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Helping you to achieve ISO 14001:2004

We cannot get you certificated to 14001:2004 in 30 days. We do not claim to. Anybody who does may not be telling you the entire truth! However we can help you achieve this standard and get you through the external audit process. Why not give us a call today?

 

What is contained within ISO14001:2004? 

ISO14001:2004 is separated into several sections or standards. These include General requirements of an Environmental Management System; a need for an Environmental policy with a commitment to continual improvement;  Planning implementation and operation, setting objectives and targets applicable to what you do; Checking and corrective action your non conformances; conducting Management reviews to see where you are at and where you want to be.

You identify aspects of your business that impact on the environment and understand those environmental laws that are relevant to your situation and you produce objectives for improvement and a management programme to achieve them, with regular reviews for continual improvement.

 

Implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System

There are key steps that every organisation implementing an Occupational Health and Safety Management System will need to consider:

 

Design the EMS

The EMS Specification follows the Plan-Do-Check-Review cycle, with a concurrent emphasis on continual improvement. This model fits in neatly with the structure of other management system documents such as ISO 9001:2008. This alignment of the management system documents helps in the facilitation of Integrated Management Systems.

The following steps help form the basic structure of the management system and link into the structure of ISO 14001:2004.

 

Plan

During the planning stage you should:

Ensure you have the commitment of top management.

Define, with the authorization of top management, the company's environmental policy.

Planning must be completed to establish a framework for identifying aspects and impacts and the implementation of necessary control measures.

Legal obligations must be identified and understood, objectives set and a management programme for achieving them implemented. This entire process should be documented.

 

Implement your Environmental Management System

At this point you should:

Establish roles and responsibilities.

Develop procedures for the consultation and communication of EMS information to employees and other interested parties.

Document your processes and develop a system of document and data control.

Apply a system of operational control.

Establish plans and procedures for emergencies.

Check your management system and take any necessary corrective action
You should aim to continually improve your management system by:

Introducing performance, measuring and monitoring practices.

Establishing and documenting responsibility and authority for accidents, incidents, non-conformities and corrective & preventative action.

Establishing a procedure for records and records management.

Auditing and assessing the performance of the management system.

Performing management reviews of the system at identified and defined intervals.

 

Gain registration

Registration is a phased approach adding value and facilitating the development of the system. During registration your environmental management system will be reviewed.
 

Continual assessment

Once you have received registration and been awarded your certificate, you can begin to advertise your success and promote your business. Your registrar will periodically check this to ensure that your system continues to meet the requirements of the Specification.

 

How do we help? 

We try to ‘Keep it simple’ by providing policies and procedures applicable to your business without the jargon;

We guide you through the system, providing you with documentation and suggested records that help you meet each of the standards;

We can do it for you, or provide a suggested route to where you need to be in the certification process;

We can suggest or recommend external auditors* suitable for your business;

We sit in on the external audits (acting as your employee) answering all those awkward auditor questions; 

We can then periodically assess the system and be your internal auditors. 

*the third party certification bodies provide independent confirmation that organizations meet the ISO requirements – note we do not associate ourselves with companies who try to offer certification without UKAS accreditation. 

 

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