DOE/ORO/2327 Oak Ridge Reservation Annual Site Environmental ...

Oak Ridge Reservation
Initial validation of BJC’s EMS occurred in December 2005. An internal independent assessment was
performed in September 2007; and an evaluation by an outside party, as required by DOE Order 450.1A,
was conducted in March 2009. BJC formally declared conformance with EMS requirements contained in
DOE Order 450.1A on May 6, 2009.
3.2.3 Environmental Aspects/Impacts
Using a graded approach appropriate for the EMCC, the EMS incorporates these environmental
principles and provides a unified strategy for the management, conservation and protection of natural
resources, the control and attenuation of risks, and the establishment and attainment of all Environmental,
Safety and Health (ES&H) goals. BJC works continuously to improve our EMS in order to reduce the
impact from our activities and the effect they have on the environment (i.e., environmental aspects) and to
communicate and reinforce this policy to our internal and external stakeholders.
At the program/company level, environmental aspects are documented in the Integrated Safety
Management System Description, BJC-GM-1400. These aspects are reviewed at least annually and
updated as necessary. Significant environmental aspects are identified using a systematic process that
considers various risk factors (e.g., regulatory risk, environmental risk, mission impact and probability) in
determining significance. This process is described in Evaluation of BJC Activities and Ranking of
Environmental Aspects/Impacts, EMS-2008-003. BJC’s work activities, services, and products were
initially reviewed to determine the associated environmental aspects and impacts. These activities,
services, and products and the associated environmental aspects and impacts are also reviewed on an
ongoing basis as new work activities are initiated.
Continuous improvement opportunities are identified in a number of ways including, but not limited
to, ongoing independent and management assessments, external DOE assessments, regulatory
inspections, worker feedback, and senior management reviews of BJC’s EMS components. Fig. 3.3
provides a model that illustrates the components and key steps of BJC’s EMS.
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Fig. 3.3. BJC EMS key elements.