Metrics Planning of the EMS Practices - Case Study Example

Metric Plan Introduction This Metric Plan is designed to provide an understanding and awareness of the Environmental Management System (EMS) Practices established by the Camp Pendleton EMS Branch, Training Branch, and California state regulations. It shall be used as a guiding factor in the implementation of Comprehensive Environmental Training and Education Program (CETEP) by the 11th Marine Regiment who is the practice owner. This unit comprises of 1339 employees who carry out EMS practices in two buildings numbered 430572 and 430256. In order to perform the practices effectively, the personnel undergo training selected courses. Therefore, the metric is based on % completion. A practice whose percentage completion falls below 70% is considered non compliant, that which falls between 71% - 95% is considered degraded and that above 95% compliant. With the overall practice compliance of 37.79%, the 11th Marine Regiment is considered non compliant in conducting EMS practices. Out of the 8 practices, none was compliant, meaning the scores were below 95%. However, there was 100% compliance in the training of some course such as spill abatement and EMS training. Performance Management The percentage completion is awarded based on the content covered in each course. This data is capture in the weekly training returns filed in the Environmental Managers office by the supervisors. Target Population The target population for the Metrics Plan is civilian employees, active duty personnel, and contractors that participate in EMS practices having an impact on the environment. Training Needs Assessment TNA describes procedures for identifying abilities, skills and knowledge necessary to achieve desired performance requirements which is keeping the environment safe (Jean, 2006). There are three elements to the TNA; Demographic Information, Installation Environmental Characteristics, and Quantified Environmental Training Requirements. For the purposes of this Metrics Plan, the Quantified Environmental Training Requirements were used to collect and analyze data. The TNA was used to identify what practices are performed, their location, number of personnel requiring training, and what training is required to enable personnel to perform their activity in an environmentally safe manner. Maintaining environmental compliance is everyone’s responsibility. While working aboard Camp Pendleton, you are required to know and understand how EMS practices impact your work activities and the environment. Environmental compliance means performing all your work tasks in a safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible manner that will protect and prevent harm to human health, natural resources, and the environment. This Metric Plan will help you develop the skills you need to maintain an environmentally friendly work environment and to complete your work tasks in accordance with your installations environmental policy. To fulfill the training requirements of the 8 explicit environmental practices personnel who perform EMS practices are required to complete Rapid Learning Object (RLO) and Computer Based Training which will help explain how to appropriately perform the environmental practices in accordance with the laws and regulations. The following table summarizes the EMS practices assigned to 11th Marine Regiment and their respective trainings. Practice and RLO/CBT Association Practice RLO/CBT Battery Management Battery Charging (Lead Acid & Non-Lead Acid) Battery Replacement Battery Storage Degreasing Degreasing – Aerosol Degreasing – Aqueous Solvent Degreasing – Solvent Equipment Operation/Maintenance/Disposal Electronic Equipment Maintenance Emergency Generators Equipment Disposal (A/C) Equipment Disposal (E-Waste) Equipment Disposal (Fluorescent Light Bulbs) Equipment Disposal (Mercury Containing Waste) Equipment Disposal (MVAC) Portable Engine/Generator O&M Refrigerant Replacement Refrigerant Replacement (MVAC) Space Heater Operation Water Chiller Fueling and Fuel Management/Storage Defueling Fuel Analysis Fuel Storage – AST Fuel Storage – Bulk Fuel Tanks Fuel Storage – UST Fuel Storage Containers – Non-Tactical Fuel Storage Containers – SIXCONS Fuel Storage Tanks Fuel Transfer – SIXCONS Fuel Transfer Tank Trucks Fuel Transport Tank Trucks Vehicle Refueling HM Storage Hazardous Material Storage HW Transportation Hazardous Waste Accumulation Area Hazardous Waste Transportation Painting Painting With Aerosols and Brushes Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication Tire Replacement Used Oil and Antifreeze Vehicle Brake Replacement Vehicle Coolant Change Vehicle Equipment Fluid Change Vehicle Equipment Parts Replacement Vehicle Maintenance – Degreaser Solvent Vehicle Oil Change Vehicle Parking Vehicle Refrigerant Replacement Vehicle Wash Racks Waste Oil AST Performance Metrics Practice: Battery Management Building: 430256 Requirement: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Generators Class % Complete Battery Charging (Lead Acid and Non-Lead Acid) 17.24 Battery Replacement 31.03 Battery Storage 13.79 EMS Training 3.45 Fire Extinguisher O&M 10.34 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 17.24 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 20.69 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 24.14 Spill Abatement 27.59 Average 18.39 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Practice: HM Storage Building: 430256 Requirement: Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Discharge Prevention Training Class % Complete EMS Training 96 Fire Extinguisher O&M 85 Hazardous Material Storage 71 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 70 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 50 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 40 Spill Abatement 100 Average 73.14 Comment: DEGRADED Practice: HW Transportation Building: 430256 Requirement: Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Transportation Employee Training Class % Complete EMS Training 90 Fire Extinguisher O&M 30 Hazardous Waste Accumulation Area 40 Hazardous Waste Transportation 50 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 60 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 70 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 80 Spill Abatement 100 Average 65 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Practice: Painting Building: 430256 Requirement: Specific Pollution Prevention Training Class % Complete EMS Training 100 Fire Extinguisher O&M 90 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 80 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 70 Painting With Aerosols and Brushes 60 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 50 Spill Abatement 40 Average 70 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Practice: Wash Rack Building: 430256 Requirement: Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Discharge Prevention Training Class % Complete EMS Training 40 Fire Extinguisher O&M 50 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 60 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 70 Oil/Water Separator 80 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 100 Spill Abatement 90 Vehicle Wash Racks 30 Average 65 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Practice: Battery Management Building: 430572 Requirement: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Generators Class % Complete Battery Charging (Lead Acid and Non-Lead Acid) 72 Battery Replacement 97 Battery Storage 71 EMS Training 69 Fire Extinguisher O&M 70 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 99 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 94 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 95 Spill Abatement 96 Average 84.78 Comment: DEGRADED Practice: Degreasing Building: 430572 Requirement: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Generators Class % Complete Degreasing - Aerosol 99 Degreasing - Aqueous Solvent 23 Degreasing - Solvent 34 EMS Training 45 Fire Extinguisher O&M 54 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 43 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 59 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 69 Spill Abatement 54 Average 53.33 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Practice: Equipment Operation/Maintenance/Disposal Building: 430572 Requirement: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Generators Class % Complete Electronic Equipment Maintenance 0 Emergency Generators 0 EMS Training 0 Equipment Disposal (A/C) 0 Equipment Disposal (E-Waste) 0 Equipment Disposal (Fluorescent Light Tubes) 0 Equipment Disposal (Mercury Containing Waste) 0 Equipment Disposal (MVAC) 0 Fire Extinguisher O&M 0 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 0 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 0 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 0 Portable Engine/Generator I&M 0 Refrigerant Replacement 0 Refrigerant Replacement (MVAC) 0 Space Heater Operation 0 Spill Abatement 0 Water Chiller 0 Average 0 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Practice: Fueling and Fuel Management/Storage Building: 430572 Requirement: Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Discharge Prevention Training Class % Complete Defueling 0 EMS Training 0 Fire Extinguisher O&M 0 Fuel Analysis 0 Fuel Storage - AST 0 Fuel Storage - Bulk Fuel Tanks 0 Fuel Storage - UST 0 Fuel Storage Containers - Non-Tactical 0 Fuel Storage Containers - SIXCONS 0 Fuel Storage Tanks 0 Fuel Transfer - SIXCONS 0 Fuel Transfer Tank Trucks 0 Fuel Transport Tank Trucks 0 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 0 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 0 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 0 Spill Abatement 0 Vehicle Refueling 0 Average 0 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Practice: HM Transportation Building: 430572 Requirement: Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Transportation Employee Training EMS Training 0 Fire Extinguisher O&M 0 Fuel Transport Tank Trucks 0 Hazardous Materials Transportation 0 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 0 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 0 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 0 Spill Abatement 0 Average 0 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Practice: Painting Building: 430572 Requirement: Specific Pollution Prevention Training Class % Complete EMS Training 0 Fire Extinguisher O&M 0 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 0 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 0 Painting With Aerosols and Brushes 0 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 0 Spill Abatement 0 Average 0 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Practice: Vehicle Maintenance Building: 430572 Requirement: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Generators Class % Complete EMS Training 0 Fire Extinguisher O&M 0 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 0 Lubrication 0 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 0 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 0 Spill Abatement 0 Tire Replacement 0 Used Oil and Antifreeze 0 Vehicle Brake Replacement 0 Vehicle Coolant Change 0 Vehicle Equipment Fluid Change 0 Vehicle Equipment Parts Replacement 0 Vehicle Maintenance - Degreaser Solvent 0 Vehicle Oil Change 0 Vehicle Parking 0 Vehicle Refrigerant Replacement 0 Vehicle Wash Racks 0 Waste Oil AST 0 Average 0 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Practice: Wash Rack Building: 430572 Requirement: Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Discharge Prevention Training Class % Complete EMS Training 0 Fire Extinguisher O&M 0 Introduction to Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Waste 0 MCIWEST Air Quality Compliance 0 Oil/Water Separator 0 Pollution Prevention (P2) Awareness Training 0 Spill Abatement 0 Vehicle Wash Racks 0 Average 0 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Overall Practice Compliance 37.79 Comment: NON COMPLIANT Recommendations In order to achieve a 100% completion in training of EMS Practices, the following measures should be taken; The minimum number of courses to be taken in a specified duration of time should be increased by 3. The supervisors should ensure timely dissemination of EMS training recourses The learning portal should be reengineered to make it interactive and easy to use The personnel should commit 1 hour each day for consultation with the facilitators There should be thorough supervision and reporting of personnel trainings The management should hire 10 facilitators to bridge the existing deficits Conclusion The success of this program is pegged on good training of the personnel involved. An overall practice compliance of 37.79 reveals the existence of technical and operational inefficiencies which must be addressed so that the project can be beneficial to the target population. References Jean, Barbezette. (2006). Training needs assesment: Methods, tools and techniques. San Fransico: Pfeiffer. Read More