To implement our Environmental Policy we have brought together and strengthened our environmental management processes through the Environmental Management System (EMS). The EMS is a systematic means of managing our interaction with the environment. The AAD’s EMS is consistent with the international standard ISO14001.
The EMS addresses all the environmentally significant issues we have control of and comprises the following areas of responsibility:
- Antarctic and Southern Ocean
- Australian Facilities
- Science Laboratories and Facilities
Our EMS is based on a dynamic cyclical process of:
Plan
We identified the significant environmental aspects of our activities and any applicable environmental legal and other requirements during the planning stage. We then developed objectives, targets and implementation plans to address these issues and the AAD Environmental Policy.
Implement and operate
We have defined our environmental roles and responsibilities, we provide environmental training and maintain procedures to cover the environmental aspects of our everyday operations. This helps us to achieve our environmental objectives and targets and our commitments in the Environmental Policy.
Check and correct
We check our environmental initiatives and continued conformance with the Standard to ensure our environmental objectives and targets are met and our commitments in the Environmental Policy are achieved. Corrective and preventive actions are implemented when we deviate from the planned measures and requirements for environmental management.
Review
Management review the elements of our EMS and their effectiveness in achieving the goal of continual improvement in environmental performance to ensure it remains applicable to our activities and environmental aspirations.
Contacts
Please contact the AAD Environmental Management Unit if you have any questions.