Why do companies get ISO 14001 certification

Why get ISO 14001 certification

 

Steps in ISO 14001 certification

ISO ( International organization for standardization ) is a NGO ( Non governmental Organization ) which produces standards such as ISO 9001 QMS - Quality Management system, ISO 14001 EMS - Environmental Management system,  ISO 45001 - OHSMS - Occupational Health and safety Management system, ISO 27001 - ISMS - Information security Management system, ISO 22000 - FSMS - Food safety Management System. But an ISO certification is not awarded by the ISO directly an accredited certification body involves in the certification body. There are 4 stages of acquiring an ISO 14001 certificate.

1) Gap analysis : It is the process where the organization's scope and its activities/process is identified with physical boundaries. The gaps in existing system is identified compared to ISO 14001 and the resources required are clearly defined

2) Training : Trained employees make the ISO 14001 process much easier. An Foundation course / Internal auditor course shall help the employees understand the process

3) Implementation : The identified gaps in the gap analysis and the documentation is fulfilled and the organization employees starts adhered the new system defined. It also involves in conducting an Internal audit and an MRM ( Management review meeting )

4) Certification : When an organization decides to get the ISO certification, the application to the ISO certification body is sent and the certification body approaches the organization with desired date on a two stage audit

1) Stage 1 audit (Readiness audit) - The stage 1 audit involves in verifying the gaps of the Management system requirement from what is implemented.

2) Stage 2 audit (Effectiveness audit) - The stage 2 audit involves in verifying the effectiveness of the implemented Management system

After the stage 2 certification audit the organization is supposed to effectively close the Non conformities by proper corrective action taken and the ISO certificate is released by the ISO certification body.

Environment responsibility :

It is the responsibility of the organization to be environmentally effective. The organization which involves in effective management of its environmental impacts will be contributing less negative impacts. The aspect and impact study helps the organization to prioritize the environmental threats by quantifying the each impacts created by the aspects of activity in each process.

Implement environment programmes :

As a part of social corporate responsibility many organization now a days takes up the environmental management system as an initiative. The success of the environmental management system involves in not implementing the system but adhering to the requirements of the Implemented management system. The proper control of the aspect and impact study does not remain a constant but changes according to the process and to be renewed from upgradation of any statutory and regulatory requirements.

Comply with legal requirements

It is requirement of ISO 14001 Environmental management system to have an effective process for compliance of legal requirements. It involves in first determining the applicable legal requirements and taking action to comply the requirements. The Environmental management system involves reviewing the suitability and applicability of its compliance obligation periodically and take action to it when ever there is any change in the process.

Company Image

The company that uses permissible amount of resources to achieve the scope of the Organization is an Environmentally friendly. The products / service rendered can be relied for environmental sustainability. An sustainable and environmental friendly organization creates an positive impact on the company image and creates a edge over the competitors in the ever changing Market. Since the Environmental management system is drafted in such a way that it reviews all the process and its changes it is seen as solution for Managing the environmental aspects. The environmental management system insist on looking on to the concept of product life cycle management perspective rather than just as a product. It helps the organization to look a deeper look in to the product / services from purchase of raw materials to rendering the output as an product /service to the customer, repairs or an post delivery act ivies and End life of an product.

Customer requirement

The global requirement of organization has changed its outlook from supplying the products / services to supplying sustainable and environmentally friendly products / service to the customers As a result each organization rendering the products / services demands an organization with a proper environmental management system such as ISO 14001. This can be due to change in global oversight on global warming and other pressing issues of the earth.

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