The ISO 14000 includes standards related to Environment Management System, for example ISO 14001 and ISO 14004 and other standards in relation with Environmental Management Tools.

Reasons for applying this Standard

ISO 14000 can be applied for every organization that wants to implement, maintain and improve its environmental management system.

1. Self-ensuring its conformity with published environmental policy.
2. Demonstrating the conformity to other organizations.

ISO 14001:2004 – Requirements

ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:1999 have the same structure. In order to meet these requirements the business shall carry out the following actions:

1. Setting up and maintaining environment management system as to be conformable with the standard’s requirements. (4.1)
2. Drawing out an environmental policy (4.2)
3. Identifying environmental aspects for each of its operation(s), product(s) and service(s). (4.3)
4. Identifying statutory requirements and other requirements that the organization needs to follow. (4.3.2)
5. Establishing objectives, environmental targets and scheduling suitable plan to achieve the objectives as well as the targets.
6. Identifying, documenting and informing roles, accountabilities and authorities (4.4.1). Defining the need of training (4.4.2). Establishing and maintaining procedures of internal and external information.
7. Establishing and disseminating Environmental Management system documents. (4.4.4)
8. Controlling applied documents (4.4.5). Ensuring that the procedures related to significant environmental aspects are implemented under special conditions. (4.4.6)
9. Establishing and examining the reparation and ability to face up with emergency conditions.(4.4.7)
10. Monitoring and measuring key characteristics of its operations that could affect the environment seriously.
11. Establishing and maintaining procedures which define responsibility and authority in handling and inspecting inconformity. (4.5.2)
12. Establishing and maintaining procedures to assign, store and process environmental records.(4.5.3)
13. Establishing schedule for the Environmental Management System evaluation to identify the conformity with ISO 14001 and Environmental Management System.
14. Setting up review process for Environmental Management System in order to ensure suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the system.