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The US Department of Defense Environmental Assessment and Management (TEAM) Guide : critical review and case study
ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The US Department of Defense Environmental Assessment and Management (TEAM) Guide : critical review and case study |
| Names |
Hepler, Jeffrey A.
(creator) Neumann, Catherine M. (advisor) |
| Date Issued | 2001-09-14 (iso8601) |
| Note | Graduation date: 2002 |
| Abstract | In 1994, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) implemented a new audit tool developed by the US Department of Defense (DOD) called "The Environmental Assessment and Management Guide" (TEAM Guide). The TEAM Guide uses an extensive menu of checklists to determine compliance. In November 1994, the USACE Portland District conducted a TEAM audit of the North Pacific Division Laboratory in Troutdale, Oregon. The results showed serious deficiencies in environmental management and compliance that ultimately contributed to closure of the facility. Opportunities to improve the TEAM Audit process were identified and included the following: 1. Ensure that each facility develops an Environmental Management Plan using either ISO 14001 or the Global Reporting Initiative Environmental Standards 2. Utilize professionally-trained and independent auditors to examine Environmental Management Plans prior to conducting additional TEAM Audits 3. Change TEAM Audit intervals from 5-years to 3-years to increase facility oversight and be in agreement with audit intervals used by other DOD agencies 4. Continue to document "Findings" by using severity levels, photographs, and suggested corrective actions in TEAM Audit reports 5. Report environmental management and compliance audit results directly to senior management and hold managers accountable for corrective actions 6. Involve labor representatives on audits; use them to develop appropriate corrective actions; communicate to all employees the program's value. |
| Genre | Thesis/Dissertation |
| Topic | Environmental auditing -- Oregon -- Case studies |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1957/29573 |
