ISO 14001:2004 Series
Of all the standards within the ISO 14000 series, ISO 14001 is the standard that
specifies the requirements for an organization's EMS. The Environmental Management
System (EMS) document is the central document controlling the interaction of the
core elements in the organization, and provides a third-party auditor with the key
information necessary to understand the environmental management systems in place.
It is a "tool" that enables an organization of any size or type to control the impact
of its activities, products or services on the environment. As in the case of ISO
9001, the key to a successful ISO 14001 EMS is having documented procedures that
are implemented and maintained so that they describe environmental goals and their
place in all other company-wide activities. ISO 14001 standards require sites to
document and make an Environmental Policy available to the public. In addition,
procedures should be established for a continuous review of the environmental aspects
and the impacts of products, activities, and services. Based on these environmental
aspects and impacts, then goals and objectives are established that are consistent
with the environmental policy,. As with a QMS, Internal Audits of the EMS should
be conducted routinely to ensure that non-conformances in the system are identified
and addressed. In addition, the management review process must be in place to ensure
top management's involvement in the assessment of EMS.
The following is a list of the published organization-oriented ISO 14000 standards,
TRs and guides:
- ISO 14001:2004, Environmental Management Systems - Specification With Guidance for Use
- ISO 14004:2004, Environmental Management Systems - General Guidelines on Principles, Systems and Supporting Techniques
- ISO 14010:1996, Guidelines for Environmental Auditing - General Principles
- ISO 14011:1996, Guidelines for Environmental Auditing - Audit Procedures-Auditing of Environmental Management Systems
- ISO 14012:1996, Guidelines for Environmental Auditing - Qualification Criteria for Environmental Auditors
- ISO 14031:1999, Environmental Management-Environmental Performance Evaluation - Guidelines
- ISO/TR 14032:1999, Environmental Management - Examples of Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE)
- ISO/TR 14061:1998, Information to Assist Forestry Organizations in the Use of Environmental Management System Standards ISO 14001 and ISO 14004
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About ISO 14001:2004
ISO 14001 is the international standard that specifies an Environmental Management
System framework against which an organization can be certified by a third party.
With ISO 14001:2004, clauses have been clarified and updated to be in harmony with
ISO 9001:2008. ISO 14001 is considered the foundation document of the entire ISO
14000 series. more...
ISO 14001:2004 Comments
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ISO 14001:2004 Customers
Alcoa Automotive
Follmer Rudzewicz
Hayes Lemmerz Cadillac
JAC Products, Inc.
Johnson Controls Inc.
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