Environmental Management Systems - ISO 14001

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05/01/2023

Jacques Harris Group Environmental Manager

Content

• History• ISO 14001• Management• Elements

• Systemic requirements• Policy requirements• Planning requirements• Operational requirements• Checking requirements• Review requirements

• ISO 14001:2015

Environmental Management System – History

1946 Delegates (65) from 25 countries – Future of International Standards

1947 Officially comes into existence1949 Offices in Geneva1950 5 members of staff

1951 ISO first standard

1947 35 members and 68 standards1960 ISO 31 SI unit – meter for distance, second for time1961 DEVCO a committee for developing country matters

1968 ISO freight containers

1971 Environmental Technical committees – Air and Water1975 Becomes a truly International Organisation. Included Australia, Japan and China1987 The ISO 9000 family was born1995 ISO goes digital

1996 ISO 14001

The standard provides tools for companies and organizations to help them identify and control their environmental impact.2003 Include nanotechnology and biofuels2010 ISO 26000 Social Responsibility2012 163 members 19 000 standards

Environmental Management System – ISO 14001

ISO FDIS 14001 2015 is the "Final Draft" of the new environmental standard.

However, in spite of what it's called, the FDIS version is not actually the final official standard. Minor clerical changes are still permitted and certainly will be made. However, no further technical changes will be

allowed. Once these minor changes are made, the final official standard will be published (sometime before the end of 2015).

…to "promote a harmonious and balanced development of economic activities, sustainable and non-inflationary growth respecting the environment… the raising of standards of living and quality of life" (EMAS).

…to support environmental protection and prevention of pollution in balance with socio-economic needs (ISO 14001)

An environmental management system (EMS) is one part of a larger management system and is a set of interrelated or interacting elements that organizations use to:

• implement their environmental policy, • achieve their environmental objectives, • meet their environmental compliance obligations, • manage their environmental aspects, and • address their environmental risks and opportunities.

These elements include structures, programs, procedures, processes,practices, plans, rules, roles, regulations, responsibilities, relationships,contracts, agreements, documents, records, methods, tools, techniques, technologies, and resources.

Environmental Management System – Management

Environmental Management Performance

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Social Management PerformanceFinancial Management Performance

GHG emissionsCarbon footprint

Water footprint

Waste footprint

Closure and Rehabilitation

Environmental Management System – Elements

Elements include• Systemic requirements• Policy requirements• Planning requirements• Operational requirements• Checking requirements• Review requirements

Environmental Management System – Systemic

P D C A

Set boundaries or scope of EMS for your policy and objectives

EMS must include all operations/services that will be part of the system• Infrastructure – Offices, plants, smelters, pipeline, overhead lines,

roads etc.• Water – Dams, ponds, drains, rivers, aquifers etc.• Ecology – Fauna, flora, aquatic etc.• Waste – General, hazardous, dumps, tailings, spills etc.• Air – COX, SOX, NOX, VOC,• Social – Authorities, Employees, communities, visitors etc.

Define and document your scope!

P D C A

Environmental Management System – Policy

Key elements of a policy• The scope of environmental aspects must be clearly defined• A commitment to the legal requirement of the scope of work• Framework for setting and reviewing objectives and targets• Documented, implemented and maintained• Communicated to persons working for or on behalf of organization• Commitment to continual improvement and prevention of pollution• Must be public knowledge

The Acts that were implemented to safeguard the environment:• Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)

(MPRDA);

• National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA);

• Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996);

• National Environmental Management, Waste Act, 1998 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

(NEMWA);

• National Water Act (NWA) (Act No 36 of 1998);

• National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004)

(NEMAQA);

• National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004);

• National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act, 2004

• Nuclear Energy Act, 1999 (NEA).

P D C A

Environmental Management System – Planning

Elements include• Environmental aspects• Legal and other requirements• Objectives, targets and program(s)

Elements include• Identify the environmental aspects of activities, products and

services• Include planned or new developments, new or modified activities,

product and services• Aspects that can have significant impacts

Example

Elements include• Identify• Access to legal requirements• Other requirements• How does it apply to environmental aspects

The Acts that were implemented to safeguard the environment:• Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)

(MPRDA);

• National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998) (NEMA);

• Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No. 29 of 1996);

• National Environmental Management, Waste Act, 1998 (Act No. 59 of 2008)

(NEMWA);

• National Water Act (NWA) (Act No 36 of 1998);

• National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004 (Act No. 39 of 2004)

(NEMAQA);

• National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (Act No. 10 of 2004);

• National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Amendment Act, 2004

• Nuclear Energy Act, 1999 (NEA).

• Many more………….

Elements include• Consider “legal and other requirements”• Consider significant aspects• Reflect corporate policies• Reflect financial and technical limitations• Reflect “interested parties”• Reflect policy commitment and commitment to pollution prevention• Consider how you will measure progress

P D C A

Environmental Management System – Operational

Elements include• Resources, roles, responsibilities and authority• Competence, training and awareness• Communication• Documentation• Control of documents• Operational control• Emergency preparedness and response

Environmental Management System – Program

Elements include• Environmental Management Program

Environmental Management ProgramEnvironmental Management Program• The organization shall establish and maintain programs for

achieving its objectives and targets, including:a) designation of responsibility for achieving objectives and targets at each level and

function of the organizationb) the means and time-frame by which they are to be achieved

Environmental Management Program

Environmental Management ProgramEnvironmental Management Program• How objectives and targets will be accomplished• Who is responsible for achieving them• Who will manage and supervise the activities• Who will carry out the work• What they will do• What resources are needed (e.g., people, skills, equipment, time,

money)• When the tasks will be completed (i.e., a schedule)

P D C A

Environmental Management System – Checking

Elements include• Monitoring and measurement• Evaluation and compliance• Non-conformity, corrective action and preventative action• Control of records• Internal audit

P D C A

Environmental Management System – Review

Elements include• Management Review

Environmental Management System – Review

Elements include• Review

• Internal audits• Communication of external parties• Environmental performance• Objectives and targets• Corrective and preventative actions• Follow ups from previous meetings• Scope changes• Improvement

• Planned intervals• Adequate• Effective

Environmental Management System – 2015

Elements include• ISO 14001:2015

The key changes relate to:

• Increased prominence of environmental management within the organization's strategic planning processes

• Greater focus on leadership• Addition of proactive initiatives to protect the environment from harm and

degradation, such as sustainable resource use and climate change mitigation• Improving environmental performance added• Lifecycle thinking when considering environmental aspects• Addition of a communications strategy

Environmental Management System – 2015The new ten sections:

• Scope• Normative references• Terms and definitions• Context of the organization• Leadership• Planning• Support• Operation• Performance Evaluation• Improvement

Environmental Management System – 2015Setting the boundaries in Chapter 4

• You need to consider your external issues more carefully.• Your stakeholder engagement must consider the expectations of your interested

parties• Your risks must be evaluated in terms of these expectations and must be mitigated

Environmental Management System – 2015Lead by example in Chapter 5

• Environmental Policy must go beyond the corporate boundaries• Top management must be ultimately responsible for the environment and

integrate it into all their business processes• Do not need a Management Representative• Top Management must ensure responsibilities and authorities throughout the

organisation

Environmental Management System – 2015Plan Environment in Chapter 6

• All environmental impacts, negative or positive, must be more comprehensive in terms of a life cycle perspective

• You do not need a life cycle assessment• You do need to identify possible aspects, with possible hazards and opportunities,

in the future development of the activity, product or service

Environmental Management System – 2015Communication tools in Chapter 7

• From now on the term “documentation information” will be used• This takes recording media into account

Environmental Management System – 2015Operations in Chapter 8

• Need to consider all upstream, downstream and outsourced processes into account• Need to schedule and control them better• Includes products and services up to the end of their use

Environmental Management System – 2015Evaluate your performance in Chapter 9

• Environmental Performance Standards are raised• ISO 14031 “Environmental Management – Environmental Performance Evaluation”

will be used to determine key indicators for performance• Measurement and monitoring will no be part of the overall corporate commitments

in relation to environmental performance

Environmental Management System – 2015Evaluate your performance in Chapter 9

• Non-conformances, corrective actions, preventative actions and continual improvement will be based on the organisation’s boundaries

• The focus on improving the environmental performance

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