ISO 14001 Environmental Certification Step by Step: Revised edition (January 8, 2004)

Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface to the revised edition......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 12
About the author......Page 14
What are the benefits?......Page 16
This book......Page 17
International and governmental action......Page 19
The waste hierarchy......Page 21
Environmental management systems......Page 22
ISO 14001......Page 23
The clauses of ISO 14001......Page 24
The structure of the documented environmental management system......Page 26
Similarities with ISO 9001......Page 27
Introduction......Page 29
Step 1: Commitment......Page 30
Step 3: Communication......Page 31
Step 6: Procedures......Page 32
Step 9: Auditing......Page 33
The overall programme and timetable......Page 34
Other programmes......Page 36
Using consultants......Page 37
Environmental policy (ISO 14001 Clause 4.2)......Page 39
Environmental aspects (Clause 4.3.1)......Page 40
Legal and other requirements (Clause 4.3.2)......Page 43
Setting objectives and targets (Clause 4.3.3) (Step 5)......Page 44
Environmental management programme (Clause 4.3.4)......Page 45
Structure and responsibility (ISO 14001 Clause 4.4.1)......Page 46
Document control (Clause 4.4.5)......Page 47
Operational control (Clause 4.4.6) (Step 6)......Page 48
Work Instructions......Page 50
Monitoring and measurement (Clause 4.5.1)......Page 52
Nonconformance and corrective and preventive action (Clause 4.5.2)......Page 53
Records (Clause 4.5.3)......Page 54
Management review (Clause 4.6)......Page 55
Planning the manual......Page 56
Contents of a manual......Page 57
Management meeting......Page 59
Communication......Page 60
Training......Page 61
The audit programme......Page 62
Selecting and training of auditors......Page 64
Standards for environmental auditing......Page 65
Quotations......Page 66
Preparing for the assessment proper......Page 67
The assessment......Page 69
Surveillance visits......Page 70
The differences......Page 72
Integrated management systems......Page 74
SMEs and ISO 14001......Page 75
Appendix A: Briefing notes for toolbox talks......Page 76
Appendix B: Aspects checklist......Page 77
Appendix C: Regulations checklist......Page 79
Appendix D: Useful information......Page 83
Appendix E: UKAS accredited environmental certification bodies......Page 86
Appendix F: Glossary......Page 89
Registers of Environmental Aspects and Environmental Legislation......Page 92
Register of Environmental Aspects......Page 94
Introduction......Page 96
Contents......Page 98
1. Electricity......Page 100
2. Gas and gas oil......Page 102
3. Water usage......Page 104
4. Effluents......Page 105
5. Wastes......Page 107
6. Packaging waste......Page 108
7. Oils......Page 109
8. Scrap......Page 110
9. Housekeeping and site appearance......Page 111
10. Fire......Page 112
11. Paper usage......Page 113
12. Raw materials — aluminium......Page 114
13. Raw materials — plastic......Page 116
14. Solvent emissions......Page 117
15. Furnace operations......Page 118
16. Traffic......Page 120
17. Legionellosis......Page 122
18. Company cars......Page 123
19. Suppliers and subcontractors......Page 125
20. Life cycle assessment......Page 127
21. Community......Page 129
22. Other aspects......Page 130
23. Blank......Page 131
Register of Environmental Legislation......Page 132
Introduction......Page 134
Contents......Page 136
1. Disposal of controlled wastes......Page 138
2. Disposal of special wastes......Page 139
3. Emissions of solvents to atmosphere......Page 140
4. Emissions from furnace stack to atmosphere......Page 142
5. Effluents......Page 143
6. Packaging......Page 144
7. Statutory nuisance......Page 146
8. Storage on site......Page 147
9. Contaminated land......Page 148
10. Major accident hazards......Page 149
11. Town and country planning......Page 150
12. Legionellosis......Page 151
13. Energy......Page 152
14. Company cars......Page 153
15. Blank......Page 154
Operating Procedures......Page 156
Introduction......Page 158
Index of Operating Procedures......Page 160
Disposal of controlled wastes......Page 162
Disposal of special wastes......Page 165
Waste handling and segregation......Page 168
Control of solvents and emissions......Page 172
Furnace operations......Page 175
Water treatment plant......Page 177
Packaging......Page 179
Storage, housekeeping and drainage......Page 184
Maintenance......Page 186
Environmental aspects of suppliers and subcontractors......Page 188
Energy control and monitoring......Page 194
Company cars......Page 196
Environmental objectives and targets......Page 197
New products and processes......Page 203
Environmental training......Page 205
Environmental communications......Page 208
Document control......Page 210
Monitoring and measuring equipment......Page 217
Nonconformance, corrective and preventive action......Page 221
Environmental records......Page 224
Internal environmental audits......Page 228
Management review......Page 235
Environmental Management Manual......Page 238
Introduction......Page 240
Contents......Page 242
0. Introduction to . . . . . . Ltd......Page 244
1. Environmental management system......Page 245
2. Environmental policy......Page 246
3. Planning......Page 247
4. Implementation and operation......Page 249
5. Checking and corrective action......Page 254
6. Management review......Page 256
STRUCTURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANGEMENT SYSTEM......Page 257
Index......Page 260