Overview of ISO 14001

Food Quality Management

Nauman Khalid
Lecture # 08
Learning Objectives
• Provide background knowledge on ISO 14001

• Grain an overview of ISO 14001 structure

• Understand the ISO 14001 registration process and the

key implementation steps
Robert Swan

“The greatest threat to our environment is the

belief that someone else will save it”
Current Environmental Story
• Disappearing Forests
• Polluted Air Polluted
• Water Disappearing
• Wildlife
• Impact of humans
• Failure of governments
• International standards
• ISO 14001
Green Technologies
 Carbon Capture
 Solar and Wind Power
 Wave and Tide Power
 Bioremediation
 Roof Planting Gardens
 Water Purification
 Desalination
 Electronic Paper
 Green Buildings
 Solid Waste Management
Management System
 A management system is the framework of processes
and procedures used to ensure that an organization can
fulfill all tasks required to achieve its objectives. It is
based on a PDCA cycle, and includes accountability,
auditing tools, and corrective actions that create a
culture of improvement.

 For instance, an environmental management system

enables organizations to improve their environmental
performance through a process of improvement
Environmental System Drivers?
 Customer expectations
 Waste and cost reduction
 Pollution prevention
 Regulatory compliance
 Interested parties
 High-quality workforce
 Risk reduction
 Lobby groups
 Supply chain requirement
Why Environmental Systems?
 Regulatory Compliance
 Due Diligence
 Cost Reduction
 Responsible Corporate Citizenship
Regulatory Compliance
 Preventing environmental contamination
 Emissions reduction and control
 Responding to incidents and emergencies
 Measurement and reporting emission levels
 Records

(Required by ISO 14001 EMS)

Due Diligence
 Equipment design
 Training and adequate resources
 Conduct compliance reviews & respond to issues
 Identify potential problems
 Determine cause and remedy problems
Cost Reduction
 Reduction in incidents
 More efficient response to incidents
 Reduced costs of compliance with regulations
 Reduced insurance premiums
 Energy & water conservation efforts
 Waste reduction
Responsible Corporate Citizenship
 Giving employees and the environment priority
 Using EMS for positive competitive advantage
 Measuring performance for improvement
 Add shareholder value

(ISO 26000 – Guidance on Social Responsibility)

Management Systems
 ISO 14001 and other management standards are
based on PDCA Cycle:
Planning
Executing
Monitoring & Controlling
Continual Improvement

 …learn from mistakes and decrease future

risks…
Industries using ISO 14001
 Construction
 Manufacturing
 Oil & Gas
 Shipping
 Mining
 Pulp & Paper
 Agriculture
 Equipment Maintenance
 Government Departments
 Municipalities
What does ISO 14001 do?
 The overall aim is to support environmental protection
and to prevent pollution

 Provides a framework for managing environmental

aspects and impacts, and for delivering continual
improvement in environmental performance

 The system is used to develop, implement and manage

your environmental policy, objectives and targets
Benefits of ISO 14001
 Minimize consumption of energy and materials
 Reduce cost of waste management and energy use
 Improves efficiency and decreases the cost of running
your business
 Meet legal obligations to win stakeholder and customer
trust
 Improved corporate image
EMS Scope of Application
 Specifies requirements for EMS
 Implementation of environmental
policy, objectives and targets
 Environmental aspects that can be
controlled and influenced
 No specific environmental
performance criteria
 Environmental requirements depend
upon policy, activities, products,
location, and operating conditions
EMS Scope of Application
 Management standard, not a
product standard
 Does not prescribe performance
levels
 Provides a systematic approach to
the management of
environmental obligations
 Allows organizations to establish,
achieve and control whatever
level of environmental
performance they set for
themselves
ISO 14001 Family of Standards & Guidelines

Foundation Documents Supporting Documents

• ISO 14001 - Standard • ISO 14020 - Labelling
• ISO 14004 - Guidelines • ISO 14030 - Performance
• ISO 14050 - Vocabulary • ISO 14040 - Life Cycle
• ISO 19011 - Auditing • ISO 14062 - Design
• ISO 14063 -
Communication
ISO 14001 Family of Standards & Guidelines
Components of ISO 14001 CI Model
ISO 14001 EMS Standard
Environmental Policy
Appropriate to nature & scale of business

 Improvement of environmental performance

 Compliant with legislation and other requirement
 Protect the environment & prevent pollution
 Provide the framework for setting objectives and targets
 Documented & communicated to all personnel and the public

Normally one sheet outlining the environmental aims of the

organization
Environmental Planning
 Environmental Aspects
 Legal and Other Requirements
 Objectives, Targets and Programs

…Understand and plan to

control risks…
Environmental Aspects
 Identify the most significant environmental aspects of your past,
present and future activities, products and services
Activities, Aspects and Impacts
 “…elements of an organization’s activities, products or services
that can interact with the environment.”
What is an Environmental Impact
 …any change to the environment, whether adverse or
beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s
environmental aspects…
Environmental Risk Assessment
Legal & Other Requirements
 Clarify and respect the legal and other requirements that apply
to your organization’s environmental aspects

 Identify and meet these requirements including:

 Legal Requirements
 Federal
 Provincial
 Municipal
 Other Requirements
 Industry Standards
 Agreements
Objectives and Targets
 Establish environmental objectives and targets for all relevant
functions and levels within your organization

 They should address significant environmental aspects, legal

and other requirements, and should be consistent with your
environmental policy
Objectives and Targets
Implementation & Operations
Resources, roles, responsibilities and authority
Compliance, training and awareness
Communication
Procedures & Manual
Control of documents
Control Operations Significant Impacts
Plan for Emergencies
Checking
Internal Auditing
Monitoring and measuring
Evaluation of compliance
Nonconformance,
corrective and preventive action
Control of records
Management Reviews

Monitor and measure performance

against objectives and targets
Internal Audits
Monitoring & measurement data
Performance, suitability and
effectiveness of EMS
Review legislation & technology

…is the organization reaching it’s

environmental goals…
EMS Project Initiation

Management Champion
Assign Environmental Coordinator
Establish Environmental Committee
Define Roles & Responsibilities
Conduct Gap Assessment
Develop Project Plan
Awareness & Training
Celebrate Milestones
EMS Implementation

 Develop an environmental policy

Identify environmental aspects and impacts
Identify legal and other requirements
Set environmental objectives and targets
Identify operational controls
Document EMS Manual & procedures
Conduct awareness & training sessions
Conduct internal audit & management review
Evaluate EMS to identify opportunities for improvement
Steps to Certification

1. Environmental Baseline (Gap) Assessment

2. EMS Development & Implementation
3. EMS Internal Audit (Self Assessment)
4. EMS Management Review
5. EMS Registration Audit (i.e., SGS)
6. Certification (or Self Declaration)
7. Celebrate !
8. Environmental System Maintenance
9. Annual External Audit

• Timeline to Certification is dependant upon the

resources applied (12-18 months)
ISO 14001 & 9001 Synergies
 Both are management systems/ formal framework
 Internal audit process will satisfy EMS audit requirements
 Operations are defined by processes and their interactions
 The PDCA Cycle is applied to both standards
 Similarity in elements for ease of implementation:

 process definition
 document control
 monitoring and measuring systems
 improvement processes
 auditing and management reviews
ISO 14001 & 9001 Synergies
 Both are management systems/ formal framework
 Internal audit process will satisfy EMS audit requirements
 Operations are defined by processes and their interactions
 The PDCA Cycle is applied to both standards
 Similarity in elements for ease of implementation:

 process definition
 document control
 monitoring and measuring systems
 improvement processes
 auditing and management reviews
Development of ISO 14001
 ISO 14001:10 2015
Improvement
10.1 General
10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action
10.3 Continual improvement

9 Performance evaluation 4 Context of Organization

9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
and evaluation 4.2 Understanding the needs & expectations of
9.1.1 General interested parties
9.1.2 Evaluation of compliance 4.3 Determining the scope of the EMS
9.2 Internal audit Continual 4.4 Environmental management system
9.2.1 General
9.2.2 Internal audit program
Improvement
9.3 Management review
5 Leadership
8 Operation 5.1 Leadership and commitment
8.1 Operational planning and control 5.2 Environmental policy
8.2 Emergency preparedness and 5.3 Organizational roles,
response responsibilities and authorities

7 Support
7.1 Resources 6 Planning
7.2 Competence 6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities
7.3 Awareness 6.1.1 General
7.4 Communication 6.1.2 Environmental aspects
7.4.1 General 6.1.3 Compliance obligations
7.4.2 Internal communication 6.1.4 Planning action
7.4.3 External 6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them
communication 6.2.1 Environmental objectives
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7.5 Documented information 6.2.2 Planning actions to achieve environmental
7.5.1 General objectives
7.5.2 Creating and updating
7.5.3 Control of documented
 How Does The New ISO14001-2015 Work?
What are the Environmental Issues?
Env Aspects w/
Planned or Product Life
Outsourced Risks &
Unplanned Cycle Significant Legal Potential
Processes Opportunities
Changes (transportation, Aspects Requirements Emergencies
8.1 - General
6.1.2 end of life, 6.1.2 6.1.3 8.2 & 6.1.2
6.1.1
disposal)
6.1.2, 8.1

How are they managed?

Communicate
Req’ts to
Env Req’ts for Planning
- outsourced Env Competence
the Design & Operational Action Targets & Emergency
processes requirements 7.2 &
Development Controls (to Address Objectives Response
- contractors for Awareness
of product/ 8.1 6.1) 6.2.1/6.2.2 Plans 8.2
- other (re: Procurement 7.3
service 6.1.4
stages of LC)

How are they checked on?

Monitoring & Compliance
Emergency Drills
EMS Audits Measurement Evaluations
8.2
9.2 9.1.1 9.1.2

How are “issues” fixed and improved?

Corrective / Management
Preventive Action Review
10.1 9.3
 Summary
• An EMS is a formal system for managing the environmental
footprint of organizations

• Most organizations already have several EMS elements in place -

the system relationship is lacking

• An EMS must serve the mission of the organization

• The EMS and related measurement tools are just that-tools. Alone,
they will not guarantee success.

• The organization must use the tools, not just have them.

• Success comes from being committed to continual improvement for

the long term