Horsham Air Guard Station Environmental Commitment Statement

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 111 TH FIGHTER WING
HORSHAM AIR GUARD STATION PENNSYLVANIA
31 October 2012

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL WING PERSONNEL, TENANTS, & AGENCIES
SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS 1 t t TH FIGHTER WING
HORSHAM AIR GUARD STATION PENNSYLVANIA
31 October 2012
MEMORANDUM FOR ALL WING PERSONNEL, TENANTS, & AGENCIES
SUBJECT: Horsham Air Guard Station Environmental Commitment Statement

1. Our installation is committed to continued excellence, leadership, and stewardship in
protecting the environment. Environmental protection is a management responsibility as well as
the responsibility of every worker, tenant, contractor, and supplier. In keeping with this policy,
our vision is to reduce waste through pollution prevention, continually improve our
environmental performance by minimizing our impacts on the manmade and natural
environment, and maintain compliance with all federal, state, local and other requirements
applicable to our installation. Our basic tenents include:
a. Environmental protection is a line responsibility and an important measure of worker
performance. Every worker is responsible for environmental protection in the same manner as
personnel and worker safety.
b. Achieve continuous improvements in environmental performance over and above
regulatory and legislative requirements.
c. Maintain an effective Environmental Management System (EMS); promote the use of safe
technologies and operating practices while minimizing adverse impacts to installation workers,
their fami lies, the local community, and the environment.
2. Compliance with AF environmental policy and our commitment is the responsibility of every
member of the Horsham Air Guard Station in accordance with their roles and responsibilities.
All government and non-government personnel performing work or providing a service on our
installation or on our behalf should strive to do so in an environmentally friendly manner and
point out areas for improvement to our Environmental Management System Coordinator at 215-
323-8387.
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HOWARD L. EISSLER, Colonel, PaANG
Commander, Horsham Air Guard Station