T2 EMS
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Developing an EMS
• Create an environmental policy• Set objectives and targets• Implement a program to achieve
objectives• Monitor and measure its effectiveness• Correct problems• Review the system to improve it and
overall environmental performance
Standard
A documented agreement containing technical specifications or other precise criteria to be used consistently as a rule, guideline or definition of characteristics to ensure that materials, processes products and services are fit for their purpose
EMAS: Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
• currently voluntary but could become mandatory • site-based and originally confined to industrial
activities but has been extended to any organization that has an impact on the environment
• makes adherence to a formal EMS and auditing mandatory and requires that organizations make independently verifiable public statements about their environmental performance
EMAS – Specific Objectives
• promote continuous improvements in environmental performance by establishing policies, programs and management systems;
• perform systematic, objective, and periodic evaluation of these elements;
• provide relevant information about these activities to the public
EMAS Requirements
• Adopt an environmental policy
• Conduct an environmental review
• Set environmental objectives
• Introduce an environmental program and EMS
• Set-up an environmental auditing program
• Prepare an environmental statement
ISO 14000
• 1979: ISO 9000 – management standards for quality management and quality assurance systems
• 1991: investigation into whether an international environmental standard could:– Promote a common approach to environmental management– Enhance an organization’s ability to attain and measure
improvements in environmental performance– Facilitate trade and remove trade barriers
• 1993: Preparation of separate ISO after concluded that the knowledge required for EM is distinct enough to warrant
Evaluation &Auditing Tools
Management System Standards
Product Support Tools
Auditing GuidelinesISO 14010ISO 14011ISO 14012
EnvironmentalPerformanceEvaluation GuidelinesISO 14031
EMSSpecification
ISO 14001
EMS GuideISO 14004
Life Cycle AssessmentISO 14040ISO 14041ISO 14042
EnvironmentalLabellingISO 14020ISO 14021ISO 14024
Terms and DefinitionsISO 14050
Environmental aspects of product standardsGuide 64
To be used by other standards writers
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ISO 14001 Specification
• 0 Introduction• 1 Scope• 2 References• 3 Definitions• 4.0 Specification
– 4.0 General– 4.2 Environmental policy– 4.3 Planning
• 4.3.1 Environmental aspects• 4.3.2 Legal & other
requirements• 4.3.3 Objectives & targets• 4.3.4 Env mgt program
– 4.4 Implementation and operation
• 4.4.1 Structure & responsibility
• 4.4.2 Training, awareness, & competence
• 4.4.3 Communication• 4.4.4 EMS documentation• 4.4.5 Document control• 4.4.6 Operational control• 4.4.7 Emergency preparedness
& response– 4.5 Checking and corrective
action• 4.5.1 Monitoring &
measurement• 4.5.2 Non-conformance &
corrective & preventive action• 4.5.3 Records• 4.5.4 EMS audit
– 4.6 Management review
Commitment &Environmental
policy
Planning
Implementation and
operation
Checking andcorrective
action
Managementreview
Continual Improvement
Environmental Policy
• Statement of intentions and principles in relation to overall environmental performance
• Provides a framework for setting and reviewing environmental goals and objectives
Planning
• Identify environmental aspects of activities, products and services
• Determine which are associated with significant environmental impacts
• Identify and track legal and other applicable requirements
• Establish objectives and targets• Establish an EMS
Identifying Aspects and Impacts
Air pollutionRelease of VOCsVehicle maintenance
ImpactAspectService
Contribution to global warming & air pollution
Electricity useCountless electrical devices
ImpactAspectProduct
Contamination of soil or water
Accidental spillageHandling oil or hazardous materials
ImpactAspectActivity
Evaluating Significance
HighHigh
HighLow
LowHigh
LowLow
SignificanceConsequences of Occurring
Likelihood of Occurring
Legal & Other Requirements
• What might be:– legal requirements?– other requirements?
• How could they be tracked?
Objectives and Targets
Need to: – reflect environmental policy and the identified
significant impacts – consider financial, operational, and business
requirements– be set by the organization for each relevant
function and level of the organization– be specific– be achievable– where practicable, be quantifiable– have deadlines
Which is which?
• Reduce the use of chemical solvents and substitute biodegradable cleaners
• Reduce the use of chemical solvents 80% by 2004
EMS
Must:– designate responsibility for achieving
objectives and targets at each relevant function and level
– provide the means for fulfilling objectives and targets
– designate a time frame within which they will be achieved
Commitment &Environmental
policy
Planning
Implementation and
operation
Checking andcorrective
action
Managementreview
Continual Improvement
Implementation & Operation
• Structure and responsibility
• Training, awareness and competence
• EMS documentation
• Document control
• Operational control
• Emergency preparedness and response
Checking & Corrective Action
• Measure, monitor and evaluate environmental performance
• If problems occur, apply corrective action
• Maintain environmental records to demonstrate conformance of EMS to ISO 14001
• Audit the EMS
Management Review
• Ensure EMS’ continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness
• Consider audit results, changing circumstances, commitment to continual improvement
• Address possible changes to policy, objectives
ISO 14001
Benefits• international standards help
level the playing field• reduce duplicity, conflicting
requirements of different markets
• satisfy stakeholder interests• lower insurance rates-due
diligence• internal benefits - reduce costs• pollution prevention, not end-
of-pipe
Concerns• increased costs• create trade barriers• does not ensure better
environmental performance• registration issues –
inconsistent interpretation of standards
Criticisms of ISO 14000
• Does it help implement Agenda 21 or any international environmental convention?
• Can ISO 14001 become an international trade standard without operative participation from governments or NGOs?
• How will an ISO14001 certified company demonstrate that it has good environmental performance?
• How do governments, workers, and the public get access to the environmental information prepared by an ISO 14001 certified company?
EMAS vs. ISO 14001
NoYesConduct preliminary environmental review
WorldwideIn EuropeRecognized
ISOEuropean Committee for Standards
Developed by
All kindsAll kindsCertifiable organizations
NoYesControl contractors and suppliers
No but register of aspects similar & id legal requirements
YesProduce register of effects
YesYesObtain independent validation
NoYesMake program publicly available
NoYesPublish an environmental statement
Yes of EMS onlyYesConduct environmental audits
YesYesDevelop an environmental program
YesYesSet targets
YesYesDevelop an environmental policy
ISO 14001EMASComponent