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34
Environmental Audit and Assessment Program
During Fiscal Year 2011 (October 2010 through September 2011), 22 environmental
compliance audits were performed as part of the Amtrak Environmental Management
System (EMS). The average EMS score for FY11 was 81.0, which is slightly below
the corporate goal of 82. The environmental audit program measures performance
against regulatory and management standards; reports findings of non-conformance;
and devises and implements corrective action plans (CAP). The audit program
currently includes 30 large and medium facilities that are audited on a biennial basis
unless an unacceptable score is received. In that case, a follow-up audit may be
conducted the following year.
During FY11, 56 small facility assessments were performed as part of the EMS. This
component of the program was formerly known as the Facility Assessment
Compliance Evaluation (FACE) program. These assessments are designed to assess
facilities and operations that present a lower environmental risk than sites included in
the Audit Program, and they utilize protocols designed to assess basic compliance.
As with the environmental audits, these assessments require the facility’s Responsible
Amtrak Official (RAO) to develop a corrective action plan and provide regular reports
on the CAP until all findings are closed.
To assist facilities with compliance activities, two Environmental Flash notifications
were issued during FY11:
Environmental Flash EMS-EF-017 specified data entry requirements for the
Environmental Information System.
Environmental Flash EMS-EF-018 provided information regarding proper
management of refrigerant recovery programs.
The Amtrak Strategic Plan for FY11-15 sets a goal of improving audit scores by 1.5
percent per year over five years to achieve an average environmental compliance
audit score of 83.5 in FY15. The target corporate average EMS audit score for FY12
is 82.
Safety Audit Metrics Fiscal Year 2011
Total number of facilities audited: 25
Total number of process audits: 4