What is an Environmental Management System?
The goal of the Environmental Management System (EMS) is to provide a fundamental structure for companies to manage the impact of environmental issues. The EMS brings together the legal and social responsibilities of the implementing company and to provide benefits to the company from this EMS.
What is ISO 14001?
ISO 14001 is a standard that has been prepared by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to help companies develop EMS.
Today, ISO 14001 is the most widely accepted EMS standard in the world and provides these important benefits;
Reducing rejects, waste, uncertainties and inconsistencies
Enable competitive advantages in overcoming obstacles to international commerce
Assist companies in complying with legal requirements
The Founding of ISO 14001 EMS
The basic steps that are necessary to take in creating an EMS system compliant with the ISO 14001 standards include;
Management Support and EMS Policy
Senior management must enable the necessary support for the EMS system and must provide a framework for a written policy where EMS practices are adopted and share this information with interested parties outside of the company.
Planning
Define the impact on the environment.
Identify the legal responsibilities.
Identify the purpose and goals of an EMS.
Develop a management program that enables a company to reach its goals.
Implementing
Determine roles and responsibilities.
Create procedures about EMS information that can be shared with employees and other concerned parties.
Document EMS-related activities appropriately and create a documentation and data control system.
Bring a process control system to life.
Develop plans and procedures for emergencies.
Measuring and Evaluating (Checking and Corrective Activities)
Put performance, measurement, and auditing practices into place.
Determine responsibilities and authority for accidents and events and corrective and preventive activities and document them.
Identify a procedure for records and records management.
Audit and evaluate the performance of the management system
Management Review and Continual Improvement
Management should review the EMS system from time to time for appropriateness of purpose and effectiveness. This is a way to guarantee that the system is continually improved.
Our Consulting Method
By combining its experience on the subjects of Management Systems and Project Management, Mentor provides consulting services to meet the needs of a company that wants to create and and continually develop Management Systems.
The fundamental subject that Mentor’s work focuses on is not becoming certified, but rather on developing a system that will be a living, working system and provide benefits to a company.
The fundamental subject that Mentor’s work focuses on is not becoming certified, but rather on developing a system that will be a living, working system and provide benefits to a company.
