Environmental Management System Manual - Miami-Dade Portal

Miami-Dade Transit Verification Originator Revised Approved Issued
Metromover Maintenance Facility
EMS Procedure
EP-4.2-1 Environmental Policy
1.0 Purpose
2.0 Scope
Print date:
02/10/2010
Initials Akbar Sharifi, PE
Date 2/10/09 02/10/2010
1.1 The purpose of this procedure is to establish practices related to the development and
implementation of the Environmental Policy for the Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) Metromover
Maintenance Facility.
2.1 This procedure is responsive to element 4.2 Environmental Policy, of the ISO 14001:2004 standard
and covers operations of the MDT’s Metromover Maintenance Facility.
2.2 The Environmental Policy recognizes that all activities, products and services within the defined
scope of the Environmental Management System (EMS) for the MDT’s Metromover Maintenance
Facility may cause impacts to the environment.
2.3 The Environmental Policy defines the environmental commitments of MDT establishes the
framework for setting objectives and targets, and provides guidance for the development,
management and maintenance of the EMS.
3.0 Responsibility
3.1 Senior Management is responsible for:
3.1.1 Approving the Environmental Policy;
3.1.2 Ensuring the Environmental Policy is adhered to during decision-making processes;
3.1.3 Must approve all revisions to the Environmental Policy.
3.2 The EMS Management Representative is responsible for:
3.2.1 Documenting and implementing the Environmental Policy within the MDT’s Metromover
Maintenance Facility
3.2.2 Maintaining meeting minutes to provide objective evidence of the process used to adopt
the Environmental Policy by the MDT’s Metromover Maintenance Facility;
3.2.3 Properly communicating the Environmental Policy to all personnel, including all on-site
contractors and those persons working for or on behalf of the MDT;
3.2.4 Ensuring the necessary information is collected to allow Senior Management to review and
determine the continuing suitability of the Environmental Policy;
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