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Training and Test
for Surface Cleaners
and Pressure Washers
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Because
manufacturing as a business type is a broad category, PACE developed a
flexible program to help with business-specific issues. PACE offers assistance
to identify, evaluate, and implement pollution prevention and energy efficiency
opportunities that will improve process efficiency and increase profits.
Although PACE will work with any interested business, we are targeting
our outreach to approximately 60 county businesses which utilize hazardous
materials, have air and/or water emissions, or are major water or energy
consumers. There are over 1000 manufacturing and R&D facilities in
the county.
Sources of Pollution
Specific wastes vary based on the
type of manufacturing facility. General sources of pollution can be found
in each of the main business process areas, including purchasing, materials
management, inventory, process management, quality assurance, and production
management. Some examples of the sources of waste associated with each
of these areas are listed in the following table.
Sources
of Pollution from Manufacturing
Process
Area |
Sources
of Waste |
Pollution
Prevention Alternatives |
| Purchasing,
materials management, and inventory |
- expired shelf
life - improper storage -
poor handling
- incomplete
materials use |
- develop specifications
and work with suppliers to match units of purchase with units of use - develop materials management procedures and train
employees |
| Process management
and quality assurance |
- setup waste - off cuts, edge trim waste - rework and
quality rejects |
- develop process
flow diagram to identify sources of loss (e.g. wasted materials, energy,
water, rejects) - identify process improvements |
| Production
management |
- poor scheduling - excessive startup and
shutdown wastes - bottlenecks |
- analyze processes
to find and correct bottlenecks |
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Manufacturing
Certification Criteria
Manufacturer's
Resource Sheet
Pollution Prevention Measures for Manufacturers
Certified Manufacturing Businesses
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