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Enviso Training Video
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the world is changing in front of our
eyes and some of the most significant
changes are happening to the environment
dramatic trends continue to affect the
health of our
climate change air pollution loss of
natural habitat
finding supplies of fresh water
in the City of Edmonton we understand
the serious
these trends
as employees of the City of Edmonton you
are part of that environmental
leadership Edmonton is one of the
greenest cities in North America with
460 parks
and a breathtaking 48 kilometer we have
programs dedicated to reducing energy
consumption and minimizing the use of
pesticides and Edmonton is one of the
leaders in North America in developing
sustainable waste management
oh geez in order to adapt to the changes
in the world around us the City of
Edmonton has created an environmental
management system called inviso a
framework for managing and improving our
environmental performance in VO Falls
the international standard ISO 14001
which was developed by experts from
around the world the City of Edmonton
belongs to an elite group of cities that
use this framework to achieve
environmental preservation and
sustainability goals we're all
responsible for the health of our
environment no matter where we work the
city's inviso system isn't just about
following rules and regulations it's
also about reducing the impact our work
has on the environment Edmonton
residents look to city employees to set
a high standard when caring for the
environment in VO helps us meet that
standard
if advisor processes are not followed we
could harm the environment lose the
public's trust or receive regulatory
fines or penalties the city's overall
environmental performance depends on all
city employees and the city's leadership
team places great importance on how work
is carried out in the workplace if your
work has a significant impact on the
environment
advisor will make sure that you have the
environmental training and experience
need to do your job including knowing
which processes to follow to avoid
negative impacts and meet our compliance
obligations this video is the first step
in that direction every work area has an
advisor representative who will identify
how your work interacts with the
environment and how your actions could
improve or harm the environment some of
the common ways that work areas interact
with the environment our vehicle use and
exhaust emissions energy use waste
generation and environmental spills the
adviser system requires regular
monitoring to ensure that we are
continually improving how our work
impacts the environment the city's
Environmental Policy is the foundation
of the adviser system the policy has
been approved by City Council and
endorsed by all levels of management the
policy contains three key commitments
that we all should know the first
commitment is to protect the environment
that's something we can all do every day
both at work and at home
the second Environmental Committee
is to ensure compliance to our various
obligations including requirements set
by Council the public and environmental
laws and regulations set by governments
at the municipal provincial and federal
levels
our third commitment is to continually
improve our environmental performance it
means never being satisfied with the
status quo and always looking for better
ways to do our job to reduce our impact
on the environment these three
commitments to protect the environment
comply with our environmental
obligations and continually improve our
environmental performance our bold
promises but how do we make that happen
the answer is inviso our environmental
management system this system is a set
of processes that help our organization
analyze control and reduce environmental
impact while operating with greater
efficiency and control periodically an
environmental management system auditor
will visit your workplace
they'll observe how work is being
carried out they'll compare what is
being done to what is outlined in your
plan they'll ask questions to test your
understanding of how your work interacts
with the environment of the city's
environmental policy of how you
contribute to advise oh and of
consequences of not following advise Oh
your understanding of advised Oh is
important the way you work is a key part
of the whole system and the city's
ability to achieve our environmental
policy commitments if every employee
understands how advised oh and ISO 14001
works and how it affects their job we
will see continual improvement of the
city of Edmonton's environmental
performance but really the most
important part is the people who believe
in environmental stewardship and want to
use inviso in ISO 14001 as their tool
after all you've just seen and heard
remember this at the very least you need
to understand and comply with the city
of Edmonton's environmental policy and
it's three commitments protect the
environment meet compliance obligations
and continually improve our
environmental performance each of you is
an environmental steward
and plays a role in improving the city's
environmental performance and meeting
our commitments thank you for being part
of the adviser program
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