EXTENSION OF ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR THE METAL CASTING INDUSTRY TO INCLUDE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
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- Author:
- Macht, Gretchen A
- Graduate Program:
- Industrial Engineering
- Degree:
- Master of Science
- Document Type:
- Master Thesis
- Date of Defense:
- None
- Committee Members:
- Robert Carl Voigt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Carl Voigt, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor - Keywords:
- GHG
greenhouse gases
metal casting
foundry
environmental management system
ISO 14000
greenhouse gas emissions
GHG emissions
OPCAT
object-process methodology
OPM - Abstract:
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions legislation in the United States is forthcoming. Manufacturers have dealt with past emissions regulations differently, some through implementing environmental management systems (EMS). The most common EMS worldwide is the International Organization of Standards (ISO), ISO 14001. Currently ISO 14001 does not require GHG emissions tracking; therefore this research presents an all-encompassing ISO 14001 GHG guideline for foundries. Donsco Inc, Wrightsville plant, an ISO 14001 certified foundry, was the selected research venue. The development of the ISO 14001 GHG guideline started with integrating ISO 14001 certified paperwork (process flow diagrams and the environmental aspects chart) and powerful Object-Process Methodology (OPM) software, OPCAT. The results found that ISO 14001’s flow diagrams could effectively be input into OPCAT to communicate a foundry’s complex systems, including all environmental aspects. Then a GHG OPCAT model was developed with GHG emission tracking. The GHG OPCAT model was then inserted into the original ISO 14001 EMS framework so that management decisions based on GHG impacts can be made. An environmental significance rating system incorporating GHG measures was developed. The significance rating was derived from the global warming potential (GWP) values imbedded in the ISO 14001 GHG framework. The generalized ISO 14001 GHG guidelines are presented to facilitate GHG incorporation into environmental management systems in other manufacturing facilities.