Aplinkos apsaugos valdymas AB "Lietuvos geležinkeliai"

Modern railway is a sophisticated system depending on consistency between all its elements. It is not only a self-explanatory component of nowadays-social wealth, however it is also one of environment polluters. What is an actual impact of the railways on the environment of our country, what are the problems and how they are solved? The present master’s study reviews the main law acts, regulating a management of environmental protection of AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” (Limited Liability Company “Lithuanian Railways”), a situation of the management of environmental protection, the main problems and perspectives. The objective of the present study is to consider and assess the impact of AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai” on the environment, to analyse the management of environmental protection in the enterprise, to forecast the means to decrease negative impact or to avoid it, as well as to assess the reasons, impedimental to efficient activities of this process. In order to ensure efficiently observation of the environmental protection, rational use of natural resources, an efficient management apparatus, conditioning efficient observation of the environmental protection, as well as sufficient financing are necessary. Therefore, the analysis of the impact of economical-industrial activities on the environment was selected as the main focus of the present study. The master’s study is comprised of 3 parts. In the first one, there are described legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania and EU , regulating the management of the environmental protection of the AB “Lietuvos geležinkeliai”, there is provided a characteristics of Lithuanian railways, general knowledge about the enterprise and review of its activities. In the second part, there is considered a situation of the management of the environmental protection : structure, policies, financing, implementation of various measures as well as perspectives, i.e. implementation of the management of the environmental protection. The third part is intended for analysis of the impact of the industrial-economical activities and for consideration of their management. In the final part of the study, there are provided generalising conclusions and suggestions regarding the improvement of the management of the environmental protection.