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ISO 14001 waste management checklist

Non-
Hazardous
General waste management hazardous Done
waste
waste

1. Waste assessment

Is there any procedure for waste assessment in

1.1.
the company?

Does the company understand its waste

1.2
stream?

Does the company determine if the waste is

1.3
hazardous or non-hazardous?

Is the non-hazardous waste sorted at the place

1.4
of generation?

1.5 Is the non-hazardous waste classified?

Is the hazardous waste sorted at the place of

1.6
generation?

Is hazardous waste characterization

1.7
conducted?

1.8 Is the hazardous waste classified?

2. Waste-reduction planning

Does the company have a plan for waste

2.1
reduction?

2.2 Is the plan reviewed and updated?

2.3 How often is the plan reviewed and updated?

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3. Waste storing

Is waste stored according to its type and

3.1
characteristics?

Does the storage facility for waste meet legal

3.2
criteria for non-hazardous substances?

Is non-hazardous waste stored for the period

3.3
of time established by applicable regulations?

Does the storage facility for waste meet legal

3.4
criteria for hazardous substances?

Is hazardous waste stored for the period of

3.5
time established by applicable regulations?

Are human health and environmental

3.6
measures taken in the storage facility?

4 Waste labeling

Does the company label all containers of non-

4.1 hazardous substances used or handled
according to legal regulations, if applicable?

Does the company label all containers of

4.2 hazardous substances used or handled
according to legal regulations?

Are labels designed to avoid mixing of

4.3
incompatible substances?

5 Transporting and disposing

Is there any procedure for waste disposal and

5.1
recovering?

Are there any contracts signed with waste

5.2
management companies?

5.3 Is transportation of hazardous substances

performed according to the applicable legal

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requirements?

Is the transporter of hazardous waste in the

5.4 possession of a hazardous waste identification
number?

Does the transporter have a waste license or

5.5
permit for transportation of hazardous waste?

Are the employees properly trained on

5.6
transportation of hazardous substances?

Does the vehicle of the transporter carry

5.7 adequate credentials for transportation of
hazardous waste?

Does the transporter carry waste to permitted

5.8
hazardous waste facilities?

6 Emergency response plan

Does the company handling hazardous waste

6.1
have an emergency response plan?

Does the emergency response plan include

6.2
training and protective equipment?

Does the emergency response plan comply

6.3
with legal requirements?

7 Training

Are the employees provided with information

7.1 on substances that are hazardous to health in
a form they are likely to understand?

Does the company ensure that training on

7.2
managing hazardous substances is provided?

Are employees informed about exposure to

7.3 hazardous substances contained in an
enclosed system (if that is the case)?

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8. Equipment

Do employees wear personal protective

8.1
equipment (PPE) when necessary?

Does the company provide the employees with

8.2 appropriate personal protective equipment
(PPE)?

9. Records

Does the company have a waste register that

9.1
includes type and amount?

Does the company record the waste deployed

9.2
to authorized organizations?

Does the company have a register of the waste

9.3
management companies contracted?

Does the supplier provide the necessary

9.4 information about hazardous substances in the
proper form - Safety Data Sheets (SDS)?

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