9.1 Changing Your Culture Through a Multi-site EMS

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has a multi-site ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System (EMS) registration that covers 11 different sites. These sites include 3 heavy rail maintenance facilities, 1 light rail maintenance facility, 5 bus and mobility maintenance facilities, and 2 administrative facilities. This session will discuss how MARTA’s multi-site EMS has contributed to shifting our environmental culture from the executive suite to the shop floor, the advantages of expanding to a multi-site EMS program, and lessons learned. The session will also discuss how departments outside of EHS are starting to take ownership of environmental conditions at their respective sites.