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EMS Design Including P2. BMW Manufacturing Corp . August 24, 1999. BMW Received ISO 14001 Certification in August, 1998. New Plant Opened in 1994. Excellent opportunity establish state-of-the-art EMS Associates have no corporate memory to overcome
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EMS Design Including P2 BMW Manufacturing Corp. August 24, 1999
BMW Received ISO 14001 Certification in August, 1998 EMS Conference
New Plant Opened in 1994 • Excellent opportunity establish state-of-the-art EMS • Associates have no corporate memory to overcome • Culture includes commitment to the environment EMS Conference
BMW’s Environmental Policy Commits us to: • Compliance • Continual Improvement • Consistency with BMW AG requirements • Pollution Prevention EMS Conference
Plant 10 Environmental Performance • Recognized as most environmentally-friendly plant in automobile industry • Winner of 1997 Governor’s Pollution Prevention Award • Certified in the Wildlife & Industry Together Program in July, 1998 EMS Conference
Recent Recognition • Accepted into South Carolina Environmental Excellence Program - November, 1998 • Recipient Carolina Recycling Association award for “Outstanding In-house Waste Reduction Program” - March 1999 EMS Conference
Performance beyond compliance • Lowest air emissions in the industry • Best 5% in industry in toxic chemical releases • 24% reduction in toxic chemical releases from 1997 to 1998 • 73% of all wastes recycled • VOC Emissions well below permitted limits EMS Conference
Do Results Come About by Chance? • P2 Team was created in 1996 • Members from each operational department • Waste streams tracked annually • Menu of “possible projects” brainstormed • Environmental targets developed each year • Progress tracked annually EMS Conference
1998 Waste Minimization Results EMS Conference
Management's Goal • To increase the effectiveness of our environmental management system by making each department more directly responsible for setting and achieving agreed-upon goals • To implement ISO 14001 as an integral part of our business management system • Avoid environmental violations by any regulatory agency with environmental authority EMS Conference
Examples of EMS Program Results • Paint waste was reduced by 145,700 pounds, saving the company $864,000 • Solvent parts washers converted to aqueous, eliminating waste stream EMS Conference
More examples…. • Returnable packaging projects (wiring harnesses and transmissions) reduced waste by more than 1 million pounds in 1998 • Paint sludge dewatering improvements saved $57,500 EMS Conference
Returnable Packaging for Transmissions EMS Conference
P2 and ISO 14001: A Perfect Fit • Little change for P2 team • ISO 14001 “programs” are a direct and natural outgrowth of P2 concept • ISO 14001 makes a P2 practices part of the “management system” • Probability of future success improved EMS Conference
An Important Element of the EMS Is Continual Improvement • A good P2 Team functions at the heart of the continual improvement cycle • Requires good tools from technical support areas, including effective methods for tracking progress • Requires strong management support EMS Conference
Who’s responsible for protecting the environment? EMS Conference
And a good P2 team is an essential element that can champion the continual improvement process and ensure success
Thank you EMS Conference