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| Component | ESM criteria for facilities | Example of requirements for facilities |
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| Compliance with legal requirements | (i) Comply with conditions or standards (environmental and emissions) required by the country, region, international treaty, and so forth | (i) Implementation of pollution prevention measures to ensure legal compliance |
| (ii) Obtain approval and licenses from the appropriate authorities of the national or local government | (ii) Implementation of required actions to obtain the license (e.g., environmental impact assessment (EIA))
(iii) Continuous implementation of the above required action for the periodical renewal of license |
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| Introduction of Environmental Management System (EMS) | Establishment of policies or goals for the EMS on a voluntary basis, introduce the EMS to facilities, and manage operations based on the EMS | (i) Acquisition of ISO14001 or other ESM certification by the third party organization, or introduction of a similar management system and its continuous implementation
(ii) Ensuring commitment from top management |
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| Identification of hazards or risk | Identify hazards or risks to the environment | Utilization of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) or laboratory results identifying the risks or hazards in facilities (hazardous substances or appropriate packaging, etc.) |
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| Occupational safety and health | Avoid exposures to unacceptable occupational risks in working environments | Ensuring occupational health and safety of employees (providing equipment for personal protection, cleaning of the working place and sanitary management, periodical medical checks, etc.) |
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| Awareness and competency of staff | Enable workers to understand the hazards or risks of hazardous waste and handle it in an appropriate manner | Awareness raising and capacity development of employees (through seminars or in-house training, etc.) |
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| Monitoring, recording, reporting | Collect and maintain records of information such as the material flow or emission status (exhaust gas or effluent) and report information to the appropriate authority | (i) Development of procedures for monitoring and allocating staff and equipment for monitoring
(ii) Development of procedures for record keeping
(iii) Periodical reporting to the appropriate authority |
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| Emergency response | Capable of considering unexpected situations that can create negative effects on the environment | (i) Development of an emergency response plan
(ii) Sharing of the above plan among facility employees and local authorities |
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| Secure financial resource | Access to a financially stable resource that can accommodate unexpected situations (such as an accident or closure of the facility) | Ensuring access to a financial resource or having financial instruments (e.g., insurance) |
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| Ensure downstream ESM | Ensure ESM in downstream recycling chain or destination country | (i) Maintaining contracts with recyclers in the downstream chain
(ii) Maintaining contracts with exporters and all shipping documents |
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