(BLUE Shading indicates where similarities exist)

ISO 14001 Element

4.1 General Requirements (shaded) 4.2 Environmental Policy (shaded)

4.3 Planning 4.3.1 Environmental aspects 4.3.2 Legal and other requirements 4.3.3 Objectives and target Environmental 4.3.4 Environmental management programs 4.4 Implementation and Operation

4.4.1 Structure and responsibility (shaded) 4.4.2 Training (shaded)

4.4.3 Communication

4.4.4 EMS documentation (shaded) 4.4.5 Document control (shaded) 4.4.6 Operational control (shaded)
Emergency 4.4.7 Emergency preparedness and response 4.5 Checking and Corrective Action

4.5.1 Monitoring and measurement (shaded) 4.5.2 Noncomformance and corrective and preventive action (shaded) 4.5.3 Records (shaded) 4.5.4 EMS audit (shaded) 4.6 Management Review (shaded)

What are the key elements of an ISO 14001 EMS? The key elements of an ISO 14001 EMS are: Environmental Policy - the environmental policy and the requirements to pursue this policy via objectives, targets, and environmental programs Planning - the analysis of the environmental aspects of the organization (including its processes, products and services as well as the goods and services used by the organization); Implementation and operation - implementation and organization of processes to control and improve operational activities that are critical from an environmental perspective (including both products and services of an organization) Checking and corrective action - checking and corrective action including the monitoring, measurement, and recording of the characteristics and activities that can have a significant impact on the environment Management Review - review of the EMS by the organization's top management to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness Continual improvement - the concept of continual improvement is a key component of the environmental management system; it completes the cyclical process of plan, implement, check, review and continually improve.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

4.1 General requirements Defines EMS and the scope of the EMS within the organization 4.2 Environmental Policy Creation of a an Environmental policy 4.3.1 Environmental Aspects Procedure to identify controllable environmental aspects 4.3.2 Legal and Other Requirements Defines acquisition of legal information 4.3.3 Objectives, Targets, and Programs Outlines the importance of a process to obtain objectives & targets which are consistent with the policy determined in Sec 4.2. 4.4.1 Structure and Responsibility Defines relevant management, accountability structure, roles, responsibilities, and authorities 4.4.2 Competence, Training, and Awareness Ensures that persons performing tasks are competent to do them 4.4.3 Communications Outlines required procedures for internal & external communications. 4.4.4 EMS Documentation EMS documentation requirements in electronic or paper form 4.4.5 Control of Documents Explains the requirement to control documents so that current versions are distributed and obsolete versions are removed from the system. 4.4.6 Operational Control Identifies Critical functions, significant aspects, the legal and other requirements. 4.4.7 Emergency Preparedness and Response Process required for identifying & responding to emergencies. 4.5.1 Monitoring and Measurement Measures data for action and describes the plan to monitor and measure key parameters of operations. 4.5.2 Evaluation of Compliance Procedure(s) required for scheduled evaluations of compliance. The organization will need to keep records of these periodic evaluations.

4.5.3 Non-conformances, Corrective & Preventive Action Procedures for acting on EMS non-conformances. Corrective and Preventive actions must be taken. 4.5.4 Control of Records Records (including audits) must be controlled 4.5.5 Internal Audit Procedure to conduct the audits of the EMS 4.6 Management Review Top Management must review of the EMS

COMMON REQUIREMENTS THAT DO NOT NEED REPEATING

ISO 9001 4.2.3 4.2.4 5.5.1 5.6 6.2.2 8.2.2 8.5.2 6.3-6.4 Clause of the Standard: Document Control Records Responsibility and Authority Management Review Training, Competency, Awareness Internal Audit Corrective and Preventive Actions Infrastructure, Work Environment ISO 14001 4.4.5 4.5.4 4.4.1 4.6 4.4.2 4.5.5 4.5.3 4.4.6