Environmental Management
Guide
ISO14001ISO 14000 / ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard
ISO 14000 / ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ISO14000 SERIES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
ISO 14000, ISO14001 ISO 14004... the myriad of ISO14000 standards and information related to environmental management can sometimes hinder progress and cause confusion. This web site is designed to untangle and simpify these - to make environmental management using the above standards a much easier task.
Each of these standards and items is explained, and a series of simple to use resources and guides identified. Hopefully, these pages will help you ensure that you meet your obligations diligently and professionally, but with the minumum of fuss.
The ISO 14000 Toolkit
ISO14000 - What Is It?
Obtain ISO 14000 on CD
Every organization determined to embrace ISO 14000 should have a supporting policy manual, procedures, data collection forms, etc. The ISO 14000 Toolkit provides all of these, along with training presentation, checklists, and a comprehensive implementation guide.
The ISO 14000 Toolkit & Guide
ISO 14000 is actually a SERIES of international standards on environmental management. It provides a framework for the development of both the system and the supporting audit program.
What Is ISO 140000?
A pretty good start point is to own a copy of the standards themselves! The Environmental Management Electronic Book comprises the latest standards in the ISO 14000 series all on CD-ROM. Remarkable value.
Obtain the Standards on CD
ISO14001
ISO14004
ISO 19011
ISO 14001 was first published in 1996 and specifies the actual requirements for an environmental management system. It applies to those environmental aspects which the organization has control and over which it can be expected to have an influence.
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ISO 14004, also published in 1996, provides GUIDANCE on the development and implementation of environmental management systems and principles, and also their co-ordination with other management systems.
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ISO 19011 offers guidelines for quality and/or environmental management systems auditing. It supersedes a number of standards, including ISO 14010, 11 and 12.
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ISO14010 / 11
ISO14012
Related Resources
ISO 14010 provides general principles of environmental auditing that are applicable to all types of environmental audit reviews. ISO 14011 establishes audit procedures that provide for the planning and conduct of an audit of an Environmental Management System. Both are now superseded by ISO 19011.
ISO 14012 provides guidance on qualification criteria for environmental auditors and lead auditors.
The following areas and topics may also be of interest:
Environmental protection groups
Disaster Recovery Planning
Occupational Safety