You take the role of a space captain seeking fortune and glory however you choose. Environmental Management Systems: Systematically Improving your Performance was written with the assistance of SCA, ASA, and nine shipyards that have already adopted an EMS.Starsector (formerly “Starfarer”) is an in-development open-world single-player space-combat, roleplaying, exploration, and economic game. In October 2003, EPA released a brochure highlighting the benefits of EMS implementation at shipbuilding facilities. The Guide provides detailed information to shipyards interested in implementing an EMS and incorporates lessons learned and examples drawn from the experience of shipyards that participated in the Sectors Program pilot.
Developed with ASA and SCA, the Guide describes an EMS that is based on the ISO 14001 standard and reflects an emphasis on sustained compliance, pollution prevention, and information sharing with the community. In summer 2003, EPA released the final version of the EMS Implementation Guide for the Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Industry. The report also describes strategies that organizations have used and/or could use to improve their environmental performance and reduce costs by combining lean and environmental management practices. The 2004 report, which is based on interviews with managers at five shipyards, concludes that the lean model and environmental management systems are compatible and synergistic approaches. economy-and EMS both affect environmental performance, EPA initiated research to better understand the relationship between the lean model and EMS. Recognizing that lean production-a leading business model being applied in many sectors of the U.S. The purpose of Findings and Recommendations on Lean Production and Environmental Management Systems in the Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Sector (PDF) (15 pp, 163K, About PDF) is to summarize research and findings on the relationship between lean production and environmental management systems in the shipbuilding and ship repair sector. Lean Production and Environmental Management Systems Top of page Promoting Environmental Management Systems The Shipbuilding and Ship Repair chapter in Energy Trends in Selected Manufacturing Sectors: Opportunities and Challenges for Environmentally Preferable Energy Outcomes (PDF) (7 pp, 254K, About PDF) outlines the trends and opportunities in energy use of this sector. You can find data and trends for this sector in the Shipbuilding and Ship Repair chapter of the most recent Sector Performance Report. Top of page Performance Data and Trends for this Sector
The tool gives each shipyard a customized, credible way to measure its GHG emissions, based on emissions protocols developed by the World Resources Institute and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The Shipyard Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory Tool (MS Excel, 532K) is designed to estimate GHG emissions for sources that occur in shipyards. Shipyards participating in the Environmental Metrics Initiative are committing to adding one new environmental metric per year to the initiative over the next few years. The Environmental Metrics Initiative is a starting point for building broader and stronger environmental stewardship efforts throughout the shipbuilding and ship repair sector. The Environmental Metrics Reporting Sheet may be downloaded here (MS Excel, 414K) The trade associations will aggregate the information and report the results publicly. The first year of reporting for the Environmental Metrics Initiative will be for 2008 data. Whether or not an environmental management system (EMS) is in use, third party certified or under development.Summary of stormwater BMPs in use during the reporting period and.Hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation.Participating shipyards will report annually the following information to their respective trade associations:
shipyard operations, have committed to reporting key environmental data on their environmental footprint to their trade associations on an annual basis.
Fifteen shipyards, representing more than 90% of U.S. The Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Environmental Metrics Initiative is designed to encourage and build capacity among shipyards to measure and report on key aspects of their environmental footprint in order to inform continuous improvement and support accountability and transparency in the sector.