Environmental Management System

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Environmental Management System
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What is EMS?

• EMS is a part of a comprehensive management
  system that addresses how the overall business
  activities, including its products and services,
  impact the environment.
• EMS maximizes company participation in
  environmental performance now and in the future.

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ISO 14000 Series Standards

• Organizational Evaluation Standard

Organizational Evaluation Standards
Environmental Auditing 14010 General
Principles 14011 Audit Procedures 14012 Auditor
Criteria
Environmental Performance Evaluation 14031
Guidelines
EMS 14001 Specification 14004 General Guidelines
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ISO 14000 Series Standards

• Product Evaluation Standards

Product Evaluation Standards
Environmental Labeling
Life Cycle Assessment 14040 Principles and
Framework 14041 Goals and Definitions 14042
Impact Assessment 14043 Improvement Assessment
Environmental Aspects in Product Standards Guide
64 EAPS Guide
14020 Basic Principles 14021 Self
Declaration 14022 Symbols 14024 Testing and
Verification 14024 Third Party
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Concepts of ISO 14001

• This standard provides organizations with the
  elements for an environmental management system,
  which can be integrated into other management
  systems to help achieve environmental and
  economic goals

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Environmental Management System Model
Environmental Policy
Planning
Management Review
Implementation and Operation
Continual Improvement
Checking and Corrective Action
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Definitions

• Environment is defined as the global
  surroundings in which an organization operates
  and includes air, water, land, natural resources,
  flora, fauna, humans, and their interaction.
• Environmental aspect- is defined as an element of
  an organizations activities, products, or
  services that can interact with the environment.
• Environmental impact- is defined as any change,
  whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or
  partially resulting from an organizations
  activities, product or services.

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Definitions Cont

• Environmental objective- is an overall
  environmental goal, arising from the policy
  statement, that an organization sets for itself
  and which is quantified when practical.
• Environmental Target- is detailed performance
  requirement

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Requirements of ISO 14001

• See ISO web site
• http//www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/otherpubs
  /iso14000/index.html

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Questions

• What is your business activities that effect the
  environment?
• How can your business do a better job of
  protecting the environment?

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Benefits of EMS

• Global
• Facilitate trade and remove barriers
• Improve environmental performance
• Build consensus that there is a need for
  environmental management and a common terminology
  for EMS

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Benefits of EMS

• Organizational
• Assuring customers of a commitment to
  environmental management
• Meeting customer requirements (primary reason)
• Maintaining a good public image
• Satisfying investor criteria
• Obtaining insurance at reasonable costs
• Increasing market share competitive advantage

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Benefits of EMS

• Organizational
• Reducing incidents that results in liability
• Improving defense posture in litigation
• Conserving input materials and energy
• Facilitating the attainment of permits
• Improving industry/government relations
• Cost effective
• Focus on prevention

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Benefits of EMS
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