ISO 14001:2004 - Environmental Management System

International Standards that elevate and improve an organization’s existing ranking / position to the next better level.

ISO 14001 majorly concentrates on the process for improving environmental ranking of a company and maintaining their biological accomplishment which was first published in 1996. It majorly deals on the significance of the ecological importance. The ISO 14001 sets necessities for ecological administration. It advances organization's environmental concert by dropping harmful effects on the environment sourced by its activities. It stipulates control for those activities that have an impact on the environment, it even take account of the use of natural resource, usage and treatment of waste.

ISO 14001 majorly concentrates on organization’s orientation on Ecological principles involving

• Setting up process
• Examination and corrective plans
• Management evaluation
• Execution of the processes
• Constant Improvement of the process.

Implementation

The Organization must evaluate the effect that it has on the environment. Further the Organization need to ascertain the method in which it could diminish them. Then the Organization should make out the margins of your management system for implementing the necessities of ISO 14001. Make sure these measures are implemented and audited. The Internal audit is necessary to guarantee that the requirements are carried out. Those environmental policies are to be maintained by continual measures.

ISO 14001 identifies a set of ecological management necessities to assist all type of organizations to :

• Save the environment from harm
• Put a stop to pollution
• Progress their environmental performance

Certification

Auditor checks your systems and lets you know on the requirements of ISO standards. They conduct a complete assessment and provide you the report of it. The auditor checks the records and lets you know his findings and then he interviews the personnel. Reviewing your documents and an internal audit is completed and then it is audited by Registrar. After the rectification of the shortcomings as per the standards, the actual schedule of the audit will be provided by the assessment team. Once it is given the team visits and inspects the entire facility. They conduct meetings with employees and at the end they provide a detailed report on their findings and recommendations. Once every standard is met they approve the organization for the certification and they issue the 14001 certificate.

Benefits of 14001

• Compliance with environmental legislation.
• Checking the records for quality and efficiency.
• Scope of Improvement.
• Adhering to Industries best quality policies.
• Making every department to function as per the standards.
• Process to provide client satisfaction.