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ISO 14001 ESMS
Jane SullivanChampaign-Urbana Mass Transit District,
Sustainability & Transportation PlannerUrbana, Illinois
Lessons Learned
• Make the commitment• Build your team • Develop a routine • Train... everybody • Communicate!• Learn from your (and our)
mistakes• It will never truly end
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
Key Presentation Take-Aways:
To know who you are is the greatest power of all.
140,000 Residents + 40,000 Students 12 Million Rides in 2013102 Buses12 ADA Vans35 Staff Members53 Maintenance Employees 130 FT + 90 PT Operators
Managing our Environmental Impact
• Environmental and Sustainability Management System (ESMS)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• ISO 14001: sets out the criteria for an ESMSImprove environmental performanceReduce environmental impact Prevent pollution Ensure compliance
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
ScopeMaintenance Department
FTA EMS Institute2010-2011
Unless commitment is made, there are only promises and hopes… but no plans.
Managing Director
ESMS Team
photo courtesy of Mass Transit Magazine
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships
The Top Dogs
The Communicator
The Muscle
(and ISO 14001 certification)
The Professional
The Historian
The Unbiased Input
Maintenance Staff
Your ESMS should be a creature of habit.
Weekly Team MeetingsBiannual Management Review
Internal AuditAnnual Documentation Review
Employee TrainingSignificant Aspects
Triennial Environmental Policy
The greatest danger a team faces isn’t that it won’t become successful, but that it will, and
then cease to improve.
ISO 14001 Certification
If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.
Jane SullivanChampaign-Urbana Mass Transit DistrictSustainability & Transportation Planner