The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively affect the environment (cause adverse changes to air, water, or land), comply with applicable laws and regulations). Environmental Management is not as the phrase could suggest the management of the environment as such but rather the management of interaction by the modern human societies
ISO 14001 is the international specification for an environmental management system (EMS). The Environmental Management System (EMS is part of a management system of an Organization (enterprise authority etc It specifies requirements for establishing an environmental policy, determining environmental aspects and impacts of products/activities/services, planning environmental objectives and measurable targets, implementation and operation of programs to meet objectives and targets, checking and corrective action, and management review.
ISO 14000 is similar to ISO 9000 quality management in that both pertain to the process (the comprehensive outcome of how a product is produced) rather than to the product itself. ISO 9000 is a family of standards for Quality management systems ISO 9000 is maintained by ISO the International Organization for Standardization and is Quality management is a method for ensuring that all the activities necessary to design develop and implement a product or service are effective and efficient with respect to the system Paul Hawken (born 8 February 1946) is an Environmentalist, Entrepreneur, Journalist, and best-selling author The overall idea is to establish an organized approach to systematically reduce the impact of the environmental aspects which an organization can control. Effective tools for the analysis of environmental aspects of an organization and for the generation of options for improvement are provided by the concept of Cleaner Production. Cleaner production is a preventive company-specific Environmental protection initiative
As with ISO 9000, certification is performed by third-party organizations rather than being awarded by ISO directly. The ISO 19011 audit standard applies when auditing for both 9000 and 14000 compliance at once. ISO 19011 is an international standard that sets forth guidelines for Quality Management systems Auditing environmental
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The material included in this family of specifications is very broad. The major parts of ISO 14000 are:
- ISO 14001 is the standard against which organizations are assessed. ISO 14001 is generic and flexible enough to apply to any organization producing and/or manufacturing any product, or even providing a service anywhere in the world.
- ISO 14004 is a guidance document that explains the 14001 requirements in more detail. These present a structured approach to setting environmental objectives and targets and to establishing and monitoring operational controls.
These are further expanded upon by the following:
- ISO 14020 series (14020 to 14025), Environmental Labeling, covers labels and declarations.
- ISO 14030 discusses post-production environmental assessment.
- ISO 14031 Evaluation of Environmental Performance.
- ISO 14040 series (14040 to 14044), Life Cycle Assessment, LCA, discusses pre-production planning and environment goal setting.
- ISO 14050 terms and definitions.
- ISO 14062 discusses making improvements to environmental impact goals.
- ISO 14063 is an addendum to 14020, discussing further communications on environmental impact.
- ISO 14064-1:2006 is Greenhouse gases – Part 1: Specification with guidance at the organization level for the description, quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals.
- ISO 14064-2:2006 is Greenhouse gases – Part 2: Specification with guidance at the project level for the description, quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emission reductions and removal enhancements.
- ISO 14064-3:2006 is Greenhouse gases – Part 3: Specification with guidance for the validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertion.
- ISO 19011 which specifies one audit protocol for both 14000 and 9000 series standards together. ISO 19011 is an international standard that sets forth guidelines for Quality Management systems Auditing environmental The most general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person organization system process project or product This replaces ISO 14011 meta-evaluation—how to tell if your intended regulatory tools worked. 19011 is now the only recommended way to determine this.
See also
- Airborne diseases
- Air quality index
- Cleaner Production
- Food safety
- ISO 9000
- ISO 19011
- Indoor air quality
- Life cycle assessment
- OHSAS 18001
- Water quality
- Water safety
- Water supply
- Green Globe
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The Air Quality Index ( AQI) is a standardized indicator of the Air Quality in a given location Cleaner production is a preventive company-specific Environmental protection initiative Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling preparation, and storage of Food in ways that prevent Foodborne illness. ISO 9000 is a family of standards for Quality management systems ISO 9000 is maintained by ISO the International Organization for Standardization and is ISO 19011 is an international standard that sets forth guidelines for Quality Management systems Auditing environmental Indoor Air Quality (IAQ deals with the content of interior air that could affect health and comfort of building occupants Water quality is the physical chemical and biological characteristics of Water in relationship to a set of standards Water supply is the process of self-provision or provision by third parties of water of various qualities to different users Green Globe is a Benchmarking Certification and Performance Improvement programme based on the Agenda 21 principles for sustainable development agreed to by 182 Heads of Government at the UnitedDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic