Transcript Introduction to ISO 14000 International Organization for Standardization (ISO)  Worldwide federation of national standards bodies from over 100 countries, one from each country.  Non-governmental organization (NGO)

Introduction to ISO 14000
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO)
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Worldwide federation of national
standards bodies from over 100
countries, one from each country.
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Non-governmental organization
(NGO) established in 1947,
based in Geneva, Switzerland.
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American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) is US representative to ISO
History
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1987 - World Commission on Environment &
Development (AKA The Brundtland
Commission) published “Our Common Future”.
– called for the development of effective environmental
management systems by industries
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1989 - Creation of Strategic Advisory Group on
the Environment (SAGE)
– Recommended new ISO Technical Committee to
develop standards for environmental management
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January 1993 - ISO creates TC 207
– (TC 176 controls ISO 9000 QMS standards)
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Fall 1996 – ISO 14001 adopted
Sub-Committees of TC 207
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SC 1: EMS - UK
SC 2: Env. Auditing - Netherlands
SC 3: Env. Labeling - Australia
SC 4: Env. Performance Evaluation US
SC 5: Life Cycle Assessment - France
SC 6: Terms and Definitions - Norway
ISO 14000 Standards
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ISO 14000 is a series of standards, rather
than a single standard.
– 14001: Environmental Management Systems
– 14004: EMS general guidelines
– 14010: Guidelines for Environmental Auditing
– 14011: Guidelines for Auditing of an EMS
– 14012: Auditing - Qualification criteria
– Others deal with life cycle assessment, site
assessments, labeling, and other matters.
To whom do the standards apply?
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The ISO 14000 standards can be
applied to:
– large and small business & industry;
– service sectors (hospitals, hotels, etc.);
– government organizations;
– all types of organizations, of all sizes
anywhere in the world.
What is an EMS?
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An EMS is:
– a systematic way of managing an
organization’s environmental aspects;
– based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)
model;
– focused on continual improvement of systems;
– a way to address immediate and long-term
impact of an organization’s products, services
and activities on the environment;
– a tool to improve environmental performance.
Internal Drivers for ISO 14001
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An EMS:
– helps track and satisfy regulatory requirements;
– supports effective delegation of responsibilities;
– reduces disruption caused by employee
turnover;
– establishes a framework to move beyond
compliance;
– provides a vehicle for positive change, improved
employee morale, enhanced public image;
– helps identify opportunities for savings;
– consolidates existing environmental, safety, and
health programs into a cohesive system.
External Drivers for ISO 14001
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Requirements from customers
– e.g. IBM, Xerox, Bristol-Myers Squibb,Ford, GM,
Honda, Volvo, and others
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Agreements with regulators
Trade barrier reduction
Enhanced public image
Becoming ISO 14001 registered
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ISO 14001 is the only certification standard.
The registration body examines EMS for
conformity to the ISO 14001 standard.
The EMS audit is not a compliance audit.
Registration does NOT mean that products are
more environmentally friendly.
Registration means the organization has a
documented EMS that is fully implemented and
meets ISO 14001 requirements.
The registration covers processes, not products.
World Picture
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15,281 ISO 14001 reg. in world as of 3/00
740 ISO 14001 reg. in US as of 3/00
US is 5th in number of registrations behind
Japan (3,318), Germany (1,950), Sweden
(1,025), UK (1,014)
ISO 14001 - 17 Key Elements
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Environmental Policy
– requires a publicly available, written statement,
which includes a commitment to prevention of
pollution, continual improvement, and compliance
with environmental laws and other applicable
environmental requirements;
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Environmental Aspects
– requires procedures for identification of
environmental aspects of the organization's
activities and determination of those which have or
can have significant impacts on the environment;
ISO 14001 - Definitions
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Environmental aspect
– element of an organization’s activities,
products or services that can interact with the
environment
• Note - A significant environmental aspect is an environmental
aspect that has or can have a significant environmental impact.
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Environmental impact
– any change to the environment, whether
adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially
resulting from an organization’s activities,
products or services
ISO 14001 - 17 Key Elements
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Legal and Other Requirements
– requires the organization to know exactly what
environmental laws and other (i.e. non-regulatory)
requirements apply to its activities;
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Objectives and Targets
– requires the organization to set measurable
environmental objectives and targets consistent
with its environmental policy statement;
ISO 14001 - Definitions
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Environmental objective
– overall environmental goal, arising from the
environmental policy, that an organization sets
itself to achieve, and which is quantified where
practicable
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Environmental target
– detailed performance requirement, quantified
where practicable, applicable to the organization
or parts thereof, that arises from the
environmental objectives and that needs to be
set and met in order to achieve those objectives
ISO 14001 - 17 Key Elements
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Environmental Management Programs
– requires the organization to develop and maintain
programs to achieve its environmental objectives
and targets;
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Structure and Responsibility
– requires environmental management
responsibilities to be clearly defined, documented,
and communicated;
ISO 14001 - 17 Key Elements
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Training, Awareness, and Competence
– requires processes to ensure that all personnel
whose work can cause significant impacts on the
environment are competent, through training,
education and experience;
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Communication
– requires procedures for internal and external
communication on environmental aspects;
ISO 14001 - 17 Key Elements
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EMS Documentation
– requires documentation of core EMS elements;
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Document Control
– requires stringent control of all documentation
relating to the EMS;
ISO 14001 - 17 Key Elements
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Operational Control
– requires identification of all activities with potential
or actual significant environmental impact and
procedural control of such activities to achieve
conformance with the environmental policy. This
includes environmental control of goods and
services provided by suppliers and subcontractors;
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Emergency Preparedness and Response
– requires identification of potential for accidents and
emergency situations, and procedures for response
and mitigation of resulting environmental impacts;
ISO 14001 - 17 Key Elements
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Monitoring and Measurement
– requires documented procedures to measure
environmental aspects to check progress toward
meeting environmental objectives and targets, and
for evaluating compliance with regulatory
requirements;
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Nonconformance and Corrective and
Preventive Action
– requires procedures for taking preventive and
corrective action on any EMS nonconformances
and supports continual improvement of the system;
ISO 14001 - 17 Key Elements
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Records
– requires procedures for handling and disposition of
environmental records;
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EMS Audit
– requires the organization to periodically audit itself
for conformance with the requirements of its EMS;
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Management Review
– requires top management to periodically review the
EMS for effectiveness in achieving the intent of the
environmental policy and identify the need for
changes to the system.
For More Information
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DPPEA offers free on-site EMS assistance
and training
DPPEA EMS web site
http://www.p2pays.org/iso/index.htm
Beth Graves, EMS Project Coor.
919-715-6506 or 800-763-0136
[email protected]
Rick Gehrke at NSF-ISR, Southeast:
888-248-0433 for registration questions