PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-685
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 685
DECEMBER 2009
59
PS 685
DEC 09
It’s easy to participate in the GPP. Green products are identif
ed in the DLA Federal
Catalog System, the Federal Logistics In±ormation System Web Inquiry (WebFLIS), and
DOD’s Electronic Mall (EMALL). Simply enter the keyword or part number you’re looking
±or and watch the green tree icons sprout up in your search results. In DOD’s EMALL, you
can also set your search to identi±y
only
green products by clicking on the tree logo in the
lower le±t-hand corner o± your search screen.
T
he commander’s password for the Standard Army Maintenance System—Enhanced
(SAMS-E) prevents ordinary users from making decisions requiring commander-
level authority.
The authority for the commander’s password lies in DA PAM 750-8,
The Army
Maintenance Management System Users Manual,
paragraphs 1-1 and 1-5.
In addition, paragraphs 2.17-1 and 3-9.b (1) in AR 750-1, the
Army Materiel
Maintenance Policy,
specify that commanders are responsible for oversight of their
maintenance operations. The commander’s password ensures that maintenance
activities are approved by senior leadership.
Some commanders may be annoyed by having to create and use yet another
password, especially when their schedule is full. But, the password helps protect
commanders and SAMS-E from these and other problems:
•
Crucial unit parameters and data could
be reset, wreaking havoc with associated
processes like the Army Materiel Status System (AMSS). AMSS is critical in
tracking equipment readiness.
•
Unauthorized switching from unit-to-unit within multiple-unit systems could
cause a ripple effect, with data errors fl
owing across many units.
•
Deadlined equipment or unsafe vehicles could be dispatched, placing lives and
equipment at risk.
•
increasing energy efF
ciency
•
improving workers’ health
•
promoting environmental stewardship
•
creating markets for green products
•
The ±ederal Green Purchasing Program:
•
DLA’s Green Toolbox:
•
Call a Greenline representative:
DSN 695-4060, (804) 279-4060, or email:
greenproducts@dla.mil
Customers who purchase green products through authorized channels will also benef
t
by having their purchases recorded to help them meet green product procurement and
reporting mandates.
The Environmental Reporting Logistics System’s Green Procurement Report (ERLS GPR)
tracks green items purchased via the DLA or GSA stock system. Any military service can track
their environmentally-±riendly purchases in the ERLS GPR:
SAMS-E…
Protect the
Commander’s
Password !
remember,
commanders, your
sams-e password
protects
you
and
your
unit.
be sure to create
one and use it
correctly.
and don’t share it
with anyone else!
to learn
more about
the whys
and hows
of the
gpp, check
out the
following…
remember, when
you buy green
products, you
are helping the
army perform
its mission by…
DOD EMALL
Under ‘Ref
ne Your Search’
you can search ±or products
with green attributes using
the Enviromental Attribute
Code (tree symbol)
2.
Click on the
Environmental
Attribute Code
symbol
1.
Type in the
product you are
searching ±or
The tree symbol with
the RC code means
the selected item has
recycled content
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