Environmental Management Systems

(EMS, ISO 14001)

We all have an impact on the environment we are more aware and concerned about the future of our world.  We are encouraged to use sustainable energy resources, our cars use “green fuel” and we are rewarded through reduced Road fund licences for driving cars with smaller engines.  Our household rubbish is separated into bottles, cans, paper and ‘compostibles’ etc.  We are encouraged to use recycling facilities to use energy efficient items such as light bulbs.  In our daily lives the environmental impact we have is continuously highlighted to us.

Businesses are in the forefront in what they can and cannot do to protect the environment.  Protecting the environment is a high priority for businesses. Companies who get rid of their waste indiscriminately are the exception now due to the law.

QA Management has extensive experience with the impacts that individual businesses can  have on the environment, from small office-based companies to large factories with complex processes.

The Standard ISO 14001 is about trying to reduce the impacts that an organisation has on our environment and Environmental Management Systems are designed to assist.  The control of energy usage and the control of waste are two fundamental requirements for an Environmental management system.  The adoption of reducing them can lead to increases in efficiencies within an organisation

ISO 14001 and EMAS

The most widely used EMS in the UK is ISO 14001.  ISO 14001:1996 Environmental Management System was designed in response to rising concern about the effect our activities and businesses were having on the world.

ISO 14001 shares the same management system principles with ISO 9001, and existing systems developed for ISO 9001 can form a basis for environmental management. Furthermore it is compatible with the European Community’s

Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).

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