Model of Environmental Management System with the Approach of Pollution Control Measures of Copper Industries

Industrial advances are the source of problems and pollution. Industries are looking for ways to identify and improve environmental performance, and factors affecting the environment must be effectively managed, and through optimal management, activities and products that have significant environmental consequences must be identified and managed. In Sarcheshmeh copper complex, achieving sustainable development is considered in parallel with industrial activities and pollution of water, soil, effluents of concentrate plant, tailings dam and production of acid drainage of tailings dumps are among the environmental problems of Sarcheshmeh copper industries. EMS is a way to align corporate goals with environmental policies. The present study aims to provide an EMS model with the approach of pollution control measures in the copper industry to eliminate or reduce the damage to the environment. The data collection tool is a checklist that has been explained using regular interviews with experts in the final checklist complex. SPSS and LISREL software were used to analyze the data and the statistical population consisted of managers, experts and thinkers of the HSE unit of Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex. The results showed that there is a significant direct relationship between all EMS variables and pollution control measures. According to their correlation coefficient, it is clear that the environmental management model has a great impact on the performance of the copper industry. The most significant direct relationship that EMS has on pollution control variables is related to the air quality variable (4.94) with a correlation coefficient of 0.83.