13.7 - Manage environmental health and safety (EHS)
PCF ID: 11179 | Elements: 17 | Metrics Available: N | Benchmarkable: 1
Definition
Determining the impacts of environmental health and safety. Create and implement the EHS program. Train and educate employees of the EHS function. Oversee and manage the EHS program.
Overview
This process group covers manage environmental health and safety (ehs) within the broader context of Develop and Manage Business Capabilities.
Process Hierarchy
Processes
| ID | Process | PCF ID | Sub-elements | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.7.1 | Determine environmental health and safety impacts | 11180 | 2 | Y |
| 13.7.2 | Develop and execute functional EHS program | 11181 | 4 | N |
| 13.7.3 | Train and educate functional employees | 11182 | 1 | N |
| 13.7.4 | Monitor and manage functional EHS management program | 11183 | 5 | N |
13.7.1 - Determine environmental health and safety impacts
PCF ID: 11180
Definition: Determining the impact of EHS offering--and the procedures it employs to process them--on the environment at large, as well as the health and safety of employees. Evaluate the environmental impact of the organization's products, services, and operations. Conduct health, safety, and environmental audits.
| ID | Activity | PCF ID | Tasks | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.7.1.1 | Evaluate environmental impact of products, services, and operations | 11186 | 0 | N |
| 13.7.1.2 | Conduct health and safety and environmental audits | 11187 | 0 | N |
13.7.1.1 - Evaluate environmental impact of products, services, and operations
Definition: Evaluating the impact of offerings and the auxiliary operations required to process them on the immediate ecosystem and the environment at large. Study the lifecycle of the products/services offered by the organization. Estimate any affect on the environment through metrics such as a calculation of carbon footprint.
13.7.1.2 - Conduct health and safety and environmental audits
Definition: Conducting an inspection to verify that the organization adequately complies with the environmental, health, and safety standards. Audit procedures and records regarding responsibility for the environment, health, and safety.
13.7.2 - Develop and execute functional EHS program
PCF ID: 11181
Definition: Identify the requirements for regulation and shareholders. Assess future risks and opportunities. Develop a policy for the EHS program. Record and manage EHS program events.
| ID | Activity | PCF ID | Tasks | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.7.2.1 | Identify regulatory and stakeholder requirements | 11188 | 0 | N |
| 13.7.2.2 | Assess future risks and opportunities | 11189 | 0 | N |
| 13.7.2.3 | Create EHS policy | 11190 | 0 | N |
| 13.7.2.4 | Record and manage EHS events | 11191 | 0 | N |
13.7.2.1 - Identify regulatory and stakeholder requirements
Definition: Determining any protocols or standards to comply with, set by regulatory agencies or the organization's stakeholders. Closely examine all standards and matters of compliance relating to the environment, health, and safety.
13.7.2.2 - Assess future risks and opportunities
Definition: Evaluating any risks and opportunities that might affect the environmental, health, and safety of products/services. Leverage techniques such as cost-benefit analysis, trend extrapolation, systems analysis, social surveys, historical surveys, historical analogy, Delphi, conferences, workshops, briefings, hearings, advisory committees, moot courts, artistic judgment, on-site field investigation, scaling techniques, and scenario creation.
13.7.2.3 - Create EHS policy
Definition: Creating a plan for managing the environmental, health, and safety impact of products/services. Establish minimum requirements for the organization regarding the environment at large and the health and safety of employees. Develop policies, written procedures, and supporting tools to dictate how the organization will meet policy requirements.
13.7.2.4 - Record and manage EHS events
Definition: Recording and managing all events and activities associated with complying with environmental, health and safety standards. Create event calendars. Assign funds. Educate employees. Conduct events.
13.7.3 - Train and educate functional employees
PCF ID: 11182
Definition: Conducting programs such as on-the-job training sessions, group training workshops, and online training.
| ID | Activity | PCF ID | Tasks | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.7.3.1 | Communicate EHS issues to stakeholders and provide support | 11192 | 0 | N |
13.7.3.1 - Communicate EHS issues to stakeholders and provide support
Definition: Reporting any issues or problems with EHS to the stakeholders. This includes management, creditors, directors, employees, government agencies, shareholders, suppliers, and unions. Provide support to them.
13.7.4 - Monitor and manage functional EHS management program
PCF ID: 11183
Definition: Managing the costs and benefits of EHS. Measure and report the performance of EHS. Implement plans for emergency response and pollution prevention. Provide EHS support.
| ID | Activity | PCF ID | Tasks | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.7.4.1 | Manage EHS costs and benefits | 11193 | 0 | N |
| 13.7.4.2 | Measure and report EHS performance | 11194 | 0 | N |
| 13.7.4.3 | Implement emergency response program | 11196 | 0 | N |
| 13.7.4.4 | Implement pollution prevention program | 11197 | 0 | N |
| 13.7.4.5 | Provide employees with EHS support | 11195 | 0 | N |
13.7.4.1 - Manage EHS costs and benefits
Definition: Administering the costs and benefits of EHS management program. Evaluate program costs to ensure that the benefits of the program always outweigh its costs.
13.7.4.2 - Measure and report EHS performance
Definition: Using performance techniques and indicators. Utilize number of audits or inspections performed, safety committee meetings, the number and types of findings and observations, timely preventive maintenance tasks performed, etc.
13.7.4.3 - Implement emergency response program
Definition: Implementing a program for organizing, coordinating, and directing available resources to respond to the event. Conduct a risk assessment to identify potential emergency scenarios in order to create a program that ensures that resources are on hand--or quickly available--in case of emergencies.
13.7.4.4 - Implement pollution prevention program
Definition: Implementing a program that reduces or eliminates the creation of pollutants through increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy, water, or other resources. Implement a program to inspect facilities that store, manufacture, or use hazardous, toxic, or polluting materials.
13.7.4.5 - Provide employees with EHS support
Definition: Supporting employees in light of the organization's environmental, health, and safety policies and standards. Provide medical insurance, maternity leave, environmental education, training over safety, etc.
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Complete Element List with Definitions
All 17 elements
| ID | Name | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 13.7 | Manage environmental health and safety (EHS) | Determining the impacts of environmental health and safety. Create and implement the EHS program. Tr... |
| 13.7.1 | Determine environmental health and safet... | Determining the impact of EHS offering--and the procedures it employs to process them--on the enviro... |
| 13.7.1.1 | Evaluate environmental impact of product... | Evaluating the impact of offerings and the auxiliary operations required to process them on the imme... |
| 13.7.1.2 | Conduct health and safety and environmen... | Conducting an inspection to verify that the organization adequately complies with the environmental,... |
| 13.7.2 | Develop and execute functional EHS progr... | Identify the requirements for regulation and shareholders. Assess future risks and opportunities. De... |
| 13.7.2.1 | Identify regulatory and stakeholder requ... | Determining any protocols or standards to comply with, set by regulatory agencies or the organizatio... |
| 13.7.2.2 | Assess future risks and opportunities | Evaluating any risks and opportunities that might affect the environmental, health, and safety of pr... |
| 13.7.2.3 | Create EHS policy | Creating a plan for managing the environmental, health, and safety impact of products/services. Esta... |
| 13.7.2.4 | Record and manage EHS events | Recording and managing all events and activities associated with complying with environmental, healt... |
| 13.7.3 | Train and educate functional employees | Conducting programs such as on-the-job training sessions, group training workshops, and online train... |
| 13.7.3.1 | Communicate EHS issues to stakeholders a... | Reporting any issues or problems with EHS to the stakeholders. This includes management, creditors, ... |
| 13.7.4 | Monitor and manage functional EHS manage... | Managing the costs and benefits of EHS. Measure and report the performance of EHS. Implement plans f... |
| 13.7.4.1 | Manage EHS costs and benefits | Administering the costs and benefits of EHS management program. Evaluate program costs to ensure tha... |
| 13.7.4.2 | Measure and report EHS performance | Using performance techniques and indicators. Utilize number of audits or inspections performed, safe... |
| 13.7.4.3 | Implement emergency response program | Implementing a program for organizing, coordinating, and directing available resources to respond to... |
| 13.7.4.4 | Implement pollution prevention program | Implementing a program that reduces or eliminates the creation of pollutants through increased effic... |
| 13.7.4.5 | Provide employees with EHS support | Supporting employees in light of the organization's environmental, health, and safety policies and s... |
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