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ref NCR
ISO 14001;2015 CLAUSE
Description & details on how to achieve conformity
Notes regarding conformity or failure to
comply include what evidence you
reviewed
Proposed corrective action
scheduled
completion date
Responsible personnel
& NCR number
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Are internal and external influences clearly identified and documented.
These may include your organisations core strategy external stake holders,
regulators, community groups, etc.
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7 Environmental management system
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The relevant needs and expectations (i.e. requirements) of these
interested parties;
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Which of these needs and expectations are identified as compliance
obligations.
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13 The external and internal issues referred to in 4.1;
14 The compliance obligations referred to in 4.2;
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Its organizational unit(s), function(s), and physical boundaries; and all
activities
16 Its activities, products and services;
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Its authority and ability to exercise control and influence. Its customers
suppliers and interested parties
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Once the scope is defined, all activities, products and services of the
organization within that scope need to be included in the environmental
management system and be controlled in accordance with this
international standard
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The scope shall be maintained as documented information and be
available to interested parties.
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To achieve the intended outcomes, including enhancing its
environmental performance, the organization shall establish, implement,
maintain and continually improve an environmental management
system, including the processes needed and their interactions, in
accordance with the requirements of this International Standard.
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The organization shall consider the knowledge gained in 4.1 and 4.2
when establishing and maintaining the environmental management
system
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Taking accountability for the effectiveness of the environmental
management system; such as top management KPI.s and active
documented involvement in the direction of the business Meeting
minutes and policy
5.1 Leadership and commitment
Top management shall demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the environmental management system by:
4.4 Environmental management system
5 Leadership
The organization shall determine the boundaries and applicability of the environmental management system to establish its scope.
You cannot exclude elements here. When determining this scope, the organization shall consider:
4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties
The organization shall determine: and provide documented evidence of conformity and records from interested parties that are
relevant to the following elements
4.3 Determining the scope of the environmental management system
Example
Confirm conformity
here select Y or N
4 Context of the organization
4.1 Understanding the organization and its context in terms of how it can influence its impacts
The organization shall determine external and internal issues that are relevant to its purpose and that affect its ability to achieve
the intended outcome(s) of its environmental management system. Such issues shall include environmental conditions being
affected by or capable of affecting the organization.
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