ISO 14001:2015 Changes

ISO 14001 – 2015 Changes

Andrew Thornhill

IRM Systems Pty Ltd

andrew@irmsystems.com.au

Craig Thornton

Mango Limited

craig@mangolive.com

Mango

• Craig Thornton

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IRM Systems

• Andrew Thornhill

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Today

• Current Version of ISO 14001

• ISO 14001:2015:

Timeline

Drivers

Key Changes

What You Need to Do

Current Version (2004)

• Aust

• NZ

Timeline

• ISO 14001: 2015 Draft International Standard (DIS)

• Stage 40.99 – DIS “Approved for Registration” as

Final DIS.

• New Standard – by End of 2015 (ISO).

Drivers

Future Challenges Report

ISO 14001 Continual Improvement Survey (Feb 2014).

Drivers

Key Changes

• Draft – can change!

• ISO/TC 207/SC 1 (Working Group 5) www.iso.org/iso/home/standards_development/list_of_iso_technical_committees/tc207sc1home.htm#207sc1standards

Key Changes

Section 4 - Context

• “Context of the Organisation”.

• ISO 3100:2009 – Risk Management.

• “External and Internal Issues”…that

affect ability to achieve goals of the

EMS.

• Output – a statement.

Section 4 - Context

External Internal EMS

Stakeholders - views Goals, Strategy Objectives

Legal context – licenced? Culture Resources and

Roles

Social, technological,

economic environment

Resources, Other System Tools

(document management)

Scope

Regional concerns System maturity One site or

many?

Physical setting – industrial;

greenfields; residents

Projects

Structure, Accountabilities,

Responsibilities

Internal Stakeholders?

4.2 – Interested Parties

• “Needs and expectations” > some may

become compliance obligations.

Regulator

Interest Groups

Residents Community

Council

Board

Staff

Shareholders

Management

5 - Leadership

• Top Management – demonstrate

leadership.

Raising to strategic level.

Aligning to business process (objectives,

planning, budgeting, resource allocation).

Communication, Support

6.1 Risk and Opportunities

• Risk Planning – consider:

Issues identified at Context.

Requirements of Interested Parties.

Aspects – activities, products, services

“considering a lifecycle perspective”.

Threats and Opportunities.

8.1 Operational Control

• Processes v. procedures (Documented

Guidance).

Tender

• Evaluation Criteria

• In Contract

Design

• Design Input

• Design Review

Construct

• Site Setup

• Site Inspections

• Site Responsibilities

• ITP Items

• Induction

Other Changes

• “Competence” and “Awareness” –

separate Clauses.

• “External” and “Internal” Communication.

• Removed “Preventive Action” – integrated

in Corrective Action.

• Continual Improvement – environmental

performance

Link to ISO 9001 • “Close Cooperation”.

• Annex SL – structure, identical text core requirements,

terminology.

What do I need to Do?

• 2-3 year transition period.

• Talk to your team.

• Talk to your Certification body.

• Gap Analysis – what you have in place/

need to do.

More Information?

• More information: iso.org

• Copy of draft standard: SAI Global

• IRM Systems

(Andrew@irmsystems.com.au)

Mango

• Mango – QHSE software

– Incident module

– Risk module

– Documents module

– Human Resources module

– Improvement module

– Suppliers module

– Audit/Inspection module

– Event Module module

Questions