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ISO 14001 – EMS, Environmental Management System
ISO 14001 is an international standard designed to help all types of organizations reduce their significant environmental impacts. It does this by providing basic, agreed-upon requirements to help an organization develop good environmental management practices. ISO 14001 is a structured way to organize, evaluate and implement programs within a company to reduce waste, manage by-products, even eliminate or minimize environmental disasters.
A process-based and compliant environmental management system becomes a practical tool to help organizations understand and manage their impacts on the environment. It provides a framework to continually improve environmental performance and through its processes, it engages employees, customers and other stakeholders in the important task of reducing environmental impacts. ISO 14001 is based on the concept of Plan, Do, Check, Act – PDCA
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Plan |
Develop an environmental policy containing the commitment of management to
regulatory compliance, continual improvement, and prevention of pollution.
Identify the environmental aspects associated with the organization’s
operations, and set environmental objectives.
Develop plans to implement and manage each environmental program. Plans should
include responsibilities, training, communications, documentation, document
control, operational control and emergency preparedness/response.
Integrate the Environmental Management System with existing management systems
such as quality management systems and occupational health and safety management
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Implement and maintain environmental programs. |
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Measure and monitor ongoing environmental programs to identify opportunities for
improvement. |
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Management reviews and monitors the environmental management system, develops
priorities and resources to make continual improvements. |
Benefits of developing and implementing an Environmental Management System:
- Reduces an organization’s significant environmental impact and helps ensure
legal compliance
- Achieves real cost savings in energy, water, waste, purchasing and
transportation
- Demonstrates effective commitment and responsibility to key stakeholders
(clients, regulators and the public)
- Demonstrates your company’s compliance to supply chain requirements
What QPA can do to help you develop and implement ISO 14001:
- Complete a gap analysis that identifies what you do and don’t already
have in place
- Work with your management team to identify how a well documented management
system can be a tool to help run the company
- Define goals and objectives appropriate to your organization
- Work with your people to define the processes/methods that all activities
should follow
- Organize and document your processes and systems
- Assist you in implementing new support processes
- Develop methods to measure and monitor processes
- Implement continuous improvement into your management system
- Assist you in integrating this management system into others you may
already have
- Assist you in developing an internal auditor program
- Help you hire a registrar
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