ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems

Environmental management system refers to planning and development of resources, organizational structure and implementation of policy to save the environment. ISO 14001:2015 was released in 2015. The main service that comes under it is the protection of the environment by keeping certain ISO standards in mind. Environmental management system comes under PDCA cycle i.e. Plan Do Check Act. Environmental management standard such as 'ISO 14001:2015 certification' involves an environmental policy of an organization. These standards are designed in such a way to help an organization by every possible protective method. The factors that come under the protection of the environment are check pollution regularly and improve the environmental performance by considering the situation. Therefore, this is never ending process for the sake of improvement and protection of the environment.

Certification procedure for EMS under ISO 14001 certification:

• An application form is there for certification from the client.
• EMS form is offered from IRQS India.
• Acceptance of offer and order confirmation from client and by IRQS India.
• The pre-audit process is optional.
• Two stages are classified for certification process which are: Stage 1 + Stage 2.
• The certificate is issued by successful completion of certification audit.
• A surveillance audit is thereby defined the period process.
• Recertification audit is necessary after every 3 years.

These ISO standards are necessary to follow in case of EMS they mainly focus on organizations categorization, management or monitor and control the environmental issues in case of improvement of Environment Management System. Their services include protection of Environment, alternate energy sources for further use, green processes and packaging. The environmental issues are relevant to certain factors like air pollution, waste management, water pollution and land pollution. And one more problem is due to climate change migration and adaptation.

Main uses of ISO standards in EMS are:

• This can further help in observe the current and future Legal requirements of environment management system.
• This can lead to involvement of employees for the development process.
• It can improve the reputation of the company and build the confidence of stakeholders through well-planned communication.
• Developments of New products Processes are depended upon it.
• Encourage better environmental performance of suppliers by integrating them into the organization’s business systems.

Phases of Environmental Management system:

The 5 key phases are defined with respect to ISO 14001 Certification:

• Phase 1: The best ideas are implementing for environmental goals and policies.
• Phase 2: This involves strategic planning with innovative ideas is implemented for the elements of EMS.
• Phase 3: After the completion of above two requirements the execution of EMS is processed.
• Phase 4: Certain measures or protection methods are implemented if there is any issue while sorting out the problem. Correction process also starts side by side.
• Phase 5: Evaluation of process take place, this is important for the effectiveness of EMS. Thus, if any problems occur after analyzing then a new cycle starts for more improvement.