ISO14001 Environmental Management System
ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Specification
What is meant by ISO 14001:2004 standard?
ISO 14001:2004 is mainly concerned with an environmental management system that provides a framework for managing environmental responsibilities in order to become more efficient and integrated into the overall business activities. The environmental management system is based on specifications that define a mechanism for obtaining advanced environmental performance, committed to continuous improvement and compliant with legislation.
Benefits of implementing ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
Internal Benefits
- Improvement at environmental performance in general.
- Providing a framework for the use of pollution protection practices to meet the objectives of Environmental Management System (EMS
- Working to raise efficiency and save potential costs when managing environmental obligations
- Encouraging a range of predictability and consistency in managing environmental obligations
- Targeting scarce resources to manage the environment more effectively
- Strengthening the company’s position in the eyes of external stakeholders
Competitive Benefits
- Increasing the output of process
- Reducing downtime through more careful monitoring and maintenance
- Improving the extent to which work outputs are utilized
- Transforming waste into forms of commercial value
- Reducing energy consumption
- Savings resulting from a safer work environment
- Reducing costs associated with emissions, flows, handling, transportation and disposal of waste
Scope of Application of Environmental Management System Standard ISO 14001
ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System specification can be applied to any organization that is concerned with one or all of the following:
- Energy conversion
- A cleaner environment
- Compliance with norms related to pollution abatement
- Conformance with international standards
- Acceptance at the global level
- Environment-related emergencies
Examples of sectors to which ISO 14001 Environmental Management System specification is applicable:
Bodies/companies operating in the following sectors:
Manufacturing/processing/services related to food and beverage, oil and gas, construction and packaging materials manufacturing.