Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
- Legislation
- Consent Needed and How to Obtain It
- Performance Standards
- Sampling/Monitoring Requirements
- Reporting Requirements
- Non Compliance
- Renewal and Variation
- Snippets
OSPAR recommendation 2003/5: |
The OSPAR recommendation requires that contracting operators must:
For operators who are not registered to ISO 14001 or EMAS, BEIS requires a number of actions to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the OSPAR Recommendation.The operators EMS must be independently verified to demonstrate it is in accordance with environmental requirements. |
BS EN ISO 14001: |
Any organisation can can apply for accreditation to ISO 14001. Organisations seeking accreditation must:
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EMAS: |
Organisations wishing to attain accreditation to EMAS must: |
Monitoring requirements: |
Monitoring requirements for all three standards (BS EN ISO 14001/EMAS and BS8555/2003) depend on the nature and scale of the activities, products and services associated with the organisation. However under all three schemes, organisations must monitor their:
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OSPAR Recommendation 2003/5: |
This promotes the use and implementation of Environmental Management Systems within the offshore industry. By 1 June 2007, all operators undertaking offshore activities during 2006 will have prepared an Annual Statement covering that calendar year and made the statement available to the public. A public statement is already a requirement for operators registered with EMAS. This promotes the use and implementation of Environmental Management Systems within the offshore industry. All operators with an EMS accredited to ISO 14001 or EMAS will have commissioned and completed an independent verification of their EMS to confirm it is in accordance with the elements and requirements of the Recommendation by 1 September 2006. By 8 September 2006, all operators will have notified BEIS providing full details on the status of their EMS. For operators who are not registered to ISO 14001 or EMAS, BEIS requires a number of actions to ensure full compliance with the requirements of the Recommendation. The operator’s EMS must be independently verified to demonstrate it is in accordance with environmental requirements. Following a review of Annual Statements, BEIS issued revised Guidance on their content (see the Performance Standards tab). |
BS EN ISO 14001: |
BS EN ISO 14001 requires organisations to report internally at management review meetings. This includes:
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EMAS: | It is a requirement of EMAS that participating organisations regularly produce a public environmental statement that reports on their environmental performance. This is a voluntary publication of environmental information, whose accuracy and reliability has been independently checked by an environmental verifier, that gives EMAS and those organisations that participate enhanced credibility and recognition. The requirement for a statement is covered by annual environmental statements produced under the OSPAR Agreement. |
BS8555/2003: | Reporting requirements depend on the stage of the standard the organisation has achieved certification to and whether the organisation is aiming to implement BS EN ISO 14001 or EMAS. |
BS EN ISO 14001/EMAS/BS 8555: 2003: |
Once an organisation has achieved accreditation to the standards, failure to comply can result in an organisation losing its accredited status. |
EMAS/BS EN ISO 14001/BS8555: 2003: | For each of the standards external verification is required by a UKAS accredited verifier. The period of external verification will vary depending on the length of time the organisation has been accredited, however it is generally an annual requirement in the initial stages of accreditation. |
Revised ISO 14001 receives overwhelming support:
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Revision of ISO 14001 has moved into its final stages with the results of the latest positive ballot on the Draft International Standard.
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Revision to ISO 14001 Standard: |
ISO is in the process of revising the current ISO 14001 standard. The revised standard was published in January 2015. An agreement has now been reached on the draft text for the revised ISO 14001 Standard for the next round of consultation. |
Commission Decision 2007/747/EC: |
Decision 2007/747/EC formally recognises certification procedures in EU eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS). |