Features of a company’s operations, processes, activities, products, or services that can have an impact (positively or negatively) on the environment ISO14001:2004 requires that:
What accredited certification to ISO 14001 does not mean 1) ISO 14001 defines the requirements for an organization’s environmental management system, but does not define specific environmental performance criteria. 2) Accredited certification to ISO 14001 provides confidence in the organization’s…
According to the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Organization for Standardisation (ISO), the accredited certification process is expected to ensure that the organisation has an environmental management system, suitable for the nature of its activities, products and services,…
Overview The Environmental Representative is the key person within the Environmental Management System. An effective Environmental Representative is essential to the successful implementation and the ongoing operation of the EMS. The ISO14001 model is based on continual improvement meaning that…
The Scope of the System A scope statement lists all sites, areas, activities, products or services subject to the certification audit and that also will appear on the ISO 14001 certificate issued to the organisation. An organisation must decide if…
The ISO 14000 family addresses various aspects of environmental management. The very first two standards, ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 14004:2004 deal with environmental management systems (EMS). ISO 14001 provides the requirements for an EMS and ISO 14004:2004 gives general EMS…
