ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

Benefits

Organizations that have implemented an effective

ISO 14001 EMS may directly benefit through:

A. Increased demand for their services and products

through a marketing advantage;
B. Lowering business costs through reducing resource consumption and waste production;

C. Improving their environmental performance, reducing their environmental impact

and controlling environmental risk;
D. Achieving their environmental commitments and environmental policy requirements;
E. Meeting their environmental legal requirements;

F. Promoting a positive image with stakeholders, customers and employees.

Management System Model (PDCA)
Environmental Aspect
Procedure
DEFINITIONS

 Environment
surroundings in which an organization operates,
including air, water, land, natural resources, flora,
fauna, humans and their interrelationships
 Environmental aspect
element of an organization’s activities or products or
services that interacts or can interact with the
environment
 Environmental impact
Change to the environment , whether adverse or
beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an
organization’s environmental aspects
DEFINITIONS
 SCOPE

This procedure applies to :

 all operations and activities, under normal and abnormal conditions,
 Potential emergencies (Fire, Explosion, Leak, Chemical Spill,…….)

 PURPOSE
 identifying, evaluating and determining the significance
environmental aspects related to Direct and indirect
(Contractors and Suppliers) Operations and activities
RESPONSIBILITY
 Department Section Heads
Section Heads for each Department shall identify environmental aspects of all
activities, products and services of EHC and its suppliers and contractors, and
evaluate the significance of the environmental aspects.
 Environmental Management Representative (EMR)
EMR shall review and maintain the register of environmental aspects and
participate to set the control mechanism for each significant environmental
aspect
 Department Managers
Department Managers shall review and approve the Register of Environmental
Aspects.
ASPECT AND IMPACTS IDENTIFICATION
 ASPECT AND IMPACTS IDENTIFICATION
ASPECTS IMPACTS
Emissions to air;(gases and dust) Air Pollution
e.g. NOx ,Ammonia, ammonium nitrate,……)
Releases to water ; Water Pollution
e.g.(Chemical, waste water, contaminations…)
Releases to land ; Land Contamination or
e.g.(Chemical ,waste water,…….)
Soil Pollution
consumption of raw materials and natural resources; Resource Use
e.g.(use of ammonia , Well water ,utility chemicals, papers, printer cartage,
……… )

Consumption of energy ; Resource Use

e.g.(Petrol, Electricity,…)
 
Emitted of energy Noise ,Vibration, Heat
(e.g. heat, radiation, vibration (noise));
  Radiation Effect
Generation /Disposal of waste Waste Management
e.g.(Empty Barrels, Wooden Boxes, Chemicals waste, Water, used Oil……..)

Potential Emergency Air Pollution ,Land

e.g.(Explosion, Fire, Leak, chemical Spill,) Contamination ,Waste
Management
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECT
IDENTIFICATION PROCESS
 Significance Evaluation of
Environmental Aspects
Evaluation criteria Conditions Score
Legal requirement The aspect is legally and contract regulated. 1
The aspect is regulated by other 1
requirements.
The aspect is not legally regulated. 0

Environmental consequence Expected release of pollutants of severe 1

environmental consequence
Unexpected situation such as emergency 1
may cause uncontrolled release of
pollutants, or serious damage to flora, fauna
or historical heritage.
The aspect does not have potential 0
environmental impacts of severe
consequence.
Flow chart of significance evaluation
of environmental aspects
Aspect
 
Yes
Legal Requirement
 
Significant
No Environmental
Aspect (SEA)
Environmental
 
Consequence
 
Yes
No

Not Significant
 
Updating
 The Register shall be updated:
 on a regular basis after the Management Review as
necessary; and
 Whenever planned or new development, or new or
modified activities, products or services are introduced by
EHC or its contractors and suppliers.