This document summarizes the key changes between the current ISO 14001:2004 standard and the upcoming ISO 14001:2015 standard. The timeline for the new standard calls for it to be finalized by the end of 2015. Some of the main changes include a stronger focus on leadership and strategic planning, expanded requirements for risk management and interested party considerations, and alignment of terminology and structure with the new ISO 9001 standard. Organizations will need to conduct a gap analysis and transition to the new standard requirements over a 2-3 year period.

1. ISO 14001 – 2015 Changes
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Mango Limited
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• Andrew Thornhill
– Founder and Director at Integrated Risk Management
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4. Today
• Current Version of ISO 14001
• ISO 14001:2015:
Timeline
Drivers
Key Changes
What You Need to Do

5. Current Version (2004)
• Aust
• NZ

6. Timeline
• ISO 14001: 2015 Draft International Standard (DIS)
• Stage 40.99 – DIS “Approved for Registration” as
Final DIS.
• New Standard – by End of 2015 (ISO).

7. Drivers
Future Challenges
Report
ISO 14001 Continual
Improvement Survey
(Feb 2014).

8. Drivers

9. Key Changes
• Draft – can change!
• ISO/TC 207/SC 1 (Working Group 5)
www.iso.org/iso/home/standards_development/list_of_iso_technical_committees/tc207sc1home.htm#207sc1standards

10. Key Changes

11. Section 4 - Context
• “Context of the Organisation”.
• ISO 3100:2009 – Risk Management.
• “External and Internal Issues”…that
affect ability to achieve goals of the
EMS.
• Output – a statement.

12. Section 4 - Context
External Internal EMS
Stakeholders - views Goals, Strategy Objectives
Legal context – licenced? Culture Resources and
Roles
Social, technological,
economic environment
Resources, Other System Tools
(document management)
Scope
Regional concerns System maturity One site or
many?
Physical setting – industrial;
greenfields; residents
Projects
Structure, Accountabilities,
Responsibilities
Internal Stakeholders?

13. 4.2 – Interested Parties
• “Needs and expectations” > some may
become compliance obligations.
Regulator
Interest
Groups
ResidentsCommunity
Council
Board
Staff
Shareholders
Management

14. 5 - Leadership
• Top Management – demonstrate
leadership.
Raising to strategic level.
Aligning to business process (objectives,
planning, budgeting, resource allocation).
Communication, Support

15. 6.1 Risk and Opportunities
• Risk Planning – consider:
Issues identified at Context.
Requirements of Interested Parties.
Aspects – activities, products, services
“considering a lifecycle perspective”.
Threats and Opportunities.

16. 8.1 Operational Control
• Processes v. procedures (Documented
Guidance).
Tender
• Evaluation
Criteria
• In Contract
Design
• Design Input
• Design Review
Construct
• Site Setup
• Site Inspections
• Site
Responsibilities
• ITP Items
• Induction

17. Other Changes
• “Competence” and “Awareness” –
separate Clauses.
• “External” and “Internal” Communication.
• Removed “Preventive Action” – integrated
in Corrective Action.
• Continual Improvement – environmental
performance

18. Link to ISO 9001
• “Close Cooperation”.
• Annex SL – structure, identical text core requirements,
terminology.

19. What do I need to Do?
• 2-3 year transition period.
• Talk to your team.
• Talk to your Certification body.
• Gap Analysis – what you have in place/
need to do.

20. More Information?
• More information: iso.org
• Copy of draft standard: SAI Global
• IRM Systems
(Andrew@irmsystems.com.au)

21. Mango
• Mango – QHSE software
– Incident module
– Risk module
– Documents module
– Human Resources module
– Improvement module
– Suppliers module
– Audit/Inspection module
– Event Module module

22. Questions