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Table 3: Comparison of Management Systems and Regulatory Models
| LCEE (1) Environmental Management Plan Requirements | OSHA's (2) Chemical Hygiene Plan Requirements | Current RCRA (3) Large Quantity Generator Requirements | ISO 14001 (4) System Requirements | |
| Policy | Yes | |||
| Management | Yes | Yes | ||
| Compliance Commitment | Yes | Yes | ||
| Continual Improvement | Yes | Yes | ||
| Waste minimization | Yes | Partial Yes - manifest certification | Yes | |
| Regulatory Compliance | ||||
| Requirements Identification | Yes | Implied | Yes | |
| Requirements Tracking | Yes | Implied | Yes | |
| Commitment to Compliance | Yes | Yes (e.g., exposure limits) | Externally enforced | Yes |
| Management Report | Yes | No - Biennial Report is not a management report | Yes | |
| Management System Planning | ||||
| Set objectives and targets | Yes | Yes | ||
| Defined Management Plan | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Management System Implementation | ||||
| Defined roles and responsibilities | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| EMS Procedural Documentation | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Risk Reduction | ||||
| Chemical Hazards Evaluation | Yes | Yes | Yes - waste determination | Yes - environmental impacts |
| Waste Minimization | Yes - plan | Yes - certification statement | Yes | |
| Hazardous Chemical Management Procedures | Yes | Yes | Limited to accumulation restrictions and quantity thresholds | |
| Requisite signs and labels on hazardous chemicals | Yes | Yes | Yes - RCRA waste only | |
| Chemical inventory | Yes | Yes | Yes - limited to hazardous waste storage log | |
| Proper functioning of fume hoods and control equipment | Yes | Yes | Yes - operational control requirement | |
| PPE and equipment | Yes | Yes | No - limited to emergency response not control | Yes - operational control requirement |
| Defined criteria for determining and implementing control measures | Yes | Yes | Emergency situations | Yes - operational control requirement |
| Pre-transport requirements | Yes | Yes | Yes - legal and other requirements | |
| Provisions for medical consultation and examination | Yes | |||
| Provisions for additional employee protection for work with particularly hazardous substances | Yes | Yes | Yes - operational control requirements | |
| Emergency Preparedness and Response | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Training | ||||
| Training Plan | Yes | Yes | ||
| Coverage of non-employees | Yes | Yes | ||
| Information | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Training | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Communication | ||||
| Internal - EMS | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| External - EMS | Yes | |||
| Incident Reports | Yes | |||
| Emergency | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Checking and Corrective Action | ||||
| Monitoring and Measurement | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nonconformance and corrective and preventive action | Yes | May exist in state regulations | Yes | |
| Records | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| EMS Assessment | Yes | Yes | ||
| Area inspections | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Management Responsibility and Review | Yes | Yes |
1 Laboratory Consortium for Environmental Excellence
2 Occupational Safety and Health Administration's "Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories" 1910.1450. The Chemical Hygiene Plan is a requirement of the standard.
3 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
4 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001: Environmental Management Systems - Specification with guidance for use