Sun, 24 Oct 1999 14:10:58 +0100
From: "Matthias Gelber"
Subject: RE: Help
Dear Paul
The construction industry in the UK is working on a guide for EMS
implementation in the constrcution industry. There are already some
construction companies certified to ISO 14001 in the UK and others are
working on it. Some case studies in the guide will reflect that experience.
This project is coordinated by CIRIA, the construction Industry Research
Association and delivered by Stanger Science. I am sitting on the review
pannel of the project and I recommend you to get directly in touch with
Martin Hunt from CIRIA through their WEB site. He might as well be
interested in your work.
In Germany I know as well of a Phd on the subject which has recently been
published (in German).
If you do not make any progress with that route, let me know.
Regards
Matthias Gelber
14000 & ONE Solutions Ltd
PO Box 1005
Stoke on Trent
ST4 2XY
UK
Tel: +4470000 14000
Fax: +4470000 14001
Email: mgelber@ibm.net
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From: owner-iso14000@quality.org [mailto:owner-iso14000@quality.org]On
Behalf Of Paul Segal
Sent: 22 October 1999 12:36
To: iso14000@quality.org
Subject: Help
Is there anyone on this list who could aid me with my quest?
I am a 4th year MEng Civil Engineering with Management student at the
University of Birmingham, England.
I am basing my Management Research project on:
'How to create an Environmental Management System in a construction
company'
I only have one construction firm that presently are willing to help me,
they are creating a combined health and safety and environmental management
system, but are not seeking to obtain any form of official certification.
If there is anyone who can provide me with information on:
1. Web sites that may be of use,
2. Companies that may be willing to attend interviews or provide
information on their approaches,
3. Any Interpretations on the ISO14000 set of standards,
4. Any free or very cheap literature on this subject,
And so on....
I do not mind if it is construction based or not as I am at the initial
stages of research at the moment.
I am sure someone on this list must be able to help me, I am willing to send
in return some feedback on the results of my research.
Paul Segal
Mobile +447957250730
Home +441214720349
103 Teignmouth Road
Selly Oak
Birmingham B29 7AX
ENGLAND
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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:57:07 +0300
From: Angela Boura
Subject: Expanded polystyrene (EPS)
Dear listers,
I am looking for companies that produce expanded polystyrene (EPS)
products (insulating building materials, boxes for packaging, etc.)
in Europe or world who are certified now ISO 14001 or EMAS.
Thank you,
Angeliki Boura
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Angeliki Boura
Dipl. Mech. Eng., MSc in Env. Eng.
Laboratory of Heat Transfer and Environmental Engineering
Aristotle University Thessaloniki
Box 483, 54006 Thessaloniki, GREECE
Tel: +30 31 996048, 996011
Fax: +30 31 996012
URL: http://aix.meng.auth.gr
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Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 15:41:00 -0500
From: John Burke
Subject: internal auditing
I am currently working with a wastewater treatment facility that is
implmenting a ISO 14001 EMS. They are setting up their audting pogram and
are selcting employees that would become the internal audit group.
Questions we have regarding this are:
Typically, how many internal auditors does a facility have based on employee
size?
Are internal auditors required to be trained by certified trainers and if so
what certifiaction is required?
What are the typically costs for having internal auditors trained?
Is there a reference list of organizations that provide this type of
training?
Thanks,
John Burke
NC DPPEA
3 Hillcrest Cr.
Lexington, NC 27292
Phone: 336-249-1480
Fax: 336-238-1211
Email: john_burke@p2pays.org
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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 11:17:42 -0600
From: "Christine Henderson"
Subject: several questions
Hello,
I am taking courses in EMS and ISO 14000 related subjects. Several questions
have come up that could not be answered in class. I was hoping to find out
information from this listserver discussion group. Thank you for any help
you can provide.
Christine
1) Were ther any U.S. or other nation's Environmental Protection Agency (or
equivelant agency) on the technical committee or working groups for the
development of ISO 14000?
2) Were there any environmental oriented government authorized agencies?
3) Is anyone aware of government incentives for companies to implement an
EMS
and become ISO14001 certified? I know the U.S. does not have much to speak
of, but apparently the Chinese government is encouraging certification. Are
there any other countries that are doing likewise?
Christine Henderson
Texas A & M University, Galveston
5007 Ave. U
Galveston, TX 77551
voice (409) 766-3550
Fax (409) 766-3508
e-mail henderso@tamug.tamu.edu
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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 11:47:48 -0700
From: "Greene, Ben"
Subject: RE: several questions
Christine - I am new to this list but have been involved in an ISO
14001 implementation effort for the last several months. Speaking to
question 3, I suggest you will find some suitable "government incentives"
through Executive Orders (EO) that deal with energy conservation, recycling,
greening the government, prevention of smoking near building entrances,
waste prevention, federal acquisition, etc. The executive orders are on the
net in various places, try searching for Executive Order. I haven't seen
any reference in an executive order to ISO 14001, but if you look at this
from another perspective (especially if you are working on a government
facility), the EO's would fall under "Legal and Other Requirements", and
perhaps also under EMP's, targets, and objectives. Therefore the EO's
become part of your EMS. And, if you look at EO 13101 "Greening the
Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition",
there are requirements for "Environmentally Preferable" products or
services. I would think that having an ISO 14001 registration might enable
non-government entities a claim for acquisition services. In my opinion;
any comments?.
Ben Greene
> ----------
> From: Christine Henderson[SMTP:henderso@tamug.tamu.edu]
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 10:17 AM
> To: ISO/listserv
> Subject: several questions
>
> Hello,
>
> I am taking courses in EMS and ISO 14000 related subjects. Several
> questions
> have come up that could not be answered in class. I was hoping to find out
> information from this listserver discussion group. Thank you for any help
> you can provide.
>
> Christine
>
> 1) Were ther any U.S. or other nation's Environmental Protection Agency
> (or
> equivelant agency) on the technical committee or working groups for the
> development of ISO 14000?
>
> 2) Were there any environmental oriented government authorized agencies?
>
> 3) Is anyone aware of government incentives for companies to implement an
> EMS
> and become ISO14001 certified? I know the U.S. does not have much to speak
> of, but apparently the Chinese government is encouraging certification.
> Are
> there any other countries that are doing likewise?
>
>
> Christine Henderson
> Texas A & M University, Galveston
> 5007 Ave. U
> Galveston, TX 77551
> voice (409) 766-3550
> Fax (409) 766-3508
> e-mail henderso@tamug.tamu.edu
>
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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 17:11:56 -0500
From: "David L. Turner"
Subject: list of 14001 certified companies
Does anyone know of a website (or other source of
information) listing the companies with 14001
certification in the US? I had found a site a year or so
ago but it seems to be no longer in operation.
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Sitting quietly, doing nothing.
The grass grows by itself.
Regards,
David Turner
YSI Safety & Environmental Coordinator
1725 Brannum Lane
Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387
Email: DTurner@YSI.com
Phone 1-937-767-1685 ext. 270
Facmetaphor: 1-937-767-9353
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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 23:47:49 +0100
From: "Vianna, Sidney"
Subject: RE: list of 14001 certified companies
Try the database available at www.qualitydigest.com website. Even
though they refer to it as ISO 9000/QS-9000 database, there is
information available for ISO 14000 registrants.
You can also try the www.iso14000.com website.
Thanks and Best Regards
Sidney Vianna
Western District Manager
DNV MSNA - Long Beach, CA
Tel. 562 435-1908
Fax 562 432-3727
Cell 562 618-2718
Pager 888 900-8786
www.dnvcert.com
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From: David L. Turner [SMTP:Dturner@ysi.com]
Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 2:12 PM
To: iso14000@quality.org
Subject: list of 14001 certified companies
Does anyone know of a website (or other source of
information) listing the companies with 14001
certification in the US? I had found a site a year or so
ago but it seems to be no longer in operation.
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Sitting quietly, doing nothing.
The grass grows by itself.
Regards,
David Turner
YSI Safety & Environmental Coordinator
1725 Brannum Lane
Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387
Email: DTurner@YSI.com
Phone 1-937-767-1685 ext. 270
Facmetaphor: 1-937-767-9353
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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 06:20:44 -0600
From: "John Harrington"
Subject: Re: list of 14001 certified companies
We started a list some time ago and offered to maintain it for free if
contributors could be found to notify us of new companies to be listed. That
didn't happen, so it's out of date.
The list still exists at
http://www.mindspring.com/~lbainc/manage.htm#US 14001
The offer still stands, so if members of this list are interested?
Sincerely,
J. Harrington
LBA-webcology
http://www.webcology.com
johnh.lbainc@mindspring.com
- ----- Original Message -----
From: David L. Turner
To:
Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 4:11 PM
Subject: list of 14001 certified companies
> Does anyone know of a website (or other source of
> information) listing the companies with 14001
> certification in the US? I had found a site a year or so
> ago but it seems to be no longer in operation.
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> Sitting quietly, doing nothing.
> The grass grows by itself.
>
> Regards,
>
> David Turner
> YSI Safety & Environmental Coordinator
> 1725 Brannum Lane
> Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387
> Email: DTurner@YSI.com
> Phone 1-937-767-1685 ext. 270
> Facmetaphor: 1-937-767-9353
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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 08:31:37 -0500
From: Hy Braverman
Subject: Re: several questions
Hello Christine Henderson,
Not witstanding the nature of ISO14K or an EMS in your class. You must also ask
the very important question about how key data will be used. Information
management in my opinion is a critical component to any management system,
especially an environmental management one.
As you may be aware, every process involved in any operation has an information
(data creation) component. Therefore included in you search you must include a
question about the amount, type and source and destination of information. Who
will use and interpret and make decision on the nature of the data. Is the data
more or less than expected, does it identify a trend, can it be used to improve
processes, etc.
You must include a question about the information process. IT is a critical
aspect in every process and should be a major component in an environmental
management system for the enterprise.
Hy Braverman
> Hello,
>
> I am taking courses in EMS and ISO 14000 related subjects. Several questions
> have come up that could not be answered in class. I was hoping to find out
> information from this listserver discussion group. Thank you for any help
> you can provide.
>
> Christine
>
> 1) Were ther any U.S. or other nation's Environmental Protection Agency (or
> equivelant agency) on the technical committee or working groups for the
> development of ISO 14000?
>
> 2) Were there any environmental oriented government authorized agencies?
>
> 3) Is anyone aware of government incentives for companies to implement an
> EMS
> and become ISO14001 certified? I know the U.S. does not have much to speak
> of, but apparently the Chinese government is encouraging certification. Are
> there any other countries that are doing likewise?
>
> Christine Henderson
> Texas A & M University, Galveston
> 5007 Ave. U
> Galveston, TX 77551
> voice (409) 766-3550
> Fax (409) 766-3508
> e-mail henderso@tamug.tamu.edu
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Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:31:49 -0500
From: David.Johnson@srs.gov
Subject: Re[2]: several questions
Re: Question 3
this response deals with drivers rather than incentives for ISO 14001
implementation
One of the drivers for ISO 14001 implementation within federal
organizations is Public Law 104-113 (The Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act of 1990-something). It basically says that federal
organizations hafta use NCSs (National Consensus Standards) in their
operations, provided that appropriate standards do exist. ISO 14001 is
THE national consensus standard for environmental management systems
(note the "ANSI" designation on the US edition). The law requires the
agency heads to justify why they are using something other than an NCS
each year.
Prior to this law being enacted, the US Dept. of Energy issued DOE Order
1300.2A, which basically said that DOE operations would use "consensus
technical standards," and that DOE would write its own standards if
appropriate ones weren't there.
Any incentives will most likely come on a state-by-state basis (or maybe
EPA region-by-region). (EPA has said they like ISO 14000, but hasn't
yet said "if you register/implement, then we'll do .)
What we've seen here at Savanah River Site is not so much South Carolina
DHEC giving us something because we're registered; instead, because we
are doing some things well - which happens to bring us into conformance
with the standard - DHEC has been willing to explore some options on
self-monitoring and stuff like that. The benefit comes not so much from
having the piece of paper from a registrar, it comes from having in
place the system and doing the things the standard talks about. DHEC
had already recognized good performance on our part BEFORE we got
registered.
ISO 14000 is still pretty new; as regulators are able to look at the
performance of companies with registered EMSs over time, they'll be able
to develop more confidence in the adequacy of 3rd-party audits and be
more willing to consider other enforcement/inspection options. (This
entire paragraph should be prefaced with "IMHO.")
We are seeing some movement in that direction in South Carolina. We
hope it continues.
RE: Question 1
EPA has been involved with TC 207 from the get-go. Mary McKiel and
others have played some pretty significant roles there. I think EPA
generally takes an interest in any technical standards that bear on
environmental matters (e.g., various ASTM standards, ASQ E-4, etc.).
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT claim to speak for any of the companies or
agencies at the Savannah River Site. The views expressed in this e-mail
are mine alone, and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer,
Westinghouse Savannah River Company, or anybody else.
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
Subject: RE: several questions
Author: bgreene@smtp3.wstf.nasa.gov at Mailhub
Date: 11/15/99 2:47 PM
Christine - I am new to this list but have been involved in an ISO
14001 implementation effort for the last several months. Speaking to
question 3, I suggest you will find some suitable "government incentives"
through Executive Orders (EO) that deal with energy conservation,
recycling, greening the government, prevention of smoking near building
entrances, waste prevention, federal acquisition, etc. The executive
orders are on the net in various places, try searching for Executive Order.
I haven't seen any reference in an executive order to ISO 14001, but if you
look at this from another perspective (especially if you are working on a
government facility), the EO's would fall under "Legal and Other
Requirements", and perhaps also under EMP's, targets, and objectives.
Therefore the EO's become part of your EMS. And, if you look at EO 13101
"Greening the Government Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal
Acquisition", there are requirements for "Environmentally Preferable"
products or services. I would think that having an ISO 14001 registration
might enable non-government entities a claim for acquisition services. In
my opinion; any comments?.
Ben Greene
> ----------
> From: Christine Henderson[SMTP:henderso@tamug.tamu.edu]> To: ISO/listserv
> Subject: several questions
>
> Hello,
>
> I am taking courses in EMS and ISO 14000 related subjects. Several
> questions
> have come up that could not be answered in class. I was hoping to find
out > information from this listserver discussion group. Thank you for any
help > you can provide.
>
> Christine
>
> 1) Were ther any U.S. or other nation's Environmental Protection Agency
> (or
> equivelant agency) on the technical committee or working groups for the >
development of ISO 14000?
>
> 2) Were there any environmental oriented government authorized agencies?
>
> 3) Is anyone aware of government incentives for companies to implement an
> EMS
> and become ISO14001 certified? I know the U.S. does not have much to
speak > of, but apparently the Chinese government is encouraging
certification.
> Are
> there any other countries that are doing likewise?
>
>
> Christine Henderson
> Texas A & M University, Galveston
> 5007 Ave. U
> Galveston, TX 77551
> voice (409) 766-3550
> Fax (409) 766-3508
> e-mail henderso@tamug.tamu.edu
>
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