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"The part of the overall management
system that includes organisational structure, planning activities,
responsibilities practices, procedures, processes and resources for
developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the
environmental policy"
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BS
EN ISO 14001: 1996
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SOME
MAJOR BUSINESS BENEFITS OF EMS
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- Improved environmental
performance
- Reduced costs
- Competitive advantage
- Reduced liability
- Improved compliance
- Fewer accidents
- Employee involvement
- Improved public image
- Enhanced customer trust
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AN OVERVIEW OF THE KEY ELEMENTS OF ISO 14000
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ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: Develop a statement of your organization’s
commitment to the environment. Use this policy as a framework for
planning and action.
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PLANNING
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- Environmental aspects: Identify environmental attributes
of your products, activities and
services. Determine those that could have significant impacts on the environment.
- Legal and other requirements: Identify and ensure access to
relevant laws and regulations, as well as other requirements to which
your organization adheres.
- Objectives and targets: Establish environmental goals for
your organization, in line with your policy, environmental impacts,
the views of interested parties and other factors.
- Environmental management program: Plan actions necessary to achieve
your objectives and targets.
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IMPLEMENTATION
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- Structure and responsibility: Establish
roles and responsibilities for environmental management and provide
appropriate resources.
- Training, awareness and competence: Ensure that your employees are
trained and capable of carrying out their environmental
responsibilities.
- Communication:
Establish processes for internal and external communications on
environmental management issues.
- EMS documentation: Maintain information on your EMS
and related documents.
- Document control: Ensure effective management of
procedures and other system documents.
- Operational control: Identify, plan and manage your
operations and activities in line with your policy, objectives and
targets.
- Emergency preparedness and response: Identify
potential emergencies and develop procedures for preventing and
responding to them.
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CHECKING
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- Monitoring and measurement: Monitor key activities and track
performance Conduct
periodic assessments of compliance with legal requirements.
- Nonconformance and corrective and
preventive action: Identify
and correct problems and prevent their recurrence.
- Records: Maintain and manage records of EMS
performance.
- EMS audit: Periodically verify that your EMS
is operating as intended.
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REVIEWING
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- Management review: Periodically review your EMS with
an eye to continual improvement.
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SOME PRACTICAL
EXAMPLES
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EMS implementation guide for Small and Medium sized enterprises
(PDF
1.06
MB)
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- Environmental policies (PDF)
- Environmental aspects (PDF)
- Legal & other requirements (EPA
PDF, EPR)
- Objectives and targets (PDF)
- Environmental management program (PDF)
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- Structure and responsibility (PDF)
- Training, awareness and competence (PDF)
- Communication (PDF)
- EMS documentation (PDF)
- Document control (PDF)
- Operational control (PDF)
- Emergency preparedness and response
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- Monitoring and measurement (PDF1,
PDF2)
- Nonconformance and corrective and preventive
action (PDF)
- Records (PDF)
- EMS audit (PDF)
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links to EMS related
sites
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