What is an environmental management system manual?
Mark Hammar
Why do you want an environmental management system manual? Since ISO 14001 doesn’t include a requirement to create a manual...
Why do you want an environmental management system manual? Since ISO 14001 doesn’t include a requirement to create a manual for your environmental management system (EMS), this is a good question. Creating an EMS to...
Deciding which procedures to document in the EMS
In ISO 14001 there are very few pieces of information in the environmental management system that need to be documented,...
In ISO 14001 there are very few pieces of information in the environmental management system that need to be documented, and none of these are required documented procedures. There are a couple of documents like...
ISO 14001 Control of Records
All companies keep records of the many facets of their business, but when implementing ISO 14001, two questions are often...
All companies keep records of the many facets of their business, but when implementing ISO 14001, two questions are often asked: What records are needed for the environmental management system, and what are the specific...
How to Use Good Environmental Objectives
Have you found yourself wondering how the environmental objectives, targets and programs are supposed to work in ISO 14001? Why...
Have you found yourself wondering how the environmental objectives, targets and programs are supposed to work in ISO 14001? Why does ISO 14001 require environmental objectives to be put in place? What are the targets...
Environmental aspect identification and classification
If you are confused by the ISO 14001 standard clause 4.3.1, you are not alone. One of the most confusing...
If you are confused by the ISO 14001 standard clause 4.3.1, you are not alone. One of the most confusing parts of the ISO 14001 standard is the concept of environmental aspects, what they are,...
ISO 14001: What is the Role of the Management Representative?
What is the role of the management representative in the ISO 14001 environmental management system? What do they do? Why...
What is the role of the management representative in the ISO 14001 environmental management system? What do they do? Why are they there? These questions are very often asked when implementing an environmental management system...
