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Enhancing Environmental Management Systems: The Importance of Internal Audits in Newport News

The City of Newport News emphasizes that establishing an Environmental Management System (EMS) is vital to ensure continuous improvement. Internal audits are crucial opportunities for assessing environmental performance and implementing corrective actions. The city involves six departments in EMS development and has nine programs recognized in the Virginia Environmental Excellence Program. Successful audits rely on collaboration between city leadership, EMS teams, and management staff. Our audit process is constructive, aiming to foster improvement by identifying areas of progress. Read on to learn about our auditing procedures and strategies.

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Enhancing Environmental Management Systems: The Importance of Internal Audits in Newport News

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  1. City of Newport News EMS ProgramInternal Auditing

  2. Why establish an EMS if you fail to check your progress with internal audits and corrective action?

  3. Overview EMS Internal Audits are Opportunities For Environmental Improvement

  4. City Wide Program -6 City Departments involved in EMS development and implementation -10 EMS Programs developing or implemented -9 recognized in the Virginia Environmental Excellence Program

  5. Audit success is a combined effort: City Leadership City Department EMS teams EMS Program Management Staff

  6. Newport News Audits Theme- “Positive and constructive” Process for performance Management focus Information and technology transfer Organizational development

  7. Auditing in NN Who is audited- E3 programs annually E2 programs when appropriate

  8. Auditing in NN What is audited- Procedures and records Employee interviews Physical inspection

  9. Auditing in NN When are audits- Low intensity operational tempo Lead time for annual report Prep for Senior Management Review

  10. Audit team EMS Program Manager Environmental Scientists EMS Team Leaders (not from fenceline)

  11. Audit Reports Draft audit findings reviewed Draft audit report Final Written Audit Report Develop Action Plans

  12. Senior Management Annual EMS review

  13. Long term: Programs to audit will increase Auditing does not need to be difficult Be ready for people to fear the worst Present findings as constructive

  14. CONCLUSION

  15. City of Newport News EMS Program

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