PLEASE NOTE THAT NAME OF THE PARENT COMPANY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO BAE SYSTEMS, INC. BAE Systems facilities include: H.W. Pope Technical Park Facility (PTP), 65 River Road, Hudson, NH 03051 (PTP includes Litchfield Property, Derry Road, Litchfield, NH, 03051); Merrimack Facility (MER), 130 and 144 DW Highway, No., Merrimack, NH, 03054 (MER includes the Milford Quarry, North River Road, Miliford, NH 03055 and Manchester 18, 1 Industrial Drive, Londonderry, NH, 03053); Canal Street Facility, 95 Canal Street, Nashua, NH, 03061; South Nashua - Headquarters, 65 Spit Brook Road, Nashua, NH, 03061. All activities, products and services listed in the above sites are included.
ISO 14001 Re-Registration Audit
The audit, performed by Advanced Waste Management, Inc. (AWM) included all elements of the ISO 14001: 2004 standard and the audit team conducted the audit by examination of documentation, sample observations of activities at the facilty, and by interviews with targeted and randomly selected employees.
The audit, performed by Advanced Waste Management, Inc. (AWM), included detailed review of the Environmental Policy and environmental aspects of the facility. The audit also included a summary review of objectives, targets, and programs; communication; control of documents; evaluation of compliance, nonconformity, corrective action and preventative action; internal audit and managment review. The audit was performed in accordance with the ISO 14001: 2004 standard.
Full EMS audit of Spit Brook Road facility. Audit included walkthrough of multiple laboratories and manufacturing areas throughout the campus, including Plant Engineering. Audit included interview with employees and review of local processes and procedures for conformance with the BAE Systems EMS and the ISO 14001 standard. Audit included assessment of all elements of the ISO 14001, as applicable.
Full EMS audit of Merrimack facility. Audit included walkthrough of multiple laboratories, test facilities, and manufacturing areas in MER12, 15, 23, 24, and 26, including Plant Engineering. Audit included interview with employees and review of local processes and procedures for conformance with the BAE Systems EMS and the ISO 14001 standard. Audit included assessment of all elements of the ISO 14001, as applicable.
System audit of all New Hampshire-based facilities. Audit included detailed assessment of the BAE Systems environmental management system documentation and conformance with the ISO 14001 standard. Audit focused on documentation and records maintained at the ESH Department at the MER facility (i.e., central files and access to web-based procedures). Audit concluded with a walkthrough of the New Hampshire facilities (i.e., MER, NCA, NHQ and PTP) in December. This walkthrough included sampling of employees regarding awareness of BAE Systems procedures.
Full EMS audit of the Canal Street facility (Horton Hubbard area). Audit included walkthrough of the Horton Hubbard area. Audit included interview with employees and review of local processes and procedures for conformance with the BAE Systems EMS and the ISO 14001 standard. Audit included assessment of all elements of the ISO 14001, as applicable.
Wetlands audit of all New Hampshire facilities. Audit included site walkthroughs for potential exposures.
Industrial discharge, NPDES, SPCC, wetlands, and AST compliance audit of all NH facilities that included a records review and limited walkthroughs.
Hazardous waste management audit of all NH facilities that included review of satellite area, interview with employees regarding knowledge of their HW responsibilities, and independent assessment of generator and key operator training status. Air Resources audit that included walkthrough and records review of all NH facilities.
Revised and improved outreach of training obligation and improved training content. Streamlined procedures for both employees and contract labor. Assess equipment failure modes and interaction with manufacturer to understand process limits. Improved EMS/compliance auditing process via interface with other organizations performing related audits.
All regulatory compliance issues have been addressed and audits closed. Streamline EMS procedures, including those relating to contractor requirements and records.
BAE Systems achieved the energy goal for the 2004 to 2006 reporting period. Contributing factors included reduced electrical power consumption due to continued energy efficiency projects. The 2006 efforts include replacement of light fixtures with high efficiency lighting and replacement of motors with high-efficiency or variable speed drives.
BAE Systems did not make overall progress in achieving this goal in 2005. Contributing factors to reduce electrical power consumption include implementation of energy efficiency projects (e.g., light fixture and motor replacements to save energy). Examples of these activities included replacement of over 966 T12 lights with T8 light fixtures, replacement of 42 mercury vapor with T5 light fixtures, replacement of 5 motors with variable speed drives, and replacement of 3 compressor packages with more energy efficient units (i.e., energy efficient compressor and variable speed drive motors). Other activities and potential opportunities for future reductions are identified through energy conservation audits. *Note: Electricity numbers for 2003 and 2004 were changed due to the wrong units used in previous years. Natural gas for 2004 was changed for the same reason. *Note: The normalizing factor for 2004 was changed from 1.15. to 1.12 due to a calculation error.
Electrical power consumption will be normalized based on annual sales for the Performance Track member facilities from Business Area information. Actual 2003 annual sales were $1,140 Million. Future sales will be adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
BAE Systems achieved the hazardous waste reduction goal for the 2004 to 2006 reporting period. BAE Systems implemented multiple pollution prevention efforts related to management of discarded metals and universal wastes (e.g., lead and precious metals) and selection of equipment to reduce/eliminate the generation of hazardous wastes. Waste management reduction efforts include containued efforts to eliminate alcohol waste stream through product recycling.
BAE Systems implemented multiple pollution prevention efforts related to management of discarded metals and universal wastes (e.g., lead and precious metals) and selection of equipment to reduce/eliminate the generation of hazardous wastes. Waste management reduction efforts included elimination of an alcohol waste stream through product recycling. *Note: The normalizing factor for 2004 was changed from 1.15. to 1.12 due to a calculation error.
IEWS continued implemention of multiple pollution prevention efforts related to recycling of metals (e.g., lead, silver) and selection of equipment to reduce/eliminate the generation of hazardous waste. Waste management methods are not specifically tracked, but were assessment based on waste characteristics.
Hazardous waste disposal quantities will be normalized based on annual sales for the Performance Track member facilities from Business Area information. Actual 2003 annual sales were $1,140 Million. Future sales will be adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
BAE Systems achieved this solid waste reduction goal for the 2004 to 2006 reporting period. Continued recycling activities were used to control the generation of solid waste. Recycling included precious metals, paper, cans, scrap metal, and soil. BAE Systems continues to assess additional recycling efforts, including cardboard and disposition of dicarded equipment. Most significant decrease due to one-time waste disposal project during baseline year.
Ongoing recycling efforts were used to control the generation of solid waste at BAE Systems. This recycling included precious metals, paper, cans, scrap metal, and soil. Recycling activities are promoted through the strategic location of containers to collect batteries and paper. Also, outreach communications to encourage recycling and postings regarding our recycling activities are performed. *Note: The normalizing factor for 2004 was changed from 1.15. to 1.12 due to a calculation error.
Continued recycling efforts were used to control the generation of solid waste at IEWS. This recycling included precious metals, paper, cans, scrap metal, and soil. Recycling activities are promoted through the strategic location of containers to collect batteries and paper. Also, outreach communications to encourage recycling and postings regarding our recycling activities are performed.
Solid waste disposal quantities will be normalized based on annual sales for the Performance Track member facilities from Businee Area information. Actual 2003 annual sales were $1,140 Million. Future sales will be adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
BAE Systems achieved this water usage reduction goal for the 2004 to 2006 reporting period. The major water usage reduction activites were completed in 2004 at the NCA facility and the anticipated reductions were achieved. Additionally in 2006, water sediment filters were installed to prevent sediment from hanging up flusher valves.
Water usage reduction activites were completed in 2004 at the NCA facility and the anticipated reductions were achieved. *Note: The normalizing factor for 2004 was changed from 1.15. to 1.12 due to a calculation error.
Water usage reduction activites used to achieve the proposed goal includes replacement of once-through cooling systems at our Canal Street location. This project was completed in 2004 and IEWS is already accumulating the benefits of this project.
Water usage (in gallons) will be normalized based on annual sales for the performance Track member facilities from Business Area information. Future sales will be adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index (CPI).