Environmental Management System

Environmental Management System (EMS)

There are hundreds of environmental regulations that a company must meet. Ark develops practical methods of handling them, and identifies the job positions of personnel who have the responsibility to manage these matters. We even offer a training program to facilitate the Environmental Management
System. Through this process a company takes a giant step towards establishing Due Diligence.

  • Some Key Issues in Environmental Management are:

  • What regulations apply to the company’s operations?
  • Who is responsible to see the requirements are met?
  • How are the regulatory requirements being met now?
  • What environmental hazards exist in our operations?
  • What reports must be made to regulators and when are they due?

Environmental Management System

- Support to Your EMS Officer There are many requirements based on environmental acts and regulations that Upstream companies must meet.
  • These include:
  • the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
  • the Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
  • the Fisheries Act
  • the Forest Act
  • the Water Act

Ark organizes the necessary activities to comply with these regulations, implements them, and properly records and files the information. We check that all record keeping and notification activities that must be done are completed. Ark can act as assistant to your environmental health and safety officer, or can act in the capacity as your EH&S officer. In doing so, Ark provides a quarterly report of actions taken during the year, and an annual report suitable for presentation to the Board of Directors of your company.

  • Ark can also undertake specific activities to ensure they are carried out according to regulations, for example:
  • Reclamation of pits, ponds, wellsites, and facilities
  • Voluntary Challenge reporting
  • Pipeline right of way inspections
  • Surface Casing Vent Flow measurement and reporting
  • Spill response, direct cleanup, and prepare a report
  • Waste Management and Reporting

Environmental Management System

- The Glove Box Guide - An Environmental Field Guide

Field personnel have most control over the environmental impact of operations-- and they require solid, helpful information in order to follow regulations, avoid costly errors, and make reports as required. Compact and practical, The Glove Box Guide is a valuable resource for field operations. The Glove Box Guide can be customized to suit any company’s regulatory requirements and operations specifications, and feature the company’s logo on the cover.

  • Some of the issues dealt with in the Glove Box Guide are:
    • Reporting environmental events and concerns;
    • Guidance on regulatory issues like storage tank inspections and waste management;
    • Initial response to remediate an oil spill;
    • Weed identification for restricted and noxious weeds;

    Environmental Management System - Compliance Audits

    A compliance audit is commissioned by a company’s own management to determine the degree to which the company is meeting the requirements of environmental regulations. Such an audit is an important factor in establishing Due Diligence. Following a Compliance Audit, Ark advises our clients on actions to take to comply with environmental laws and regulations.

    • Some typical issues that occur on oil and gas sites are:
    • Flare pits not meeting current regulatory requirements
    • Pipeline right of ways with no inspection records
    • Inactive wells not inspected as required
    • Weeds out of control on sites, access roads and pipeline ROW’s
    • A host of other issues dealing with soil, groundwater and emissions to air.