ISO 14001 certification
ISO 14001 is the standard used by a registrar to determine whether an organization will be certified. Similar in structure to ISO 9001, it outlines the requirements companies must meet if they want to obtain certification (registration) of their environmental management system. ISO 14001 was first published in 1996 and was revised in 2004. The ISO 14001 is a substantial standard. It embraces a wide range of issues and topics, and defines many complex concepts and requirements.
This standard is applicable to any organization that wishes to:
implement, maintain and improve an environmental management system
assure itself of its conformance with its own stated environmental policy (those policy commitments of course must be made)
demonstrate conformance
ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations
seek certification of its environmental management system by an external third party organization
make a self-determination of conformance
Key Elements of ISO 14001:2004
The ISO 14001 standard is based on the same plan-do-check-act (PDCA) structure as ISO 19001. The main elements of the standard are:
Environmental Policy
Planning
Implementation & Operation
Checking and Corrective Action
Management Review
The ISO Environmental Standards
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) formed Technical Committee (TC) 207 in 1993. This committee is tasked with "standardization in the field of environmental management tools and systems." TC 207 has produced a number of standards and guidance documents dealing with environmental issues. These standards are reviewed, revised and periodically updated to ensure they continue to be useful.
The table below lists some of the standards that have been developed by TC 207.
ISO 14001 is the standard used by a registrar to determine whether an organization will be certified. Similar in structure to ISO 9001, it outlines the requirements companies must meet if they want to obtain certification (registration) of their environmental management system. ISO 14001 was first published in 1996 and was revised in 2004.
Organizations had 18 months (until May 15, 2006) to upgrade their EMS to meet the requirements of ISO 14001:2004.
Key Elements of ISO 14001:2004
The ISO 14001 standard is based on the same plan-do-check-act (PDCA) structure as ISO 19001. The main elements of the standard are:
Environmental Policy
Planning
Implementation & Operation
Checking and Corrective Action
Management Review
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