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AUDITING ISO 14001

AUDITING ISO 14001. Siarhei Darozhka Belarusan National Technical University, Minsk Lead Environmental Auditor Borki-Molo, BUP EM Course Teachers Conference, 29.06.2006. ISO 14001 – Standard of the Environmental Management. Based on Deming's management cycle

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AUDITING ISO 14001

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  1. AUDITING ISO 14001 Siarhei Darozhka Belarusan National Technical University, Minsk Lead Environmental Auditor Borki-Molo, BUP EM Course Teachers Conference, 29.06.2006

  2. ISO 14001 – Standard of the Environmental Management • Based on Deming's management cycle • Origin: British standard BS 7750 • The international applied standard • ISO 14001 – only standard is audited • ISO 14001 development – versions1996/2004 • Connected with other ISO 14000 group standards

  3. Which issues must be audited? • All standard requirements (17 clauses) • Scope of audit (site location and full/separate processes) All types of organizations can be audited Discussed issue: Integration with ISO 9001 and ISO 18001

  4. Schedule of Auditing Certification audit process: - the period of certificate validity - 3 years - surveillance audit must be done every year - corrective actions request - reporting (incl. non-conformances, opportunities for improvement, observation, repeat findings) Certification can be done by accredited body and must be registered (e.g. DAR, UKAS…)

  5. Internal Audit • Required by ISO 14001:2004 standard (4.5.5) • Done by internal qualificated group or contractual organisation • Evaluation of compliance with legislation and standard requirements • Corrective actions requests • Reporting to top-management

  6. Points to Pay Attention • Compliance with legislation (confirmation of legal status of activity – e.g. having positive conclusion of environmental expertise) • Confirmation of wide implementation of Pollution Prevention principle • Having real positive results from EMS – Continual Improvement

  7. How to indicate improvement? • Environmental Performance Indicators (water, energy consumption, emissions to the air, discharged water conditions, etc.) • IMPORTANT: Organisation must establish its own list of indicators and quantitive levels for them for demonstration compliance with improvement

  8. Example: The Coca-Cola Environmental Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) • Materials (sugar, metal, paper, cardboard, wood, ton/unit) • Energy – direct and indirect (electricity, fuel, natural gas, MJ/unit) • Water (used, recycled, liters/unit) • Emissions, effluents and waste • Compliance (incident and fines, cases) • Transport (fuel consumption, l/unit)

  9. Example: The Coca- Cola KPI’s

  10. The Main Issues During Auditing Process • Environmental Policy • Compliance with legislation (Laws) and evaluation of compliance (incl. own requirements) • Correct recognizing of environmental aspects and its significance • Establishing objectives, targets and environmentalprogrammes based on significant aspects • EMS documentation, work documentation, operational procedures • Emergency situations preparedness • Internal audit, preventive and corrective actions • Management review

  11. Some auditing methods • Plant tour • Observation and evaluation of existing environmental performance • Interviewing (studying of practice and mindset) • Documentation revision (clarifying of common understanding of procedures) • Job records • Questionnaires, matrix

  12. Example: Coca-Cola Bottlers audit questionnaire TCCQS Ev 3 - The Environmental Management System Requirements – Global Audit Program 3.2 Management Responsibility

  13. Some requirements for Auditors • Audits must be done by qualificated group of auditors (in the field of audit) • Professionally (knowledge and skills in the branch) • Correctly (auditor – auditee relations) • Ability to achieve the aims of audit Remember: Our students are going to get both position – as auditor or as auditee

  14. Thank you for attention!

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