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An Integrated Management ApproachThe CECONY Environmental Management System (EMS) frames the process for developing,implementing, and documenting the environmental mission in all company businessand operating groups.The EMS elements specify how we maintain procedures and provide employee training.They define the auditing, monitoring, and review processes that drive continuing gains inperformance. The system serves as the blueprint for advancing the identification, analysis,and management of environmental aspects to facilitate planning and improvement efforts.It also optimizes the management of natural resources through improved waste management,recycling, and energy conservation.The company’s Safety Management System (SMS) serves the same function with respectto health and safety, and it is described fully in the Improving Safety Performance portionof this report.The company received formal corporate-wide certification for the EMS under the ISO14001 Standard from the International Organization for Standardization in 2001. Recertificationwas received early in 2005. Ongoing compliance audits by independent auditorsconfirm that Con Edison has comprehensive environmental management protocols inplace and that they are being properly implemented.The company has been refining its approach to environmental management for more thana decade. Ongoing situation analysis and improvements are achieved through systematicself-assessments by each department, along with formal EH&S audits performed by theAuditing department. Building and applying the EMS is everyone’s responsibility. Moreover,there are more than 300 employees throughout the company assigned full time to environment,health, and safety.The company has instituted a Validation and Improvement Process (VIP), which allows usto conduct a structured series of organizational self-assessments and evaluations of EMS elementimplementation. Participants in the process include EH&S managers, line managers,supervisors, and field employees. The findings of these self-assessments are used to developspecific enhancements for planning, methods, and procedures that improve EMS programimplementation. As a result, the EMS remains dynamic and is adapted to new challengeswhile serving its core function as the foundation for maintaining our commitment to excellencein environmental stewardship.EnvironmentalPolicyDynamics of an EnvironmentalManagement SystemThe CECONY environmental managementsystem provides the framework forplanning, organizing, implementing, andmonitoring our environmental program.ManagementReviewManagementReviewPlanningChecking/Corrective ActionImplementation10 Environment, Health and Safety Annual Report
GovernanceCon Edison has an Environmental Quality Review Board (EQRB) comprising two outsideenvironmental attorneys as well as a retired Sloan Business School professor, whosespecialty is organizational dynamics. This EQRB reports directly to the CEO, advises theEH&S Committee of our Board of Directors, and also serves on Con Edison’s Environmentand Safety Committee made up of senior company officers. The Environment and SafetyCommittee meets monthly to track the company’s EH&S performance and direct actionsfor continuing performance improvement.State-regulated OpacityExceedences Subject toPenalties42 232Measuring ProgressIn this section, a selection of indicators that charts Con Edison’s efforts in certain key environmentalinitiatives during 2005 is coupled with data from recent years to produce ananalytical snapshot of five-year trends in the company’s performance.20012002200320042005State-regulated Opacity Exceedances Subject to PenalitiesLike other utilities in New York State, Con Edison signed an order of consent with the NewYork State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) that includes detailedreporting of opacity (smoke) events and an opacity reduction program. Six-minute opacityexceedances are subject to stipulated penalties for events not attributable to equipmentmalfunctions or boiler start-up and shutdown. During 2005, Con Edison experienced twoopacity exceedances.As part of the company’s opacity reduction effort, all incidents are documented in e2MIS.Incidents are singled out for review and discussion by operations, technical, and maintenancemanagers, as well as station managers. Occurences are investigated in detail todetermine their root cause and to develop corrective measures for reducing opacity events.Since equipment problems are the most common cause of opacity incidents, Con Edisonconducts a regular cycle of preventive maintenance.Toxic Release Inventory(lbs.)35,31529,79537,27525,90832,821Toxic Release Inventory20012002200320042005The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) is a regulatory program administered by the UnitedStates Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Toxic chemical release inventory data arereported to the EPA annually for specifically listed substances that are manufactured, processed,or otherwise used in a facility’s operations.Beginning in 1998, utilities became subject to federal requirements for TRI reporting.The substances covered by these reporting requirements are generally associated with thecombustion of fuel, so weather can influence the totals. For example, more fuel is burnedto supply steam for heating during very cold winters, whereas less fuel is needed whenwinters are mild. These reports are due on July 1 of each year for the previous year. Thedata presented here show the amounts Con Edison reported in the interval from 2001through 2005.Environment, Health and Safety Annual Report 11
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