ISO

ISO 14001:2000 & OHSAS

18001:1999

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What is ISO ?
 ISO is a network of the national standards
institutes of 156 countries, on the basis of
one member per country, with a Central
Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that
coordinates the system. It is the world's
largest developer of standards of products
& services

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What does ISO stand for ?
Why is it called as “ISO” ?
 It stands for “International Organization for
Standardization”. Because "International
Organization for Standardization" would have
different abbreviations in different languages it
was decided at the beginning to use a word
derived from the Greek “ISOS”, meaning "equal".
Therefore, whatever the country, whatever the
language, the short form of the organization's
name is always ISO.
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When did ISO start ?
 In 1946, delegates from 25 countries met in
London and decided to create a new
international organization, of which the
object would be "to facilitate the
international coordination and unification of
industrial standards". The new organization,
ISO, officially began operations on 23
February 1947.
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What are the various ISO families of standards ?
Which ones are most popular ?
 There are various series (families) of ISO
standards like 9000, 10000, 11000, 14000 etc.
Out of these the ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 families
are among ISO's most widely known standards
ever. This is because they are “Generic” nature of
standards. This means the same standards can be
applied to any organization, large or small,
whatever its product or service - in any sector of
activity, and whether it is a business enterprise, a
public administration, or a government
department.

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What is ISO 14000 ?
What are its two parts ?
 The ISO 14000 family is primarily concerned with
"environmental management". This means what
the organization does to:
– Minimize harmful effects on the environment caused
by its activities, and to
– Achieve continual improvement of its environmental
performance
 ISO 14000 consists of two parts :
– ISO 14001 : the Standards (What needs to be done)
– ISO 14004 : the Process (How it is to be done)

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What are the broad steps of ISO 14000 ?

 ISO 14000 can be implemented through the following broad steps

– Environment management System Requirements
– General Requirements
– Environmental Policy
– Planning
– Environmental aspects
– Legal & other requirements
– Objectives, targets & programs
– Implementation & Operation
– Resources, roles, responsibility & authority
– Competence, training & awareness
– Communication
– Documentation
– Control of Documents
– Operational Control
– Emergency preparedness & response
– Checking
– Monitoring & measurement
– Evaluation of compliance
– Nonconformity, corrective action & preventive action
– Control of records
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– Management Review
What is OHSAS ?
 OHSAS stands for Occupational Health &
Safety Assessment Series. It gives requirements
for an occupational health and safety (OH&S)
management system , to enable an organization to
control its OH&S risks and improve its
performance.
 OHSAS 18000 consists of two parts :
– OHSAS 18001 : the Standards (What needs to be
done)
– OHSAS 18002 : the Process (How it is to be done)

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What are the broad steps of OHSAS 18000 ?
 OHSAS 18000 can be implemented through the following broad steps
 Organizational Health & Safety requirements
– General Requirements
 OH & S Policy
 Planning
– Planning for hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control
– Legal & other requirements
– Objectives
– OH&S management programmes
 Implementation & Operation
– Structure & responsiility
– Training, awareness & Competence
– Consultation & Communication
– Documentation
– Document & data control
– Operational Control
– Emergency preparedness & response
 Checking
– Performance measurement & monitoring
– Accidents, incidents, non-conformances, corrective & preventive action
– Records & record management
– Audit
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Management Review
Thank You

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