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emissions. Gas scrubbing water, the water used in the rolling mills which can be of
high oil content, electrolytic cleaning water, the water used for cooling, and the rust
removal and lubrication processes are the main causes of the water pollution problems.
Volumes of slag and the other by-products emanate from the production processes
causing solid waste.
From the steel production fl ow chart (Figure 1), the input sources of materials and
resources and the output results of remnants and waste can be clearly identifi ed. To
solve these problems, CSC combines its accumulated production experience and EMS
to continuously develop new technologies to reduce pollution during the production
processes which is an example of the performance of EKM in CSC (Kuo-Chung Liu,
general manager of the Environmental Protection Department (EPD), Production Di-
vision of CSC). In addition, CSC has implemented an environmentally-friendly pro-
duction strategy and has invested more than nine hundred thousand USD on various
environmental equipments in order to improve environmental quality through pollu-
tion prevention and waste reduction [41].
Environmental Knowledge Management in CSC
What has CSC done to promote environmental protection?
In order to show the special emphasis and the business responsibility that CSC places
on environmental protection, the EPD, a new and independent department, was sepa-
rated out from the Industry Safety and EPD in 2007. It is a professional department
strongly supported by its high-level manager who is responsible for EKM and envi-
ronmental issues. The change of the original organizational structure gives the EPD
more power in resource integration and energy saving; it also increases the awareness
of the EKCP in CSC.
Environmental Knowledge Creation
The EKM system is a complete and user friendly information system containing
vast amounts of environmental knowledge and employees can search for related
information and E-learning courses on the CSC internal database. The official en-
vironmental website related to environmental policies and foreign environmental
information can also be searched through the CSC website and intranet. Outside
the EKM system, entry-level engineers can also learn directly from senior en-
gineers gaining environmental knowledge and experience (tacit knowledge) that
cannot be obtained by a search of the network. The CSC also offers staff the op-
portunity to investigate new environmental protection knowledge and technology
abroad.
Under the EKM system, predecessors usually give different challenges to
their subordinates according to their ability and job attributes, the task specialty
and complexity. Environmental engineers who are in charge of environmental
tasks in different positions need a full understanding of the core environmental
knowledge.
 
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