Tools

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Congratulations! You have already taken an extra move to enhance environmental excellence in your company by entering this section. In this section, you will find useful tools, which can help to improving your environmental performance.

1. Environmental Management System (EMS)

• Overview of Environmental Management System
  
  
• ISO 14001 - Environmental Management Systems

In order to be able to identify what needs to be done to implement an EMS for your company, it will first be necessary to establish the current situation by carrying out baseline assessment. The following Self Evaluation Tools for Environmental Audits are useful to your company. Here are the STEPS for your company to go through the baseline assessment:

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If you want to stay competitive in the environmentally conscious world business market, you can make use of the step-by-step User Manual to develop an environmental management system (EMS). Easy-to-use and practical tips are provided to guide you through the EMS development and implementation process.

2. Other Management Systems

Management Systems	Applicable to Toys Industry?
ISO 9001
ISO 22000
HACCP
ISO 26000
SA 8000
OHSAS 18001
IECQ QC 080000

(a) Quality Management Systems - ISO 9001

• Provides a management framework that gives the necessary controls to address risks and monitor and measure performance in your business.
  
• Helps to enhance image and reputation
  
• Enables to look for improvements through internal and external communications.
  
• Applies equally well to all organization, regardless of type, size, and product provided.

In addition, ISO 9001 is designed to be compatible with other management systems standards and specifications, such as OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System. They can be integrated seamlessly through Integrated Management.

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(b) Guidance on Social Responsibility - ISO 26000 (Up-and-Coming)

ISO 26000 is the designation of the future International Standard giving guidance on Social Responsibility (SR). The guidance standard will be published in 2008 as ISO 26000 and be voluntary to use. It will not include requirements and will thus not be a certification standard.

• It is intended for use by organizations of all types, in both public and private sectors, in developed and developing countries.
• It will assist them in their efforts to operate in the socially responsible manner that society increasingly demands.

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(c) Social Accountability - SA 8000

SA8000 is a comprehensive, global, verifiable standard for auditing and certifying compliance with corporate responsibility. The standard was initiated by Social Accountability International (SAI). SAI is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development, implementation, and oversight of voluntary verifiable social accountability standards.

• It is applicable to both small and large companies that want to demonstrate to customers and other stakeholders that they care.
• The heart of the standard is the belief that all workplaces should be managed in such a manner that basic human rights are supported and that management is prepared to accept accountability for this.
  

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(d) Occupational Health & Safety Management - OHSAS 18001

OHSAS 18001 is the internationally recognized assessment specification for occupational health and safety management systems. The following key areas are addressed by OHSAS 18001:

• Planning for hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
  
• OHSAS management programme
  
• Structure and responsibility
  
• Training, awareness and competence
  
• Consultation and communication
  
• Operational control
  
• Emergency preparedness and response
  
• Performance measuring, monitoring and improvement

OHSAS 18001 has been designed to be compatible with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, to help your organization meet their health and safety obligations in an efficient manner.

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(e) IECQ QC 080000 Hazardous Substances Process Management (HSPM)

IECQ QC 080000 HSPM is an international certified system qualifies to suppliers who are able to demonstrate their ability to control and manage design activities, their supply chain, materials management, and manufacturing process through implementation and maintenance of Hazardous Substance Process Management (HSPM) for hazardous-substance-free (HSF) Electrical and electronic components and assemblies that meet specific local, national and international requirements.

• The standard is developed by the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA).
  
• It allows an organization to demonstrate that they are meeting the requirements of RoHS and WEEE and to receive external third party confirmation of their compliance.
  
• It is regarded as a due diligence to eliminate hazardous substances from all of its products and throughout its supply chain.

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Overview of Environmental Management System

An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a continual business cycle of planning, implementing, reviewing and improving the processes and actions that your company undertakes to meet its environmental obligations and continually improve its environmental performance. An effective EMS is developed on "Plan, Do, Check, Act" (PDCA) model which embodies the concept of continual improvement.

ISO 14001 - Environmental Management Systems

Requirements with guidance for use:

• It is an international standard which specifies the requirements of an environmental management system.
  
• It provides a framework applicable to all types and sizes of organisations using the approach shown in Figure 2.
  
• The success of the system depends on commitment from all levels and functions, especially from top management.
  
• It enables an organisation to establish and assess the effectiveness of procedures, to develop an environmental policy and objectives, achieve conformity with them, and demonstrate such conformity to others.
  

Approach to EMS Development and Implementation

This support package recommends the four-step "PDCA" approach to implementing an EMS, since this is the approach taken by most ISO 14001 certified companies. When an EMS is to be initially set-up, two preparatory steps (initial planning and management commitment) are also recommended as shown in Figure 3.

Although these steps are not mandatory requirements under ISO 14001, these steps are useful to facilitate the development and implementation of the EMS in accordance with the ISO 14001.

The different tasks for each phase and the relevant Generic ISO 14001 EMS Templates that you can use are shown in Table 2. In addition, Table 2 illustrates the estimated time that each phase of EMS development and implementation usually takes for a typical company.

Phased EMS Implementation Flow

3. Best Practice Guidelines

In the following, you can find best practice guidelines for your industry by just clicking the links below:

Toys Industry related guidelines		Source	Language Available	Link
1.	Chemical Safety in the Workplace - Guidance Notes on Paint Spraying and Related Coating Processes	Hong Kong Labour Department Website	Bilingual	English	Chinese
Noise related guidelines		Source	Language Available	Link
2.	A Guide to the Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Work) Regulation	Hong Kong Labour Department website	Bilingual	English	Chinese
3.	Guidance Notes on Factories and Industrial Undertakings (Noise at Work) Regulation	Hong Kong Labour Department website	Bilingual	English	Chinese
Indoor Air Quality related guidelines		Source	Language Available	Link
4.	Improve the Indoor Air Quality in Your Building	Environmental Protection Department Website	Bilingual	English	Chinese
5.	Guidance Notes for the Management of Indoor Air Quality in Offices and Public Places	Environmental Protection Department Website	Bilingual	English	Chinese
Energy Efficiency related guidelines		Source	Language Available	Link
6.	Guidelines on Energy Audit	EMSD website	English only
7.	Energy Efficiency and Conservation for Buildings	EMSD website	Bilingual	Bilingual
Other guidelines		Source	Language Available	Link
8.	A Simple Guide to Becoming a Smart Eco-Business for SMEs	Environmental Campaign Committee	Bilingual	English	Chinese

The above publications may contain hyperlink(s) connecting to relevant external website(s) as a cross reference at the time of preparing the publications. However, such external hyperlinks may be updated by the owner of the websites or their ownership may be changed from time to time. The FHKI accepts no responsibility or liability in respect of any change on such external information.