EMS

Reference

THANK YOU ^_^

Huiling, G. (2017, November). Lecture 3 EMS IER, GA (student notes) [PowerPoint Slides].

Huiling, G. (2017, November). Lecture 4.1 and 4.2 EMS policy, aspects, impacts (student notes)(2) [PowerPoint Slides].

Outcome of IER & GA

Attracts more investors & customers

Shows your organization's stand in taking on the policy

Branding & build trust

Surpass your competitors with ISO 14001

Cost-Saving

Effective use of resources

(with aid from gap analysis)

Avoid unwanted wastage (sustainability)

Creating an environmental policy

IER and GA are documents required to be submitted for ISO 14001:2015 certification application

Move on to the next step for Environmental Management System

Key Takeaways

• Formulate the groundwork for Environmental Management System (EMS).
• Determine current level of environmental performance
• Identify "gaps" to comply with ISO 14001 requirements (estimating costs & manpower needed

Embarking on the ISO 14001 journey

How to do Gap analysis

Review the results of your IER

Review the standards required for ISO 14001:2015

Document changes in management to be done for compliance (if any)

So What Are You Waiting For?

Start "watering"

for the

"fruits" to grow :D

Initial Environmental Review &

Gap Analysis

How is IER conducted?

Existing Management & Operational Practices & Procedures

Analyze the existing management's involvement in ending the environmental impact

Environmental accident history

To check if the organization have any records of environmental impact

Existing step and procedure taken to minimize the impact

The actions or changes taken after the event occurs

Preventive measure taken to prevent the accident from happening again

What is Initial Environmental Review (IER)?

Identification of Environmental Impact

Analyze which activities, products or services carried out by the organization that has significant environmental impact.

Identify environmental impact through site visiting, document review and interview

Identification of legal and regulatory requirements

Example of Environmental Impact

• Air Emission
• Loss of natural habitats
• Soil Erosion

Ensure organization operate in accordance to the environmental legislation.

The legislation that the organization follow must be relevant to the environmental impact created by them

IER is the first step an organization must do to create EMS.

This is a preliminary assessment that tells us where we are in terms of environmental management

The main task of IER are data gathering and analysis.

Gap Analysis

A Gap Analysis identifies the "gaps" between current management standards and the standards required for ISO 14001:2015

It helps to identify changes needed for management before proceeding with writing an EMS.