An Environmental Management System is a program that can be used to identify, manage and reduce an organisation's impact on the environment. It provides your business with a systematic approach to planning, implementing, reviewing and controlling environmental impacts.
MCA® - Business Education & Training Environmental Management System sets out procedures designed to meet environmental performance requirements that are relevant to your business.
Advantages of implementing an Environmental Management System in your business:
Improved environmental focus for the business.
Continual improvement of your business and its environmental activities.
Identification and cause of potential environmental problems.
Reduction in waste and scrap.
Enhance your Company’s ability to win contracts.
Will assist in your company’s Compliance with its Legal Obligations under the Law (Failure to comply with the law can result in substantial fines and penalties).
Legal guidelines (Identification of relevant legislative and regulatory requirements).
Including Waste Management and Minimisation:
Waste management & minimisation policy.
Demolition waste management.
Benefits in minimising waste:
You can save money.
You lessen the chances of being prosecuted for inappropriate disposal practices.
Applying good environmental practices is a good marketing tool for your business.
You save finite resources and energy.
You help to protect the environment in which we all live.
Compliance with applicable Legislation and Standards:
AS/NZS ISO14001:2004
State Government Guidelines.
MCA® - Business Education & Training can assist you (and subcontractors) in meeting your Environmental Management requirements in a cost effective way.
We can develop your entire program in-house, thus assuring you of minimum down time.
MCA would like to wish you all a happy holiday season and a prosperous 2012.
OH&S / Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) 2012.
Protect yourself from fines and prosecution.
Are You Aware?
NSW will introduce new work health and safety (WHS) laws from 1st January 2012
The WHS laws will replace the existing OH&S laws in NSW.
These new laws will be consistent across Australia.
These changes will affect all Australian workplaces with INCREASED PENALTIES(corporations face fines of up to $3 million per offence, while individuals face fines of $600,000 or 5 years in jail.) for non compliance.
What you need to do.
Ensure you have documented safe systems of work in your workplace.