INTRODUCTION TO ISO 14001

Joan Kithika

OUTLINE

• DEFINITIONS• WHY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT?• LEGAL OVERVIEW• HOW TO MANAGE THE ENVIRONMENT-AN

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

DEFINITION

What is the ENVIRONMENT?

• The physical factors of the surroundings of human begins including land, water, atmosphere, climate, sound, odour, taste, the biological factors of animals and plants and the social factor of aesthetics and includes both the natural and built environment (EMCA, 1999).

DEFINITIONS

What is the ENVIRONMENT?

• Surroundings in which an organisation operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora and fauna, humans and their interactions (ISO 14001:2004)

DEFINITIONS

What is a management system?

• A set of interrelated elements used to establish policy and objectives and to achieve those objectives.

• It includes organisational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources.

DEFINITIONS

What is an Environmental Management System (EMS)?

•Part of an organisation’s management system used to develop and implement its environmental policy and manage its environmental aspects.

Why Environmental Management

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LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

Environmental Management and Coordination Act, (EMCA), 1999

– (1) Every person in Kenya is entitled to a clean and healthy environment and had the duty to safeguard and enhance the environment.

– Environmental Impact Assessment Licence– Environmental Audit– Effluent discharge licence– Noise emissions

ISO 14001:2004EMS Requirements

– Policy (framework);– Planning (key environmental aspects,

objectives, legal requirements);– Implementation and operation (roles,

resources, responsibility and authority, communication and documentation, operational control, emergency preparedness);

– Checking (monitoring);– Management review.

EMS REQUIREMENTS

Initial Environmental Review

– Identification of environmental aspects– Identification of legal requirements– Examination of existing environmental

management practices and procedures– Evaluation of previous emergency situations

and accidents.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Issues addressed in the policy depend on the nature of the organisation. It should state commitment to the following:

– Comply with or exceed applicable legal requirements;

– Prevent pollution;– Achieve continual improvement through the

development of environmental performance evaluation procedures and indicators.

PLANNING

Identification of environmental aspects.

– Those identified in government regulations and permits or by industry associations;

– Cause and effect relationships between elements of company activities, products and services;

– Environmental concerns of interested parties.

PLANNING

Determination of significant environmental aspects.

– Applicable legal requirements;– Concerns of internal and external interested

parties;– Environmental criteria (e.g. scale, severity and

duration or type, size and frequency of impact).

PLANNING

Objectives, targets, indicators & programmes (action plan)

One should consider:– Significant environmental aspects;– Legal requirements;– Technological options;– Financial, operation & business requirements;– Views of stakeholders.

IMPLEMENTATION & OPERATIONResources, roles, responsibility and authority

– Sample framework of responsibility

RESPONSIBILITY PERSON RESPONSIBLE

Establish overall direction: CEO, board of directors

Develop environmental policy: CEO, and as others as appropriate.

Develop environmental objectives, targets and programmes:

Relevant managers

Identify customers’ expectations: Sales and marketing staff:

Identify requirements for suppliers

Purchasers and buyers

Develop and maintain accounting procedures:

Finance/accounting managers

Competence, training and awareness

IMPLEMENTATION & OPERATION

TYPE OF TRAINING AUDIENCE

Awareness training All employees

Raising awareness of the importance of environmental management

Senior managers

Skills enhancement Employees with environmental responsibilities.

Communication

– Two types of communication: Internal & external.

– E.g. of information to be communicated;• Legal compliance• Environmental policy, objectives and targets

IMPLEMENTATION & OPERATION

Documentation • E.g. of documents include:

– Statement of policy, objectives & targets– Scope of environmental management system;– Programmes (action plan) and responsibilities;– Procedures;– Records.

• Control of documents

IMPLEMENTATION & OPERATION

Operational control • Identify need for operational control;• Establishing operational controls;

– E.g. handling and storage of raw materials;– Marketing and advertising– Storage of products– Utility processes.

IMPLEMENTATION & OPERATION

Emergency preparedness and response

• E.g accidental emissions to the atmosphere, accidental discharge to water and land, specific environmental and ecosystem effects.

IMPLEMENTATION & OPERATION

CHECKING• Involves measurement, monitoring and

evaluation of environmental performance.

MANAGEMENT REVIEW

• Outputs from the review may include:– The systems suitability, adequacy and

effectiveness;– Changes to physical, human and financial

resources;– Actions related to possible changes to

environmental policy, objectives etc

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