ISO 14001: 2004

Requirements
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Introduction
Introduce Yourself with some little known facts about you

Todays Agenda
1. Why EMS / Benefits
2. Introduction to ISO
3. Emergence of EMS Standards
4. ISO 14000 Series
5. ISO 14001 Requirements
6. Examination

1. Why EMS
What is environment:
Surroundings in which an organization operates
Surroundings include
Air, Water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, human
and their interaction
Flora: Plants of a particular country, region or period
(time)
Fauna: Animals of a particular region or period
Surroundings extend from within the organization
to global system

1. Why EMS
First ask yourself these questions:
Is your organization required to comply
environmental laws and regulation?
Are you looking at ways to improve your overall
environmental performance?
Is your organizations environmental affairs pose
significant liability?
Are you not taking charge of environmental
obligations for lack of time and resources?
Do you know how to relate environmental
objectives to business objectives?

1. Why EMS
Benefits
Improved environmental performance
Prevent pollution instead of managing later
Reduced liability
Fever accidents
Reduced costs
Prevent spill in the first place than to cleanup
Improved public image
Enhanced customer trust
Competitive advantage
Better access to capital

2. Introduction to ISO
Name:
International Organization for Standardization
Organization de Normalization (Dutch)
ISO derived from Greek word ISOS meaning equal
Founded in 1946
Worldwide federation of national standard bodies
(Member bodies)
Standards are developed by Technical Committees
ISO/TC 207 Environmental Management
Member Bodies represent in technical committee

3. Emergence of EMS Standards
1987
QMS Standard ISO 9000 published in 1987
Brundtland Commission report Our Common
Future
World commission on Environment and Development
called for sustainable development
Need to balance environment protection and economic
growth

3. Emergence of EMS Standards
1991
The business charter for sustainable development
By International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
It had sixteen principles for environmental management
that foster sustainable development
Strategic Advisory Group on Environment (SAGE)
20 countries
11 international organizations
Over 100 environmental experts
Defined basic requirements of a new to environmental
related standards

3. Emergence of EMS Standards
1992
United Nations Conference on Environment and
Development (UNCED) in Rio De Janeriro
Also called Earth Summit or Rio Summit
Resulted in Agenda 21 and Rio Declaration
Agenda 21 :Comprehensive guidance document on
sustainable development
Rio Declaration: Set of 27 principles to achieve
sustainable development
British Standard Institution (BIS) published BS 7750
Standard for Environmental management System

3. Introduction to ISO 14000
1993
Eco-management and audit scheme adopted by EU
Voluntary implementation of EMS
January, TC 207 Environmental management
Committee created
1996
ISO 14000 series published in September
2004
ISO 14000 series revised

4. Introduction to ISO 14000
ISO 14000 family of standards
Two most important standards
ISO 14001: 2004
Requirements with guidance for use
Demands objective evidence that can be audited
Does not specify level of environmental performance
Can be implemented by wide variety of organizations
ISO 14004: 2004
General Guidance on principles, systems and support
techniques

What is
EMS?
Emergency Medical Services

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