EMS - resources

Envirowise have developed several mini guidance documents on the different key stages of an EMS. Although predominately for the manufacturing industry they are useful documents including:

Register of Legislation
How To Assess Significance Of Environmental Effects
How To Write An Environmental Policy
EMS: Raising Awareness With Teams And Champions
EMS: Internet Environmental References

Examples of sector specific information can be seen at both Leeds Met and University of Wales, College of Medicine who's websites host various EMS documents.

Leeds Metropolitan EMS procedures includes:

- Setting Objectives and Targets
- Environmental training
- Auditing
- Communications
- Document control
- Register of environmental effects and legislation

all of which can be viewed here

Whilst, the College of Medicine (in partnership with Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust) has details of:

- policy related documents
- EMS procedures
- Local Site information

all of which can be viewed here

A sector specific EMS - EcoCampus - is being designed as a modular, phased, incremental approach to developing line with BS8555 & ISO 14001 by several partners, including EAUC, ENCAMS and Nottingham Trent University.