Novozymes North AmericaISO 14001 EMS

Jack Blackmer Environmental CoordinatorNovozymes North America, Inc.

Franklin County, North Carolina

October 9, 2001

What Will Be Covered

How we implemented our ISO 14001 EMS Special focus on our approach to:

Identifying environmental aspects/impacts & determining significance

Determining legal & other requirements

Results - benefits & challenges Keeping the system up-to-date

Site Environmental Management Systems

Environmental Policy

Environmental Committee

SignedICC

Charter in 1991

InternationalEnvironmentalNetwork Group

Corporate Environmental Department

Production Sites

CorporateAnnual

EnvironmentalReports

All sitesISO

14001

in 2000

CEO

Why ISO 14001? Integration with Quality System

(ISO 9001) Addresses most ICC Charter Principles Structure provides for sustainability Potential benefits

Environmental benefits Business benefits

EQS

Environmental Quality System

Was designed according to requirements in ISO 14001 Environmental Management

System Standard International Chamber of Commerce

Business Charter for Sustainable Development

NZNA Environmental PolicyPurposeThis document describes the Novozymes North America, Inc. Environmental Policy that provides the framework for the NZNA Environmental Quality System (EQS). 

ResponsibilityThis document is applicable to all employees at NZNA. 

Policy StatementNovozymes North America, Inc. will maintain an Environmental Quality System to continually improve environmental performance. The EQS is based on the Novozymes environmental policy, relevant International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Business Charter Principles for Sustainable Development, applicable principles of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity, and requirements of the ISO 14001 standard.

NZNA Environmental Policy (Cont.)Compliance is a PriorityThe NZNA management team recognizes environmental management as an important management priority and as a key to sustainable development. Policies, programs, and practices for conducting operations in an environmentally sound manner will be established and maintained, using compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal regulations as a starting point.It is the responsibility of all NZNA employees to participate in the development, implementation and maintenance of EQS policies, programs, and practices. 

Prevention of PollutionWe will implement practices to prevent pollution, conserve natural resources, and reduce and beneficially reuse wastes.  

Continual ImprovementNZNA will continually improve EQS policies, programs, and environmental performance, specifically taking into account technical developments, scientific understanding, and community expectations. Goals and objectives will be set and performance towards them periodically evaluated.

NZNA Environmental Policy (Cont.)

Employee EducationNZNA will educate and train employees in the environmental aspects of their work activities and encourage them to conduct these activities in an environmentally responsible manner. 

Prior AssessmentNZNA will assess environmental impacts before starting a new activity or project and, where feasible, implement measures to minimize environmental impacts. 

CommunicationNZNA will communicate the environmental policy, environmental practices, and progress towards environmental goals to employees and other stakeholders.

Key Points of the Environmental Policy

Do it right! - Follow procedures to comply with regulations and NZNA requirements.

Keep it clean! - Prevent pollution by following instructions, preventing releases, and containing any that do occur.

Make it better! - Do your part by suggesting ideas for improvement through the use of Preventive Action Requests.

All Departments

Consider all activities(ex. use block

diagram)

Identify all possibleinputs and outputs(product & waste

streams)

Consider upset andstartup/shutdown

conditions

Identify interactionwith the environment

Enter Aspects &Impacts codes

Steering & Working Committee score andrank highest rated aspects based on

"Environmental Factors":

- Area of impact- Quantity of impact- Probability of impact- Potential regulatory or legal exposure- Health risk

Steering Committee group& consolidate highest rated

aspects

Consider currentdegree of control andpotential for impact

then enter Rating code

Steering Committee performs a"reality check" to be certain thelist of Significant Environmental

Aspects is appropriate andcomplete

Significant Aspects

Lab Waste Unloading Ammonia Trucks Use of Filter Pads in Recovery Plant Maintenance Waste General Solid Waste (Production) Spent Bio-Mass Lime Operation Raw Material Unloading Freon Use in Chillers General Water Usage General Energy Usage Granulation Micro-Dust

Steering Committee re-ranks highestrated aspects for establishing Objectives

& Targets by considering these"Business Factors":

- Controls in place- Difficulty of reducing impact- Cost of reducing impact- Cost recovery period- Public relations and/or community

concerns

All Aspects with a higher rankingthan the lowest ranking significant

Environmental Aspect are thenconsidered when establishing

Objectives & Targets

Aspects for Objectives & Targets Lab Waste Unloading Ammonia Trucks Use of Filter Pads in Recovery Plant Maintenance Waste General Solid Waste (Production) Spent Bio-Mass Lime Operation Raw Material Unloading Freon Use in Chillers General Water Usage General Energy Usage Granulation Micro Dust Cooking Oil Erosion Disposable Serviceware in Cafeteria

Legal & Other Requirements Permits Federal regulations State regulations Local regulations & ordinances Pre-treatment requirements (ex. ICD) Charters, associations, & agreements Management directives

NZNA Approach Responsibility Matrix

Primary Supporting Communication

Applicability of charters ICC Charter UN Convention

Corporate directives for goals Keeping up-to-date

Employee Training Quiz

What are key points of the site Environmental Policy?

What are the site-wide Objectives & Targets? What are the environmental aspects of your job

duties? What can you do to minimize environmental impact? What do you do if there is a spill? Preventative and Corrective Actions. What do you

do if you see a problem, or see a way to improve?

Integrating Environmental Into SOP’sIn order to support our Environmental Quality System (QS.EQ.1000 NNBNA ENVIROMENTAL POLICY), this system will be operated according to this procedure to reduce environmental impact and conserve natural resources whenever possible. This operating procedure was written and this system designed to accomplish these goals. All items in this

procedure pertaining to EQS will be in bold type.

Work Instruction Comment

When precoat touches the knife, open the knife water valve at the drum to approximately 2m3/hr

Use only enough water to transport precoat from trough. Reduces depletion of a renewable resource

AMMONIAOR OTHER

INSIDE OROUTSIDE

BLDG.

OTHER CHEMICAL

DO SAFELYSOURCE IF POSSIBLE TO

IF ONGOING - STOP

(4290) TO NOTIFY ALL TOSTAY OUT OF AREA

USE PLANT-WIDE PAGING

OUTSIDE INSIDE

LARGEUNCONTROLLED

OR SMALLCONT ROL L ED

LARGE UNCONTROLLE D

DO SAFELY

IF ONGOING - STOPSOURCE IF POSSIBLE TO

IN BUILDINGSTAY OUT OF AREA

NOTIFY EVERYONE

BARRIER TAPEWITH

ISOLATE AREA

SHIFTNOTIFY

SUPERVISOR

IN BLDG.IF DANGER EXISTS

ACTIVATE FIRE ALARM

CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT

IF NEEDEDAND NOTIFY SECURITY

IS CLEARWAIT UNTIL AREA

TO ENTER

MANAGEMENT WITHSPILL INFORMATION

REPORTS AND OTHERCOMPLETE INCIDENT

NOTIFY SUPERVISOR

CALL WASTE

APPLICABLE REPORTS

ISOLATE

WEARING PPE (SEE MSDS)(GOGGLE S , GLOVE S , APRON)

FLUSH SPILL TO NEAREST

AREATHE SPILL

SUPERVISORSHIFT

NOTIFY

SMALL CONTROLLED

PROCESS DRAIN

TO STAYNOTIFY PERSONNEL

CLEAR OF AREA

CONCE NTRATEOR

DUST

SUPERVISORSHIFT

NOTIFY

(RESPIRATOR & GOGGLES)CLEAN W/LOW PRESSURE

FLUSH OR WET VACUUM

WEARING PPE

NO HIGH PRESSUREOR BROOMS

OF WATER

CLEAN THOROUGHLYWITH LARGE AMOUNT

MATERIAL GOING TOMANAGEMENT OF

NOTIFY WASTE

PREPARE INCIDENTREPORTS AND OTHERAPPLICABLE REPORTS

SUPERVISORCLOSE DOORS LEADING

NOTIFY CONTROL ROOMTO ROOM

VENTILATIONOPEN FORCED

CHANGE UNIFORMS

PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO DUST SHALL SHOWER &

EVALUATE SIZE

FULL FACERESPIRATOR,

OPEN DOORSTO STAY AWAY

NOTIFY OTHERS ACTIVATE SITE-WIDEALARMFIRE ALARM

EVACUATE BLDG.ACTIVATE

SUPERVISOR

NOTIFYSHIFT

AMMONIA

ENZYME, BROTH, DUST, OR CONCENTRATE

& LOCATIONOF RELEASE

SMALL

LARGE

CATASTROPHIC(SITE AFFECTED)

IN GranTDUST RELEASE

SUPERVISOR

?

?

?

?

?

CONCENTRATE

AREAGO TO GATHERING

PERFORM HEAD COUNT

GO TO SITE-WIDE

PERFORM HEAD COUNTGATHERING AREA

SPILL RESPONSE AND NOTIFICATION

SPILL

(Blue)STORM SEWER

?

IS SPILL

NO

RE ACHING S OILOR GOING DOWN

YES

(Red)PROCESS SEWER

FLUSH TO

MANAGEMENTWAS TE

(SEE PROCEDURE)

CALL

YES NO

SUPERVISORSHIFT

NOTIFY

NOTIFY SUPERVISOR

SHIFTSUPERVISOR

NOTIFY

REPORTS AND OTHERCOMPLETE INCIDENT

APPLICABLE REPORTS

EMERGENCY - STOPAMMONIAACTIVATE

EMERGENCY - STOP

ACTIVATEAMMONIA

ENZYME

CHEMICAL

W EARING

ISOLATE AREA

BROTH OR

BROTH

SUPERVISORAPPROVAL

AFTERPROCESSSEWER

ORSTORM

?

STORM SEWER

STORMSEWER

SEWERPROCESS

TO PROCESS SEWER

TO PROCESS SEWER

?

(RED)

(Blue)

CALL 911OR SECURITY

SHIFT SUPERVISOR

NNBNA Distribution Department Bulk Receiving Checklist

Version:2 Prepared: MEdw File:W:\DIST_ISO\8600 No:8916.8600Valid Date: 01/01/00 Page:1/1

Before starting the receiving of Raw Material Bulk Loads, the following needs to be checked:

Section 1: Driver Hook up and Emergency Information

Item # Description Checked

1 Carrier name.

2 Product and date.

3 Does driver have MSDS for required materials?

4 Does driver have proper safety equipment? If not, provide and notify Purchasing.

5 Has driver been informed of what to do during an emergency? i.e. eyewash stations, safety

showers, spill kit, and control room location.

6 Has driver been in formed where process and storm drain are located?

7 If trailer is unhooked from tractor chock wheels.

8 Has QC approved material before hook up?

9 Was receiving tank/silo locked prior to unloading? If not notify Supervisor.

10 Has driver been informed of proper hook up line?

11 Has driver connected ground strap to truck? (When unloading Sugar, Corn Starch, and Soy Grits)

12 Does driver know to stay within 20 feet of controls during unloading?

Section 2: Startup and disconnect

Item # DescriptionChecked

1 Has control room confirmed tank capacity? If tank will not hold material call Purchasing.

2 Are seals on tanker intact?

3 If a leak occurs hit emergency shut off and contact distribution handler?

4 Has material handler observed startup and ensured there are no leaks?

5 Has material handler ensured drivers are wearing PPE?

6 Has driver been informed to leave area clean?

Section 3: After receiving is complete

Item # DescriptionChecked

1 Has station been checked for cleanliness? If station is left unacceptable, clean and notify Supervisor.

2 Has tank/silo been locked?

Completed by: _________________________________________ Date:______________

Section # CommentsInitials

SUPERVISOR RESPONSE

Initials: Corrected Problem: Work Order Written AR Written

Date: Yes No Yes No Yes No

W/O #:

Was Production Stopped: Yes No If yes explain.

Was Waste Management Notified Yes No

2000 Objectives and Targets Improve hazardous waste management and

measurement (Passed EPA/DENR Inspection) Minimize potential for ammonia release during

unloading operation (Alarms & procedures) Reduce environmental impact from use of filter pads

(Carryover to 2001) Reduce volume of solid waste generated per NZNA

unit Carryover to 2001) Eliminate the disposal of cooking oil (Now recycled)

2000 Objectives & Targets – Cont. Minimize excessive lime releases during lime unloading

(Larger baghouse filter) Evaluate and reduce the impact of raw material

unloading on Stormwater runoff (Drain conversions & procedures)

Minimize the potential for Freon release (New Chiller & leak detection)

Increase eco-productivity index of general water usage (4% improvement)

Increase eco-productivity index of general energy usage (9% improvement)

Primary Benefits Improved management of lab hazardous waste Reduced impact on Stormwater Reduced releases of Freon Reduction in water and energy usage per unit of

production Identified opportunities for compliance improvement Improved site-wide environmental awareness &

understanding of environmental impacts Dedicated “champions”

Management Support Priorities

Stressed importance of implementation Allocated personnel time for the project Conducted frequent Management Reviews

Expenses Internal Costs - $125,000 Consulting - 15,000 Certification - 11,200

Challenges

Personnel time to implement and maintain

Conflicting priorities

Keeping the system up-to-date as changes are made

WHERE ARE WE HEADED?

2001 Significant AspectsLab WasteUnloading Ammonia TrucksUse of Filter Pads in Recovery PlantMaintenance WasteGeneral Solid Waste (Production)Raw Material UnloadingFreon Use in ChillersProcess Wastewater Irrigation – Piping FailuresGeneral Water UsageGeneral Energy Usage

2001 Objectives & Targets Minimize Potential for Freon Releases Increase Solid Waste Eco-productivity

index by 5% Increase Water Eco-productivity Index by

1.5% Increase Energy Eco-productivity Index by

1.5%

2001 Objectives & Targets – Cont.

Improve Hazardous Waste Management and Measurement

Improve PWW Treatment Capacity

Evaluate Alternatives to Minimize Impact of PWW Spray Irrigation

Improve Prior Environmental Assessments of Process and Equipment Changes

Assessment of Changes

New Raw Materials Significantly Greater Amounts of Existing

Raw Materials Equipment Changes New Processing Technology

Potential affects on compliance, waste treatment, recycling & disposal

New legal and other requirements

Reaching Outside the Organization

EPA Multi-State Working Group DENR State ISO 14001 Pilot

EPA Performance Track Program UN Convention on Biological Diversity Suppliers

Raw Materials Transportation

Customers

BALANCEDSCORECARD

Triple Bottom Line

Financial

Environmental

Social

Balanced Scorecard

Year 2000 Goals Water Eco-Productivity Index ISO 14001 Certification

Site-wide Test & Dunking Booth

Balanced Scorecard

Year 2001

Solid Waste & Recycle EPI

Assessment of Changes

KEEPING UP TO DATE ON

REGULATORY CHANGES

SOURCES

Industry Associations Stakeholder Committees Federal & State Registers Update Newsletters List Servers

KEY AREAS Air Regulations Water Regulations Toxic Releases Inventory

New & Revised Regulations Permit Rule Changes Emission & Discharge Standards

PM-10 Pb

NOx SOx

Criteria Pollutants

CO

O3

NITROGEN OXIDES Formed when burning fossil fuels

Coal Oil Natural Gas

Contribute to Ozone formation EPA NOx SIP Call – New State Rules EPA nationwide regulatory approach

PARTICULATES

General dust

<10 microns

<2.5 microns

WATER REGULATIONS

Nutrients

NC River Basin Rules

EPA – Total Maximum Daily Load

Triennial Review of State Water Quality Standards

Toxic Releases Inventory

Annual reporting Listed compounds and compound

categories Threshold quantities Releases, treatment, transfers, disposal,

recycling Approved methodologies

ENVIRONMENTAL

FACTS & FICTION

MIND BOGGLING!

Federal Tax Code – Approximately 8,000 pages

Federal Environmental Regulations – Approximately 30,000 pages!

CONTAMINATION LEVELS

Percent (1/100) Thousandth (1/1000) PPM (1/1,000,000) PPB (1/1,000,000,000) PPT (1/1,000,000,000,000) PPQ (1/1,000,000,000,000,000)

TOXIC RELEASE REPORTING

Emissions & discharges Treatment

On-site Off-site

Transfers Recycling

WELCOME TOELM CITY

Founded 1843

Population 6478

Elevation 830

Total 9151

RIVER CROSSING

100 ft. 10,000

10 ft. 1,000

1 ft 100

0.1 ft. 10

Link to ISO 14001 Determine environmental aspects and

impacts Focus on those than can pose a risk Take a “Big Picture” approach Continual improvement – focus on the long

term - are you getting better over time? “Sustainable Development”

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

“Don’t emit or discharge into the earth’s environment at a rate greater than the earth can assimilate it.”