PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Earth Systems provides planning and management expertise to the environmental sector.

We recognise that the input of environmental expertise during planning will often prevent costly and difficult problems at a later stage.

Furthermore, a commitment to the environment will not assure successful outcomes without the development of appropriate policy, management systems, and training and awareness raising programs.

Key planning and management services provided by Earth Systems include:
Development of corporation and site environmental management systems (EMS)
Environmental management plans
Assessment, review and auditing of environmental systems, procedures, performance and regulatory compliance
Development of industry, company and site environmental management guidelines, procedures and codes of practice
Best practice environmental management programs
Environmental GIS development
Environmental risk assessment and management
Literature reviews, evaluations and assessments
Environmental training workshops for managers, supervisors and operators

See also Environmental Impact Assessment, Closure and Rehabilitation, and Auditing and Due Diligence.

Effectively utilising and integrating environmental data using management tools such as GIS provides an important Earth Systems capability.

Recent projects completed by Earth Systems include:
Development of an EMS for a resource sector multinational subsidiary. The EMS was developed to be consistent with ISO 14001.
Development and presentation of a training course on the detailed design of a hazardous waste landfill for an AusAID funded project in Hyderabad, India.
Assessment, update and revision of a large international group's Environmental Code of Practice and Guidelines used worldwide throughout their operations.
Provision of specialist environmental input into the development of a desktop mapping software system, EarthMap, which provides increased environmental functionality to MapInfo.
Extensive literature review and evaluation of the behaviour of nickel in the environment and the human body.
Preparation of an Environmental Management Plan for a proposed private secure landfill near Melbourne.