ARS/PWA/NPA

Mini Safety, Health and Environmental

Management Conference “MiniMe”

Co-Sponsor: American Society of Safety Engineers San Antonio, Texas

June 28-31, 2009

House Keeping

Registration & Sign In

Smoking

Building Evacuation

Restrooms

Class Schedule - Breaks

Welcome!

• Introductions

– Name, Location, Position

– Tell us about yourself, time with ARS

– What did you learn this week that’s Newsworthy?

PWA Safety Staff

Alvin Humphrey ASHM

Terry SteeleMaricopa, AZ

Mike LeahyCorvallis, OR

Don WadeParlier, CA

Denis GransberyPullman, WA

Albany, CAContractor

Giovanni BartoliniDavis, CA

NPA Safety Staff

Bonnie King ASHM

Alvin Harding, Jr.Lincoln, NE

JoAnne GresensManhattan, KS

Shanna HenkFt Collins, CO

Jackie CoutureSidney, MT

David AllardGrand Forks, ND

Steve CharltonFargo, ND

Choose a category. You will be given the answer.

You must give the correct question.

EMS JeopardyEMS Jeopardy

100 100 100 100

200 200 200 200

300 300 300 300

400 400 400 400

Policy Planning Implementation Checking & Corrective

Action

Policy 100Policy 100

The person thatsigned the USDA’s

EMS Policy

XXXXXXXXXXXXWho is the

Secretary of Agriculture?XXXXXXXXXXXXX

Policy 200Policy 200

A voluntary standard that specifies global

contents and requirements for an EMS

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

What is ISO 14001?XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Policy 300Policy 300

The document thatrequires

U.S. GovernmentOrganizations to

implement an EMS

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

What is Executive Order13423?

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Policy 400Policy 400

These are the USDA’sfour main commitments

contained in the EMS Policy

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWhat is

•compliance with environmental law, •pollution prevention,

•continual improvement, •cooperation with host nation

agencies? XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Planning 100Planning 100

An environmental aspect that can result in soil and

groundwater contamination

XXXXXXXXXXXWhat is a spill?

XXXXXXXXXXX

Planning 200Planning 200

This environmental aspect can result in the

depletion of forestresources

XXXXXXXXXXXWhat is paper consumption?

XXXXXXXXXXX

Planning 300Planning 300

An activity or part of an activity that may

interact with the environment

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWhat is an environmental

aspect?XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Planning 400Planning 400

This can be a positiveor a negative changeto the environment

XXXXXXXXXXXWhat is an environmental

impact?

XXXXXXXXXXX

Implementation 100Implementation 100

This person is the management

representative for the EMS

Who is the Location Environmental

Management System Coordinator?

Implementation 200Implementation 200

You call this office in case of an

environmental incident

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWhat is the Area Safety, Health & Environmental

Management Office?XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Implementation 300Implementation 300

These are two examples for

environmental records

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWhat are inspection reports and training

certificates?XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Implementation 400Implementation 400

These are two examplesfor environmental

documents

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWhat is a SOP or

environmental policy?XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Checking and Correcting Checking and Correcting 100100

A way to prevent environmental incidents

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWhat is monitoring

environmental relevantactivities?

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Checking and Correcting Checking and Correcting 200200

Assessments checking the Location’s compliance

to ISO 14001

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWhat are EMS audits?

XXXXXXXXXX

Checking and Correcting Checking and Correcting 300300

An assessment regarding compliance

to environmental regulations

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWhat is EPAS?

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Checking and Correcting Checking and Correcting 400400

These are two consequences for not

following environmentallaws and regulations

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

What are (name two):•Inspection Findings

•Notice of Violation (NOV)•Increase of pollution, risk of spills,

and waste generation•Degradation of soil and groundwater

•Depletion of natural resources•Monetary fines?

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Additional Agenda Items