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. 1 of 7 ISO 14001:2015 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. 2 of 7 ISO 14001:2015 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 3 of 7 ISO 14001:2015 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) 4 of 7 ISO 14001:2015 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 5 of 7 ISO 14001:2015 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 6 of 7 ISO 14001:2015 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 7 of 7
