SEMP Contractor Briefing Pamphlet (Rev.1).doc

If you have an environmental concern or have any questions about your role in SEMP, please contact the PennDOT District 5-0 Maintenance Office at: (610) 871-4145

Additional information regarding PennDOT’s SEMP initiative can be found on our website at: www.dot.state.pa.us

Rev. 1 – October 30, 2009

Our Program and Our Policy

District 5-0’s program to protect the environment is called SEMP, the Strategic Environmental Management Program. SEMP complies with the ISO 14001:2004 standard.

SEMP is based on existing PennDOT Programs and requirements with a goal of protecting and conserving our resources, leaving a legacy of better conditions for future generations and serving our families and all PennDOT customers.

As part of SEMP, PennDOT established an environmental policy that we call the Green Plan Policy.

The Green Plan Policy can be found at: � HYPERLINK "http://www.dot.state.pa.us" ��www.dot.state.pa.us� and it is posted at our District and County Offices.

The key principles of the Green Plan Policy are:

Protect the environment

Conserve resources

Comply with environmental laws and regulations

Help Us Protect the Environment

The nature of the activities that we contract is such that contractor personnel have significant potential to affect PennDOT’s environmental performance and regulatory compliance. PennDOT’s Contractors, Suppliers, Agility Partners, Vendors, or anyone performing work or providing services to us are expected to understand how their work can affect the environment and to ensure that employees and any subcontractors follow sound environmental practices to protect the environment by:

Planning your work to protect the environment

Performing your work according to these plans

We ask that you evaluate your operations to ensure:

Proper labeling, storage and disposal of all environmentally sensitive material/waste used on-site or at the job location

Discharges to drains and/or sewers are not allowed without PennDOT approval

Adequate provisions for spill release prevention. Spills and other releases to the environment must be reported immediately to the Foreman in charge

Spills must be cleaned up immediately and materials disposed of properly

Compliance with erosion & sedimentation control plans

Competency of your employees through training

This will not only help the environment, protect your employees and the public, but will also save your organization time and money.

Think Green – Because we work where we live!

Because you provide services to PennDOT, we are sending you this Environmental Briefing about our environmental program and how it affects you as you work with us.

We must all be aware of how our work affects the environment and we must all do our part to protect the environment as we do our work. We are asking you to be our partner in:

Planning work activities to protect the environment

Performing work following Sound Environmental Practices

Always improving environmental performance

Complying with environmental laws and regulations

PennDOT District 5-0

Strategic Environmental Management Program

Work Partners

Environmental Briefing Information

Recipient Name

Street Address

Address 2

City, ST ZIP Code

PennDOT District 0500

1002 Hamilton Street

Allentown, P.A. 18101

Phone (610) 871-4145

Fax (610) 871-4121

SEMP

PennDOT District 5-0 has implemented a Strategic Environmental Management Program. We have pledged to follow internationally recognized criteria to better manage our environmental practices.

District 5-0 is ISO 14001 registered to the international standard for environmental performance for:

Stockpiles and Garages, Winter Services, and

Roadway Maintenance Activity

For more information visit our website at:

� HYPERLINK "http://www.dot.state.pa.us" ��www.dot.state.pa.us� under: Local and Regional Offices

PennDOT Districts

District 5-0