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ISO 14001 / EMS Overview
June 4th , 2012
By: Sylwia LaBudde
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• ISO 14000 Family– series of documents and standards to help organizations
address environmental issues
• ISO 14001– specification standard that is the model for the
development of an Environmental Management System (EMS)
source- EPA website
ISO 14001
•EMS is a systematic approach to Environmental Management based on
the ISO14001:2004 Standard
•EMS converts Environmental Policy into action
•It incorporates environmental considerations into day to day operations
•It is a process for continual environmental improvement
“EMS is a group of interrelated policies and procedures that help an organization
control its impact on the surroundings.”
What is EMS?
• Comply with regulations
• Improve environmental performance
• Pollution prevention
• Waste reduction
• Resource conservation
• Employee involvement
• Management accountability
• Continual improvement
source- EPA website
ISO 14001 Goals
ISO 14001Plan, Do, Check, Act Model
Plan
Do
Check
Act
• 4.2 Policy Requirements• 4.3 Planning Requirements
– 4.3.1 Identify your Environmental Aspects – 4.3.2 Clarify Legal and Other Requirements – 4.3.3 Establish Objectives, Targets, and Programs
• 4.4 Operational Requirements– 4.4.1 Provide Resources and Establish Jobs– 4.4.2 Deliver Training and Awareness Programs– 4.4.3 Establish Communication Procedures– 4.4.4 Document your Environmental Management System – 4.4.5 Control Environmental Management Documents– 4.4.6 Control Environmentally Significant Operations– 4.4.7 Establish an Emergency Management Process
• 4.5 Checking Requirements– 4.5.1 Establish Monitoring and Measurement Capabilities – 4.5.2 Evaluate Legal and Other Compliance – 4.5.3 Deal with your Nonconformities– 4.5.4 Control your Environmental Records– 4.5.5 Perform Internal Environmental Management Audits
• 4.6 Review Requirements
ISO 14001 – 17 Elements (plain English)
• SFI Environmental http://www.sfienvironmental.com/
• WEB EMS http://www.smithfieldwebmetrics.com/
• WEB Metrics http://www.smithfieldwebems.com/Login.aspx
Help Us Comply with ISO14001 Standard and Environmental Regulations:
disseminate information
manage EMS programs
stay in compliance
monitor and measure
Environmental Websites
Environmental WebsitesSFI Environmental
Used to communicate information on a variety of environmental topics
• need an account to access
• contact system administrator (S. LaBudde) for access
sylwialabudde@smithfieldfoods.com
Environmental WebsitesSFI Environmental
Environmental WebsitesWEB EMS
Used to Maintain Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
• need an account to access
• users can view other locations’ data
• used on daily basis to maintain EMS
• used by external and internal auditors
Environmental WebsitesWEB EMS
Environmental WebsitesWEB EMS
Environmental WebsitesWEB Metrics
Used to Gather Data and Report Incidents
• need an account to access
• user access – 3 tiers (location, IOC, SF Corp)
• used for external (CSR) and internal (SMS) reports
• used by external and internal auditors
Environmental WebsitesWEB Metrics
Environmental WebsitesWEB Metrics
Surveys with Incomplete or
Unverified Data
Verify deviant metrics –
send Sylwia or Eric email
confirming flagged values
Environmental WebsitesWEB Metrics
Environmental WebsitesWEB Metrics
Read Questions Carefully
Enter Data in Units Listed
QUESTIONS?
ISO 14001 / EMS Overview
June 4th , 2012
By: Sylwia LaBudde