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Engaging Contractors in the Environmental Management System
(EMS)
Department of EnergyEMS Workshop:
Implementation, Lessons Learned, and Best Practices
March 8-9, 2005
NASA Strategic Plan
NASA VisionTo improve life here,
To extend life to there,
To find life beyond.
NASA MissionTo understand and protect our home planet,
To explore the universe and search for life,
To inspire the next generation of explorers
…as only NASA can.Slide # 2
NASA Strategic Plan
Ensure that all of its activities are based on sound planning and management practices.– Implementing Strategy 4 – Ensure
that all NASA work environments, on Earth and in space, are safe, healthy, environmentally sound, and secure.
– To that end, NASA will pursue following objectives:
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Objectives
Prevent injuries from occurring during the course of NASA activities.
Remove security threats to NASA people, facilities and information.
Protect NASA’s physical assets. Eliminate incidence of occupational
health problems. Eliminate environmental incidents,
toxic chemical use, hazardous waste and environmental liability.
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NASA Centers
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Kennedy Space Center
Center Population– 1,800 NASA Civil Service Employees– 12,200 Contract Employees
Center Size– 140,000 Acres– Most of which is a Wildlife Refuge
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Kennedy Space Center
Contracts– Joint Base Operations and Support Contract– Space Flight Operations Contract– Checkout, Assembly and Payload
Processing Services– University-Affiliated Spaceport Technology
Development Contract– Life Sciences Services Contract– Visitors’ Center
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Existing Contract Management
Compliance Inspections by Environmental Program Branch
Performance Reviews by Program Management
Quality Management System Assessments
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EMS Scope & Criteria
EMS Scope “All NASA - KSC Operations including those managed by our KSC Partners”
EMS Criteria Conformance to NPR 8553.1, NASA EMS which conforms to ISO 14001:1996 EMS Standard
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ISO 14001:2004 Changes
Environmental policy is communicated to all persons working for or on behalf of the organization
Environmental aspects from the activities, products and services and those that it can control and those that it can influence
Any person working for or on behalf of the organization are competent and aware of the EMS elements
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Critical Contractor Criteria
The contractor should be doing at least $X worth of business annually.
The contractor is a “niche” contractor for critical services.
The contractor is responsible for a key component on a critical program.
Any critical contractor that has the potential to cause a business interruption.
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EMS Contract Barriers
An EMS was not required in the Contracts Contract funding did not include EMS
activities Contractor EMSs varied from ISO 14001
certification to very basic compliance management systems
Control of the EMS was maintained by the Environmental Program Branch
Many subcontractors under the six contacts
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EMS Contract Management
Environmental Policy was sent to all contractor employees
Contract Representatives were members of the Core Implementation Team
Aspects were identified within each Contract High Priority (Significant) Aspects,
Objectives and Targets were communicated to the Contract Representatives
Legal Requirements managed by NASA and supported by Contractors
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EMS Contract Management
Work Groups, focusing on EMS Objectives, Targets and Programs, have Contract Representative members
EMS Roles and Responsibilities established for all personnel to include Contractors
Environmental Training conducted by one contractor and available to all
EMS performance reported to Environmental Council comprised of NASA Directors and Heads of Contractor Operations
Management Review conducted by CouncilSlide # 14
EMS Contract Management
Emergency Response managed by one contractor and available to all
EMS Contract Assessments performed– Implementation Team Auditors– NASA Auditor Trainees– Opportunities for Improvement are written
versus nonconformances On-going EMS Audit Program implemented Web-based EMS Database and all EMS
documents accessible to NASA personnel and Contract Representatives
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EMS Contract Management
New Requirement in NPR 8553.1A NASA EMS
Incorporate a requirement for implementing an EMS, if determined appropriate, into the contract no later than the time of the next recompetition of the contract. The requirement shall, at a minimum, be for an EMS that satisfies the EMS-related requirements of Executive Order 13148 (and applicable Federal Acquisitions Regulations).
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EMS Contract Results
EMS is fully implemented in accordance with NPR 8553.1 and ISO 14001
Contractors are accepting NASA Objectives and Targets as their own where appropriate
Contractors support the NASA EMS Contractors are all working to improve
their own EMSs
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