Formulación de un Sistema de Gestión Ambiental Bajo los Parámetros Establecidos en la Norma ISO 14001 para la Empresa Intervidrios Tunja S.A.S

Abstract

INTERVIDRIOS TUNJA S.A.S. is a commercial and industrial company dedicated to the distribution, cutting, polishing, beveling and installation of flat glass, located in the city of Tunja, Boyacá, serving both individual customers and companies from the construction sector of the region. The following degree project was intended to formulate an Environmental Management System (EMS) for the company INTERVIDRIOS S.A.S of the flat glass transformation sector located in Tunja, Boyacá, under the guidelines of the ISO 14001:2015 standard and its Amendment 1 of 2024. The methodology used was theoretical-practical, where the quantitative part stood out, this was developed in five phases: (1) bibliographic and regulatory review, (2) an Initial Environmental Review through a technical visit, (3) an environmental diagnosis, (4) the formulation of the EMS and (5) the socialization with the company’s personnel. In addition, 21 environmental aspects were identified within the eight stages of the production process, within which seven obtained the highest indices of importance of the evaluation according to the methodology of Conesa Fernández-Vítora (1997) and were also defined as the significant aspects of the system, where the generation of fine dust with the presence of silica, abrasive slurries produced by wet polishing and wastewater with suspended solids were highlighted. On the other hand, the mass balance, built by means of reference parameters of the sector due to the lack of access to the company’s operational records, estimated that about 75% of the processed glass is dispatched as a finished product, with approximately 23.5% corresponding to usable fragments through retail sales, and the remaining 1.5% distributed among silica dust, abrasive sludge and non-recoverable waste from the process. Based on these results, the environmental policy was formulated, in addition to seven objectives and goals with SMART criteria, four management programs, a risk matrix, an emergency preparedness and response plan, and a performance evaluation and improvement scheme (indicators, internal audit, management review, and corrective actions), along with the other documentary components required by the standard. It should be noted that the EMS was socialized to senior management and operational personnel, in order to create a complete technical tool to move towards improved and continuously organized environmental management.