This section defines how environmental non-conformities and the resulting corrective and/or preventive actions are to be handled.
Procedures for handling environmental non-conformities are reviewed by the Senior Management Team. The team determines whether the appropriate action was taken for each non-conformance.
All completed investigations
forms, inspection reports, incident reports, spill reports, and related
All employees are responsible to identify, correct if possible, and report environmental non-conformances. Reports can be made to the appropriate supervisor who in turn must inform the following personnel:
· the Environment Manager
·
the Directors of Maintenance
· the Quality Assurance Manager
Types of non-conformance
A non-conformance can be identified through any one of the following:
· Audits
·
Routine monitoring
and inspection
· Environmental incidents
·
Government
agency compliance inspections
·
Communications
or complaints from the public.
Types of non-conformities and the appropriate action for each are as follows:
Non-conformance resulting from an Audit
All non-conformities
identified through internal audits are required to be documented in the audit
report. The Environment Manager is responsible for
preparing a corrective action plan, listing each of the non-conformances
identified. The corrective action plan is to be completed in consultation with
the General Manager and / or those managers responsible for the areas and
operations for which non-conformances have been identified. The corrective
action report must include the following information for each non-conformance:
§
the
non-conformance
§
corrective
action required
§
any special
equipment, services or resources required, where applicable
§
the person
responsible for completing the corrective action
§
the date by which the corrective action is to be
completed.
The Environment Manager is to provide the completed
corrective action reports to the annual
Non-conformance resulting from
measuring, monitoring or
Managers and supervisors
should record all reasonable reports of non-conformities raised by Coulson
staff, employees or contractors, using the
If the non-conformance is
considered minor and sufficient corrective action has taken place, the
non-conformance is recorded in the comments section of the
If the non-conformance requires additional follow up an Environmental Incident Investigation form must be completed outlining remediation required and who will complete the work. A copy of the report must be forwarded to the appropriate operations manager and the Environment Manager.
The General Manager and Chief Operating Officer must approve corrective action plans when the cost is considered a capital cost.
Non-conformance resulting from environmental incidents
Whenever an incident occurs
that relates to a significant environmental aspect it is to be documented and
submitted to the
Evaluation and follow-up of a
Corrective/Preventive Action
Once a non-conformance has
been identified and documented and submitted to the
In order to prescribe an
efficient corrective action, every effort must be made to identify the root
cause and prescribe necessary changes to procedures to ensure the
non-conformance will not reoccur.
After implementing the
corrective action, the responsible Manager must complete a follow up Environmental
Incident Investigation Form for review by the Management Team to ensure that
the corrective action was efficient in eliminating the problem and effective to
prevent a future re-occurrence.
The Environment Manager will prepare a summary report of non-conformance issues for review by the Management Team at the annual Senior Management Team meeting.
Non-conformance requiring document, form or procedure changes
Should a corrective action require document, form or procedure changes, the Operations Manager responsible for the activity shall provide the suggested corrections (in writing) to the Environment Manager who in turn will coordinate and issue the necessary amendments.