ISO 14001 2004 VS ISO 14001 2015

ISO 14001:2015
ISO 14001:2004 vs. ISO 14001:2015
1. General Changes at the second Committee Draft Stage
The new standard:

Adopts high-level structure and terminology of Annex SL, a unified
guideline used for the development of all new ISO standards

Has been redrafted to increase clarity and accessibility, reducing room
for interpretation

Introduces two new clauses relating to the context of the
organization, which require the organization to determine the issues
and requirements that can impact on the planning of the quality
management system and can be used as an input into the
development of the quality management system. These clauses can
be found in sections 4.1 and 4.2.

Makes the adoption of a process approach in the implementation of a
quality management system more explicit, by including clause 4.4.2,
which specifies the requirements for the adoption of a process
approach

Replaces the term ‘products’ by ‘goods and services’, in order to
remove the existing bias towards organizations dealing with physical
products. As a result, the new standard will be applicable for
organizations of any kind.

Does not contain a clause with specific requirements for preventive
action. ISO motivates this decision by arguing that prevention is the
task of the quality management system in its entirety, as opposed to a
specific subsection of it.
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2. Structural changes
2004
2015
0.
Introduction
0.
Introduction
1.
Scope
1.
Scope
2.
Normative references
2.
Normative references
3.
Terms and definitions
3.
Terms and definitions
4.
Environmental Management System
4.
Context of the organization
4.1.
General requirements
4.1.
Understanding the organization and
its context
4.2.
Understanding the needs and
expectations of interested parties
4.3.
Determining the scope of the quality
management system
4.4.
Quality Management System
10.2.
Continual Improvement
Note: The new clauses in Section 4 require the organization to determine the issues and
requirements that can impact on the planning of the quality management system and can be used as
an input into the development of the quality system.
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4.2.
Environmental Policy
5.2.
Environmental Policy
4.3.
Planning
6.
Planning
6.1.
Actions to address risks and
opportunities
6.1.1.
General
6.1.2.
Identification of environmental
hazards
6.1.4
Determining significant
environmental aspects and
organizational risks and
opportunities
4.3.1.
Environmental aspects
4.3.2.
Legal and other requirements
6.1.3
Determination of compliance
obligations
4.3.3.
Objectives, targets and
programme(s)
6.2.
Environmental objectives and
planning to achieve them
6.2.1
Environmental objectives
6.2.2.
Planning to achieve objectives
7.
Support (title only)
8.
Operation (title only)
5.
Leadership (title only)
7.1.
Resources
5.3.
Organizational roles, responsibilities
and authorities
5.1.
Leadership and commitment
7.2.
Competence
7.3.
Awareness
4.4.
4.4.1.
4.4.2.
Implementation and operation (title
only)
Resources, roles, responsibility and
authority
Competence, training and awareness
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4.4.3.
4.4.4.
4.4.5.
4.4.6.
Communication
Documentation
Control of documentation
Operational control
7.4.
Communication (title only)
7.4.1.
General
7.4.2.
Internal communication
7.4.3.
External communication and
reporting
7.5.
Documented information (title only)
7.5.1.
General
7.5.2.
Creating and updating
7.5.3.
Control of documented information
8.1.
Operational planning and control
8.2.
Value chain control
4.4.7.
Emergency preparedness and
response
8.3.
Emergency preparedness and
response
4.5.
Checking (title only)
9.
Performance evaluation (title only)
4.5.1.
Monitoring and measurement
9.1.
Monitoring, measurement, analysis
and evaluation (title only)
9.1.1.
General
4.5.2.
Evaluation of compliance
9.1.2.
Evaluation of compliance
4.5.3.
Nonconformity, corrective action and
preventive action
10.1.
Nonconformity and corrective action
4.5.4.
Control of records
7.5.3.
Control of documented information
4.5.5.
Internal audit
9.2.
Internal audit
4.6.
Management review
9.3.
Management review
10.
Improvement (title only)
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The PDCA model in the structure of ISO 14001:2015
Just like the previous version of ISO 14001, the standard is
based upon the Plan – Do – Check – Act (PDCA) cycle. This
model is clearly reflected in the structure of the standard, as
shown below. During the Planning phase, organizations
develop a systematic understanding of their impact upon the
environment and the expectations of the various stakeholders
in this regard, and they establish the objectives and processes
necessary to deliver results in accordance with the
organization’s environmental policy. The Do-phase is the point at which organizations implement
these processes. During the Check-phase, organizations are required to monitor, measure and report
the results, and to verify whether the planned objectives have been met. From this evaluation,
further measures can be derived to improve results even further, which can be implemented in the
so-called Act-phase.
PLAN
4.
Context of the organization
4.1.
Understanding the organization and its context
4.2.
Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties
4.3.
Determining the scope of the environmental management system
4.4.
Environmental management system
5.
Leadership
5.1.
Leadership and commitment
5.2.
Policy
5.3.
Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities
6.
Planning
6.1.
Actions to address risks and opportunities
6.1.1. General
6.1.2. Identification of environmental aspects
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6.1.3. Determination of compliance obligations
6.1.4. Determining significant environmental aspects and organizational risks and
6.1.5
opportunities
Planning to take action
6.2.
Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them
6.2.1. Environmental objectives
DO
6.2.2
Planning to achieve objectives
7.
Support
7.1.
Resources
7.2.
Competence
7.3.
Awareness
7.4.
Communication
7.4.1. General
7.4.2. Internal communication
7.4.3. External communication and reporting
7.5.
Documented Information
7.5.1. General
7.5.2. Creating and updating
CHECK
7.5.3
Control of documented information
8.
Operation
8.1.
Operational planning and control
8.2.
Value Chain planning and control
8.3.
Emergency preparedness and response
9.
Performance evaluation
9.1.
Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
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9.1.1. General
9.1.2. Evaluation of compliance
ACT
9.2.
Internal Audit
9.3.
Management review
10.
Improvement
10.1.
Nonconformity and corrective action
10.2.
Continual Improvment
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