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services > management systems development
EHS MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION
STC works with our clients to develop, implement, and improve EHS management systems and strengthen business performance. At times, these efforts are based on the ISO 14001 EMS standard; other efforts rely more on general approaches such as the ICC Business Charter or business sustainability concepts. STC helps clients achieve ISO certification when that is their objective; in other cases, we help improve management performance independent of potential future certification.
STC is meeting clients’ growing demand for development of health and safety management systems to meet the emerging OHSAS 18001 standard. Our specialists integrate their technical knowledge of occupational safety, industrial hygiene, and product safety with their capabilities in development and improvement of effective management systems.
STC’s principals and key staff are known worldwide for their expertise in management systems assessment and development. Our ISO 14001 Implementation Guide, published in early 1999, has increasingly been recognized as the premier document of its kind. This book’s many suggested written procedures, support tools, guidance documents, templates, and case studies turn EMS concepts into practical realities ready for use in the “real world.” STC is presently preparing for publication in early 2003 a parallel implementation guide for OHSAS 18001 health and safety management systems. Thus it is fair to say that we quite literally wrote the book on this topic!
STC assists our clients complete management systems assessments and audits, pinpointing the tasks needed to gain maximum effectiveness or meet certification requirements. Detailed recommendations help clients improve their systems and procedures. Our senior consultants, all trained as ISO lead assessors, know how to certify facilities for conformance with the international standard and can assist in design, implementation, and improvement of clients’ procedures. STC also trains clients’ own EHS staff members in assessment techniques and procedures.
Some representative clients for STC’s specialized environmental and health and safety management systems assessment and consulting programs include:
American Productivity and Quality Council (APQC):
American Productivity and Quality Council (APQC): STC conducted an EMS assessment for one of APQC’s member companies, a large electric utility located in the Southwest. This rapid assessment of nine facilities provided the company a snapshot of its management system’s strengths and weaknesses.
Applied Materials:
Applied Materials: STC assessed Applied Materials’ EHS management system, and benchmarked EHS programs among seven acknowledged leaders in the semiconductor industry and other similar businesses. Using the results, STC identified significant gaps and helped develop strategies and approaches to close them as rapidly as possible.
Baxter Health Care:
Baxter Health Care: STC Principal, Dr. Randy Roig, has led combined EHS compliance and ISO 14001 certification audits of numerous Baxter facilities worldwide. Currently, he is lead assessor for all Baxter North America ISO certification audits. These include the full range of EMS (ISO 14001), health and safety (OSHAS 18000), and quality (ISO 9001) systems.
“STC’s lead auditor has broad experience, depth of knowledge, and the organizational skills that allow us to cover a lot of ground during an audit. His skill has definitely helped to elevate our internal EHS audit program.”
National Steel & Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO):
National Steel & Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO): STC provided comprehensive assistance to help NASSCO successfully prepare for certification to the ISO 14001 standard.
Semiconductor Firm (confidential):
Semiconductor Firm (confidential): STC conducted an EHS-MS assessment of this company’s worldwide manufacturing sites, including a benchmark of its management systems against both competitors and industry leaders. Based on this benchmark study, STC developed a detailed action program designed to allow the company to achieve top quartile performance within two years.
US Borax:
US Borax: An STC Principal performed a preliminary systems assessment and, over a two-year period, trained Borax personnel to develop and implement an ISO 14001 management system at their mine, production facility, research laboratory, and shipping terminal. All these sites have been certified.
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