The ISO 14001 standard details the requirements for environmental management systems. We can guide you through a review of your operations and their impact on the environment. This will ensure that your management systems achieve ISO 14001 certification.
The current version of the ISO 14001 standard is very similar to the structure of ISO 9001. It requires organisations to communicate that they have a defined structure with clear roles and responsibilities for individuals. Additionally, the standard requires that prospective organisations demonstrate document control, that risks and opportunities are considered and actions to address these are identified and implemented.
Therefore, it is important to demonstrate that there are effective resources and checks in place for the organisation to be able to respond to any environmental incidents such as spillage. This can be done through the completion of a formal review of environmental impacts to show that the organisation’s emergency response has been reviewed and processes put in place to respond to incidents and mitigate impact on the environment.
This standard can be applied by office-based organisations. To demonstrate compliance organisations need to: –
- Provide evidence of a formal review of compliance obligations
- Exhibit maintenance of a register of environmental legislation
- Show that they have a mechanism for reviewing and updating their environmental management systems
Meeting the requirements of the standard
There are various clauses in ISO 14001 which require all prospective organisations to produce and retain a range of documentation. Document requirements include a Management Review, Internal Audits and an Environmental Policy.
ISO Assured can assist with the preparation of management systems to meet the requirements of this standard. Please visit our ISO Consultancy page for details on our onsite and remote consultancy services. The page also contains details of how our alpha-Z documents package can help you meet the requirements of this standard.
ISO 14001 Certification Process
We offer a straightforward certification process which can independently confirm that your organisation meets the requirements of the ISO 14001 standard. Once we have completed a satisfactory audit of your management systems we will issue you with an ISO 14001 registration certificate which will authorise you to display our “ISO 14001 Certified” logo.
Benefits of ISO 14001 Certification
- Achieve better scores in pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQ’s)
- Improved control of internal processes and operations that may impact upon the environment
- Improved environmental performance and consequently reduced risk of fines
- Formal review of management systems helps ensure that organisational operations are legally compliant
- Ensures that the organisation has developed and implemented emergency preparedness processes