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ISO 14001
IMPLEMENTATION, DOCUMENTATION AND AUDIT REVIEW AND VERIFICATION MATRIX
(IDARV)
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Introduction ii Summary and Intent of the ISO 14001 iii-xii ISO 14000 Implementation, Documentation and Audit 1-65 Review and Verification Matrix APPENDIX
4.0 GENERAL INTENT Establish and maintain an environmental Establish and maintain the management system following systematic management . plan which is designed to . continuously identify and reduce . the environmental harm (impacts) . created by the organization's . activities, services and products
4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INTENT: Top management shall define the organization's Develop shared vision, environmental policy commitment, . direction . environmental ethics Top management shall ensure that its policy is: Develop a commitment which: Appropriate to the nature, scale and Define how far reaching the policy environmental impacts will be, based on an environmental . assessment. Commitment to continual environmental Continuous improvement (This is not improvement. a requirement for EMAS Commitment to prevention of pollution Reduce environmentally harmful . activities, develop environmentally . sustainable products and processes. . (This is not a requirement for EMAS Comply with relevant environmental legislation Coordinate and control pollution, and regulations utilize present wealth of . information from society. Comply with other requirements Be consistent with other goals of . the organization, its vision, core . values and beliefs . Expand companies perspective Framework for setting and reviewing Guidance for continual awareness and environmental objectives and targets. improvement of environmental goals Ensure that its policy is documented, Reach consensus and agreement on the . policy Ensure that its policy is implemented and Policy remains up-to-date and is maintained. used. Communicated to all employees Policy is understood and followed. Available to the public Self adherence
4.2 Planning INTENT 4.2.1 Environmental aspects The organization shall establish and maintain Establish means to: procedures to Identify actual or potential environmentally INTENT: Identify environmentally significant impacts harmful activities in: . products . processes . services . purchases . (This is required prior to policy . development in BS 7750) Ensure that the significant impacts are Determine realistic impacts from considered in setting its objectives. all aspects of operations and to . prioritize their importance. (EMAS requirement prior to setting . policy, see also 4.3.3 E3). Keep this information up-to-date Planned and continuous awareness . and improvement for the future. 4.2.2 Legal and other requirements . Procedure to identify and have access to legal Ensure organization is aware of requirements present and future legal . requirements as reflected by . societies priorities. Procedures to identify and have access to other System is capable of being aware requirements of other goals and promises 4.2.3 Objectives and targets Establish and maintain documented environmental Sets attainable and measurable objectives and targets goals Organization must consider its: Ensure goals are realistic because . they have taken into account: Legal requirements Assure that societal concerns and . its in-depth knowledge are taken . into account. Other requirements Consider other promises, company . desires and viewpoints when . setting goals Significant environmental aspects Investigate harmful impacts when . setting goals, (EMAS requirement). Technological options Investigate resent technology in . setting goals Financial requirements Investigate financial pay-backs, . etc. when setting goals Operational requirements Investigate whether the goals a . manuafacturable and operationally . feasible. Business requirements Investigate the marketability, . profitability etc. in setting . goals
4.2 Planning (continued) INTENT Views of interested parties Create cooperation and . depolarization of previously . critical groups by understanding . their desires. Directs energy . toward finding environmental . solutions. Offers "buy-in" and . active involvement to these groups The objectives and targets shall be Goals are Consistent with the environmental policy. consistent with stated intentions, . appropriate.. Include the commitment to prevention of pollution reduce environmentally harmful . actions 4.2.4 Environmental management programme(s) Programme(s) for achieving its objectives and Make a plan targets Designation of responsibility for achieving Give ownership and responsibility objectives and targets Means by which they are to achieved Detail how the goals are to be . achieved Timeframe by which they are to achieved. Specify when these goals should be . met. New developments amended Insure that new products and . services are environmentally . friendly.
ISO 14001 ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION SUGGESTION DOCUMENTATION AUDIT REVIEW AND VERIFICATION
4.2 PLANING
4.2.1 Environmental aspects
4.2. The organization shall Create a procedure to identify Documented procedures or Interview individuals
1 E establish and maintain the environmental aspects of evidence of the application responsible for
1 (a) procedure(s) to each of its activities, products of a procedure to identify developing, implementing
identify the and services which it determines environmental aspects. and maintain the
environmental aspects of it can practically control and procedure:
its activities, products have influence over. This Records related to
or services that it can identification procedure can implementation and design of Does the organization
control and over which it include: the procedure. have an existing
can be expected to have questionnaires environmental management
an influence, in order to interviews system?
determine those which checklists
have or can have direct inspection If not:
significant impacts on record review What is the procedure to
the environment. bench marking identify significant
mass balancing environmental aspects?
. INTENT: Identify life cycle analysis
. environmentally harmful energy analysis How is it maintained?
. activities in: cost/benefit analysis
. products supplier activity What are the
. processes shut down and start up environmental aspects of
. services operations the organization's
. purchases emergency situations activities, products,
. (This is required prior and services?
. to policy development in In identifying the environmental
. BS 7750) aspects, ensure that the Is there assignment of
. procedure considers the responsibility for
Environmental Aspects: significance of and emissions periodic review and
Elements of an to: application of the
organization's air procedure?
activities, products or water
services that can land Verify that the
interact with the waste management procedure enables the
environment. raw material consumption and organization to identify
natural resources those environmental
A significant environment local environmental issuers aspects which have or
aspect is an under a variety of issues such could have significant
environmental aspect that as start up, shut down, normal impacts on the
has or can have a operation and emergency environment.
significant environmental operations
impact Interview individuals
Insure that the procedure can responsible for
Environmental Impact: Any identify significant impacts on developing,
change to the the environment from its list of implementing, and
environment, whether environmental aspects maintaining the
adverse or beneficial, procedure and comparison
wholly or partially (See also 4.3.6 E1) with practice verses
resulting from an stated procedure.
organization's
activities, products or
services
Ensure that responsibility has Did the organization
been assigned for periodic consider:
review of the procedure to emissions to the air
identify environmental aspects releases to water
and significant impacts waste management
contamination of land
use of raw materials and
natural resources
other local
environmental and
community issues (14001
A.4.2.1)
ISO 14001 ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION SUGGESTION DOCUMENTATION AUDIT REVIEW AND VERIFICATION
4.2. The organization shall In evaluating the significance Documentation containing Interview individuals
1 E ensure that the aspects of an effect both in the past, objectives and their targets responsible for taking
2 related to these present and future, the environmental aspects
significant impacts are following can be used: Records of identified into account in
considered in setting its legislation, threshold limits significant environmental developing objectives
environmental objectives. and regulatory requirements aspects and targets:
technical requirements to limit
INTENT: Determine releases Record of identified How does the
. realistic impacts from expected changes to legislation environmental effects organization considered
. all aspects of operations existing environmental these aspects?
. and to prioritize their management practices and
. importance. (EMAS procedures Did the organization
. requirement prior to existing policies and procedures consider both normal
. setting policy, see also dealing with procurement and operating conditions,
. 4.3.3 E3) contracting activities shut down and start up
. feedback from the investigation conditions, as well as
A significant environment of previous incidents of the realistic potential
aspect is an non-compliance significant impacts
environmental aspect that opportunities for competitive associated with
has or can have a advantage potential or emergency
significant environmental view & opinions of interested situations? (14001
impact. parties. A.4.2.1)
results of recent research
Environmental Impact: Any results of cost benefit analysis Are contractor and
change to the availability of resources supplier activities
environment, whether (fuels, water, raw materials) considered? (14001
adverse or beneficial, knowledge of short and long term A4.2.1)
wholly or partially toxicity
resulting from an assessment of hazards and risks
organization's and liabilities
activities, products or climatic effects
services. trans boundary effects
effects of substances not
directly controlled by
legislation
economic, cultural or political
factors specific to the
geographical location
topographical, hydro-geological,
or ecological features of the
specific location
raw material extraction,
production and transport
off site energy generation
product use and disposal
visual impact, odor and other
non quantifiable nuisance
noise
synergistic effects (chemical
reactions, etc.)
past and planned activities
peak discharges What were the
abnormal and emergency significant effects and
situations how are they used in
choice of materials for process establishing its
or reconstruction environmental goals?
investment and other fiscal
policies Were input materials
considered?
Create a means to ensure that
the resulting list of identified Were proper use and
environmental aspects and their disposal aspects
significant environment impacts considered?
are considered in setting
objectives. (See also 4.2.3) Does the organization
activities, products or
services create any
significant adverse
environmental impacts?
ISO 14001 ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION SUGGESTION DOCUMENTATION AUDIT REVIEW AND VERIFICATION
4.2. The organization shall Determine and list the sources Environmental Aspects source When was the information
1 E keep this information of information used to implement records last up-dated?
3 up-to-date. the procedures.
Records of the application What procedures do they
. INTENT: Planned and Develop a procedure for keeping of the procedure use to keep up-to-date?
. continuous awareness and the information up to date.
. improvement for the Is there evidence of
. future. Develop a procedure to ensure updated information when
that new information and new information is
circumstances which affects discovered?
assumptions made is reviewed and
changes made. Does it translate to
changes in significant
or environmental
aspects?
ISO 14001 ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION SUGGESTION DOCUMENTATION AUDIT REVIEW AND VERIFICATION
4.2.2 Legal and other requirements
4.2. The organization shall Procedures used to identify Procedures to identify legal Interview individuals
2 E establish and maintain a environmental aspects of the requirements responsible for
1 procedure to identify and organization should include developing, implementing
have access to legal establishing and maintaining a Information providing a and maintaining such
. requirements that are list of all laws and regulations general framework of laws procedures:
directly applicable to pertaining to its activities, affecting the nature and
the environmental aspects products or services. (14004, type of business of the What procedure does the
of its activities, 4.2.3): organization, such as company use to identify
products or services. Government agencies in its legal requirements?
These procedures should cover relation to laws and permits
. INTENT: Ensure any international, national, Interviews with
. organization is aware of regional, state and local Legal requirement individuals responsible
. present and future legal statutes and regulations documentation for taking legal and
. requirements as reflected other requirements into
. by societies priorities. These procedures should cover account in developing
any requirements specified in objectives and targets
permits and other government and establishing roles
documents and agreements. and responsibilities.
These procedures should allow Does the procedure match
the organization to have access the reality?
to legal requirements, including
such sources of regulation found Can you verify access to
from: these requirements by
Government agencies in relation testing the system with
to laws and permits selected inquiries?
local or regional libraries or
databases, BNA for example
other organizations for exchange
of information
industry associations
manufacturers of equipment in
use
business relations (e.g. waste
transport and disposal
facilities
professional help
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