TY - JOUR AU - Abeer Sajwani, AU - Yasemin Nielsen, PY - 2016/08/19 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - THE APPLICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT THE ALUMINUM INDUSTRY IN UAE JF - GEOMATE Journal JA - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMATE VL - 12 IS - 30 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://geomatejournal.com/geomate/article/view/1196 SP - 1-10 AB - <p>Aluminum is the third most abundant element, after oxygen and silicon, and the most abundant metal in <br>Earth’s crust. It is widely used in buildings, construction, transport, packaging and general engineering due to its corrosion <br>resistance, durability, insulation capability, structural strength and low-weight, making it the metal of the future. Aluminum <br>is widely used in all UAE construction related projects; however, the sustainability and environmental performance of the <br>aluminum production process is questionable. The production of this metal is associated with many environmental impacts <br>which compromise the sustainable production of aluminum. Aluminum manufacturing is an energy intensive industry and a <br>major contributor to Greenhouse Gases such as CO2, CFC, and PFC. This industry generates huge amounts of waste such as <br>the Bauxite Residue from the Alumina Refinery process and the Spent Pot-Lining (SPL) from the Smelting process. One of <br>the sustainable solutions is to create a sustainable metal whilst also making a positive net impact on the environment over <br>the life cycle of aluminum products. This solution suits UAE because the aluminum industry is on upstream production, with <br>less emphasis on the use of recycling and secondary aluminum production. As an effective tool to control environmental <br>impacts and improve the environmental performance of any production industry, Environment Management System (EMS) <br>is further studied with regards to the aluminum production process. This research investigates the efficiency of the EMS at <br>UAE aluminum production industry to determine its ability to control the industry’s impact, and to attain sustainability <br>standards. The aim of this research is to evaluate the efficiency of the existing EMS and to identify the factors affecting <br>implementation of EMS in the UAE aluminum production. The implementation of EMS in the UAE aluminium industry is <br>heavily affected by regulatory compliance and enforcement gap, transparent leadership, accountability, and human factors.</p> ER -