ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

ISO 14001

Definition:
An administrative framework for the systematic, structured and documented approach to the management of environmental affairs.

ELEMENTS OF ISO 14001

REQUIREMENTS
The organization must develop an effective system that meets the requirements of the Standard. Document, implement and maintain the system. The EMS documents need to be controlled. Follow a Plan-Do-Check-Act approach.

BENEFITS

PLAN-DO-CHECK-ACT
Plan - Establish the objectives and processes needed to deliver the results (in line with the EMS). Do - Implement the needed processes of the EMS. Check - Check the processes against the policy, objectives, targets, regulations, and report on the results. (Auditing) Act - Take actions that will continually improve the EMS.

GOAL
The goal is for organizations to control the impacts that their activities, products and services have on the environment.

PLAN

PLAN

PLAN
*Aspect-An element of an organizations activities, products or services that can interact with the environment. * Impact-The effect of the aspect on the environment harmful or beneficial. Example: Aspect: Spillage of dirty oils generated from maintenance activity. Impact: Soil pollution or if drained into drainage line, it will add to the pollution load on ETP.

PLAN
Environment Policy & its communication and implementation. Using ISO 14001 as guideline, Environmental Policy must clarify what processes and resources(human and physical) are required for safe products and operations. Full management Commitment and Focus. Many specific responsibilities are assigned to top management for their input and participation. After implementation, conduct management review.

DO
Defining the resources and people that are responsible for control and maintaining of all processes (creating EMS). The members responsible for such processes should be trained and should have documentation for all procedures and processes including operational and documentation control and emergency procedures and responses. Control the records associated with the EMS.

DO

DO

DO

DO

CHECK
Conducting internal audits to measure environmental performance periodically. employees responsible for various processes are maintained and trained and monitoring them adequately. Identify corrections and corrective actions to mitigate environmental impacts and to eliminate the nonconformity and its cause.

CHECK

CHECK

ACT
Evaluating audits Ensuring the meeting of your organizations objectives and targets Ensuring the meeting of ISO 14001 requirements Devising improvements to the processes Evaluating changing circumstances such as legal requirements

ACT
Continual Improvement process Includes: Expansion more and more business areas should get covered by the implemented EMS Enrichment more and more activities, products, processes should be involved in the EMS Upgrading improvement in structure and framework of the EMS through know-how gained by the business when dealing with environmental issues

ACT

IMPLEMENTATION
Conduct the Environmental Gap Analysis

Form a Team

Execute your plan

Conduct the Environmental Gap Analysis

1. You must determine your position with regards to the environment:
o o o o Are there GAPS that need to be bridged? What are they and where are they located? How can they be improved? Who will be taking corrective / preventive actions?

2. Your environmental position needs to be analyzed so that the GAPS can be bridged / closed.

Conduct the Environmental Gap Analysis

3. Conduct a Gap Analysis Complete a series of assessments in the following order:
o o o o Perform Initial Environmental Review Perform Environmental Assessment Aspects/Impacts Identify Legal and Other Requirements Identify Environmental programs with objectives and targets

4. Based on the results of the assessments, implement Improvement actions.

Form A Team
Appoint a Management Representative - This individual will be the ISO project manager. Assign a Environmental Safety Team
o This team will be active in the design and development of the EMS and participate in the on going operation of the system.

Assign a Management Team

- This team will be providing the direction and guidance for the development and implementation of the EMS.
- The Management Team can assign task teams to work on specific processes that must be designed and documented for the EMS.

Execute Your Plan

After the task teams have designed and documented a new or modified process, it must be implemented. Train all employees that are involved in the process When the required processes have been implemented, start your internal audit program and management review meetings.

Execute Your Plan

Use information / results from internal audits and management review to make improvements to the EMS. Run your system long enough to generate records for the Registrar to audit. Make sure all employees are trained on ISO 14001 Have a Registrar conduct your Registration Audit.

 The ISO 14001 Workbook o This is a series of 30 detailed checklists, exercises and instructions that take you through 30 systematic tasks for your organization to consider and complete. EMS Manual, Procedures and Forms. o Move your project along with our professionally designed documentation. o This package provides Microsoft Word templates to use as a foundation for your EMS. o Customize this Environmental Manual including procedures, forms, and tables to save time and ensure an efficient, effective system.

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