The Basics of ISO 14001

iso 14000-14001

International Organisation For Standardisation

The ISO is a set of international standards to assess various industries and services. ISO is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards.

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The various ISOs

There are many ISO Standards. Some of the best known standards that ISO Publishes are their Management Systems standards that organizations will get certified to.

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These include: ISO 9001 for Quality Management ISO 22000 for Food Safety Management ISO 13485 for Medical Device Manufacturers ISO 18000 for Occupational Health and Safety ISO 14000 for Environmental Standards

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ISO 14002 This standard provides guidance for, and detail of special considerations for, small and medium sized enterprises seeking to implement ISO 14001.

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ISO 14004 This guidance document contains examples, descriptions and options, as well as practical advice, that will aid in both the implementation of, or enhancement of an Environmental Management System.

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What is environmental management system ?

EMS refers to the management of an organization's environmental programs in a comprehensive, systematic, planned and documented manner. It includes the organisational structure, planning and resources for developing, implementing and maintaining policy for environmental protection.

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Serves as a tool to improve environmental performance Provides a systematic way of managing an organizations environmental affairs Is the aspect of the organizations overall management structure that addresses immediate and long-term impacts of its products, services and processes on the environment

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Gives order and consistency for organizations to address environmental concerns through the allocation of resources, assignment of responsibility and ongoing evaluation of practices, procedures and processes Focuses on continual improvement of the system

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What is ISO 14000-14001?

It is an Environmental Management System (EMS) that uses a continual improvement approach in achieving and demonstrating sound environmental performance.
The goal is for organizations to control the impacts that their activities, products and services have on the environment. ISO 14000 is the standard, and ISO 14001 is the document containing the requirements.

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ISO 14000
The ISO 14000 is a standard used by organizations for designing and implementing an effective environmental management system. Objective of ISO 14000 to promote more effective and efficient environmental management in organizations to provide useful and usable tools which are cost effective, system-based, flexible

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reflect the best organizations and the best organizational practices available for gathering, interpreting and communicating environmentally relevant information.

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The Basics of ISO 14001

Organizations are becoming increasingly concerned in achieving & demonstrating sound environmental performance. Marketing Tool: Good Corporate Citizen It is Everyones Job to Protect the Environment Protect the land, the air, and the water by preventing or reducing pollution

Requirements of the ISO 14001 Standard

Plan Do Check - Act

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ISO 14001 is based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act methodology. PLAN An initial review or gap analysis of the organisations processes and products is recommended, to assist in identifying all elements of the current operation and if possible future operations, that may interact with the environment, termed environmental aspects.

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DO
This includes documentation of all procedures and processes; including operational and documentation control the establishment of emergency procedures and responses the education of employees, to ensure they can competently implement the necessary processes and record results

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CHECK

performance is monitored and periodically measured to ensure that the organisations environmental targets and objectives are being met. internal audits are regularly conducted to ascertain whether the EMS itself is being implemented properly.

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ACT
a regular planned management review is conducted to ensure that the objectives of the EMS are being met. the extent to which they are being met, that communications are being appropriately managed and to evaluate changing circumstances, such as legal requirements, in order to make recommendations for further improvement of the system

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