EMS Toolkit
Environmental Management Systems: AGC's EMS Toolkit
An EMS is an organizational tool a company can use to manage environmental responsibilities throughout the company or on a jobsite. Construction companies have most frequently used an EMS to house information helpful for compliance with regulatory requirements: checklists, permits, best management practices, environmental toolbox talks, required training, inspection records, etc.
The EMS structure also incorporates sustainability efforts. A company can use the EMS to track any environmental goals or document its contributions to a client's environmental/sustainability priorities for a project.
Publications
- Introduction to EMS: A reader friendly overview: AGC Contractors Guide to Developing an Environmental Program (Draft, 2014)
- In-depth Resource: AGC's Constructing an Environmental Management System: Guidelines and Templates for Contractors (2004)
Government & Other Resources
- AGC and EPA Business Case for EMS: Systematically Improving Your Performance
- EPA Guidance: Use of EMS in Settlements as Injunctive Relief and Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)
- EPA Web Page: Environmental Management Systems
- ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Web Page: 14000 Series on Environmental Management
