Western District Health Service Environmental Management Plan (EMP) June 2015

Transcription

1 Western District Health Service Environmental Management Plan (EMP) June 2015 Page 1 of 13

2 on Health Environmental Management Plan CONTENTS 1. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) STATEMENT Introduction Our Scope... 5 ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE Environment policy Environmental performance Environmental objectives and targets Action plan MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS EDUCATION AND TRAINING WASTE ENERGY...12 TRAVEL...12 WATER...12 PURCHASING CHOICES PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE Communications plan Page 2 of 13

3 1. CEO ST ATEMENT In line with the Victorian Government s Department of Health Policy and Funding Guidelines Requirements and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standard 1 Clinical Governance Governance for Safety and Quality in Health Service Organisations, our WDHS Board of Directors, myself and senior managers at the Western District Hearth Service, hereby declare support in reducing the Service s environmental imprint, as well as active participation in achieving the outcomes specified in our Action Plan Our Service is committed to implementing sound environmental practices in all areas of its operations and recognizes it is essential all energy/water users and producers of waste manage these aspects to minimize both the impact on the environment, as well as cost. The Service also recognizes it has a responsibility to develop skills and attitudes in its staff and others that will result in a long-term commitment to the nurturing and ongoing sustainability of environmental strategies that add quality of life to our community. To ensure ongoing commitment and development to our environmental strategies, the Service understands the need for these strategies to be integrated in to the business and strategic processes at all levels of the organization. WDHS is already seen as a leader in waste management and recycling and the development of this Environmental Management Program builds on those efforts to achieve ongoing, organization-wide improvements in environmental practice. Our environmental strategy provides flexibility, realistic goals and objectives and addresses environmental matters that impact in our particular region. The following are some of our goals: Reduce our carbon footprint by initiating practices that improve environmental awareness and sustainability in accordance with our Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan. Improve the environmental sustainability of our operations, planning process policy and procedural development as a core fundamental practice; Implement our formal Environmental Management Plan (EMP) throughout our health Service. Rowan Fitzgerald Chief Executive Officer June 2015 Page 3 of 13

4 2. IN TR ODUCT ION The Department of Health and Department of Environment and Primary Industry have instigated an energy, water, waste monitoring and recording process for all agencies reporting to the Minister. This requirement also includes in-house development of measures to achieve annual reductions regarding these resources. For WDHS this requires a commitment instigated by the CEO for staff and all contractors. All employees and service providers are to be made aware of, participate in and understand the prescribed actions and processes to achieve the reductions as stipulated by the Minister. The WDHS Facility Manager will initiate this plan through a number of marketing programs for all WDHS staff. This program will require staff to participate, to maintain reasonable energy and waste reduction practices and to take on new tasks as deemed appropriate. The initial roll-out of the program will be undertaken by the Facilities Management Staff who will engage a sub-committee to develop and select ideas to help reduce waste and utility usage. Key activities will focus on: Procurement of goods Energy reduction practices Water utilisation Waste separation and recycling practices Sustainable land care management This will be achieved by: Staff education Identification and recognition of leadership champions Building and maintaining proactive environmental teams and discussion groups Our target will be: Reductions in kilojoules of energy, kilolitres of water and kilograms of waste improved land-care management Page 4 of 13

5 3. OUR SCOPE Responding to this challenge, WDHS has made a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts through adopting an Environment Policy, setting key objectives and targets, developing an environmental management strategy to achieve our goals and monitoring and reporting our achievements. Our key commitments and targets that apply to our Service are listed in this document. This strategy describes our Policy, objectives, actions, communications, monitoring and review processes we have adopted. The actions have been developed to: be simple to understand and implement; integrate with our existing procedures and activities; to make the challenge enjoyable to all participants. This strategy addresses all relevant aspects of the operations of WDHS, ranging from the various patient care services to all of the non-patient supporting services and departments. Our agencies services are shared across varied and dispersed campuses in the Geelong and surrounding regions. Our activities involved in the delivery health services with support include but are not limited to: Patient care Support services Contract labour & materials Goods & consumables Page 5 of 13

6 A chievements to Date WDHS has implemented, perused and maintained resource reduction practices in various fields both with government and with private sponsorship already achieving considerable results in the following areas: Area of Achievement Result obtained.... high level of water conservation extensive waste recycling and reduction improved cleaning practices energy reductions in HVAC and steam improved landscaping and gardening improved linen cleaning processes resource awareness and education reduction in usage per annum reduction in landfill per annum chemicals and microfibre mops monitoring and a % reduction drought tolerant, low maintenance water and energy recycling and conservation notices and publications WDHS has won several regional awards since it began its environmental journey back in Awards include Waste-Wise Gold Certification on two occasions and recognition for water-savings initiatives during times of severe drought when the community was on Stage 4 water bans. In recent times we have reduced our energy costs and initiated waste management and recycling programs that see our waste presently running at 5.8 kgs per patient resident bed day. Page 6 of 13

7 4. ENVIRONMENT POLICY We believe it is our responsibility to care for and protect the environment within which our organisation functions. Our energy, water consumption, waste production and our green living space must be improved and protected. We expect our business partners, suppliers and members of the wider community to participate with us in this venture. We will strive to: Adopt the highest environmental standards in all areas of operation and to match and exceed all relevant standards and community expectations Minimise waste by selecting more environmental friendly products, reduce dependence and encourage frugal use of non-recyclable products Educate and train employees and suppliers in good environmental practices and encourage participation Constantly assess the environmental impact of all operations to develop procedures, to promote awareness and reduce our carbon footprint Engage our consumer representatives for input and feedback Periodically review all policies and objectives and will make public our results and performance information Page 7 of 13

8 5. ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE Energy consumption (All WDHS sites) Total energy consumption by energy type (GJ) Electricity (GJ) (3,914 MWh) 4 4 Natural gas and LPG 30,733 28,798 Other energy types (e.g. steam, diesel) N/A N/A Total (gigajoules) 30,737 28,802 Normalised energy consumption Energy per unit of floor space (GJ/m 2 ) Energy per unit of activity (GJ/activity) Greenhouse gas emissions (all WDHS sites energy only, excluding waste) Total greenhouse gas emissions (tonnes CO2e) Scope 1 (Company owned vehicle & fuel consumption) Scope 2 (Purchased electricity & steam) 6,215 6,117 Total 6,418 6,320 Normalised greenhouse gas emissions Emissions per unit of floor space (kgco2e/m 2 ) Emissions per unit of activity (kgco2e/activity) Page 8 of 13

9 Water consumption (All WDHS sites) Total water consumption by type (KL) Potable water 30,589 33,205 Re-used / recycled water N/A N/A Total (Kilolitres) 30,589 33,205 Normalised water consumption Water per unit of floor space (kl/m 2 ) Water per unit of activity (kl/activity) Water re-use and recycling Re-use / recycling rate (percentage) N/A N/A Waste generation Total waste generation by type (Tonnes) Clinical waste (inc. anatomical/pharmaceutical & cytotoxic waste) General waste (inc. sanitary & nappy bins) Recycled waste (inc. comingled & cardboard bins) Total Normalised waste generation Waste per activity (kg/activity) Waste recycling Waste recycling rate (percentage) Page 9 of 13

10 6. ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS Our objectives and targets will be set to improve our environmental performance in key areas. In general terms, these targets will address: minimizing water and energy consumption, and waste generation a preference for procurement of sustainable products and services the integration of environmental assessments into key decision-making processes Management and Communications 1. Promote the Environmental Policy in Develop and extend targets for improving environmental performance for waste and recycling 3. Form environmental teams to manage implementation of the strategy 4. Increase our ability to measure our environmental impacts by establishing data collection systems and processes 5. Integrate environmental assessment into decision-making processes and operations 6. Create a culture which will appreciate and understand reducing our environmental footprint and its benefits 7. Increase our stakeholder and client awareness of our environmental sustainability commitments 8. Report on internal and external achievements annually through the existing publications & website 9. Continue to develop the environmental education program for staff, suppliers and contractors 10. Add sustainability information to our new staff induction package Page 10 of 13

11 Energy Consumption 1. Lead by example through reducing greenhouse gas emissions from our operations by a recordable decrease annually 2. Reduce energy consumption from our key activities continuously year on year 3. Continue to monitor and compare the performance of fleet vehicles Water Consumption 1. Continue the reduction of water consumption through routine maintenance, extend rainfall capture and the implementation of water reducing appliances 2. Increase use of recycled and reclaimed water Waste Generation 1. Continue the reduction of waste generation 2. Increase proportion of waste recycled 3. Continue waste audits to assess contamination of waste streams 4. Reduce clinical waste generation Purchasing 1. Integrate environmental specifications into purchasing policy 2. Include key environmental specifications for our procurement of goods and develop and implement an environmental purchasing policy 3. Support suppliers who will take back their products and packaging for recycling or reuse Page 11 of 13

12 7. ACTION PLANS Action plans for the following aspects are presented below: MA NA GEM E NT AND C O MMU NIC A TIONS Obtain CEO and Executive consideration and approval by 30 June 2015 Drive the Environmental Management Plan through the WDHS Facilities Management Team and Hotel Services Coordinator. Inform all WDHS Staff of the Service s Environmental Management Plan and invite participation. ED UCA TION A ND TR AIN IN G Educate others to think sustainability WA STE Reduce, Reuse and Recycle ENERGY Switch off, save energy and cut greenhouse gases TR AVEL Travel smart for a healthy environment WA TER Save water, harvest and recycle PU RCH ASIN G CH OICES Think sustainability before purchasing PL AN NI NG AN D I NF RASTR UC T U R E Plan and build for a sustainable workplace Page 12 of 13

13 8. COMMUNICATIONS PLAN Communication and publicity of all actions and progress of the implementation of the Environmental Management Plan is to be undertaken by the WDHS Community Liaison Manager in consultation with the WDHS Facilities Management Team. Regular information obtained by the the Facilities Management Team will provide material for regular posting through our established methods of internal communications. Additional external news and significant reports will also be communicated. All monitoring and review actions will be recorded and published as appropriate. All achievements and changes will be presented to allow open discussions with the aim of understanding these changes. Leadership and Innovation Lead the planning, development and delivery of innovative health care and support systems in partnership with other service providers. Vision Excellence in healthcare, putting people first. Mission To meet the health and well-being needs of our community by delivering a comprehensive range of high-quality, innovative and valued health services Quality Improvement and Risk Management To improve performance through a culture of continuous quality improvement and innovation. To effectively manage risk and provide a safe environment for the well-being and protection of consumers, staff and Health Service assets. Service Planning and Development Continue to develop a contemporary health-care system which focuses on person-centred care and improves the health and well-being of the community. Human Resources Attract and retain high-performing staff committed to the Vision, Mission and Values of the Health Service. Provide and environment for motivating and encouraging staff to develop and use their skills to enhance the wellbeing and safety of our community. Facilities and Equipment To modernize and maintain facilities, equipment and infrastructure to improve the health and wellbeing of our community. Community Engagement To enhance community participation and involvement in the development and growth of our Health Service. Business Sustainability and Innovation To develop and implement innovative practices to strengthen our governance, business and financial capacity to deliver efficient and effective, hih quality healthcare to our community. Page 13 of 13