Abstract

GARCIA ALVAREZ, Alexander  and  SUAREZ PEREZ, Yania. Design and implementation of the environmental management system in Drogueria La Habana. Rev Cubana Farm [online]. 2014, vol.48, n.3, pp.405-415. ISSN 0034-7515.

Introduction: For any business activity to be sustainable, it is necessary to assume a preventive attitude that allows it to recognize the need of integrating the environmental variable into the business administration and management system. Objective: To design and to implement the environmental management system of Drogueria La Habana in compliance with ISO 14001:2004 standard. Methods: A working team was appointed for design, planning and checking of the implementation of an environmental management system which covered the period of January 2009 through the first semester of 2012. The initial environmental review was made by a credited agency and the three phases established for the design and the implementation of the quoted system were fulfilled. Results: The initial environmental review detected that just 55 % of the applicable legal requirements was met. As part of the implementation phase, the integral policy of Empresa Comercializadora de Medicamentos (EMCOMED) was adopted as the environmental policy of Drogueria as well as the environmental management program. The formation plans were effectively prepared and carried out in addition to the incorporation of 50 documents that allowed reaching 82 % compliance with the applicable legal requirements. There was not overconsumption of either drinking water or energy components in relation to the planned figures. In 2011, the generation of drug residues dropped by 64 %. The handling of generated drug wastes was better since over 80 % of them were eliminated and in this same year, the recovery of recyclable materials increased to 48 tons. The results showed that the environmental management was effective in the 2010-2011 period. Conclusions: The fulfillment of the first three phases of the design of the environmental management system allows its successful implementation.

Keywords : environmental management system; implementation; drugstore; drugs.

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