ISO 14000 ISO 14000 Family of standards Introduction

ISO 14000

ISO 14000 Family of standards. • Introduction

ISO Family of standards. • ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 are among ISO's most well known standards ever. • ISO 9001 helps organizations to implement quality management. • ISO 14001 helps organizations to implement environmental management.

ISO Family of standards. • ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 are generic standards. • Generic means that the same standards can be applied: • to any organization, large or small, whatever its product or service, • in any sector of activity, and • whether it is a business enterprise, a public administration, or a government department.

ISO Family of standards. • ISO 14000 family of standards, Environmental management – • ‘What an organisation does to minimise the harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities’ • ISO 14004 provides guidelines on the elements of an environmental management system and its implementation, and examines principle issues involved. • ISO 14001 specifies the requirements for such an environmental management system. Objective evidence is necessary to fulfil these requirements, which can be audited to demonstrate that the environmental management system is operation effectively in conformance with the standard

ISO 14000 Family of standards. • ISO 14001 is for environmental management. This means what the organization does : • To minimize harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities • To conform to applicable regulatory requirements • To achieve continual improvement of its environmental performance.

ISO 14000 Family of standards. Processes, not products. Both ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 concern the way an organization goes about its work. They are not product standards. They are not service standards. They are process standards. They can be used by product manufacturers and service providers.

ISO 14000 Family of standards. Processes affect final products or services. ISO 9001 gives the requirements for what the organization must do to manage processes affecting quality of its products and services. ISO 14001 gives the requirements for what the organization must do to manage processes affecting the impact of its activities on the environment.

ISO 14000 Family of standards. Benefits of getting ISO 14001. (9) • Common language for dealing with customers and suppliers worldwide, • Model for continual improvement, • Address environmental concerns of customers and public, and comply with government regulations, • Integrate with global economy, • Sustainable business, • Qualify suppliers for global supply chains, • Technical support for regulations, • Transfer of good practice to developing countries,

Types of environment impacts. Explain what environmental impact engineering companies have on the environment. Explain what ones the company has direct control over and ones it can only influence. • Emissions to the atmosphere (direct) • Disposal of waste material (direct) • Releases to water courses (direct) • Disposal of the used product (influence)

What are the advantages of 14001 • • • It can be integrated with a ISO 9001 Quality Management System It enhances company reputation It demonstrates a responsible attitude It shows effective management of environmental issues It can offer a competitive edge and is fast becoming a pre-requisite of doing business. It can help win new business! • Effective environmental management adds value to the business through increased awareness, more efficient practices, reduced waste, greater energy efficiency

What are the Disadvantages • It costs money to get certified and maintain certification • Time & resources are required to set up environmental management system and meet requirements of standard • Implementation is potentially a big change that has too be managed • Maintaining the standard demands dedicated time & resources

Types of environment impacts • In groups discuss and answer the following points: • Explain what environmental impacts engineering companies have direct control over when considering the environment. • Explain how this effects the environment

Understanding that we do has a consequence

What are the Main Principles of ISO 14001? • Environmental Policy containing the commitment of management to regulatory compliance, continual improvement and prevention of pollution. This policy is to be made available to the public. .

• Planning to identify the environmental aspects associated with the organization's operations, set objectives and develop a management plan. • Implementation & Operation addressing responsibilities, training, communications—both internal and external, documentation, document control, operational control and emergency preparedness/response. • Checking and Corrective Action that measures and records achievement against the planning goals, identifies and tracks correction of deficiencies, and reviews the effectiveness of the EMS. • Management Review to monitor the program and make corrections when appropriate

Duty of Care – Understand Your Responsibilities Regarding Waste In mixed company groups identify : • What types of waste you have (5 min) • How you store waste correctly (5 min) • How you check waste is dealt with correctly (5 min) • What are waste transfer notes (5 min) • Who transports waste (5 min) • How you control specific types of waste (5 min) • Who sends waste to landfill (5 min)

What will the ISO 14001 standard changes mean? • The ISO 14001 standard was undergoing review, with a draft expected to be released early 2014 and the new standard to be released sometime in 2015. • They may be setting minimum environmental performance standards as hopefully they too have identified there are numerous organisations certified but with poor performance and little or no continuous improvement. • It is quite possible that organisations may need to place greater emphasis on the environment and Environmental Management System coordinators worldwide may have greater responsibility within an organisation.

What will the ISO 14001 standard changes mean? • Take this time to research the changes in ISO 14001 standard and highlight this in a document to be presented to your tutor • Look at the ISO 14004 standard and explain some methods of management systems and their implementation and the principles involved