Environmental Aspects: Background and Exhibits

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Environmental Aspects
Background and Exhibits
In Module 1, you defined the scope of your facilitys EMS, in Module 3, you drafted your facilitys policy that included commitments for continual improvement and prevention of pollution, and in Module 4, you identified the legal requirements and voluntary commitments that apply to your facility. In Module 5, you will use all that information as you identify the environmental aspects associated with your facility and determine the subset of these aspects that have significant impacts. The outcome of Module 5s activities will be your list of significant environmental aspects (SEAs), upon which all of your subsequent objectives and targets, environmental management programs (EMPs), operational controls, monitoring and measurement, training, etc., will be based within your EMS.
Definitions and Relationships

An environmental aspect is defined as an element of a facilitys activities, products, or services that can or does interact with the environment. These interactions and their effects may be continuous in nature, periodic, or associated only with events, such as emergencies. An environmental impact is defined as any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, resulting from a facilitys activities, products, or services. A significant environmental aspect is one that may produce a significant environmental impact. In short, the aspect is the cause and the impact is the effect. Exhibit 5-1: Cause and Effect Environmental Aspects and Environmental Impacts, provides examples of this relationship.
Exhibit 5-1: Cause and Effect Environmental Aspects and Environmental Impacts
Environmental Aspect Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Discharges to stream Spills and leaks Electricity use Use of recycled paper
Environmental Impact(s) Air pollution, smog Degradation of aquatic habitat and drinking water supply Soil and groundwater contamination Air pollution, global warming Conservation of natural resources
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EMS Implementation Guide for the Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Industry
Techniques and Data Sources for Identifying and Evaluating Environmental Aspects
As shown in Exhibit 5-2: Selected Techniques and Data Sources for Identifying and Evaluating Environmental Aspects and Impacts, there are numerous techniques and data sources to assist you in identifying and evaluating environmental aspects and impacts at your facility. You may already have experience using some of these techniques at your shipyard. Note that much of the data you have collected to date will be useful as you identify environmental aspects and determine their significance.
Exhibit 5-2: Selected Techniques and Data Sources for Identifying and Evaluating Environmental Aspects and Impacts
Techniques and Data Sources Emission Inventories When Best Used Used to quantify emissions of pollutants to the air. Some data on emissions or chemicals of concern may already be available to you, based on EPCRA requirements and Clean Air Act (CAA) Title V permitting program data requirements. Used to assess compliance with federal, state, and local environmental regulations. These methodologies are in common use. Their scope and level of detail vary. These are not typically directed at examining environmental impacts (particularly for products). Used to assess the full environmental costs associated with activities, products, or services. Emerging protocols require comprehensive assessments to quantify such costs. Used to satisfy requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regarding the evaluation of environmental impacts associated with proposed projects. Methodology in common use, but not typically used to assess environmental impacts associated with existing operations. Used to assess potential environmental liabilities associated with facility or business acquisitions or divestitures. The scope and level of detail is variable. These assessments typically do not assess impacts associated with products or services. Commonly used in the quality field to identify and prioritize potential equipment and process failures as well as to identify potential corrective actions. Often used as a precursor to formal root cause analyses. Used to assess the cradle-to-grave impacts of products or processes, from raw material procurement through disposal. Life-cycle methodologies are somewhat subjective and can be resource intensive. These methodologies are described in ISO 14040-14048. Used to identify opportunities to reduce or eliminate pollution at the source and to identify recycling options. Requires a fairly rigorous assessment of facility operations. These audits typically do not examine off-site impacts. Used to allow an organization to visualize and understand how work gets accomplished and how its work processes can be improved. Used to identify and assess potential impacts associated with unplanned releases of hazardous materials. Methodology in common use due to Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Process Safety Management regulations. Typically employs team approach to identify and rank hazards. Used to assess and mitigate potential safety hazards associated with new or modified projects. Methodologies in common use. Typically do not focus on environmental issues. Used to assess potential health and/or environment risks typically associated with chemical exposure. Variety of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in common use.
Environmental Compliance Audits Environmental Cost Accounting Environmental Impact Assessments Environmental Property Assessments Failure Mode and Effects Analyses Life Cycle Assessments Pollution Prevention or Waste Minimization Audits Process Flow Diagrams Process Hazard Analyses Project Safety/Hazard Reviews Risk Assessments
A recommended approach, which is described in detail below, is based on creating process flow diagrams. This approach is recommended because it will give you a thorough understanding of all of your facilitys processes.
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The Process Flow Diagram
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Process flow diagrams allow facilities to visualize and understand how processes work and how they might be improved. As illustrated in Examples 5-1 through 5-21 later in this module, a process flow diagram visually depicts: Inputs of the process or activity, which include energy and other resources consumed and raw materials and chemicals used; Step-by-step process flows; Decision points (e.g., on alternate methods); and Process outputs, which include products or services, air emissions, noise, odor, radiation, wastewater discharges, solid waste, and hazardous wastes. As an EMS tool, they help facilities to identify inputs (such as chemicals, raw materials, and other resources used), outputs (including products, wastes, air emissions, etc.), and decision points and interactions with other processes, and thereby help to identify environmental aspects and impacts. Using this technique to identify environmental aspects involves the following tasks, each of which is described in greater detail below: Subdividing your facility into appropriate units, i.e., activities and processes, for subsequent environmental aspects data collection; Developing process flow diagrams, which are essentially material balance sheets (of all inputs and outputs) of the activities and processes; Identifying environmental aspects by transferring the input and output information from the process flow diagrams to environment aspect identification forms; Determining SEAs by evaluating the identified environmental aspects against pre-established significance determination criteria to arrive at the list of SEAs, upon which other elements of an EMS will be based;
Documenting your approach to environmental aspects identification and significance determination in a written procedure; and Reviewing and revising environmental aspects over time.
Subdividing Your Facility into Appropriate Units

The appropriate level of subdivision will be one that balances the need to capture all relevant input/output information with a desire to avoid having too much unwieldy information, much of which might be redundant. Also keep in mind that the scheme for subdividing the facility should mirror how the facility is divided in terms of staffing and supervision. The people who manage and work in these areas will ultimately take ownership of the SEAs, work instructions, and monitoring and measurement that result from this process. Exhibit 5-3: A List of Common Activities and Processes with Functional Areas at Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities, identifies more than 25 common activities and processes across 6 general functional areas at a typical shipbuilding and ship repair facility. Remember to look at services as well as products. While the need to examine on-site operations might be obvious, you also should consider identifying aspects of activities that might be done off-site (such as servicing equipment at a customers site). Similarly, the environmental aspects of the products, vendors, and contractors you use may be less obvious, but many will be appropriate to consider. Aspects may also result from past activities, such as spills. You may want to refer to the defined scope of your EMS (see Module 1) in determining the set of processes and activities for which aspects will be identified.
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Exhibit 5-3: A List of Common Activities and Processes with Functional Areas at Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities
Activity and Process Drydock Painting Small Parts Coating, Outdoor Gas Metal Arc Welding Dry Abrasive Blasting Burning and Cutting High Pressure Water Jetting Metal Grinding Material Transport, Crane Metal Working Bilge Cleaning Fiberglass Reinforced Construction Other Painting, Coating, and Plating Pipe Fabrication, Aluminum Fabrication, Steel Fabrication Metal Plating and Surface Finishing Other Machining and Metal Working General Repairs Storage of Materials and Waste: paint and solvents, metals, hydraulic fluids, lube oils, paint waste, blasting media, welding gases, universal waste, diesel, fuel, gasoline Hazardous Waste Disposal Universal Waste Disposal Wastewater Disposal Wastewater Treatment Fuel Storage and Transfer Electrical Generation Compressed Air Generation Steam Generation Administration Functional Area
Construction and Repair
Maintenance Raw Materials Management and Waste Accumulation Waste Disposal and Treatment
Maintenance and Operation
General Support
Developing Process Flow Diagrams

Use a team to diagram the inputs and outputs of the activities and processes into which you have subdivided your facility. At a minimum, the team should include the process owner. Probably it should also include members of the Cross Functional Team (CFT) who have become specialists in environmental aspect identification.
Identifying Environmental Aspects

If you have done a thorough job of diagramming the inputs and outputs of all of the appropriate activities and processes at your facility, the next step is easy. Transfer the information from each flow
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diagram onto a separate environmental aspect identification form (such as the one provided with Exhibit 5-5: Procedure for Environmental Aspects, Objectives and Targets, and Programs (EP-003) as Identification and Significance Determination of Environmental Aspects and Setting Objectives and Targets (Aspects Form) (EF-003.01)) for each process or activity. This information should be arranged on the environmental aspect identification form by input subcategory (e.g., supplies, chemicals, energy use, or water use) and by output subcategory (e.g., air emissions, noise/odor/radiation, water discharges, solid/residual wastes, storm water discharges, or spills). Having these subcategories on the form should reduce the likelihood of mistakenly neglecting relevant aspect information.
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Determining Significant Environmental Aspects

Determining which aspects have significant impacts, and therefore will be included in your EMS as SEAs, is one of the most crucial steps in EMS planning. It can be one of the most challenging as well as one of the most rewarding. Decisions you make in this step will affect many other system elements, such as setting objectives and targets, establishing operational controls, and defining monitoring needs. Careful planning of this activity will pay dividends later. Determining which aspects are significant involves some subjective decisions. For this reason, you will achieve more balanced results by having a CFT that represents different job functions. This will provide a cross-section of operational experience and different perspectives. Your CFT should carefully define the criteria that will be used to determine which environmental aspects are significant. The criteria presented below are intended to achieve a balance between structure and flexibility. They are a starting point that you can use to customize your own criteria. An obvious initial criterion is whether the aspect is subject to environmental regulationsall of these aspects, as defined by broad scientific and legislative consensus, are significant. A closely related condition is whether an aspect is the subject of facility policy, goals, or voluntary commitments. For example, many facilities have established energy-use, wateruse, or waste reduction goals and targets because it also makes good business sense. If these facility policies/goals apply to your facility, then the associated aspects should be considered significant.
A second criterion to consider involves the views of interested parties. One of the commitments of your environmental policy must be communication with external stakeholders. There are a variety of community concerns that might affect your designation of a particular activity as a significant aspect. These may include issues other than pollution. Some examples are the noise level or odor produced by your facility; increased traffic caused by your business; and increased light needed for your operations. Aspects that the community considers important (for example, aspects that the community has lodged complaints about) should be labeled as significant in your EMS. A third criterion is whether the aspect has good technical and financial potential for pollution prevention improvements (such as the reduced use of water, energy, or hazardous materials). Pollution prevention is also included in your environmental policy. The determination that makes for a particular aspect under this criterion is highly subject to the specific circumstances and values of your facility and community. For example, a high rate of water use would be of higher concern in a desert region than in a region where water is more plentiful. The determination that your CFT makes is based on your judgment and your facilitys specific circumstances. A final criterion is one that your CFT customizes for your facility. A commonly used approach relies on scoring environmental aspects based on magnitude, frequency, toxicity, and duration.
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Where appropriate, individual aspects can be grouped. For example, if energy use is listed as an environmental aspect for several processes, it may also be a facility-wide concern. The CFT could list energy on each process-specific aspect form and then record the aspect and significance determination on a facility-wide form to indicate it as a facilitywide concern. As shown in Exhibit 5-4: Significant Environmental Aspects as a Basis for Operational Controls and Objectives and Targets, SEAs serve as the basis for further planning of your EMS. In a subsequent step, each SEA will be assigned an objective. That is, it either becomes the subject of: controls, which are ongoing; improvements, which have targets that specify how much can be achieved and by when; or an investigation leading to improvements (Module 6), which will have targets that indicate when study results will be issued. Each improvement (and investigation) objective will be associated with an EMP that specifies who is responsible for what outcomes and by when (Module 7). In addition, your facilitys SEAs will have key characteristics that are monitored and measured (Module 14), and also will be the basis for determining where operational controls are required (Module 12).
Documenting Your Approach

You need to describe your approach to identifying aspects and determining their significance in the form of a written procedure. You can modify Exhibit 5-5: Procedure for Environmental Aspects, Objectives and Targets, and Programs (EP-003), to develop that procedure. Variations on this procedure are provided in Appendix D Environmental Aspect/Impact Ranking. Keep the resulting information up-to-date, so that the potential aspects of new activities, products, and services are factored into your targets and objectives (see Module 6) and operational controls (see Module 12).
Reviewing and Revising Environmental Aspects Over Time

Regularly revisiting your environmental aspects and objectives, as described in Module 6, is an essential step in developing an EMS that achieves the goal of continuous improvement. The regular review of aspects can be used to change the priorities you set last time, or it can be used to examine a part of your facilitys activities that you set aside last time. The regular review can be part of a planned phasing in process, wherein different parts of your facilitys operations are reviewed until all your facilitys activities are included in your EMS. The regular review of aspects is the foundation for your facilitys continuing improvement.
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Exhibit 5-4: Significant Environmental Aspects as a Basis for Operational Controls and Objectives and Targets
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Exhibit 5-5: Procedure for Environmental Aspects, Objectives and Targets, and Programs (EP-003)
1.0 Purpose This procedure defines [Facilitys Name]s method for the identification of environmental aspects of its operations and the determination of significance for aspects that have actual or potential significant impacts on the environment. Activities Affected All areas and departments Forms Used 3.1 Identification and Significance Determination of Environmental Aspects and Setting Objectives and Targets (EF-003.01)
3.2 Environmental Management Programs (EF-003.02)
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References 4.1 Procedure for Environmental Management System Management Review (EP-006) 4.2 Procedure for Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP-007) 4.3 Procedure for Identification of Legal and Other Requirements (EP-001) 4.4 Procedure for Communication with Stakeholders (EP-004) 4.5 Procedure for Environmental Training and Awareness (EP-008) 4.6 Procedure for Monitoring and Measurement (EP-009) 4.7 ISO 14001:1996, Elements 4.3.1, 4.3.3 and 4.3.4 Definitions 5.1 Environmental Aspect: element of an organizations activities, products or services that can interact with the environment. 5.2 Environmental Objective: overall environmental goal, arising from the environmental policy, which an organization sets itself to achieve and which is quantified where practicable. 5.3 Environmental Target: detailed performance requirement, quantified where practicable, applicable to the organization or parts thereof, which arises from the environmental objectives and which needs to be set and met to achieve those objectives. 5.4 Environmental Management Program: the means, time frames, and personnel responsible for achieving an objective and target. Exclusions None.
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Exhibit 5-5: Procedure for Environmental Aspects, Objectives and Targets, and Programs (EP-003) (continued)
Procedures 7.1 Procedure for Environmental Aspect Identification 7.1.1 The facility Cross Functional Team (CFT), led by the Environmental Management Representative (EMR) or designee, is responsible for completing the Identification Procedure for and Significance Determination of Environmental Aspects and Setting Objectives Environmental Aspect and Targets (Aspects Form) (EF-003.01) for each core process and supporting activiIdentification ty. If possible, members of the CFT will conduct a physical inspection when completing the form. The completed form is a process flow diagram of a process or Establish Cross activity and is used to identify environmental aspects. Functional Team (CFT) 7.1.2 At a minimum, the CFT will review and revise the completed forms, by means of physical inspection, as necessary at issuance, annually, and before and immediately Determine Core following implementation of new or modified processes/activities. Processes and Supporting Activities 7.1.3 All environmental aspects are evaluated for significance as defined in the section below, Procedure for Determination of Significant Environmental Aspects. Inspect E ach Process/Activity and Create Process 7.1.4 The following procedure is used to fill out the Aspects Form (EF-003.01). Flow Diagram 7.1.5 Creating the process flow diagram consists of identifying all raw materials, chemicals, and utilities used as inputs and all outputs produces as products and byIdentify and Record products. Outputs are all products, wastes produced, recycled materials, water disEnv. Aspects charges, and air emissions known for the process(es). 7.1.6 When identifying inputs and outputs, all modes of operation will be considered beDetermine cause startup, shutdown, or emergency operations might introduce additional Significant Environm ental aspects to the process. When doing the diagrams, the team will make notes of other Aspects potentially useful information such as the quantity or volume used per unit time, where available. These diagrams will be improved over time with specific data to allow material balances in the long term, if this is not possible initially. To assist with these diagrams, the CFT shall consider the following potential inputs and outputs: Inputs Supplies: Enter the major, non-chemical supplies used in the process. Chemical: Enter any chemical materials used in the process. Energy Use: Enter energy type and usage. (Levels are relative to the facility.) Water Use: Enter water type (e.g., city, well, storm, process, chilled) and usage. (Levels are relative to the facility.) Other Inputs: Enter inputs that are not covered clearly in other categories. Outputs Air Emissions: List all air emissions whether they are drawn directly through a stack or are discharged into the room and escape as fugitive emissions. Noise/Odor/Radiation: Include noise and odor as an air emission if potentially noticeable outside the facility and list any potential radiation emitted from the facility.
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Water Discharges: Enter all wastewater streams that discharge directly to storm or sanitary sewer systems or surface waters. Containerized wastewater should be included in the waste section. Solid/Residual Wastes: Wastes are any materials intended to be discarded or disposed of, whether regulated or not, and include liquids, solids, and gases. Also include recycled materials, returnable containers, and chemical by-products under this category. Stormwater Discharges: List all stormwater discharges from all process areas. Spills: Enter all potential spills that might occur in all process areas. 7.2 Procedure for Determination of Significant Environmental Aspects (SEAs) 7.2.1 Where appropriate, individual aspects can be grouped. For example, if the consumption of energy is listed as an environmental aspect in several areas, the CFT can group these listings such that consumption of energy appears just once on a facility-wide form. The following criteria will be used to determine significance and are listed in the Aspects Form (EF-003.01): 1. Legal Requirements/Voluntary Commitments/Company Policy: Subject to specifically relevant legislation, regulation, and/or permit requirements that address significant impacts to the environment. This will likely include aspects associated with processes and activities if (1) environmental regulations specify controls and conditions, (2) information must be provided to the authorities, and/or (3) there are, or may be, periodic inspections or enforcement actions taken by the authorities. Potential aspects that are subject to environmental regulations in the event of incidents will be recognized as significant when such an event occurs. A closely related condition is whether an aspect is the subject to or associated with environmentally-related facility goals, directives, policies, or subject to or associated with voluntary covenants to which the facility had committed. 2. Community Concern: Subject to or associated with community concerns, such as those previously expressed in the form of complaints or critical inquiry. 3. Pollution Prevention Potential: Based on technical and business conditions, has a high potential for pollution prevention or resource-use reduction. 4. Potential Impact to the Environment: Associated with potential impact to the environment from high environmental loading due to one or more of the following: a. Toxicity (compositional characterization of materials and wastes) b. Amounts (volumes and masses of emissions, waste, or releases) c. Amounts (consumption of renewable and non-renewable resources) d. Frequency of episodes e. Severity of actual or potential impacts (Note: Additional examples of how to determine significance are provided in Appendix DEnvironmental Aspects/Impacts Ranking.)
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Using the Significance Determination portion of the Aspects Form (EF-003.01), the CFT, or a subset thereof, shall evaluate, each identified aspect to determine whether it is significant. The environmental aspects will be considered to be significant if the aspect has an impact on the environment and meets one or more of the four criteria. For criteria 1 through 4, using your best judgment, backed up by research if possible, put Yes, No, or Not Applicable [NA] in the appropriate column on the Aspects Form [EF-003.01]. If any of the columns are assigned a Yes, indicate S for significant in the appropriate column for that aspect. Otherwise, indicate N for not significant. Provide the rationale for S or N in the appropriate column on the Aspects Form [EF-003.01]. 7.3 Establishing and Maintaining Objectives and Targets 7.3.1 The CFT shall establish and maintain environmental objectives and targets for all significant aspects. Objectives and targets shall be consistent with the [Facilitys Name] environmental policy and shall be one of three types: control; improve; or investigate. The environmental objectives and targets for each process shall be recorded using the last two columns of the Aspects Form (EF-003.01) for each process. (They can then be summarized on a form similar to Example 6-1: Objectives and Targets Organized by Category, for the facility as a whole. For each SEA, the organization will establish an appropriate objective and target.) There are three types of objectives represented as follows: C I S = = = Control or Maintain Improve Study or Investigate
Guidance regarding use of these objectives is provided below for use by the CFT: Control or Maintainis an appropriate objective for SEAs that are the subject of environmental regulations because the environmental policy states that we will comply with the law. In these cases, the objective will be to maintain conformance with operational controls, such as procedures and work instructions that apply to those significant aspects. The target will be ongoing. Improveis appropriate for SEAs that our facility goals commit us to improving upon. For example, energy- or water-use reductions that are not required by law but fall within our commitment to pollution prevention. Improvement objectives also can be used for SEAs that have regulatory drivers and environmental improvement goals. For example, we have regulatory requirements and fugitive emission reduction goals for our VOC emissions. Copper in storm water effluent is another example because we wish to reduce discharge levels below the limits set in our permits. Thus, the objective for these will be C and I (that is, maintain compliance and reduce emissions). Study or Investigateis appropriate in cases where the CFT thinks improvement will be feasible and beneficial, but study is needed to deter-
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mine how much improvement can be achieved and timeframes that are feasible. The objective will be to study the alternatives by a target date in preparation for later setting an improvement objective (or dropping the objective if the study reveals that the changes are not financially, technologically, or logistically feasible). The CFT is also responsible for developing and recommending potential new environmental objectives to top management. In identifying potential new objectives, the CFT considers the following: Environmental policy; SEAs (especially those that pose chemical risk); Applicable laws and regulations and potential future laws and regulations; Practical business criteria, such as the potential costs and benefits of pursuing a particular environmental objective and our commitment to pollution prevention; and The views of employees and other interested parties. When developing and recommending objectives, the CFT should consider the number of columns that were marked Yes on Aspects Form (EF-003.01). These columns relate to the significance criteria established by this EMS (legal/facility requirements, community concerns, pollution prevention potential, and/or potential impact on the environment). Those SEAs with two or more Yes rankings will likely be good candidates for control, improvement, or investigation. Performance against objectives and targets shall be reviewed at least every six months by the CFT and reported at the management review meeting (see EP-006, Environmental Management System Management Review). The management review shall endorse the facility environmental objectives and targets.
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Establishing and Maintaining Environmental Management Programs 7.4.1 The CFT shall establish and maintain environmental management programs for achieving the objectives and targets developed for the significant environmental aspects identified and updated every six months. Environmental management programs shall identify the means, time frames and those responsible for achieving associated objectives and targets. Responsibility will be identified at each relevant function and level of the facility.
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General Rules 8.1 The CFT shall include representation from all appropriate functional areas and departments.
8.2 8.3 8.4 The environmental aspects and significant aspects associated with the operations of semipermanent on-site contractors are covered by this procedure. Interested parties include employees and the community. The environmental management programs that address the following areas should be created if applicable objectives and targets are developed: 8.4.1 8.4.2 8.4.3 8.4.4 Compliance Assurance Pollution Prevention/Waste Minimization Energy Management Materials Management
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Frequency This procedure will be repeated at least annually. More frequent updates will be conducted for new projects or processes that affect the list of the facilitys significant aspects. Records The originals of completed Aspects Forms (EF-003.01) are maintained by the EMR or designee.
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Legal Requirements/ Voluntary Commitments, Company Policy
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Potential Impact to the Environment
Category/Aspect Energy Usage:
Water Usage:
Supplies/Disposables:
Chemicals:
Air Emissions:
Noise/Odor/Radiation:
Wastes:
Water Discharges:
Stormwater Discharges:
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Area/Process: SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION Date: OBJECTIVES &TARGETS Objective & Type Rationale for Significance (S) or Non-significance (N) Target
C = control or maintain S = study or investigate I = improve
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Examples
Process flow diagrams and associated Aspects Forms (EF-003.01) that illustrate how the diagrams can be used to identify and determine the significance of the aspects for 21 common production processes at shipbuilding and ship repair facilities are provided below as Example 5-1: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Drydock Painting through Example 5-21: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Waste Management. Example 5-1 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for drydock painting. Example 5-2 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for small parts coating, outdoor. Example 5-3 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for dry abrasive blasting. Example 5-4 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for burning and cutting. Example 5-5 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for ultra high pressure water jetting. Example 5-6 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for metal grinding. Example 5-7 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for material transport, crane. Example 5-8 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for aluminum fabrication. Example 5-9 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for steel fabrication. Example 5-10 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for sheet metal. Example 5-11 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for ships fuel removal. Example 5-12 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for pipe fabrication. Example 5-13 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for compressed air. Example 5-14 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for inside machine shop. Example 5-15 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for interior ship painting. Example 5-16 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for paint booth. Example 5-17 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for steam plant. Example 5-18 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for supply management. Example 5-19 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for bilge management treatment and discharge. Example 5-20 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for wastewater treatment and discharge. Example 5-21 provides an example flow diagram and Aspects Form for waste management. The process flow diagrams show environmental aspects of the processes, with inputs, processes, outputs, products labels that correspond to a column heading of this name on the Aspects Form. You likely will want to review these examples and modify them to meet your facilitys specific conditions. The examples should provide a starting point for understanding how the aspect identification process works and for applying it at your facility. Note that the drydock painting example in Example 5-1: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Drydock Painting will be further expanded in Module 6 and Module 7 to illustrate how to proceed from significant aspect determination to setting objectives and targets and establishing Environmental Management Programs.
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Example 5-1: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Drydock Painting
Coating Inp-1
Transport Coating to Drydock Pro-1
Store Coating on Drydock Pro-2
Thinner Inp-2
Prepare Coating for Paint (Mix and Thin Pro-3
Disposables Inp-3
Transport Prepared Coating to Drydock Worksite Pro-4 Airless Sprayer Meth-2
Brush and Roll Meth-1
Application Method HVLP Sprayer Meth-3
Transfer Paint to Bucket Pro-5
Transfer Paint to Paint Pot Pro-6
Apply Coating to Ship Hull Pro-7 Fugative Air Emissions Out-1 Coated Surface Prod-1
Clean Up Pro-8
Waste Paint Buckets Out-2
Waste Paint & Solvent Out-3
Contaminated Equipment Out-4
Contaminated Disposables Out-6
Contaminated Debris Out-7
Consolidate and Place on Palets Pro-9
Consolidate into Drums Pro-10
Solvent Cleaning Pro-11
Clean Equipment Out-5
Consolidate into Bags and Drums Pro-12
Transport to Scrap Yard Pro-14
Transport to Waste Yard Pro-15
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Contaminated Solvent into Drums Pro-16
Store Equipment Pro-17

Process Step "Pro" Output "Out" Method "Meth" Input "Inp" Product "Prod" Decision
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Person Completing Form: John Smith, Paint Department Supervisor Area/Process: Drydock Painting ASPECT IDENTIFICATION SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION
Date: 5/17/01 OBJECTIVES &TARGETS
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10 kw/ year No No No No N 1000 gallons No per year No No No N Does not meet significance criteria, low volume usage N/A Inp-3 Inp-3 Inp-3 Inp-3 Inp-3 No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No N/A S Yes No N/A S Marine Coating Rule, Air Permit Marine Coating Rule, Air Permit No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No N N N N N Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Virgin Coatings (Inp-1) Virgin Thinners (Inp-2) Does not meet significance criteria, low volume usage

Rationale for Significance (S) or Non-significance (N) Target
Energy Usage: Electricity/Paint Mixers Mix and thin coatings (Pro-3) Transport coatings and waste to dry dock (Pro-1, Pro-14, Pro-15, Pro-16, Pro-18, Pro-19, Pro-20)
Diesel Fuel/Forklift
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables: Rags Gloves Tyvek Coverall Filters Sand Paper Chemicals: VOC Content HAP Content VOC Content HAP Content Air Emissions: Fugitive VOCs Applying Coating (Pro-7) 40 tons 10 tons 8 tons No 10,000 lbs per No No Yes No No No No N S Yes Yes Yes N/A S Yes Yes Yes N/A S Yes Yes Yes N/A S Applying Coating (Pro-7) Applying Coating (Pro-7) Marine Coating Rule, permits of operate, toxic air emissions rule Marine Coating Rule, permits of operate, toxic air emissions rule Marine coating rule, coating permits to operate, toxic air emissions rule Does not meet significance criteria
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Example 5-1: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Drydock Painting (continued)
Over Spray, Fugitive Particulate Emissions Noise/Odor/Radiation: Odor from VOCs Fume Wastes: Contaminated Scrap Applying Coating (Pro-7) Waste Paint Cans (Out-1)
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Tyrex Suites, Rollers, Brushes, Filter Masks, Paint Stirrers, Drop Clothes, Masking Tape (Out-5), Debris (Out-6) No No Yes No S
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Yes Yes Yes N/A S RCRA (Title C) Waste Paint and Solvent (Out-2) Consolidate contaminate disposables (Pro-12) and debris (Pro-13) No No Yes No S 1,500 gallons 10,000 and 5,000 lbs per year
Contaminated Waste
Waste Chemicals
Solid Waste, Landfill
N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A S Storm water permit Yes Yes N/A S Storm water permit
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharge: VOC-contaminated Water Heavy Metal Contaminated Water Spillage and Other:
Spillage
5 gallons No per year No No No N Does not meet significance criteria, low volume spillage
10 gallons Yes per year No No N/A S No No No No N
Volume exceeds No Spill Policy limits Does not meet significance criteria, low spillage volume Does not meet significance criteria, low volume of spillage, scrap is recycled Volume exceeds No Spill Policy limits
Spillage, Contaminated Scrap 5 gallons No No No No N No No N/A S Consolidate waste paint and solvent (Pro-10) Solvent Cleaning of Equipment (Pro-11) No No
Transport waste cans, cleaning solvents, contaminated solvents and debris to scrap yard (Pro-14, Pro-18, Pro-19, Pro-20) Consolidate equipment cleaning solvent into drums (Pro-16) Transport coatings and thinners (Pro-1 through Pro-6) Consolidate Waste (Pro9)
Coating Thinner Spillage
Example 5-1: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Drydock Painting (continued)
N/A
Volume exceeds No Spill Policy limits Yes N/A N Does not meet significance criteria, low volume of spillage
Consolidate Contaminated Solvent into Drums (Pro-16) No
100 gallons Yes per year 50 gallons Yes per year 10 gallons Yes per year
Plan Do Check/Act
Example 5-2: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for
Small Parts Coating, Outdoors

Prepare Paint Pit for Coating Operations Pro-1
Coating Inp-1
Transport Coatings to Paint Pit Pro-2
Store Coating in Paint Pit Area Pro-3
Thinner Inp-2
Disposables Inp-3
Transport Prepared Coating to Workarea Pro-5
Airless Sprayer Meth-2 Brush and Roll Meth-1
Transfer Paint to Bucket Pro-6 Apply Coating to Parts Pro-8
Fugitive Air Emissions Out-1 Coated Part(s) Prod-1
Clean Up Pro-9
Consolidate and Place on Pallets Pro-10
Consolidate Contaminated Solvent into Drums Pro-17
Input "Inp"
Process Step "Pro"
Decision
Method "Meth"
Output "Out"
Product "Prod"
Module
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
No No No No N No No N
N or S
Module
Area/Process: Small Parts Coating, Outdoors Date: 5/17/01 SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION OBJECTIVES &TARGETS Objective & Type Rationale for Significance (S) or Non-significance (N)
Person Completing Form: John Smith, Environmental Engineer ASPECT IDENTIFICATION
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Inputs, Processes, Outputs, Products Target
Mix and thin coatings (Pro-4) Transport Equipment, Materials, Waste and Scrap to and from Paint Pit. (Pro-2), (Pro-5), (Pro15), (Pro-16), (Pro-19), (Pro-20), (Pro-21) N/A Inp-3 Inp-3 Inp-3 Inp-3 Inp-3 Virgin Coatings (Inp-1) Virgin Thinners (Inp-2) N/A Yes Yes No N/A S N/A Yes Yes No N/A S Marine Coating Rule, Air Permit Marine Coating Rule, Air Permit No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No N N N N N Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria 10 kw/ No year 1000 No gallons per year Does not meet significance criteria, low volume usage Does not meet significance criteria, low volume usage 2 tons 0.5 ton 8 tons Yes Yes Yes N/A S Yes S Yes Yes N/A Yes S Yes Yes N/A Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-1) Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-1) Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-1) Marine Coating Rule, permits of operate, toxic air emissions rule Marine Coating Rule, permits of operate, toxic air emissions rule Marine coating rule, coating permits to operate, toxic air emissions rule
Energy Usage: Electricity/Paint Mixers
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables: Rags Gloves Tyvek Coverall Filters Sand Paper Chemicals: VOC Content HAP Content VOC Content HAP Content Air Emissions: Fugitive VOCs
Fugitive HAPs
Example 5-2: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Small Parts Coating, Outdoors (continued)
Over Spray, Fugitive Particulate Emissions
year
Contaminated Waste
Tyrex Suites, Rollers, Brushes, Filter Masks, Paint Stirrers, Drop Clothes, Masking Tape (Out-5), Debris (Out-6) No No Yes No S
Waste Chemicals Yes Yes Yes N/A S RCRA (Title C)
Solid Waste, Landfill No No Yes No S
Waste Paint and Solvent (Out-2) Consolidate contaminate disposables (Pro-12) and debris (Pro-13)
1,500 gallons 10,000 and 5,000 lbs per year
N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A S Storm water permit Yes Yes N/A S Storm water permit
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharge: VOC-contaminated Water Heavy Metal Contaminated Water Spillage and Other:
Spillage
5 gallons No per year No No No N
Does not meet significance criteria, low volume spillage
10 gallons Yes per year No No N/A S No No No No N
Volume exceeds No Spill Policy limits Does not meet significance criteria, low spillage volume Does not meet significance criteria, low volume of spillage, scrap is recycled
Spillage, Contaminated Scrap 5 gallons No No No No No No N/A S N Consolidate waste paint and solvent (Pro-10) Solvent Cleaning of Equipment (Pro-11) No
Transport waste cans, cleaning solvents, contaminated solvents and debris to scrap yard (Pro-14, Pro-18, Pro-19, Pro-20) Consolidate equipment cleaning solvent into drums (Pro-16) Transport coatings and thinners (Pro-1 through Pro-6) Consolidate Waste (Pro9)
Coating Thinner Spillage
Volume exceeds No Spill Policy limits N/A S Volume exceeds No Spill Policy limits
No
Example 5-2: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Small Parts Coating, Outdoors (continued)
Consolidate Contaminated Solvent into Drums (Pro-17)
100 gallons Yes per year 50 gallons Yes per year 10 gallons No per year No No
N/A N
Does not meet significance criteria, low volume of spillage
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Example 5-3: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Dry Abrasive Blasting
Prepare Surface of Cleaning Pro-1
Blast Pots, Hoses and Guns Inp-1
Abrasive Media Inp-2
Transport Equipment and Materials to Work Area Pro-2
Assemble Equipment and Materials Pro-3 Disposables Inp-3 Curtains/Shrouds Inp-5 Compressed Air Supply Inp-4 Conduct Blasting Operations Pro-4
Fugitive Air Emissions Out-1
Cleaned Surface Prod-1
Clean Up Pro-5
Spend Abrasive Out-2
Contaminated Curtains/Shouds Out-3
Waste Disposables Out-4
Equipment Out-5
Consolidate into Bins/Trucks Pro-6
Clean and Repair Pro-7
Clean Equipment Pro-9
Transport to Waste Pile Pro-11
Store or Dispose Pro-12
Input "Inp"
Process Step "Pro"
Decision
Method "Meth"
Output "Out"
Product "Prod"
Module
Area/Process: Dry Abrasive Blasting SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
No Yes No S Pollution prevention potential.

Energy Usage: Electricity
Compress Air Supply (Inp-4) No No No N Does not meet significance criteria, low volume usage
Transport Equipment, Materials, Scrap and Waste to and from Work Area (Pro-2), (Pro-11), (pro-12), (Pro-13), (Pro14) and (Pro-15) N/A No No No No N/A 10 tons Yes S Yes Yes N/A Permits to operate, Toxic air emissions rule, Nuisance rule No No No No No No No No No No No No N N N N Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria
10,000 No kw per year 1000 No gallons per year
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables: Rags Gloves Tyvek Coverall Filters Chemicals: N/A Air Emissions: Fugitive Particulates
Inp-3 Inp-3 Inp-3 Inp-3
Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-1)
Noise/Odor/Radiation: Blasting Operations High levels Yes of noise Yes No N/A S
Conduct Blasting Operations (Pro-4)
High noise levels effects nesting birds
Wastes: Waste Abrasive 6,000 tons per Yes year Yes Yes N/A
Spent Abrasive (Out-2)
Example 5-3: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Dry Abrasive Blasting (continued)
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Example 5-4: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Burning and Cutting
Prepare Metal for Burning Pro-1
Burning Gasses Inp-1
Torches and Hoses Inp-2
Assemble Equipment and Materials Pro-3 Disposables Inp-4
Conduct Burring Operations Pro-4
Finished Shape Prod-1
Clean Up Pro-5
Waste Slag and Metal Chips Out-2
Burning Equipment and Gases Out-3
Consolidate into Pails Pro-6
Transport to Waste or Scrap Yard Pro-10
Store Equipment and Inventory Gases Pro-11
Input "Inp"
Process Step "Pro"
Decision
Method "Meth"
Output "Out"
Product "Prod"
Module
Area/Process: Burning and Cutting SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
Transport Equipment, Materials, Scrap and Waste to and from Work Area (Pro-2), (Pro-10), (Pro-12), (Pro-13), (Pro14) 1000 No gallons per year No No No N Does not meet significance criteria, low volume usage N/A Inp-4 Inp-4 Inp-4 Inp-4 Burning Gases (Inp-1) Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-1) 0.5 ton Yes Yes Yes N/A S No No No No N Permits of operate, Toxic air emissions rule Does not meet significance criteria N/A No No No No N Does not meet significance criteria No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No N N N N Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria

Energy Usage: Diesel Fuel/Forklift
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables: Rags Gloves Tyvek Coverall Filters Chemicals: Acetylene Air Emissions: Metal Fumes
Noise/Odor/Radiation: Odor from Burning Fumes Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-1) Wastes: Scrap Metal Waste Slag and Metal Chips (Out-2) 10,000 lbs per year No No Yes No S No No Yes No S
Contaminated Waste
Waste Disposables (Out4), Contaminated Debris (Out-5) N/A Yes Yes Yes N/A S
Storm water permit
Example 5-4: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Burning and Cutting (continued)
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharges: Heavy Metal Contaminated Fugitive Air Emissions Water (Out-1) Spillage and Other: Transport Equipment, Spillage Materials, Scrap and Waste to and from Work Area (Pro-2), (Pro-10), (Pro-12), (Pro-13) 100 lbs No per year No No
No
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Example 5-5: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Ultra High Pressure
Water Jetting
Prepare Surface of Cleaning Pro-1
Pump, Hoses and Guns Inp-1
Assemble Equipment and Materials Pro-3
Disposables Inp-3
Water Inp-4
Conduct Water Jetting Operations Pro-4
Contaminated Water Waste Stream Out-1
Cleaned Surface Prod-1
Clean Up Pro-5
Equipment Out-3
Input "Inp"
Process Step "Pro"
Decision
Method "Meth"
Output "Out"
Product "Prod"
Module
Area/Process: Ultra High Pressure Water Jetting Date: 5/17/01 SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION OBJECTIVES &TARGETS
(continued)
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
5,000 No gallons per year 100,000 No gallons per year No No No N Does not meet significance criteria, low volume usage No No No No N/A N/A No No No No No No No No No No No No N N N N Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria No No No N Does not meet significance criteria, low volume usage

Energy Usage: Diesel Fuel/Pumps
Conduct Water Jetting Operations (Pro-4)
Water Usage: Water
Water (Inp-4)
Supplies/Disposables: Rags Gloves Tyvek Coverall Filters Chemicals: N/A Air Emissions: N/A Noise/Odor/Radiation: Water Jetting Operations High levels Yes of noise Yes N/A No S High noise levels effects nesting birds
Inp-3 Inp-3 Inp-3 Inp-3
Conduct Water Jetting Operations (Pro-4)
Wastes: Contaminated Wastewater No Yes N/A S
Contaminated Waste Water Stream (Out-1)
NPDES discharge requirements
Solid Waste No Yes No S
Waste Disposables and Debris (Out-2), (Out-4)
80,000 gallons Yes per year 10,000 lbs per No year
Waste reduction policy
Water Discharges: Contaminated Wastewater 80,000 gallons Yes per year No Yes N/A
NPDES discharge requirements
Stormwater Discharges: Contaminated Wastewater 80,000 gallons Yes per year No N/A Yes
N/A
Stormwater permit requirements
Spillage and Other:
Example 5-5: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Ultra High Pressure Water Jetting
N/A
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Example 5-6: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Metal Grinding
Prepare Metal Surface for Grinding Pro-1
Ginding Machine Inp-1
Grinding Disks Inp-2
Assemble Equipment and Materials Pro-3 Disposables Inp-3 Electric or Pneumatic Power Inp-4
Grind Surfaces Pro-4
Smooth Surface Prod-1
Clean Up Pro-5
Waste Grinding Disks Out-2
Waste Grinding Dust and Metal Chips Out-3
Grinding Equipment Out-4
Consolidate into Pails Pro-7
Transport to Waste or Scrap Yard Pro-12
Input "Inp"
Process Step "Pro"
Decision
Method "Meth"
Output "Out"
Product "Prod"
Module
Area/Process: Metal Grinding SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
No No No No N No No N

Energy Usage: Electricity Electric or Pneumatic Power (Inp-4) Transport Equipment, Materials, Scrap and Waste to and from Work Area (Pro-2), (Pro-11), (Pro-12), (Pro-14) and (Pro-15) N/A Inp-2 Inp-3 Inp-3 Inp-3 N/A Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-1) S N/A 1.8 tons No per year No Yes No Soil and water contamination No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No N N N N Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria Does not meet significance criteria 5,000 No kw/year 1000 No gallons per year Does not meet significance criteria, low volume usage Does not meet significance criteria, low volume usage
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables: Grinding Discs Gloves Tyvex Coverall Filters Chemicals: N/A Air Emissions: Metal Dust and Fumes
Noise/Odor/Radiation: N/A Wastes: Solid Waste Waste Grinding disks Metal dust and chips, disposables and debris (Out-2), (Out-3), (Out-5), (Out-6) 8,000 lbs per year No No Yes No S N/A Yes Yes Yes N/A S
Example 5-6: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Metal Grinding (continued)
Storm water permit
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharges: Heavy Metal Contaminated Fugitive Air Emissions Water (Out-1) Spillage and Other: Transport Equipment, Spillage Materials, Scrap and Waste to and from Work Area (Pro-2), (Pro-11), (Pro-12), (Pro-14) and (Pro-15) 100 lbs No per year No No
No
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Material Transport, Crane
Prepare Crane for Fueling Pro-1
Diesel Fuel Inp-1
Transfer Fuel from Storage to Fuel Truck Pro-2
Transport Fuel to Crane Pro-3
Transfer Fuel from Fuel Truck to Crane Pro-4
Engage Crane Engine(s) Pro-5
Point Source Air Emissions Out-1 Lift and Transport Prod-1
Input "Inp"
Process Step "Pro"
Decision
Method "Meth"
Output "Out"
Product "Prod"
Module
Area/Process: Material Transport, Crane SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
10,000 gallons No per year No No N/A N Does not meet significance criteria, high volume usage N/A N/A N/A 2.3 tons Yes Yes Yes N/A S Permits to operate

Energy Usage: Diesel Fuel
Diesel Fuel (Inp-1)
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables: N/A Chemicals: N/A Air Emissions: NOX, SOX, Particulates
Point Source Air Emissions (Out-1) No N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes N/A S Storm water permit No No No N Does not meet significance criteria
Point Source Air Emissions (Out-1)
Noise/Odor/Radiation: Odor from Diesel Fuel Combustion Wastes: N/A Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharges: Petroleum Contaminated Water Spillage and Other: 250 gallons Yes per year Yes Yes Yes S Annual volume exceeds criteria of No Spill Policy
Spillage of Diesel Fuel (Pro-2), (Pro-3), (Pro-4)
Example 5-7: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Material Transport, Crane (continued)
Spillage
Spillage of Diesel Fuel (Pro-2), (Pro-3), (Pro-4)
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Example 5-8: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Aluminum Fabrication
Aluminum Fabrication Work Item
Plan and Schedule Fabrication of Item Transportation Equipment
Transport Materials to Work Area
Aluminum Burning Equipment Cut Shapes
Burning Gases
Finish Shape Edges
Grinders and Grinding Discs Assemble Item from Shapes Aluminum Scrap Burning Fumes Burn Table Debris
Fabricated Alumimum Item
Place in Bins
Clean out and Containerize
Transfer Finished Item to Coating Shop for Preservation
Transport to Recycling Facility
Transport to Disposal Facility
Process Step "Pro"
Output "Out"
Method "Meth"
Input "Inp"
Product "Prod"
Decision
Module
Area/Process: Aluminum Fabrication SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect

Energy Usage: No No No No N Low Volume Usage
Diesel Fuel/Forklifts
Transport raw aluminum, 1,000 fabricated items and scrap gals per (Pro-2), (Pro-6), (Pro-8), year (Pro-9) N/A
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables: No No No No N Low Volume or Usage
Burning Gases
Cutting Shapes (Pro-3)
Grinding Discs
Finish Shapes (Pro-4)
No
No
No
No
Low Volume or Usage
Welding Rod & Wire
Weld shapes into items (Pro-5) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage No No No No N Low Volume or Usage
Welding Gases
Weld shapes into items (Pro-5) No No No No N
Rags
Disposables (Pro-3)
Low Volume or Usage
Gloves
Disposables (Pro-3)
No
No
No
No
Low Volume or Usage
Tyvex Suits
Disposables (Pro-3)
1,000 cu.ft. per year 100 discs per year 2,000 lbs per year 4,000 cu.ft. per year 50 cu yards per year 100 pairs per year 5 cu yards per year No No No No N Low Volume or Usage N/A 10 lbs Yes per year Yes No No S Toxic Air Emissions Rule
Example 5-8: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Aluminum Fabrication (continued)
Chemicals: N/A Air Emissions: Burning Fumes
Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-2)
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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( Cutting Shapes (Pro-3) 120 Yes decibels No No No S Worker Safety Requirements No No No No N Non-Hazardous waste No No N Scrap Aluminum is recycled
Module
800 lbs Yes per year 2 drums No per year N/A 0.1 lb Yes per year Yes No No S Stormwater Permit Requirements N/A
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Burning Noise
Wastes:
Scrap Aluminum
Aluminum Scrap (Out-1)
Burn Table Debris
Burn Table Debris (Out3)
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharges: Stormwater Contact/Aluminum Storage Spillage and Other:
Rainfall contact with Outside Aluminum Item storage (Pro-14)
Example 5-8: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Aluminum Fabrication (continued)
N/A
Plan Do Check/Act
Example 5-9: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Steel Fabrication
Steel Fabrication Work Item
Plan and Schedule Fabrication of Item Transportation Equipment
Steel Burning Equipment
Transport Materials to Work Area
Steel Burning Equipment
Burning Gases
Submerged Burning Table
Cut Shapes
Dry Burning Table
Burning Gases
Grinders and Grinding Discs
Finish Shape Edges
Table Sludge
Contaminated Water
Steel Scrap
Assemble Item from Shapes
Steel Scrap
Burning Fumes
Burn Table Debris
Transfer into Holding Tank
Fabricated Steel Item
Sample and Analyize
Transfer Finished Item to Coating Shop for Preservation
Transfer to Appropriate Disposal Facility
Place in Bins
Process Step "Pro" Output "Out" Method "Meth"
Input "Inp"
Product "Prod"
Decision
Module
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
N or S
Module
Area/Process: Steel Fabrication SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION Date: 5/17/01 OBJECTIVES &TARGETS Objective & Type Rationale for Significance (S) or Non-significance (N)
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Transport raw steel, 1,000 fabricated items and scrap gals per (Pro-2), (Pro-13), (Pro-8), year (Pro-9) No No No No N Low Volume Usage 25,000 Submerged Burning Table gals per (Inp-4) year No No No No N Low Volume Usage Cutting Shapes (Pro-3) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Finish Shapes (Pro-3) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Weld shapes into items (Pro-5) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Weld shapes into items (Pro-5) No No No No N Disposables (Pro-3) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Low Volume or Usage Disposables (Pro-3) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Disposables (Pro-3) 10,000 cu.ft. per year 1,000 discs per year 2,500 lbs per year 4,000 cu ft per year 50 cu yards per year 100 pairs per year 5 cu yards per year No No No No N Low Volume or Usage N/A
Energy Usage:
Water Usage:
Water
Burning Gases
Grinding Discs
Welding Rod & Wire
Welding Gases
Rags
Gloves
Tyvex Suits
Example 5-9: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Steel Fabrication (continued)
Chemicals: N/A
Air Emissions: Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-4) Yes No S Toxic Air Emissions Rule No No S Worker Safety Requirements No Cutting Shapes (Pro-3) 120 Yes decibels No 100 lbs Yes per year
Burning Fumes
Burning Noise
Wastes: Table Sludge (Out-2) No No No S Hazardous Waste Requirements No No N Scrap steel is recycled
Steel Scrap (Out-3) No Burn Table Debris (Out5) No No No N Non-Hazardous waste 1,200 gals per Yes year 80,000 lbs per Yes year 25 drums No per year 600 gals Yes per year No No No S POTW discharge requirements Contaminated Water (Out-2) Rainfall contact with Outside Steel Item storage (Pro-14) 0.1 lb Yes per year Yes No No S Stormwater Permit Requirements N/A
Burn Table Sludge
Scrap Steel
Burn Table Debris
Water Discharges:
Burn Table Water
Stormwater Discharges:
Stormwater Contact/Steel Storage
Spillage and Other:
Example 5-9: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Steel Fabrication (continued)
N/A
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Example 5-10: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Sheet Metal
Sheet Metal Fabrication Work Item
Determine Scope of Work
Materials
Order Materials and Schedule Tasks Fabrication Waste
Equipment
Perform Fabrication Work Disposables Waste
Shop Disposables
Inspect and Test
Fabricated Article
Install Fabricated Article
Installation Waste
Process Step "Pro"
Output "Out"
Method "Meth"
Input "Inp"
Product "Prod"
Decision
Module
Area/Process: Sheet Metal SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
No No No No N Low Volume Usage

Energy Usage:
Electricity/Equipment Power No No No No N Low Volume Usage N/A
Transport raw aluminum, 1,000 fabricated items and scrap gals per (Pro-3), (Pro-6), (Pro-9) year 50,000 Machine Operation (Prokw per 4) year
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables: Weld shapes into items (Pro-5) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Weld shapes into items (Pro-4) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Disposables (Pro-3) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage
Welding Rod & Wire
Welding Gases
Rags
Gloves
Disposables (Pro-3)
No
No
No
No
Low Volume or Usage
Tyvex Suits
Disposables (Pro-3)
2,000 lbs per year 4,000 cu.ft. per year 50 cu yards per year 100 pairs per year 5 cu yards per year No No No No N Low Volume or Usage
Chemicals: 55 gals No per year No No Yes N o No No No No No 25 gals No per year 15 lbs Yes per year N N S Low Volume or Usage Low Volume or Usage Toxic Air Emissions Rule
Glues/Adhesives
Oils, Greases, Lubricants Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-4)
Assemble pieces and install fabricated items (Pro-5), (Pro-7) Cut and Shape pieces (Pro-4)
Example 5-10: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Sheet Metal (continued)
Air Emissions: Welding Fumes
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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( N/A Metal Scrap (Out-3) Metal Debris and other (Out-1) No No No N Low Volume or Usage N/A No No No N Scrap metal is recycled
Module
100 lbs Yes per year 10,000 lbs per No year Rainfall contact with Outside Sheet Metal Item storage (Pro-6) 0.1 lb Yes per year Yes No No S Stormwater Permit Requirements N/A
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Noise/Odor/Radiation: N/A Wastes:
Scrap Metal
Fabrication Wastes
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharges:
Stormwater Contact/Sheet Metal Storage
Spillage and Other:
Example 5-10: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Sheet Metal (continued)
N/A
Plan Do Check/Act
Example 5-11: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Ships Fuel Removal
Fuel Removal Work Item
Transport Equipment to Work Area
Stage Equipment
Holding Tank Pumps and Hoses Transfer Fuel from Ship to Holding Tank Ashore
Clean Holding Residuals
Cleaning Disposables
Clean Fuel Tanks of Residuals
Hydrocarbon Emissions
Sample and Analysis
Liquids
Sludges
Transfer Residuals to Holding Tank Ashore Recyclable
Classification Non-recyclable
Clean Tank - Safe for Men and/or Hot Work
Transfer to Vacuum Tanker
Transfer to Vacuum Tanker
Process Step "Pro"
Output "Out"
Method "Meth"
Input "Inp"
Product "Prod"
Decision
Module
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
No No No N Low Volume Usage
N or S
Module
Area/Process: Ships Fuel Removal SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION Date: 5/17/01 OBJECTIVES &TARGETS Objective & Type Rationale for Significance (S) or Non-significance (N)
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Transport Equipment and Materials to Work Area (Pro-1) Operation of Transfer pumps (Pro-2), (Pro-4), (Pro-7) No No No N Low Volume Usage N/A 1,000 gallons No per year 5,000 kw per No year Disposables (Inp-1) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Disposables (Inp-1) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Disposables (Inp-1) Disposables (Inp-1) N/A Fuel Vapors (Pro-2), (Pro-4), (Pro-7) No No S No N/A 1.5 tons Yes per year Air Emission Rules No No No No N Low Volume or Usage No No No No N Low Volume or Usage 500 cu yards per year 1,000 pairs per year 2,000 suits per year 600 per year No No No No No No N N Waste fuels are recycled Sludges are treated and disposed of off-site 750,000 Liquid fuel removed from gals per No tanks (Out-6) year Sludges removed from 850 No tanks (Out-7) bbls per year 600 cu Contaminated yards No Disposables (out-8) per year No No No N/A N/A Spillage during transfers (Pro-2), (Pro-4), (Pro-7) 500 gals Yes per year No Yes No S High potential for spillage to be discharged to surface waters N Low Volume Waste
Energy Usage:
Electricity
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables:
Rags
Gloves
Tyvex Suits
Filter Carts
Chemicals: N/A Air Emissions:
Hydrocarbons
Waste Fuels
Sludges
Example 5-11: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Ships Fuel Removal (continued)
Solid Wastes
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharges: N/A Spillage and Other:
Fuel Spillage
Plan Do Check/Act
Example 5-12: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Pipe Fabrication
Pipe Fabrication Work Item
Materials
Order Materials and Schedule Tasks Fabrication Waste
Equipment
Perform Fabrication Work Disposables Waste Inspect and Hydro Test
Shop Disposables
Waste Water
Fabricated Pipe
Install Pipe
Installation Waste
Process Step "Pro"
Output "Out"
Method "Meth"
Input "Inp"
Product "Prod"
Decision
Module
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
No No No No N Low Volume Usage No No N Low Volume Usage
N or S
Module
Area/Process: Pipe Fabrication SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION Date: 5/17/01 OBJECTIVES &TARGETS Objective & Type Rationale for Significance (S) or Non-significance (N)
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50,000 kw per No year 800 gals No per year 15,000 gals per year No No No No N Low Volume Usage No No No No N Low Volume or Usage No No No No No No No N No No No N Low Volume or Usage Low Volume or Usage No No No N Low Volume or Usage No No No N Low Volume or Usage No No No No N Low Volume or Usage 2,500 lbs per year 4,000 cu ft per year 80 lbs per year 20 gals per year 50 cu yards per year 100 pairs per year 5 cu yards per year No No No No N Low Volume or Usage No No No No No No No No No No No No N N N Low Volume Usage Low Volume Usage Low Volume Usage 110 gals per year 55 gals per year 10 gallons per year 10 gallons per year No No No No N Low Volume Usage
Energy Usage:
Electricity/Equipment Power
Machine Operation (Pro3)
Transport pipes (Pro-5), (Pro-6)
Water Usage:
Water
Hydrostatic testing
Welding Rod & Wire
Pipe Fabrication (Pro-3)
Welding Gases
Solder
Flux
Rags
Disposables (Pro-3)
Gloves
Disposables (Pro-3)
Tyvex Suits
Disposables (Pro-3)
Chemicals:
Oils
Example 5-12: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Pipe Fabrication (continued)
Lubricants
PVC Cleaner
PVC Cement
p Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-1) Yes No S Toxic Air Emissions Rule No N/A 15 lbs Yes per year
Air Emissions: Welding, Brazing, Soldering Noise/Odor/Radiation: N/A Wastes: No No No No N Scrap metal is recycled
No No No No N Low Volume Usage No No No No N Discharged to POTW 1,500 Fabrication Waste (Out-2) lbs per year 50 cu Fabrication Waste (Out-2) yards per year 8,000 Hydro Testing Pipe (Outgals per 4) year 100 cu Installing Pipe System yards (Out-5) per year No No No No N Low Volume Usage N/A Rainfall contact with Outside pipe storage (Pro-5) 0.1 lb Yes per year Yes No No S Stormwater Permit Requirements N/A
Scrap Metal
Disposables
Waste Water
Installation Waste
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharges:
Stormwater Contact/Pipe Storage
Example 5-12: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Pipe Fabrication (continued)
Spillage and Other: N/A
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Example 5-13: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Compressed Air
Prepare Compressor Engine(s) for Fueling Pro-1
Diesel Fuel Inp-1
Transport Fuel to Compressor Engine(s) Pro-3
Transfer Fuel from Fuel Truck to Compressor Engine Tanks Pro-4
Engage Compressor Engine(s) Pro-5 Point Source Air Emissions Out-1 Compressed Air Distribution Prod-1
Input "Inp"
Process Step "Pro"
Decision
Method "Meth"
Output "Out"
Product "Prod"
Module
Area/Process: Compressed Air SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
Diesel Fuel 100,000 gals per year Yes No No S No Air Quality Standards, Permits to Operate N/A N/A N/A

Energy Usage:
Diesel Fuel
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables: N/A Chemicals: N/A Air Emissions: Operate Compressor Engine (Pro-5) No No No S NOX/S OX 2 Yes tons per year Air Quality Rule, Permits to Operate N/A N/A Condensate Traps (Out2) No No No N N/A Fuel Transfers (Pro-2), (Pro-4) Yes No No S 100 gals Yes per year Company No Spill Policy 100 gals No per year Low Volume Discharge
Internal Combustion
Noise/Odor/Radiation: N/A Wastes: N/A Water Discharges:
Air Line Condensate
Stormwater Discharges: N/A Spillage and Other:
Example 5-13: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Compressed Air (continued)
Oil Spills
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Example 5-14: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Inside Machine Shop
Machining Work Item
Order Materials and Schedule Tasks
Transport Equipment
Transport Piece from Ship to Inside Machine Shop
Materials
Inspect Piece
Fabrication Waste
Equipment
Perform Required Work Shop Disposables Waste Reassemble Piece
Shop Disposables
Inspect and Test
Waste Testing Materials and Disposables
Repaired Piece
Transport Piece to Ship for Installation
Input "Inp"
Product "Prod"
Decision
Module
Area/Process: Inside Machine Shop SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
No No No No N Low Volume Usage

Energy Usage:
Electricity/Equipment Power No No No No N Low Volume Usage N/A
Transport machinery, 1,000 fabricated items and scrap gals per (Pro-2), (Pro-7), (Pro-9) year 50,000 Machine Operation (Prokw per 4) year
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables: Weld shapes into items (Pro-4) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Weld shapes into items (Pro-4) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Disposables (Pro-4) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage
Welding Rod & Wire
Welding Gases
Rags
Gloves
Disposables (Pro-4)
No
No
No
No
Low Volume or Usage
Tyvex Suits
Disposables (Pro-4)
2,000 lbs per year 4,000 cu.ft. per year 50 cu yards per year 100 pairs per year 5 cu yards per year No No No No N Low Volume or Usage
Chemicals: 55 gals No per year No No Yes No No No No No No 25 gals No per year 5 lbs Yes per year N N S Low Volume or Usage Low Volume or Usage Toxic Air Emissions Rule
Glues/Adhesives
Oils, greases, lubricants Fugitive Air Emissions (Out-5)
Assemble pieces and install fabricated items (Pro-5) Machinery repair and fabrication (Pro-4)
Example 5-14: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Inside Machine Shop (continued)
Air Emissions: Welding Fumes
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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( N/A
Module
) p y Yes No No No N Scrap metal is recycled 1,000 lbs per year 10,000 lbs per year No No No No N Low Volume or Usage N/A N/A N/A
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Scrap Metal
Metal Scrap (Out-3)
Fabrication Wastes
Metal Debris and other (Out-1)
Example 5-14: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Inside Machine Shop (continued)
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharges: N/A Spillage and Other: N/A
Plan Do Check/Act
Example 5-15: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Interior Ship Painting
Install Space Ventilation Equipment Inp-1
Prepare Space for Painting Pro-1
Coating Inp-2
Transport Coating to Ship Pro-2
Store Coating on Ship Pro-3
Thinner Inp-3
Disposables Inp-4
Transport Prepared Coating to Ship Workspace Pro-5
Transfer Paint to Bucket Pro-6 Apply Coating to Surface Pro-8
Ventilation Exhaust Air Emissions Out-1 Coated Surface Prod-1
Clean Up Pro-9
Consolidate
Contaminated Solvent into Drums Pro-17
Input "Inp"
Process Step "Pro"
Decision
Method "Meth"
Output "Out"
Product "Prod"
Module
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
10 kw No per year No No No N Low Volume Usage
N or S
Module
Area/Process: Interior Ship Painting SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION Date: 5/17/01 OBJECTIVES &TARGETS Objective & Type Rationale for Significance (S) or Non-significance (N)
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Mix and Thin Coating (Pro-4) Transport Equipment, Materials, Waste and Scrap to and from Work Area (Pro-2), Pro-5), (Pro-15), Pro-16), Pro21), (Pro-21), (Pro-19), (Pro-20) 1000 gallons No per year No No No N Low Volume Usage N/A Disposables (Pro-3) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Disposables (Pro-3) No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Disposables(Pro-3) Disposables (Pro-3) Disposables (Pro-3) No No No No N No No No No N No No No No N Low Volume or Usage Low Volume or Usage Low Volume or Usage 500 cu yards per year 1,000 pairs per year 50 cu yards per year 600 per year 10 gross per year N/A N/A 15 tons Yes No No No Yes No No No S S Yes No No No S Virgin Coatings (Inp-2) Virgin Thinners (Inp-3) Marine Coating Rule Air Permits Marine Coating Rule Air Permits Ventilation Exhaust Air (Out-1) 5 tons Yes Ventilation Exhaust Air (Out-1) 1 ton Yes Yes Yes No No No No S S Marine Coating Rule Permits to Operate Toxic Air Emissions Rule Marine Coating Rule Permits to Operate Toxic Air Emissions Rule Marine Coating Rule Permits to Operate Toxic Air Emissions Rule
Energy Usage:
Electricity/Paint Mixers
Rags
Gloves
Tyvex Suits
Filter Carts
Sand Paper
Chemicals: VOC Content HAP Content VOC Content HAP Content Air Emissions: Fugitive VOC
Ventilation Exhaust Air (Out-1)
Example 5-15: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Interior Ship Painting (continued)
Fugitive HAP
Overspray, Fugitive Air Emissions
Noise/Odor/Radiation: Coating Application (Pro-8) No No No No No S Nuisance Rule
Odor from VOC fumes
Wastes: Waste Paint Cans (Out-2) 3,000 lbs per year No No Yes S No Company Waste Reduction Program
Tyvex Suits, Rollers, Brushes, Filter Masks, Paint Stirrers, Drop Cloths, Masking Tape, Debris. (Out-6), (Out-7) 3,500 lbs per year No No No No S Company Waste Reduction Program Waste Paint and Solvent (Out-3) No No S RCRA (Subtitle C) Yes N/A 100 lbs Yes per year Yes Yes S Facility Stormwater Permit No 500 gallons Yes per year 25 gallons No per year No No No N Low Volume Spillage No No No No N Low Volume Spillage No No No No N Low Volume Spillage Consolidate Waste (Pro11) No No No No No N No No No N Consolidation of Waste coating and solvents, solvent cleaning of equipment, Consolidate Waste Solvents into drums (Pro-11), (Pro-12) Low Volume Spillage Low Volume Spillage 10 gallons per year 10 gallons per year 5 gallons per year 10 gallons per year
Contaminated Scrap
Contaminated Waste
Waste Chemicals
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharges: Heavy Metal Contaminated Ventilation Exhaust Air Water (Out-1) Spillage and Other: Transport waste cans, cleaning solvents, Coating and/or Thinner contaminated solvents Spillage and debris to waste yard (Pro-15), (Pro-16) Consolidate equipment Coating and/or Thinner cleaning solvents into Spillage drums (Pro-17) Transport virgin coatings Coating and/or Thinner and thinners to work area Spillage (Pro-2)
Spillage, Contaminated Scrap
Example 5-15: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Interior Ship Painting (continued)
Coating and/or Thinner Spillage
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Example 5-16: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Paint Booth
Prepare Paint Booth for Painting Operations Pro-1
Coating Inp-1
Transport Coatings to Paint Booth Pro-2
Store Coating in Paint Booth Area Pro-3
Thinner Inp-2
Disposables Inp-3
Transport Prepared Coating to Workarea Pro-5
Transfer Paint to Bucket Pro-6 Apply Coating to Parts Pro-8
Paint Booth Exhaust Air Emissions Out-1
Coated Part(s) Prod-1
Clean Up Pro-9
Contaminated Spray Booth Filters Out-8
Consolidate Contaminated Solvent into Drums Pro-18
Input "Inp"
Process Step "Pro"
Decision
Method "Meth"
Output "Out"
Product "Prod"
Module
Area/Process: Paint Booth SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
10 kw No per year No No No N Low Volume or Usage

Energy Usage:
Electricity/Paint Mixers
Diesel Fuel/Forklifts No No No N Low Volume or Usage
Mix and Thin Coating (Pro-4) Transport Equipment, Materials, Waste and Scrap to and from Work Area (Pro-2), Pro-5), Pro16), (Pro-17), (Pro-20), (Pro-21), (Pro-22), (Pro23) 1000 gallons No per year N/A
Rags
Disposables (Pro-3)
Gloves
Disposables (Pro-3)
No
No
No
No
Low Volume or Usage
Tyvex Suits No No No No No N No No No N
Disposables (Pro-3)
No
No
No
No
Low Volume or Usage Low Volume or Usage Low Volume or Usage
Filter Carts
Disposables (Pro-3)
Sand Paper
Disposables (Pro-3)
100 cu yards per year 250 pairs per year 10 cu yards per year 80 per year 2 gross per year N/A N/A Yes No No No Yes No No No S S Marine Coating Rule, Air Permits Marine Coating Rule, Air Permits
Virgin Coatings (Inp-1)
Example 5-16: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Paint Booth (continued)
Chemicals: VOC Content HAP Content VOC Content HAP Content
Virgin Thinners (Inp-2)
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Module
5 tons Y 1ton Yes Yes No No No S Nuisance Rule No No S No Yes No S Marine Coating Rule, Permits to Operate, Toxic Air Emissions Rule Marine Coating Rule, Permits to Operate, Toxic Air Emissions Rule No No Paint Booth Exhaust Emissions (Out-1) Paint Booth Exhaust Emissions (Out-1) Coating Application (ProNo 8) Waste Paint Cans (Out-2) Yes 500 lbs No per year No No S Company Waste Reduction Program Tyvex Suits, Rollers, Brushes, Filter Masks, Paint Stirrers, Drop Cloths, Masking Tape, Debris, Paint Booth filters. (Out-6), (Out-7), (Out-8) 1,000 lbs per year No Yes No No S Company Waste Reduction Program Waste Paint and Solvent (Out-3) No Yes No S RCRA (Subtitle C) N/A N/A 50 gallons Yes per year
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5 gallons No per year No No No N Low Volume Spillage 1 gallon No per year No No No N 1 gallon No per year No No No N 0.5 gallon No per year No No No N Low Volume Spillage Transport waste cans, cleaning solvents, contaminated solvents and debris to waste yard (Pro-16), (Pro-17), (Pro21) Consolidate equipment cleaning solvents into drums (Pro-18) Transport virgin coatings and thinners to work area (Pro-2) Low Volume Spillage Consolidate Waste (Pro11) Low Volume Spillage
Air Emissions: VOC
HAP
Odor from VOC fumes
Wastes:
Contaminated Scrap
Contaminated Waste
Waste Chemicals
Example 5-16: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Paint Booth (continued)
Spillage, Contaminated Scrap
Plan Do Check/Act
Example 5-17: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Steam Plant
Prepare Boilers for Fueling Pro-1
Bunker Fuel Inp-1
Transport Fuel to Boilers Pro-3
Transfer Fuel from Fuel Truck to Boilers Pro-4
Fire Boilers Pro-5
Point Source Air Emissions Out-1 Steam Dstribution Prod-1
Input "Inp"
Process Step "Pro"
Decision
Method "Meth"
Output "Out"
Product "Prod"
Module
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
250,000 gals per year Yes No No S No Air Quality Standards, Permits to Operate 1 M gals No per year No No No N Low Volume Usage N/A
N or S
Module
Area/Process: Steam Plant SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION Date: 5/17/01 OBJECTIVES &TARGETS Objective & Type Rationale for Significance (S) or Non-significance (N)
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2,000 gals per year No No No No N Non-hazardous chemicals NOX/S OX 5 Yes tons per year No No No S Air Quality Rule, Permits to Operate N/A N/A 100 gals No per year No No No N N/A 100 gals Yes per year Yes No No S Company No Spill Policy Low Volume Discharge
Energy Usage:
Bunker Fuel
Bunker Fuel
Water Usage:
Water
Boiler Feed Water (Inp2)
Supplies/Disposables: N/A Chemicals:
Water Treatment
Water Treatment Chemicals (Ijnp-3)
Air Emissions:
External Combustion
Fire Boilers (Pro-6)
Noise/Odor/Radiation: N/A Wastes: N/A Water Discharges:
Steam Condensate
Condensate Traps (Out-2)
Stormwater Discharges: N/A Spillage and Other:
Example 5-17: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Steam Plant (continued)
Oil Spills
Fuel Transfers (Pro-2), (Pro-4)
Plan Do Check/Act
Example 5-18: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Supply Management
Customer Furnished or Government Furnished Materials
Incoming Materials and Supplies
Shipyard Furnished Materials
Received on-site
Identify and Inspect
Transportation Equipment
Segregate and Placed in Inventory
Packaging Waste
Release to Authorized Craft
Transport to Craft or Work Area
Packaging Materials
Stage Materials as Required
Utilize Materials and Supplies in Required Process
Transport to Waste Management Area
Package Waste for Transport
Un-Returnable
Excess Materials?
Returnable
Package Excess Materials for Return
Transport to Shipping
No
Reorder as Required
Input "Inp"
Product "Prod"
Decision
Module
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
1,000 gals per year No No No No N Low Volume Usage N/A
N or S
Module
Area/Process: Supply Management SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION Date: 5/17/01 OBJECTIVES &TARGETS Objective & Type Rationale for Significance (S) or Non-significance (N)
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2,000 lbs per year No No No No N Low Volume Usage, Some materials are Recycled N/A N/A N/A 1,000 lbs per year No No No No N Low Volume Usage N/A N/A 500 lbs & 100 gals per year No No No No N Low Volume Usage
Energy Usage:
Material movement (Pro3), (Pro-7), (Pro-10)
Packaging Materials
Package for disposal or return (Pro-8), (Pro-9)
Chemicals: N/A Air Emissions: N/A Noise/Odor/Radiation: N/A Wastes:
Packaging Waste
Opening packages for inspection and storage (Pro-2), (Pro-6)
Example 5-18: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Supply Management (continued)
Spillage, Dry and Liquid
Damaged Containers (Pro-1), (Pro-5),
Plan Do Check/Act
Example 5-19: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Bilge Management
Treatment & Discharge

Spec Bilge and Tank Cleaning Services
Equipment
Transport Equipment at Work Area
Lay Hoses from Ship to Holding Tanks Ashore
Stage Pumps in Work Area Holding Tank Transfer Free Liquids from Tanks/Bilges to Holding or Transport Tanks Cleaning Disposals Clean Bilges/ Tanks of Residuals Clean Bilge/Tank Certified for Men and/or Hot Work Dispose, Reuse, Recycle - Off-Site Off-Site Where will Waste be Treated?
Secondary Containment
Is Treatment Required?
Vacumn Tanker Yes
Maintain Space free of Liquids
On Site No Transfer Liquids to Treatment Facility
Conduct Treatment Process
Sludges
Water
Oil/Petroleum Liquids
Dispose, Reuse, Recycle - On-Site
Process Step "Pro"
Output "Out"
Method "Meth"
Input "Inp"
Product "Prod"
Decision
Module
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
No No No No N Low Volume Usage No No N Low Volume Usage
N or S
Module
Area/Process: Bilge Management SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION Date: 5/17/01 OBJECTIVES &TARGETS Objective & Type Rationale for Significance (S) or Non-significance (N)
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Target
1,000 gallons No per year 500 kw No per year 50,000 gals per year No No No No N Low Volume Usage No No No No N Low Volume or Usage No No No No N Low Volume or Usage No No No No No N Low Volume or Usage No No No N Low Volume or Usage 500 cu yards per year 1,000 pairs per year 2,000 suits per year 600 per year N/A N/A N/A
Energy Usage:
Electricity
Transport Equipment and Materials to Work Area (Pro-1) Operation of Transfer pumps (Pro-4)
Water Usage:
Water
Tank cleaning (Inp-3)
Rags
Disposables (Inp-1)
Gloves
Disposables (Inp-1)
Tyvex Suits
Disposables (Inp-1)
Filter Carts
Disposables (Inp-1)
Example 5-19: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Bilge Management Treatment & Discharge (continued)
Chemicals: N/A Air Emissions: N/A Noise/Odor/Radiation: N/A
Wastes: 1,000 cu yards No per year No No No No N Low Volume or Usage No No N Low Volume or Usage
Tyvex Suites, Gloves, Filter Contaminated Cartigates and Rags Disposables (Out-1)
Sludges
No No No N Low Volume or Usage No No No N Low Volume or Usage N/A N/A 500 gals No per year No No No N Spillage is maintained within secondary containment
Water
Oil/Petroleum Liquids
Treatment Sludge (Out-2) 500 No bbls per year 100,000 Waste Water Residual gals per No (Out-3) year 500 Oil/Petroleum Liquids bbls per No (Out-4) year
Example 5-19: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Bilge Management Treatment & Discharge (continued)
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharges: N/A Spillage and Other: Waste Water/Oily Water Spillage
Spillage during transfers (Pro-4), (Pro-8)
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
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Wastewater Treatment & Discharge
Process Waste Water
Control and Collect Waste Stream Holding Tank
Transfer Waste Stream to Holding or Transport Tanks
Secondary Containment
Is Treatment Required?
Vacuum Tanker Yes
Dispose, Reuse, Recycle - Off-Site
Off-Site
Where will Waste be Treated?
On Site
Transfer Liquids to Treatment Facility
No
Conduct Treatment Process
Sludges
Water
Other Process Treatment Wastes
Dispose, Reuse, Recycle - On-Site
Process Step "Pro"
Output "Out"
Method "Meth"
Input "Inp"
Product "Prod"
Decision
Module
Area/Process: Wastewater Treatment & Discharge Date: 5/17/01 SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION OBJECTIVES &TARGETS
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
No No No N Low volume usage

Energy Usage:
Diesel Fuel
Transfer pumps (Pro-3), (Pro-4) No No No N Low volume usage
Electricity
Transfer pumps (Pro-3), (Pro-4) N/A
1,000 gals per No year 1,000 KW per No year
Rags
Disposables (Pro-3)
Gloves
Disposables (Pro-3)
No
No
No
No
Low Volume or Usage
Tyvex Suits No No No No N Low Volume or Usage
Disposables (Pro-3)
No
No
No
No
Low Volume or Usage
Filter Carts
Disposables (Pro-3)
100 cu yards per year 250 pairs per year 10 cu yards per year 80 per year
Chemicals: 2,500 gals per year No No No No N N/A N/A No No No No No No S S Low Volume or Usage, NonHazardous chemicals
Treatment Chemicals
Water Treatment Chemicals (Inp-5)
Air Emissions: N/A Noise/Odor/Radiation: N/A Wastes:
Sludges
Waste Water
Example 5-20: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Wastewater Treatment & Discharge (continued)
Treatment sludges (Prod1) Waste Water derived from Treatment (Prod-2) No No No
Permit to Operate Waste Water Treatment Facility Permit to Operate Waste Water Treatment Facility S Waste Disposal regulations
Other Treatment Waste N/A N/A 100 gals Yes per year
Waste Chemicals, etc.
50 bbls Yes per year 250,000 Yes gals per year 2 bbls Yes per year
Plan Do Check/Act
Module
Waste water/oily water
Spillage during transfers (Pro-2), (Pro-4)
No
No
No
Potential for Spillage into Surface Waters
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Example 5-21: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Waste Management
Waste Generation
Non-Hazardous Waste
Non-Hazardous
Perform Waste Classification
Hazardous
Hazardous Waste
Universal Is Waste Recyclable? Universal Waste None
None
Is Waste Recyclable?
Some Containerize or Package NonRecyclable Wastes as Appropriate for Transport
All Containerize or Package Recyclable Wastes as Appropriate for Transport
All
Some Containerize or Package NonRecyclable Wastes as Appropriate for Transport
Non-Recyclable
Separate & Segregate Waste Streams
Recyclable
Recyclable
Separate & Segregate Waste Streams
Non Recyclable
Containers
Containers
Transport Containers to Non-Hazardous Waste Management Area(s)
Transport Containers Waste Management Area(s)
Transport Containers to Waste Management Area(s)
On Site Transportation Equipment
On Site Transportation Equipment
Process Waste Streams for Disposal
Process Waste Streams for Recycling
Process Waste Streams for Disposal
Waste Processing Equipment
Waste Processing Equipment
Transport Waste Streams to Appropriate NonHazardous Waste Disposal Facilities Off Site Transport Equipment
Transport Waste Streams to Appropriate Recycling Facilities Off Site Transport Equipment
Transport Waste Streams to Appropriate Hazardous Waste Disposal Facilities
Disposed NonHazardous Wastes
Recycled Waste
Recycled Hazardous Waste
Disposed Hazardous Wastes
Process Step "Pro"
Output "Out"
Method "Meth"
Input "Inp"
Product "Prod"
Decision
Module
Area/Process: Waste Management SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION
Objective & Type

N or S
Quantity or Volume
Community Concern
Category/Aspect
Material movement (Pro7), (Pro-8), (Pro-9), (Pro13), (Pro-14), (Pro-15) No No No No N Low Volume Usage N/A 21,000 gals per year

Energy Usage:
Water Usage: N/A Supplies/Disposables: Drums, Super Sacks, etc. (Inp-4) No No No S Waste packaging requirements N/A N/A N/A No S No 800 drums Yes per year
Containers
Chemicals: N/A Air Emissions: N/A Noise/Odor/Radiation: N/A Wastes: Non-Hazardous Waste (Out-1) Yes Yes Non-Hazardous Waste (Out-2) Yes Yes Yes Yes No S No Yes No S No Yes No S No Hazardous Waste (Out-3) Hazardous Waste (Out-4) Waste Disposal Requirements
Solid Waste Disposal
Recycled Non-hazardous Waste
Waste Disposal Requirements Waste Disposal Requirements Waste Disposal Requirements
Recycled Hazardous Waste
Hazardous Waste
5,000 cu yards per year 25,000 lbs per year 20 tons per year 60,000 lbs per year N/A
Water Discharges: N/A Stormwater Discharges: Contaminated Runoff Exposure of waste management areas to rainfall (Pro-4), (Pro-10), (Pro-12) Less than 1,000 gals per year Yes Yes No No
Stormwater Regulations
Example 5-21: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for Waste Management (continued)
Spillage and Other: Spills during transport 200 gals (Pro-7), (Pro-13), (Pro-9), Yes per year (Pro-14), (Pro-9), (Pro-15) Yes No No S Hazardous Materials and Waste Spill Requirements
Waste Spillage
Plan Do Check/Act
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Definitions and Relationships

The Process Flow Diagram

Subdividing Your Facility into Appropriate Units

Construction and Repair

Maintenance and Operation

Developing Process Flow Diagrams

Identifying Environmental Aspects

Determining Significant Environmental Aspects

Documenting Your Approach

Reviewing and Revising Environmental Aspects Over Time

Legal Requirements/ Voluntary Commitments, Company Policy

Pollution Prevention Potential

Potential Impact to the Environment

Category/Aspect Energy Usage:

Spillage and Other:

Person Completing Form: ASPECT IDENTIFICATION

Inputs, Processes, Outputs, Products

Transport Coating to Drydock Pro-1

Store Coating on Drydock Pro-2

Prepare Coating for Paint (Mix and Thin Pro-3

Transport Prepared Coating to Drydock Worksite Pro-4 Airless Sprayer Meth-2

Brush and Roll Meth-1

Application Method HVLP Sprayer Meth-3

Transfer Paint to Bucket Pro-5

Transfer Paint to Paint Pot Pro-6

Waste Paint Buckets Out-2

Waste Paint & Solvent Out-3

Contaminated Equipment Out-4

Contaminated Disposables Out-6

Contaminated Debris Out-7

Consolidate and Place on Palets Pro-9

Consolidate into Drums Pro-10

Solvent Cleaning Pro-11

Clean Equipment Out-5

Consolidate into Bags and Drums Pro-12

Consolidate into Bags and Drums Pro-13

Transport to Scrap Yard Pro-14

Transport to Waste Yard Pro-15

Store Equipment Pro-17

Transport to Waste Yard Pro-18

Transport to Waste Yard Pro-19

Transport to Waste Yard Pro-20

Date: 5/17/01 OBJECTIVES &TARGETS

Objective & Type

Legal Requirements/ Voluntary Commitments, Company Policy

Pollution Prevention Potential

Inputs, Processes, Outputs, Products

Rationale for Significance (S) or Non-significance (N) Target

Waste Reduction Program

Solid Waste, Landfill

Waste Reduction Program

10 gallons Yes per year No No N/A S No No No No N

Coating Thinner Spillage

Consolidate Contaminated Solvent into Drums (Pro-16) No

Example 5-2: Flow Diagram and Aspects Form for

Small Parts Coating, Outdoors

Transport Coatings to Paint Pit Pro-2

Store Coating in Paint Pit Area Pro-3

Prepare Coating for Paint (Mix and Thin Pro-4

Transport Prepared Coating to Workarea Pro-5

Airless Sprayer Meth-2 Brush and Roll Meth-1