title: Overview of executive order 13148: requirements for environmental management systems at federal facilities.
abstract: In April 2000, the White House issued Executive Order 13148, Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management. This Order applies to all appropriate federal facilities that have operations which interact with the environment and includes a number of environmentally-related requirements. The most significant requirement is that all appropriate federal facilities must implement an Environmental Management System (EMS) by December 31, 2005. This Order affects federal laboratories, testing facilities, maintenance facilities, hospitals, and so forth across all federal departments and agencies.
authors: US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, USA. johnson.gary@epa.gov
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authors: Johnson
mesh_terms: D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008331:Management Information Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014484:United States Environmental Protection Agency