ISO 14001 & ISO 45001


 

ISO 14001 is international standard for implementing an Environmental Management System(EMS).ISO 45001 is very similar to ISO 14001 but instead of managing environmental issues,45001 focuses on managing Occupational  Health and safety Concerns.

There are 10 common clauses in ISO 14001 and ISO 45001:

1.       Scope

2.       Normative References

3.       Terms and Definitions

4.       Context of the Organization

5.       Leadership

6.       Planning

7.       Support

8.       Operation

9.       Performance Evaluation

10.   Continual Improvement

 An integrated management system (IMS) combines all related components of a business into one system for easier management and operations. Quality (QMS), Environmental (EMS), and Safety (SMS) management systems are often combined and managed as an IMS.

ISO 14001:2015

ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Framework


 

10 major areas of impact of the 2015 revision:

1.    Expansion in EMS coverage and scope

2.    Required interactions with external parties

3.    New requirements for leadership engagement

4.    Expanded legal compliance requirements

5.    Need for risk-based planning and controls

6.    New documentation requirements

7.    Expanded operational control requirements

8.    Changes in competence and awareness requirements

9.    Impacts on the internal audit program

10.  Increased certification costs

Benefits:

ISO 14001:2015 has many benefits for organizations with environmental management systems. Organizations and companies find that using the standard helps them:

·       Improve resource efficiency

·       Reduce waste

·       Drive down costs

·       Provide assurance that environmental impact is being measured

·       Gain competitive advantage in supply chain design

·       Increase new business opportunities

·       Meet legal obligations

·       Increase stakeholder and customer trust

·       Improve overall environmental impact

·       Manage environmental obligations with consistency 

ISO 45001:2018


·         ISO 45001 was published on March 12,2018and is the new international standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S) management

·         ISO 45001 specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system and gives guidance for its use to enable organizations to provide safe and healthy workplaces by preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities and by proactively improving OH&S performance

·         ISO 45001 is applicable to any organization worldwide regardless of its size, type, or nature

·         ISO 45001 replaces OHSAS 18001, the world’s former reference for OH&S management (organizations currently certified under OHSAS 18001 will have until March 12,2021to migrate to ISO 45001)


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