Diseño de un sistema de gestión ambiental para el Complejo Industrial TUBASEC C.A. Riobamba

Abstract

The design of an Environmental Management System (EMS) based on the requirements of ISO 14001: 2004 has been carried out for the Industrial Complex TUBASEC C.A., an organization located in the city of Riobamba dedicated to the manufacture of asbestos-cement roofing and articles, polypropylene roofing and concrete tiles under the trade names of Eurolit, Techoluz and Ecuateja respectively. The methodology of this quali-quantitative research was preliminarily the development of the Initial Environmental Review (RAI) in order to assess the current situation of the company in relation to the environment, in parallel by analytical methods to know the affectation in quantitative terms to the quality of water, air and sound level, for it has made the respective analysis by hiring the services of the "Laboratory of Environmental Analysis and Inspection" LAB -CESTTA. With this technical information and identification of the critical control points, the environmental impacts generated were evaluated using the modified Leopold matrix, where electricity consumption and solid waste generation account for 27%, water consumption for 10%, noise emissions for 8%, and fossil fuel consumption (liquefied petroleum gas) for 6%. The scope of the EMS, the environmental policy, and other requirements were established as part of the continuous Plan, Do, Check, and Act (PHVA) process with the development of environmental programs, procedures, and instructions that have been documented in the Environmental Management Manual and the corresponding Procedures Manual. The company implements good environmental management practices and its impact on the environment is minimal. Its presence and productive performance favor the socioeconomic development of the city of Riobamba and the country; therefore, the implementation of the EMS must be immediate in order to address the issues.