Environmental Management

System (ISO 14001)

Lecture hour: 3 hour / week
Course code: EVT 472
By: Ahmad Husaini Mohamed

Syllabus Content
1. Environmental Management System (ISO 14001) An
Overview;
2. The Development of Environmental Management
System (ISO 14001);
3. ISO 14001 Series;
4. Term, Definition and Scope;
5. Requirement of ISO 14001:2004;
6. Environmental Management System Documentation;
7. Environmental Management System Audit (ISO 19011);
8. Registration and the Audit Process;
9. Registration of ISO 14001; and
10. Other ISO Standard, Issues and Developments.

Course Assessment
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Tests 20%
Assignments / Quiz 20%
Site Report 10%
Presentation 10%
Final Exam 40%

Chapter 1:
Environmental
Management
System (ISO
14001) An
Overview

Definition of Environment according

to ISO 14001, Clause 3.2:Surrounding in which an organisation
operates, including air, water, land, natural
resources, flora, fauna and their
interrelation.

Environmental Issues
(Local / Regional / Global)
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.

Acid rain;
Green house effect & Global Warming;
Stratospheric ozone depletion;
Energy & natural resources;
Hazardous waste; and
Pollution : Water, air, noise & land
contamination

Environmental Issues

Environmental Approach
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.

Waste management & treatment;

Conservation;
Pollution control & prevention;
Environmental legislation;
Sustainable development;
Clean technologies & waste
minimization;
vii. Reduce, reuse & recycle (3R);
viii. Design for environment;
ix. Environmental Impact Assessment
(EIA); and
x. Environmental monitoring & Testing.

ISO 14000 Series Standard

ISO 14000 is a series of environmental management
standards developed and published by the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) for organisations.
The ISO 14000 family of standards provides practical tools
for companies and organizations of all kinds looking to
manage their environmental responsibilities.
The ISO 14000 standards are not designed to aid the
enforcement of environmental laws and do not regulate
the environmental activities of organizations. Adherence
to these standards is voluntary.

 ISO technical committee 207 (ISO/TC

Environmental management
i.

207) -

established in June 1993 - ISOs commitment to

respond to the complex challenge of sustainable
development articulated at the 1992 United
Nations Conference on Environment and
Development in Rio de Janeiro;

ii. responsible for developing and maintaining the ISO

14000 family of standards; and
iii. Consist of 6 sub-committees.

 ISO/TC 207 Sub-committies

No.

ii.
iii.
iv.

SubCommittee
SC 1
SC 2
SC 3
SC 4

v.
vi

SC 5
SC 6

i.

Title
Environmental Management Systems

Environmental Auditing
Environmental Labelling
Environmental Performance
Evaluation
Life Cycle Analysis
Terms and Definitions

84 member
countries joined
ISO/TC 207
including
Malaysia through
Department of
Standards
Malaysia

Industrial Sectoral
Committee (ISC)

ISC
A
B
C

Description

E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N

Agriculture
Chemicals and Materials
Consumer Interests
Buildings, Construction and Civil Engineering
Timber, Timber Products and Timber Structure
Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Energy
Mechanical Engineering
Information Technology, Communications and Multimedia
Petroleum and Gas
Halal Standards
Plastics and Plastics Products
Packaging and Logistics
Road Vehicles
Fire Safety and Prevention
Rubber and Rubber Products

Organisational Management

P
Q
R

Metallic Materials and Semi-Finished Products

Textiles and Apparels
Medical Devices and Facilities for Healthcare

Electrical and Electronics Equipments and Accessories

T
U
W

Tourism, Exhibition and Hospitality Services

Food and Food Products
Occupational Safety and Health

Quality Management and Quality Assurance

Environmental Management

 ISO 14000 series are:

No.

ISO

Title

1.

ISO 14001

2.

ISO 14004

3.

ISO 1401x

4.

ISO 1402x

5.

ISO 1403x

6.

ISO 1404x

Environmental Auditing and Related

Activities (eg. ISO 14015)
Environmental Labelling (eg. ISO
14024)
Environmental Performance Evaluation
(eg. ISO 14032)
Life Cycle Assessment (eg. ISO 14043)

7.

ISO 1405x

Terms and Definitions (eg. ISO 14050)

Specification
of
Management Systems
Guideline Standard

Environmental

 The ISO 14000 family is

designed to be implemented
according to the same PlanDo-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle
underlying
all
ISO
management
systems
standards.
The ISO 14001 standard is the
most important standard
within the ISO 14000 series.

The ISO 14001 adopted as

Malaysian Standard (MS) in
1997 MS ISO 14001

What are the objective of

ISO 14000?
1)

2)
3)

4)
5)
6)

7)
8)

To result in better environmental management and applicable in all

countries;
To encompass environmental management systems and the
environmental aspects of products;
To develop a common language platform for environmental issues, so that
businesses, prospective customers, and governments are certain that all
organizational level environmental concerns have been addressed;
To promote the broader interests of the public as well as users of these
standards;
To be cost-effective, non-prescriptive and flexible so they are able to meet
the differing needs of organizations of any type or size, worldwide;
As part of their flexibility, to be suitable for internal and/or external
verification;
To be scientifically based; and
To be practical, useful and usable.

Scope of ISO 14000

i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.

Environmental management systems

Environmental auditing and related
Environmental investigations
Environmental performance evaluation
Environmental labelling
Life cycle assessment
Environmental communication
Environmental aspects of product design and development
Environmental aspects in product standards
Terms and definitions
Greenhouse gas management and related activities
Measuring the carbon footprint of products

Applicability of ISO 14000

The whole ISO 14000 family of standards provides
management tools for organizations to manage their
environmental
aspects
and
assess
their
environmental performance.

these tools can provide significant tangible economic

benefits, including the following:a) Reduced raw material/resource use
b) Reduced energy consumption
c) Improved process efficiency
d) Reduced waste generation and disposal costs
e) Utilization of recoverable resources

Rationale for ISO 14000

Registration
a) Is a way of signalling to your buyers, customers, suppliers
and other stakeholders that you have implemented the
standard properly

b) provide assurance to company management and employees

as well as external stakeholders that environmental impact is
being measured and improved
c)

Encourage better environmental performance of suppliers by

integrating them into the organizations business systems

d) Demonstrate compliance with current and future statutory

and regulatory requirements

List of Certification Bodies (CB) that

can provide EMS certification
No.

Certification Bodies

1.

Intertek Certification International Sdn. Bhd.

2.

SIRIM QAS International Sdn.Bhd.

3.

SGS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.

4.

Independent European Certification (M) Sdn. Bhd

5.

CI International Certification Sdn. Bhd.

6.

AJA EQS Certification (M) Sdn Bhd

7.

Lloyds Register of Shipping (M) Bhd

8.

Bureau Veritas Certification (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

9.

CARE Certification International (M) Sdn. Bhd.

10.

NIOSH Certification Sdn. Bhd

11.

BSI Services Sdn. Bhd.

12.

KGS Certification Sdn. Bhd.

13.

DQS Certification (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Quick Summary
i.

List five (5) environmental approach

have been taken at the local /
regional / international level?
ii. Which Technical Committee at ISO
level discuss on Environmental
management standards?
iii. List two (2) rationale for ISO 14000
registration?

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