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PAGE  PAGE 5 Introduction to the Environmental Management System Mode What is an Environmental Management System (EMS)? An EMS is a system that uses comprehensive, systematic, planned and documented management processes and procedures that allow a school district to identify, analyze, control and reduce the impact of its activities and services on human health and the environment. An EMS provides a systems approach based on the Deming model of “plan, do, check and act” . The model provided in this IPM module is based on the EMS standard developed by the International Organization for