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Phase III
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Handbook Reference
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Introduction: Operational Control
An EMS is about "managing" or controlling your facility's environmental impacts and, in particular, operations and services from which your identified significant environmental impacts, objectives and targets, and regulatory requirements are derived.
What is operational control and how do you document it? You most likely have procedures, work instructions, permits, maintenance manuals, and similar documents in place for many of your operations and services that describe how the process should be done, who is responsible, etc. This shows control and management of an operation or service.
Let's now review the 6 steps that will allow your organization to determine which operations or services should be covered by documented procedures and work instructions and how those operations should be controlled.
Operational Controls are the documents that specify the way to execute a certain activity or operation. Operational controls are assigned to operations and services involving significant aspects and are documented through the use of work instructions, procedures, manuals, programs, etc.
Examples include:
 Maintenance work
Pretreatment operations
Chemical ordering
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