International Marine Salvage - Environmental Policy

International Marine Salvage (IMS) is involved in hazardous waste transporting, processing and storage, ferrous and non-ferrous metal recycling, ship breaking, and marine related activities. International Marine Salvage operates five (5) facilities; three (3) located in Port Colborne, Ontario, one (1) located in St. Catharines, Ontario and one (1) facility in Buffalo, New York. IMS is committed to providing quality service to clients everywhere.

International Marine Salvage is committed to:

Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and when required, compliance with other client requirements and policies

Continual Improvement and Pollution Prevention through:

Waste Management

IMS staff strive to reduce waste generation, manage waste material in a manner that eliminates the potential for environmental contamination, and divert material from landfills

Prevention of Environmental Contamination

IMS staff are committed to addressing all areas of operations where there is a potential for environmental contamination and implementing the appropriate environmental policy, prevention and emergency procedures

Spill Control and Emergency Response

IMS staff ensure that all accidents and emergency situations are identified and remedied and are committed to continually improving current procedures to effectively prevent and/or mitigate contamination of the natural environment

Employee Environmental Awareness

IMS staff are encouraged to be considerate of the environment both during and after the workday. We strive to increase environmental awareness of all employees by incorporating the environment into all operations within the company

Resource Conservation

IMS staff are proud to be involved in the recycling industry and will seek out new technologies and business ventures that promote resource conservation

Objectives and targets are established based on these commitments and the company’s environmental performance is evaluated for effectiveness at Management Review. International Marine Salvage is a community-oriented workplace committed to:

1. Providing the public with the environmental policy when requested
2. Contributing to environmental programs within the community
3. Maintaining a safe and healthy workplace for all employees and the public
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5. sources:-: www.internationalmarinesalvage.com/environmental