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SRNS Environmental Management

System deemed ‘robust’

S RNS recently completed an independent The ISO 14001: 2015 Standard helps an

audit of their Environmental Management
organization achieve the intended outcomes of its
System (EMS), which determined the
company meets the standards set forth by the EMS, which provides value for the environment,
the organization itself and interested parties.
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Consistent with the organization’s environmental
and DOE. policy, the intended outcomes of an environmental
The audit team, led by third-party independent management system include enhancement
evaluators from DOE Headquarters and an of environmental performance, fulfilment of
Exemplar Global Certified ISO Lead Auditor, compliance obligations and achievement of
conducted an extensive evaluation of SRNS’ environmental objectives (www.iso.org).
environmental program, including environmental In addition to achieving conformance with ISO
regulatory compliance, direct environmental 14001:2015, the successful completion of the
operations and significant environmental protection audit ensures that the SRNS EMS meets DOE
and remediation projects and activities. expectations outlined in DOE Order 436.1, which
The final audit report concluded that the SRNS requires that contractors develop and implement
EMS conforms to ISO Standards outlined in an EMS that is certified to, or conforms with, the
14001: 2015, as well as the environmental ISO 14001:2015 standard.
protection requirements set forth by DOE and “Despite our ability to sustain a ‘robust’ EMS, the
other regulatory agencies. The report describes desired outcome of any third-party evaluation is
SRNS’ program as “robust” and states that to identify opportunities to continuously improve.
all focus areas “appear to be professionally SRNS is a learning organization that appreciates
managed, well-coordinated, and operationally the feedback we are provided from independent
effective.” experts. We were provided four opportunities
“SRNS is proud of our environmental program for improvement from the auditors, and we look
that strives to restore and protect the land, forward to implementing their suggestions to
water and air at SRS and in our surrounding further strengthen our programs,” said Sprague.
communities. The audit findings verify that we The ISO 14001:2015 EMS audit is performed tri-
remain on the right path in this important area of annually. It is conducted both on-site and in remote
our work,” said Rick Sprague, SRNS Senior Vice locations and consists of inspections, personnel
President, Environmental Stewardship, Safety, interviews and facility visits.
Health and Quality.

Above: Nature at Savannah
River Site.
Left: SRNS mechanic Todd
Cockrell, engineer John Bradley
and Project Manager Joao
Cardoso-Neto plan the removal
and dismantlement of a high-
vacuum soil vapor extraction
unit at the Site’s M Area.