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Implementing SEMS
BSEE (the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement) does not provide detailed guidance as to how a SEMS program is to be implemented because the standard is fundamentally non-prescriptive. Each company and facility will need to develop a SEMS compliance plan that addresses their own needs and circumstances. Some thoughts as to how this can be done are presented in this ebook.
Designing a SEMS Program
As has been repeatedly stressed, there cannot be a one-size-fits-all SEMS program that applies uniformly across the board. Each company and each facility is unique and faces its own distinct challenges. Nevertheless it is possible to outline a generic SEMS Implementation Program that can be used as the basis of facility-specific programs. Indeed, a SEMS program can be organized like any other management program in the following manner.
- Determine the objectives of the program.
- Create the organization.
- Develop a plan.
- Implement the plan.
- Audit and improve.
Quick Start
Before discussing the five steps listed above, it is useful to outline the actions that can be taken in the short term, particularly for those companies whose SEMS programs are far from complete. It generally takes five years to develop such a program given that a facility is starting with absolutely nothing. Therefore, those companies that find themselves in the less than enviable position of having far too much to do, and too little time to do it in, need a Quick Start plan. Three ways of doing this are discussed in the ebook.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Designing a SEMS Program
Quick Start
High Return Elements
High Priority Elements
Risk-Based Approach
Step 1 — Determine the Objectives
Step 2 — Create the Organization
Corporate
Facility Management
Steering Committee
SEMS Coordinator
Consultants
RACI Chart
Signature Authority
Sub-Committees
Step 3 — Develop a Plan
Read the Rule
Management Style
The SEMS Manual
General Section
Management Elements
Metrics and Baseline
Program Creation
On-Going Program
Plan Structure
Budget
Schedule
Step 4 — Implement the Plan
Preliminary Steps
P&IDs and Technical Documents
Management of Change
HAZOPs
Step 5 — Audit / Improve
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