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Ujwal RitwikCRSP, QEP, REM, LA ISO 45001/14001/9001/22000/50001

Kuwait Chapter

Introduction to Environmental Management System ISO 14001

Course Objectives

To gather

Background – environment and environment management system

Foundational knowledge of ISO 14001

The ISO 14001 requirements

What needs to be done to implement an environmental management system and become certified

Gather useful tips on handling audit session

Usefulness of ISO 14001 to your professional career

Syllabus

Introduction

Recap of last session

Background and basics of ISO 14001

Foundational knowledge – environment

ISO 14001 contents for each clause

Approach to internal audit

Certification process

Benefit of ISO 14001 knowledge to professionals

Conclusion

Class quiz and Homework

Preparation

Pre-read ?

Pre-questionnaire completed?

This is a training course, you would be required to take notes

Keep blank paper and pen ready and take class notes

Introduction

Introduction to EMS ISO 14001 : Ujwal Ritwik

Do you want your children and their children to enjoy life?

Opening question


It requires to protect the earth environment.

Who’s job is to protect environment? Government? Society? Top management?

Green campaigners

• Rachel Carson, a US scientist whose 1962 book, Silent Spring, is credited by many with kick-starting the modern environmental movement

• EF Schumacher, a German a green economist

• Jonathan Porritt, head of the Sustainable Development Commission,

• The US former vice-president turned documentary film maker Al Gore

• David Attenborough, TV naturalist

• Wangari Maathai, Conservationist


Why I am interested– Was interested in Management Systems as a student, as an engineer and when doing

Management Course

– Was influenced by authors like Peter Drucker, Edward Deming, Joseph Juran, Philip

Crosby, and Kaoru Ishikawa etc.

– Was a certified tutor for Quality Circles/TQM, a program popular in 1980s

– Came to actually participate implement ISO 9000 in 1996

– Got on road to ISO 14001 in 2000

– First hand implementation and auditing experience ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS

18001, and ISO 45001

– Administrator of IMS program in KNPC, the leader in ISO certifications in Kuwait

– I remain deeply interested in spreading what I learned


What did we do the last session?

What is a Management System?

A Framework

• Consisting of policies & procedures,

• To ensure that organization can execute and manage their business,

• To achieve the organizational objectives.

With Management System

Without Management System Different functions work independently as per their intended objectives without taking into account of organization goal/target and system may collapse or perform ineffective.

Management system helps to synchronise all functions in the organization to achieve company’s goal/target and improve overall performance.


Why a company needs to follow ISO Standards?

1. ISO is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies

2. ISO standards are highly reliable, developed by international subject matter experts and deliver proven methodologies

3. ISO standards offer structured approach/clear road map for establishing and implementation of QHSE management system

4. ISO standards offer sustained suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of management system to the company

5. Offer international benchmarking and comparison with other companies within and outside Kuwait to become industry leader

6. Provides opportunity integrated implementation of related standards thereby optimizing resources and easier implementation

Background of ISO

• ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 161 national standards bodies

• On 23 February 1947, ISO began operations

• ISO from Greek means equal (IOS in English, OIN in French for Organisation internationale de normalisation)



Based in Geneva, Switzerland

Some Relevant ISO Standards

• ISO 9001 – “Consistent, conforming products”

• ISO 14001 – “Prevention of pollution”

• ISO 45001 – “Safe working conditions”

• ISO 22000 – “Safe food”

• ISO 50001 – “Efficient energy usage”

• etc.


Quality Management System

1. Helps the company consistently provide products and services as per customer and applicable statutory /regulatory requirements.

2. Provide Opportunities for Customer Satisfaction

3. Addressing risk and opportunities associated with its context and objectives

4. Improves overall performance of the organization.

Environment Management System

1. Protecting environment by mitigating adverse environment impacts

2. Mitigating the potential adverse effect of environment conditions

3. Assisting in fulfilment of compliance obligations

4. Enhancing environmental performance

Goals of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards

Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS)

1. Provide framework for managing OH&S risks

2. Provide safe and healthy work places

3. Prevent injuries and ill-health

4. Eliminate hazards and minimize OH&S risks

5. Improve Organization OH&S Performance

6. Fulfil legal and other requirements

Goal of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards

Key Terms

QUALITY

Meeting the customer requirements

Performance improvement of Product / Service

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY

Maintaining good health and safety of people at the workplace

ENVIRONMENT

Maintaining good surroundings such as Air, Water and Land


The ISO Recipe

Background

What is an environmental management system?

• An environmental management system, often called an EMS, is comprised of the policies, processes, plans, practices and records that define the rules governing how your company interacts with the environment.

• This system needs to be tailored to your particular company, because only your company will have the exact legal requirements and environmental interactions that match your specific business processes.

• However, the ISO 14001 requirements provide a framework and guidelines for creating your environmental management system so that you do not miss important elements needed for an EMS to be successful.


Aim of an environmental management system

— protecting the environment by preventing or mitigating adverse environmental impacts;

— mitigating the potential adverse effect of environmental conditions on the organization;

— assisting the organization in the fulfilment of compliance obligations;

— enhancing environmental performance;

— controlling or influencing the way the organization’s products and services are designed, manufactured, distributed, consumed and disposed by using a life cycle perspective that can prevent environmental impacts from being unintentionally shifted elsewhere within the life cycle;

— achieving financial and operational benefits that can result from implementing environmentally sound alternatives that strengthen the organization’s market position;

— communicating environmental information to relevant interested parties.


What are the Simple Basics of ISO 14001?

• ISO 14001 has become the international standard for designing and implementing an environmental management system.

• The standard is published by ISO (the International Organization for Standardization), an international body that creates and distributes standards that are accepted worldwide.

• The most recent version of the environmental management system requirements was published in 2015, and is referred to as “ISO 14001:2015.”

• The standard was agreed upon by a majority of member countries before being released and updated, and as such it has become an internationally recognized accepted standard.

• In a survey of ISO 14001 certification the number of companies that have implemented an ISO 14001 environmental management system shows a stable trend worldwide.


Getting to the heart of why ISO 14001 is important

• Taking care of our environment, and preventing our companies from causing negative impacts on the environment, are two of the most important challenges facing businesses today.

• Commitment to society – corporate social responsibility, sustainability

• One of the biggest benefits of implementing an EMS is the recognition that comes with being among those businesses that care enough to reduce their environmental footprint.

• This can bring better relationships with customers, the public, and the community at large for your company, but it also brings other benefits.

• Good public image

• Many companies can save money through the implementation of EMS by reducing incidents, liability costs, obtain insurance at reasonable cost, and conserving materials and energy


Why should you implement ISO 14001 in your organization?• The benefits of ISO 14001 cannot be overstated; companies large and small have used this standard to great effect, as

mentioned above. Here are just a few of these benefits:

• Improve your image and credibility – By assuring customers that you have a commitment to demonstrable management of your environmental impacts, you can enhance your image and market share through maintaining a good public image and improved community relations.

• Improve cost control – One improvement that all companies are looking for is reduction of costs. The EMS can help with this by conserving energy and input materials, while reducing incidents for which a company can incur liability costs and improved environmental controls can help to obtain insurance at reduced costs to the company.

• Use evidence-based decision making – By ensuring that you are using accurate data to make your decisions on what to improve, you can greatly increase the chances that your improvements will be successful the first time rather than having several unsuccessful attempts. By using this data to track your progress you can correct these improvement initiatives before they have gone “off the rails,” which can save costs and time.

• Create a culture of continual improvement – With continual improvement, you can work toward better processes and reduced environmental impacts in a systematic way in order to improve your public image and potentially reduce your costs, as identified above. When a culture of improvement is created, people are always looking for ways to make their processes better, which makes maintaining the EMS easier.

• Engage your people – Given a choice between working for a company that shows care and concern for the environment around it and one that does not, most people would prefer the first company. By engaging your employees in a group effort to reduce your environmental footprint you can increase employee focus and retention.


What does ISO 14001 actually look like?Quick walk through• The ISO 14001 structure is split into ten sections.

• The first three are introductory, with the last seven containing the requirements for the environmental management system.

Here is what the seven main sections are about:

• Section 4: Context of the organization – This section talks about requirements for understanding your organization in order to implement an EMS. It includes the requirements for identifying internal and external issues, identifying interested parties and their expectations, defining the scope of the EMS and identifying the processes required for the EMS.


ISO 14001 - Quick walk through

• Section 5: Leadership – The leadership requirements cover the need for top management to be instrumental in the implementation of the EMS. Top management needs to demonstrate commitment to the EMS by ensuring environmental commitment, defining and communicating the environmental policy and assigning roles and responsibilities throughout the organization.

• Section 6: Planning – Top management must also plan for the ongoing function of the EMS. Risks and opportunities of the EMS in the organization need to be assessed, and environmental objectives for improvement need to be identified and plans made to accomplish these objectives. Additionally, it is necessary for the organization to assess all the ways in which the organizational processes interact and affect the environment as well as the legal and other commitments that are required fo the organization.


• Section 7: Support – The support section deals with management of all resourcesfor the EMS, and also includes requirements around competence, awareness, communication and controlling documented information (the documents and records required for your processes).

• Section 8: Operation – The operation requirements deal with all aspects of the environmental controls needed by the organizational processes, as well as the need to identify potential emergency situations and plan responses so that you are prepared to respond should an emergency occur.



• Section 9: Performance evaluation – This section includes the requirements needed to make sure that you can monitor whether your EMS is functioning well. It includes monitoring and measuring your processes, assessing environmental compliance, internal audits, and ongoing management review of the EMS.

• Section 10: Improvement – This last section includes the requirements needed to make your EMS better over time. This includes the need to assess process nonconformity and taking corrective actions for processes.

• These sections are based on a Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, which uses these elements to implement change within the processes of the organization in order to drive and maintain improvements within the processes.



Can be integrated with other Management Systems

• This International Standard conforms to ISO’s requirements for management system standards.

• These requirements include a high level structure, identical core text, and common terms with core definitions, designed to benefit users implementing multiple ISO management system standards.

• International Standard enables an organization to use a common approach and risk-based thinking to integrate its environmental management system with the requirements of other management systems.


Who are Behind this Standard?

• The committee responsible for this document is Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management, Subcommittee SC 1, Environmental management systems.

• This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 14001:2004), which has been technically revised.

• The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1.

• This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2

• Susan L.K. Briggs, Head USA Delegation to ISO/TC 207 on Environmental Management, leader of international working group (WG 5) responsible for the 2015 revision of ISO 14001

• She participated on the Joint Technical Coordination Group task force that developed ISO Annex SL


How to Demonstrate Conformity with this Standard?— making a self-determination and self-declaration, or

— seeking confirmation of its conformance by parties having an interest in the organization, such as customers, or

— seeking confirmation of its self-declaration by a party external to the organization, or

— seeking certification/registration of its environmental management system by an external organization.


Supporting ISO Publications

[1] ISO 14004, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques

[2] ISO 14006, Environmental management systems — Guidelines for incorporating ecodesign

[3] ISO 14031, Environmental management — Environmental performance evaluation —Guidelines

[4] ISO 14044, Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Requirements and guidelines

[5] ISO 14063, Environmental management — Environmental communication —Guidelines and examples

[6] ISO 19011, Guidelines for auditing management systems

[7] ISO 31000, Risk management — Principles and guidelines


Quiz 1

1. ISO 14001:2015 is the third edition of the standard

a) true b) false

2. ISO 14001:2015 has got 14 clauses

a) true b) false


Foundation

Cost of Progress


Three Pillars of Sustainability


Safety & health, environmental regulations, global climate change, crisis management, environmental justice

Job creation, skill enhancement, local economic impacts, social investments,

business ethics, security

Resource efficiency, product stewardship, life cycle assessment,products to services

Sustainable Development

• Defined by the United Nations Environment Program as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs,"

• Achieving a balance between the environment, society and the economy the three pillars of sustainability.

• Societal expectations for sustainable development, transparency and accountability have evolved with increased legislation

• Growing pressures on the environment from pollution, inefficient use of resources, improper waste management, climate change, degradation of ecosystems and loss of biodiversity.

• This has led organizations to adopt a systematic approach to environmental management system contributing to the environmental pillar of sustainability.


Environmental issues


The Top 10 Environmental Issues

• Climate Change. Unfortunately, the climate change debate continues despite decades of research on the subject. …

• Ecosystems & Endangered Species. … • Deforestation. ...• Pollution. ...• Water Scarcity & Water Pollution. ...• Loss of Biodiversity. ...• Overpopulation. ...• Waste Disposal. …• Land management – uncontrolled urban growth• Public Health ...


Environmental lawPollution control law

•Environmental impact assessment•Air quality law•Water quality law•Waste management law•Environmental cleanup law•Chemical protection

Natural resources law

•Species protection•Water resources law•Mining law•Forestry law•Fisheries law•Game law


The concept of "environmental law" as a separate and distinct body of law is a twentieth-century development

Global and regional environmental issues are increasingly the subject of international law. have been the subject of numerous international agreements and declarations.1972's United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

India - Environment Protection Act, 1986Kuwait – Environmental Public Authority 2014Egypt - Environmental Protection LawUnited States – Environmental Protection Act

Clean Air Act (air pollution), the Clean Water Act (water pollution), and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund) (contaminated site cleanup).

Foundation

• This International Standard employs the process approach, which incorporates the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle and risk-based thinking.


Process Approach

The process approach enables an organization to plan its processes and their interactions.

The application of the process approach in a quality management system enables:

a) understanding and consistency in meeting requirements;

b) the consideration of processes in terms of added value;

c) the achievement of effective process performance;

d) improvement of processes based on evaluation of data and information.


What is a Process (Business)?

ProcessInputs Outputs

Resources

Controls Objectives

Monitoring & Performance Measures (KPI)

Feed to the process Result of a process

Supports to transform input into output

SOPs, Operations & Maint. manual, Procedures

• What to do? Goals• How to do it?

Procedure

• Do what was planned

• Did things happen as per plan?

W. Edward Deming1900 - 1993


PDCA Deming Cycle

Plan-Do-Check-Act model

— Plan: establish environmental objectives and processes necessary to deliver results in accordance with the organization’s environmental policy.

— Do: implement the processes as planned.

— Check: monitor and measure processes against the environmental policy, including its commitments, environmental objectives and operating criteria, and report the results.

— Act: take actions to continually improve.


Risk-based thinking

• Risk-based thinking (Clause A.4) is essential for achieving an effective management system.

• To conform to the requirements of this International Standard, an organization needs to plan and implement actions to address risks and opportunities.

• Addressing both risks and opportunities establishes a basis for increasing the effectiveness of the management system, achieving improved results and preventing negative effects.


What is Risks & Opportunities?

What is Risk? Risk is effect of uncertainty in achieving result.

What is Opportunity? Opportunity is circumstance or set of circumstances that can lead to improvement of performance.

The outcome of the risk can be negative or positive. • When effect is negative, it is a Threat.

Need to control by eliminate / mitigate / transfer by appropriate control measures. • When effect is positive, it is an Opportunity. Need to maximize to get benefited.

RISK

OPPORTUNITY

Language

In this International Standard, the following verbal forms are used:

— “shall” indicates a requirement;

— “should” indicates a recommendation;

— “may” indicates a permission;

— “can” indicates a possibility or a capability.

Information marked as “NOTE” is for guidance in understanding or clarifying the associated requirement.


Quiz 2

1. The safety, society and the economy are the three pillars of sustainability

a) true b) false

2. Kuwait does not have an environment law

a) true b) false


ISO 14001 Contents

Annex L High Level StructureCommon to ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 etc. (further sub-sub-clauses may be different / additional)

1. Scope 2. Normative references 3. Terms and definitions 4. Context of the organization

• Understanding the organization and its context

• Needs and expectations interested parties• Determining the scope Management System

5. Leadership• Leadership and commitment • Policy • Roles, responsibility and authority

6. Planning• Actions to address risks & opportunities • Objectives and plans to achieve them

7. Support • Resources • Competence • Awareness • Communication• Documented information

8. Operation • Operational planning and control

9. Performance evaluation • Monitoring, measurement, analysis & evaluation • Internal audit• Management review

10. Improvement • Non conformity and corrective action • Continual Improvement


1 Scope

• This International Standard specifies requirements for a environmental management system that an organization can use to enhance its environmental performance.

• This International Standard is intended for use by an organization seeking to manage its environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability.

• The intended outcomes of an environmental management system include:

— enhancement of environmental performance;

— fulfilment of compliance obligations;

— achievement of environmental objectives.

• All the requirements of this International Standard are generic and are intended to be applicable to any organization, regardless of its type or size, or the products and services it provides.

• This International Standard does not state specific environmental performance criteria.Introduction to EMS ISO 14001 : Ujwal Ritwik

2 Normative references

• There are no normative references.


3 Terms and definitions

3.1 Terms related to organization and leadership

3.2 Terms related to planning

3.3 Terms related to support and operation

3.4 Terms related to performance evaluation and improvement


3.2.1 environmentSurroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelationships• Note 1 to entry: Surroundings can extend from within an organization to the local, regional and global

system.

• Note 2 to entry: Surroundings can be described in terms of biodiversity, ecosystems, climate or other characteristics.

3.2.2 environmental aspect

Element of an organization’s activities or products or services that interacts or can interact with the environment• Note 1 to entry: An environmental aspect can cause (an) environmental impact(s) (3.2.4). A

significant

• environmental aspect is one that has or can have one or more significant environmental impact(s).

• Note 2 to entry: Significant environmental aspects are determined by the organization applying one or more criteria.


3.2.7 prevention of pollution

Use of processes, practices, techniques, materials, products, services or energy to avoid, reduce or control (separately or in combination) the creation, emission or discharge of any type of pollutant or waste, in order to reduce adverse environmental impacts

Note 1 to entry: Prevention of pollution can include source reduction or elimination; process, product or service changes; efficient use of resources; material and energy substitution; reuse; recovery; recycling, reclamation; or treatment.


3.3.3 life cycle

Consecutive and interlinked stages of a product (or service) system, from raw material acquisition or generation from natural resources to final disposal

Note 1 to entry: The life cycle stages include acquisition of raw materials, design, production, transportation/ delivery, use, end-of-life treatment and final disposal.


4 Context of the organization

4.1 Understanding the organization and its context

4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties

4.3 Determining the scope of the environmental management system

• The organization shall determine the boundaries and applicability of the environmental management system to establish its scope.

4.4 Environmental management system

• the organization shall establish, implement, maintain and continually improve an environmental management system,

• including the processes needed and their interactions, in accordance with the requirements of this International Standard.


5.1 Leadership and commitment

Top management shall demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the environmental management system by: a) to i)

a) taking accountability for the effectiveness of the environmental management system;b) ensuring that the environmental policy and environmental objectives are established and are compatible with the strategic direction and the context of the organization;c) ensuring the integration of the environmental management system requirements into the organization’s business processes;d) ensuring that the resources needed for the environmental management system are available;…i) supporting other relevant management roles to demonstrate their leadership as it applies to their areas of responsibility.


5.2 Environmental policy

• Top management shall establish, implement and maintain an environmental policy appropriate to the purpose and context of the organization, including the nature, scale and environmental impacts of its activities, products and services;

• Provides a framework for setting environmental objectives; includes commitments to the protection of the environment, prevention of pollution to fulfil its compliance obligations; continual improvement of the EMS to enhance environmental performance.

• The environmental policy shall:— be maintained as documented information;

— be communicated within the organization;

— be available to interested parties.


5.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities

• Top management shall ensure that the responsibilities and authorities for relevant roles are assigned and communicated

• ensuring that the environmental management system conforms to the requirements of this International Standard;

• for reporting on the performance of the environmental management system


6 Planning - 6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities6.1.1 General The organization shall establish, implement and maintain the process(es) needed to meet the requirements

6.1.2 Environmental aspects the organization shall determine

• the environmental aspects of its activities, products and services that it can control and those that it can influence, and their associated environmental impacts, considering a life cycle perspective.

6.1.3 Compliance obligations

• The organization shall determine and have access to the compliance obligations related to its environmental aspects;

6.1.4 Planning action

• The organization shall plan: to take actions to address its: significant environmental aspects; and compliance obligations; and risks and opportunities

• how to: integrate and implement the actions into its environmental management system processes or other business processes; and evaluate the effectiveness of these actions


Environmental Aspect and Impacts

Aspect = cause Impact = effect

Examples -


Environmental Aspect-Impact Register Sample

Item 2 is ‘opportunity’


Activity Aspect Impact Condition Control/ Likelihood- Severity Risk Rating Controls Notes

Influence

6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them6.2.1 Environmental objectives

• The organization shall establish environmental objectives at relevant functions and levels,

• The environmental objectives shall be: a) consistent with the environmental policy; b) measurable (if practicable); c) monitored; d) communicated; e) updated as appropriate.

6.2.2 Planning actions to achieve environmental objectives

• planning how to achieve its environmental objectives – what, when, who and how


7 Support

7.1 Resources• determine and provide the resources needed for the establishment,

implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of the environmental management system.

7.2 Competence• determine the necessary competence, ensure persons are competent on

the basis of appropriate education, training or experience; training needs take actions to acquire the necessary competence, and evaluate the effectiveness

7.3 Awareness• The organization shall ensure that persons doing work under the

organization’s control are aware of: the environmental policy; and the significant environmental aspects etc.


7 Support

7.4 Communication

• The organization shall establish, implement and maintain the process(es) needed for internal and external communications relevant to the environmental management system,

7.5 Documented information

• 7.5.1 General

• The organization’s environmental management system shall include: documented information required by this International Standard; and as determined by the organization

• 7.5.2 Creating and updating

• 7.5.3 Control of documented information


8 Operation

8.1 Operational planning and control

• The organization shall establish, implement, control and maintain the processes needed to meet environmental management system requirements, and to implement the actions identified in 6.1 and 6.2, by

• — establishing operating criteria for the process(es);

• — implementing control of the process(es),

8.2 Emergency preparedness and response

• The organization shall establish, implement and maintain the process(es) needed to prepare for and respond to potential emergency situations


9 Performance evaluation

9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation• 9.1.2 Evaluation of compliance9.2 Internal audit• The organization shall conduct internal audits at planned intervals• 9.2.2 Internal audit program• The organization shall establish, implement and maintain (an) internal

audit program9.3 Management review• Top management shall review the organization’s environmental

management system, at planned intervals, to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness.


10 Improvement

10.1 General

• The organization shall determine opportunities for improvement (see 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3) and implement

10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action

10.3 Continual improvement

• The organization shall continually improve the suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the environmental management system to enhance environmental performance.


10.2 Nonconformity and Corrective Action

When a nonconformity occurs, the organization shall:

a) react to the nonconformity take action to control and correct it and deal with the consequences, including mitigating adverse environmental impacts;

b) evaluate the need for action to eliminate the causes of the nonconformity, in order that it does not recur or occur elsewhere, by reviewing the nonconformity; determining the causes; determining similar nonconformities

c) implement any action needed;

d) review the effectiveness of any corrective action taken;

e) make changes to the environmental management system, if necessary.

Corrective actions shall be appropriate to the significance of the effects of the nonconformities encountered, including the environmental impact(s).


Annex to Standard

Annex A (informative) Guidance on the use of this International Standard

Annex B (informative) Correspondence between ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 14001:2004

Bibliography

Alphabetical index of terms


Quiz 3

1. Management commitment is reflected through environmental policy

a) true b) false

2. Dealing with non-conformity is not part of ISO 14001

a) true b) false


Approach to Internal Audit

Certification


Benefits of ISO 14001

Number of popular ISO Certifciates2018


Results 6-year period 2012-2017


Your ISO 14001 Journey

Getting started

Find what environmental management means and why ISO

14001 is good for business

Implementing

Best way to implement

Certification

Assessment and certification

Maintaining

MS Continually improves to deliver the best for business


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What are the practical steps to becoming ISO 14001 certified?

• What is ISO 14001 certification?

• There are two types of certification: • certification of a company’s environmental management system against the

ISO 14001 requirements, and

• certification of individuals to be able to audit against the ISO 14001 requirements.

• This section discussed the steps for a company to implement an ISO 14001 environmental management system and have it certified.

• ISO 14001 certification for your company involves -• implementing an EMS based on the ISO 14001 requirements, and

• then hiring a recognized certification body to audit and approve your EMS as meeting the requirements of the ISO 14001 standard.


What are the practical steps to becoming ISO 14001 certified?

• Gather management support

• Establish/identify context of organization, identify stakeholders

• Identify the legal requirements for the EMS

• Defining your environmental policy, environmental aspects, and environmental objectives and targets, which together define the overall scope of EMS

• Create the mandatory and additional processes and procedures necessary for your organization’s operations.

• There are several mandatory processes that need to be included, and others to be added as the company finds them necessary.

• This creation of documents and records can be done internally by your company, or you can get help through hiring a consultant

• Once all of the processes and procedures are in place, operate the EMS for a period of time

• Collect the records necessary to go to the next steps


Mandatory steps to finish implementation and get your company certified

• After finishing all your documentation and implementing it, your organization also needs to perform these steps to ensure a successful certification:

• Internal audit – The internal audit is in place for you to check your EMS processes. The goal is to ensure that records are in place to confirm compliance of the processes and to find problems and weaknesses that would otherwise stay hidden.

• Management review – A formal review by your management to evaluate the relevant facts about the management system processes in order to make appropriate decisions and assign resources.

• Corrective actions – Following the internal audit and management review, you need to correct the root cause of any identified problems and document how they were resolved.

• The company certification process is divided into two stages:

• Stage One (documentation review) – The auditors from your chosen certification body will check to ensure your documentation meets the requirements of ISO 14001.

• Stage Two (main audit) – Here, the certification body auditors will check whether your actual activities are compliant with both ISO 14001 and your own documentation by reviewing documents, records, and company practices.


Success factors

• The success of an environmental management system depends on commitment from all levels and functions of the organization, led by top management.

Top management can effectively address its risks and opportunities by integrating environmental management into the organization’s business

processes, strategic direction and decision making,

aligning them with other business priorities, and

incorporating environmental governance into its overall management system.


ISO 14001 Advantage to Professionals

The Professional Value of ISO 14001 to a Person's Career

• Increasing competence regarding ISO 14001 can help in enhancing career but also in creating new career opportunities

• Knowledge of ISO 14001 and other standards, concepts and requirements, helps a professional whatever he / she pursuing

• ISO 14001 competence may also be pursued as a career in consulting and auditing


Career choices regarding ISO 14001

• EMS Manager

• Independent consultant

• Lead Auditor


What ISO 14001 training and certification are available if you’re an individual?• Training in the concepts of ISO 14001 is available, and there are a range of course options for individuals to choose from.

Only the first of the courses mentioned below can lead to certification for the individual to be able to audit for a certification body, but the others are very useful for those who will be using these skills within their own company:

• ISO 14001 Lead Auditor Course – This is a five-day training course focused on understanding the ISO 14001 EMS standard and being able to use it for auditing management systems against these requirements. The course includes an exam at the end to verify knowledge and competence, and it is only with an accredited course that an individual can become approved to audit for a certification body.

• ISO 14001 Internal Auditor Course – This is commonly a two- or three-day course that is based on the lead auditor course above, but does not include the test for competence, so this is most useful for someone beginning to do internal audits within a company.

• ISO 14001 Awareness and Implementation Course – Several courses are offered that provide knowledge of ISO 14001 and how to implement it. These can be one- or two- or even five-day courses, and can even include online e-learning sessions as a method of teaching the material. These courses are good for those who need an overview on the ISO 14001 standard, or those who will be involved in the implementation within a company, and many are more economical than investing in the lead auditor course for those involved at this level.

• There are a number of accredited training organizations around the world where you can gain individual qualifications in ISO 14001.


Quiz 4

1. Certification to ISO 14001 is a legal requirement

a) true b) false

2. An ISO 14001 implementer must be a qualified Lead Auditor

a) true b) false


Further Help

ISO 14000 on ISO Website

https://www.iso.org/iso-14001-environmental-management.html


https://www.iso.org/iso-14001-environmental-management.html

Conclusion

What did we do?

1. Background – environment and environment management system

2. Foundational knowledge of ISO 14001

3. The ISO 14001 contents

4. Certification process

5. Usefulness of ISO 14001 to professional career


Home Work

• The detailed class presentation mailed to you contains more slides, including explanation of all the clauses

• Study the full presentation and other materials sent

• Prepare a plan for implementing ISO 14001 standard at a company M/s Excellent 2100


Develop Your Personal Action PlanWhat you want to do after this course?

1. Plan

2. Identify your role

3. Future

4. Improve your competence


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