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GREEN
PORT
Nearing Goal For ISO
14001 Certification
T
he Maryland Port Administration
(MPA) is in the process of
applying for and obtaining ISO
14001 Certification of its Environmental
Management System (EMS). “We began
this process several years ago, knowing
that it takes a tremendous commitment
of resources for the development and
implementation of an EMS,” said M.
Kathleen Broadwater, Deputy Executive
Director of MPA. “We felt that it was worth
the effort, because a systematic approach
to environmental management will ensure
ongoing compliance to environmental
regulation and policy. Stewardship of the
environment is an essential element of
MPA’s mission.”
ISO 14001 environmental management
standards help organizations minimize
their environmental impacts, comply with
applicable laws and regulations, and
continually improve in these efforts.
ISO registration includes audits and
reviews to assess whether an organization’s
environmental performance meets current
legal and policy requirements, and whether
it will continue to meet these requirements.
The MPA is working with its registrar,
NSF International, to evaluate and determine
if its EMS meets the requirements set forth
in the standard.
an EMS would ensure an ongoing approach
to managing our environmental risks and
impacts,” explained Barbara McMahon,
MPA Manager of Safety, Environment & Risk
Management.
McMahon added that an “environ-
mental core team,” which consists of
“The MPA has a history of commitment to improving
environmental performance…”
Following a pre-assessment audit, NFS
then conducts a two-phase registration
audit, which includes document and
record review, a facility inspection, an
environmental aspects and impacts
evaluation, and MPA employee interviews.
The goal is to finish the process for
certification/registration by mid-2011.
Maintenance of the certification requires
continued ISO 14001 audits periodically over
the next several years.
“The MPA has a history of commitment to
improving environmental performance
but we felt that developing and implementing
representatives from all divisions and
departments within the MPA, “works
diligently on the EMS.” Representatives
include Joe Nickoles, Maintenance; Mark
Kreafle, Engineering; Mary Jane Norris,
Operations; Bill Richardson, Environment;
Brian Lanasa, Maintenance; and Mary Kay
Radford, Accounting.
“As stated in MPA’s environmental
policy, the MPA is committed to continual
improvement, environmental compliance,
pollution prevention, and environmental
outreach to its employees and other Port
users,” said McMahon.
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