The Environmental Management System (EMS) is a management system that includes organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes, and resources by which we accomplish our environmental policy. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) EMS was formally implemented in October 2005 and continues to evolve as new directives and guidance documents are issued and implemented. The EMS applies to all personnel who perform work related to the LM mission and is a joint system between the LM employees and the Legacy Management Support (LMS) contractor employees.
Implementation of an EMS is integral to LM’s mission to achieve excellence in environmental stewardship. It instills values stated in environmental, safety, and health policies throughout LM’s activities in pursuing its mission.
The EMS is a systematic process that enables LM to reduce environmental, safety, and health impacts resulting from work activities and services and helps to achieve the following intended outcomes:
- Fulfillment of compliance obligations
- Enhancement of environmental performance
- Achievement of environmental objectives
