4.0           Structure and Responsibility

This section of the manual outlines the organizational structure and responsibilities of personnel as they pertain to the Coulson Group of Companies EMS.  It defines the roles, responsibilities and authorities specific to the EMS, including the role of top management in maintaining the EMS, and providing sufficient resources essential to the implementation and control of the EMS.

All Personnel

It is the responsibility of all Coulson Group of Companies officers, employees and contractors to conduct operations in a manner that is consistent with the Coulson Group of Companies Environmental Management System (EMS) and environmental policy.

Provided on the following pages are descriptions of the roles, responsibilities and authorities Coulson Group of Companies personnel with respect to the Coulson Aviation EMS.

Senior Management Team

The Senior Management Team consists of the following personnel:

·       General Manager

·       Chief Financial Officer

·       Chief Operating Officer

·       Aviation Manager

·       Environment Manager

·       Quality Assurance Manager

·       Director of Maintenance

The responsibilities of the Senior Management Team include:

a.)    Establishing and defining the overall organizational structure, including roles, responsibilities and authorities to effectively implement and maintain the EMS in conformance with the ISO 14001 (2004) standard.

b.)    Providing the equipment, training, manpower and funding necessary to implement, maintain and develop the EMS.

c.)    Participating  in the annual management review of the EMS programs to measure achievement of objectives and goals and identify areas requiring improvment (refer to Section 5.0 of this manual).