Environmental Management System Manual - Miami-Dade Portal

Miami-Dade Transit Person Resp. Prepared by Reviewed by Approved by
Metromover Maintenance Facility
EMS Procedure
Akbar Sharifi,
P.E.
Akbar Sharifi,
P.E.
EP 4.5.2-1 Evaluation of Compliance
3.5 The Senior Management is responsible for:
EMS Team
3.5.1 Keeping informed of the Environmental Compliance Evaluation findings and nonconformance’s
and following up on the corrective actions. Senior Management
should be receiving the necessary information and recommendations from the EMS
Management Representative to determine the success of the Environmental
Compliance Evaluation. (Senior Management should be asking the question,
“What can we do to assist and improve the environmental compliance for our
organization?”)
4.0 Definitions
4.1 Refer to 4.1.60 EMS Related Definitions
5.0 Process
5.1 The Environmental Compliance Audit Team Leader must be from a department other than
the one being audited. The Environmental Compliance Audit Team members must have
no responsibility for the area or activity being evaluated.
5.2 The Environmental Compliance Evaluation of MDT Metromover Facility is conducted once
every calendar year. No more than 15 months will elapse between evaluations. To
conduct the evaluation, the Environmental Compliance Audit Team Leader and team
members must do the following:
5.2.1 Establish a process, which includes protocols, for the upcoming year’s evaluation;
5.2.2 Communicate the date(s) of the evaluation to each affected department;
5.2.3 Conduct briefing or opening meeting with facility personnel;
5.2.4 Conduct the evaluation;
5.2.5 During the evaluation also perform a record review of applicable compliance
documents, such as manifests and environmental permits;
5.2.6 Findings that can be immediately corrected should be completed during the
walkthrough and documented on the checklist;
5.2.7 Conduct a debriefing or closing meeting with appropriate facility personnel;
5.2.8 Prepare a report listing the evaluation findings, including a priority for addressing
the issues to proper management personnel. All participants of the evaluation will
follow EP 4.5.3-1 Nonconformity, Corrective and Preventive Action
procedure;
5.2.9 Set a schedule for following up on evaluation findings to ensure their resolution;
5.2.10 Document all evaluation findings either in report form or using the EMS
documentation EP 4.5.2-1FA Self-Audit Environmental Compliance
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