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ISO 14001 Audits
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Under ISO 14001, Organisations must comply with environmental legislation
Audits have to be done. You will only ‘escape’ for a limited time so you should be prepared. Organisations must comply with relevant environmental legislation both in what they do and how they do it. There must also be evidence that you comply with the requirements and conditions of the management standard.
You should check out any environmental issues in respect of any business or property that you might want to purchase or do business with.
Audits can help to reduce bottom-line costs!
There are, though, benefits to be had from the expense of an audit. You can reduce bottom-line costs by reducing energy and water consumption and waste disposal.
You also protect yourself from potential liabilities by making sure you are up to date with relevant legislation and Codes of Practice. You should routinely monitor your performance against these standards.
Audits provide vital management information for any environmental or quality improvement. They can also improve the quality of future business decisions.
A crucial part of all management system audits, cover environmental management systems complying with either ISO 14001 or the European Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).
In-house staff must be specially trained to carry out your environmental audits
Auditing is a specialist technique. Staff must be specially trained. Generally, it’s best if audits are done by in-house staff as they are familiar with the site and what happens on it.
Reasons for having an external auditor
Smaller organisations are more likely to use external personnel. This could be because the ‘designated person’ is absent. Perhaps the costs are too high – it’s more expensive to train than to use an external auditor.
Some firms just like to have their operations looked at through different eyes – familiarity can mean that important issues are sometimes overlooked. Or maybe you need a particular type of audit and you don’t have an appropriately trained person available.
Legal Compliance Auditing is often best carried out by an external expert
Plan ahead - Environmental audits can not be done in a day!
One thing to bear in mind though – you must start the process well before the due date. Background data research and the review of previous reports and land survey results, for example, cannot be done in a day.
Paul Craythorne Associates are trained for these eventualities and more. Contact us today.
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