ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system standard consists of 10 clauses. First three Clauses (1 to 3) provides a background to the standard, and seven main clauses (4 to 10 describes the ISO 14001 requirements.
Environmental Management System ISO 14001 is part of the management system used to manage environmental aspects, fulfill compliance obligations, address risks & opportunities, and improve environmental performance.
The current ISO 14001:2015 standard is based on the high-level structure (HLS) which is a common framework for all ISO management system standards such as ISO 9001(Quality Management System), and ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety standard earlier known as OHSAS 18001.
Table of Contents
Clause 1: Scope
Clause 2: Normative references
Clause 3: Terms and definitions
- 3.1 Terms related to organization and leadership.
- 3.2 Terms related to planning
- 3.3 Terms related to support & operation
- 3.4 Terms related to performance evaluation and improvement.
Clauses of ISO 14001 | PDCA Model
The seven mandatory ISO 14001 clauses are: clauses 4 to 10. All these clauses are arranged according to PDCA model.
Clause 4: Context of the organization
ISO 14001 clause 4 have four sub clauses- 4.1,4.2,4.3, and 4.3
- 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
- 4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties
- 4.3 Determining the scope of the environmental management system
- 4.4 Environmental management system
Clause 5: Leadership
ISO 14001 clause 5 have three sub clauses- 5.1,5.2, and 5.3
- 5.1 Leadership and commitment
- 5.2 Environmental policy
- 5.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities
Clause 6: Planning
ISO 14001 clause 6 have two sub clause- 6.1 and 6.2
- 6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities
- 6.1.1 General
- 6.1.2 Environmental aspects
- 6.1.3 Compliance obligations
- 6.1.4 Planning action
- 6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them
- 6.2.1 Environmental objectives
- 6.2.2 Planning actions to achieve environmental objectives
Clause 7: Support
ISO 14001 clause 7 have five sub clause- 7.1,7.2,7.3,7.4, and 7.5
- 7.1 Resources
- 7.2 Competence
- 7.3 Awareness
- 7.4 Communication
- 7.4.1 General
- 7.4.2 Internal communication
- 7.4.3 External communication
- 7.5 Documented information
- 7.5.1 General
- 7.5.2 Creating and updating
- 7.5.3 Control of documented information
Clause 8: Operation
ISO 14001 clause 8 have two sub clause- 8.1 and 8.2
- 8.1 Operational planning and control
- 8.2 Emergency preparedness and response
Clause 9: Performance evaluation
ISO 14001 clause 9 have three sub clause- 9.1,9.2, and 9.3
- 9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
- 9.1.1 General
- 9.1.2 Evaluation of compliance
- 9.2 Internal audit
- 9.2.1 General
- 9.2.2 Internal audit programme
- 9.3 Management review
Clause 10: Improvement
ISO 14001 clause 10 have three sub clause- 10.1,10.2, and 10.3
- 10.1 General
- 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective actions
- 10.3 Continual improvement
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