Why is occupational health and safety important? The protection of the health and safety of all employees is vital to the success of all organizations. Poor performance in occupational health and safety (OHS) can take a heavy financial toll on…
Why is occupational health and safety important? The protection of the health and safety of all employees is vital to the success of all organizations. Poor performance in occupational health and safety (OHS) can take a heavy financial toll on…
The Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) cycle is the operating principle of ISO’s management system standards. It’s formal structure includes processes that regularly examine performance and ensure that the system continues to provide ongoing benefits. The steps in each successive…
ISO14001 requires that the Environmental Policy be: Defined by top management Appropriate to the nature, scale, and environmental impacts of the activities, products, or services of the organization Documented, implemented, maintained Communicated to employees Available to the public The Environmental…
Australian Standard AS 4801 sets out all requirements for implementing a occupational health and safety management system. These requirements may be used for auditing and certification purposes.
Basic Principles & Methodology The ISO 9001 standard is intended for use in any organisation which designs, develops, manufactures, installs and/or services any product or provides any form of service. ISO 9001 provides a number of requirements which an organisation…
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…