ISO 14001 Standards

The material included in this family of specifications is very broad. The major parts of ISO 14000 are:

� ISO 14001 is the requirements standard against which organizations are assessed. ISO 14001 is generic and flexible enough to apply to any organization producing any product or service anywhere in the world.

� ISO 14004 is a guidance document that explains the 14001 requirements in more detail. These present a structured approach to setting environmental objectives and targets, and to establishing and monitoring operational controls.

These are further explicated by

� ISO 14040 discusses pre-production planning and environment goal setting.

� ISO 14020 covers labels and declarations.

� ISO 14030 discusses post-production environmental assessment.

� ISO 14062 discusses making improvements to environmental impact goals.

� ISO 14063 is an addendum to 14020, discussing further communications on environmental impact.

� ISO 19011 which specifies one audit protocol for both 14000 and 9000 series standards together. This replaces ISO 14011 meta-evaluation how to tell if your intended regulatory tools worked. 19011 is now the only recommended way to determine this.

� ISO 14001 is an internationally accepted specification for an Environmental Management System. It specifies requirements for establishing an environmental policy, determining environmental aspects & impacts of products/activities/services, planning environmental objectives and measurable targets, implementation & operation of programs to meet objectives & targets, checking & corrective action, and management review.

This is only an overview/extract of the standard. Users should not rely on its accuracy, but should refer to the complete standard of the appropriate revision.