| ISP has retained Knowledge Management,
Inc. (KMI) to design and implement corporate-wide environmental
Audit Tracking and Compliance Management systems. Both
systems are being integrated with existing Environmental
Health and Safety (EHS) tools that KMI has developed for
ISP as part of a comprehensive EHS Portal. Together
with the Issues Tracking & Management System (ITMS)
and Management of Change (MOC) tools built previously
by KMI, these systems will help ISP achieve a greater
level of commitment to addressing environmental, health
and safety issues and improving data management and
reporting. Implementation of these systems will also
further ISP’s progress as the company continues
to model its environmental policies and procedures on
the Responsible Care® 14001 EH&S Standards.
ISP has recently introduced sixteen new policies to
its Environmental Management System (EMS), ranging from
Audit Management to Incident & Spill Management
procedures. The Audit Tracking and Compliance Management
systems fulfill some of the specific requirements developed
within these proactive policies.
“We are pleased to once again be working with
KMI to build and implement our Audit Tracking and Compliance
Management systems,” said Walter Galacki, Environmental
Director at ISP. “These systems represent an important
step in achieving an industry-leading Environmental
Management System.”
The project will be conducted in several stages to
achieve a high level of collaboration between ISP and
KMI and ensure the application addresses all of ISP’s
needs. The initial prototype development stage is already
complete and by July 2003 both systems will be implemented
across all participating ISP plants. Corporate and internal
plant-level auditors will have access to the new system
for all environmental audits and corrective actions
immediately thereafter. ISP’s health & safety
audits are expected to be rolled into the Audit Tracking
system next year.
ISP, a leading global supplier of specialty chemicals
and performance enhancing products for a wide variety
of personal care, pharmaceutical, food, beverage and
industrial applications, is committed to taking active
steps to improve its processes and reduce its environmental
impacts.
KMI builds and implements high value software that
allows companies to control environmental impact, increase
regulatory compliance, operate more safely and efficiently,
and reduce corporate risk. These applications address
specific company concerns at a reasonable cost and provide
an easily justifiable return on investment.
Contact:
Laura Murphy
Director of Operations
Knowledge Management Innovations, Ltd.
lmurphy@kminnovations.com
Roland Mostovy
Manager of Environmental Auditing
International Specialty Products
rmostovy@ispcorp.com
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