The organization should develop and implement a communication plan for environmental emergencies to ensure timely and effective dissemination of information to all interested parties, including employees, contractors, local communities, regulatory bodies, and the public. The plan should specify communication channels, content, responsibilities, and protocols for different emergency scenarios.

The organization should establish and implement controls for processes associated with its significant environmental aspects. This includes defining operating criteria to ensure processes are carried out under specified conditions to prevent deviation from the environmental policy and objectives.

The organization should control planned changes and review the consequences of unintended changes, taking action to mitigate any adverse effects as necessary. This ensures that changes to processes do not negatively impact environmental performance.

The organization should provide regular training to all relevant personnel on their roles and responsibilities in environmental emergency preparedness and response. Training should cover emergency procedures, use of equipment, communication protocols, and actions to prevent or mitigate adverse environmental impacts, ensuring personnel are competent and prepared to act effectively during an emergency.

The organization should establish and maintain a system for retaining documented information related to environmental emergency preparedness and response. This includes records of emergency plans, exercise reports, incident response activities, post-incident analyses, and any revisions made to procedures, to demonstrate readiness and support continual improvement.

The organization should establish and maintain a program for regularly conducting exercises and drills to test its environmental emergency preparedness and response plans. This program should define the types of exercises, their frequency, scope, objectives, and participants, ensuring comprehensive testing of all relevant procedures and capabilities.