您多久浏览您的设施并发现一个未标记或打开废物容器？当您走过植物和废物存储区域时，您是否会看到废物和产品管理问题，例如缺少缺少的次级容器之外的标牌或产品。你觉得，“这些问题上周不在这里！”和“我要做的事情，我们下个月有内部审计！”
作为一个ESH专业人士，很容易“看到”这些物品不符合法规。但是，如果外部机构发现它们，工人和主管是否了解要求和结果？无论好坏，大多数ESH专业人士都对所有三个合规领域负责 - 环境，健康和安全。环境遵从是一个重要的责任，一个人每天的每一刻都不能在整个设施中。You need help!
你可以要求你的老板聘请几个eSh员工“警察该设施”;但是，他们可能会说，“不”或我最喜欢的回应，“这就是我们雇用你的原因！”所以，你可以做什么？
无论情况如何，管理和主管都必须了解未能遵守法规的风险/后果及其在维持遵守方面的作用。一般来说，一旦管理团队理解风险（11月，罚款，伤害），他们将支持合规活动并执行所实施的进程。
我相信大多数员工想要“做正确的事情”;但是，有时他们只是不知道该怎么办。在某些情况下，管理层并没有让人易于遵守。
A process where employees routinely inspect and take ownership of their work areas can greatly reduce the number and frequency of non-compliant issues. You may want to generate a document that establishes what’s to be inspected, the frequency of inspections, who performs the activity, and the how to initiate corrective actions. The documentation would aid in discussions with the management team and provide a basis for worker training.
To help employees, identify what items would be easy to verify using a simple checklist and prepare one or more. Remember to make it easy or it won’t be used. I recommend checklists for items such as: unlabeled/mislabeled containers; open waste containers; spills/releases into secondary containment; and improperly segregated wastes. The checklists could be established for each area in the facility, by product, type of work or by supervisor.
一旦清单准备就绪，将员工培训在检查的频率上，要查找的内容，如何完成清单，在哪里提交填写的表单以及如何启动纠正措施。监事需要概述该过程，以确保他们可以定期“审核”他们的地区。
I have found that having pre-printed labels, or at least label making supplies local to the area, aids in getting employee involvement. Another good practice is to have a “roster” or matrix of approved waste streams, associated waste codes, and contact information should there be questions located in the area that your employees can reference.
Everyone in the facility should be trained on proper waste segregation appropriate for their work, i.e., what waste goes where. Should you be fortunate enough to have staff dedicated to waste collection and storage; those employees need additional training to maintain proper waste management and storage area requirements.
Although implementation of an inspection process won’t eliminate your job or all the problems you find, it can greatly diminish the items you, as the ESH professional, are required to identify and initiate corrective action and enable you to feel more confident when you’re told, “We’re going to have an audit.”
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