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Development of a model to assess environmental performance, concerning HSE-MS principles

Abbaspour, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2010

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-009-0963-0
  3. Publisher: 2010
  4. Abstract:
  5. The main objective of the present study was to develop a valid and appropriate model to evaluate companies' efficiency and environmental performance, concerning health, safety, and environmental management system principles. The proposed model overcomes the shortcomings of the previous models developed in this area. This model has been designed on the basis of a mathematical method known as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). In order to differentiate high-performing companies from weak ones, one of DEA nonradial models named as enhanced Russell graph efficiency measure has been applied. Since some of the environmental performance indicators cannot be controlled by companies' managers, it was necessary to develop the model in a way that it could be applied when discretionary and/or nondiscretionary factors were involved. The model, then, has been modified on a real case that comprised 12 oil and gas general contractors. The results showed the relative efficiency, inefficiency sources, and the rank of contractors
  6. Keywords:
  7. Efficiency ; Environment ; Health ; Management ; Performance ; Appropriate models ; Environmental performance ; Environmental performance indicators ; General contractors ; Graph efficiency ; Health , safety , and environmental ; Health management ; Management systems ; Mathematical method ; Nondiscretionary ; Oil and gas ; Relative efficiency ; Benchmarking ; Contractors ; Data envelopment analysis ; Environmental management systems ; Environmental management ; Efficiency measurement ; Environmental impact assessment ; Numerical model ; Performance assessment ; Air pollution ; Environmental monitoring ; Mathematical analysis ; Noise pollution ; Pollutant ; Safety ; Scoring system ; Solid waste ; Water pollution ; Algorithms ; Environmental Health ; Industry ; Iran ; Models, Theoretical ; Principle-Based Ethics
  8. Source: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ; Volume 165, Issue 1-4 , June , 2010 , Pages 517-528 ; 01676369 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10661-009-0963-0