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Significant Aspects of our Philadelphia Operations
The EPA Mid-Atlantic office designates an environmental aspect as "significant" when it is determined to have a significant potential impact on the environment or on us as an organization. The EPA Mid-Atlantic office in Philadelphia considers all legal and other requirements for our facility when determining our significant aspects. The EPA Mid-Atlantic office will set objectives in the EMS for all significant aspects.
The current significant aspects identified for the EPA Mid-Atlantic Region III Philadelphia Office are:
- Gasoline Used For Driving
- Air Emissions From Driving
- Paper Used for Printing and Copying
- Electricity Used For Computers
- Electricity Used for Copying
- Waste Disposal From Computers
- Use of Supplies
- Generation of Waste
After identifying our significant aspects, the next step was to establish objectives and targets for these aspects to reduce their impact on the environment.
The EPA Region 3 developed objectives and targets for the significant aspects listed above and developed work plans to achieve these objectives and targets.
Identifying Significant Aspects
External Communication of Significant Aspects
Revision History
Date of Action
Originally written January 2003
Revised: March 2004, September 2004
Revised in August 2005 after or SEA evaluation
Revised March 2009 to remove reference to workgroups
Author: EMS Team/EMS Coordinator
Reviewed
and Approved: Senior Management
Review History
Reviewed January 2010