ISO 14001 / EMS Overview

June 4th , 2012

By: Sylwia LaBudde

• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

• ISO 14000 Family– series of documents and standards to help organizations

address environmental issues

• ISO 14001– specification standard that is the model for the

development of an Environmental Management System (EMS)

source- EPA website

ISO 14001

•EMS is a systematic approach to Environmental Management based on

the ISO14001:2004 Standard

•EMS converts Environmental Policy into action

•It incorporates environmental considerations into day to day operations

•It is a process for continual environmental improvement

“EMS is a group of interrelated policies and procedures that help an organization

control its impact on the surroundings.”

What is EMS?

• Comply with regulations

• Improve environmental performance

• Pollution prevention

• Waste reduction

• Resource conservation

• Employee involvement

• Management accountability

• Continual improvement

source- EPA website

ISO 14001 Goals

ISO 14001Plan, Do, Check, Act Model

Plan

Do

Check

Act

• 4.2 Policy Requirements• 4.3 Planning Requirements

– 4.3.1 Identify your Environmental Aspects – 4.3.2 Clarify Legal and Other Requirements – 4.3.3 Establish Objectives, Targets, and Programs

• 4.4 Operational Requirements– 4.4.1 Provide Resources and Establish Jobs– 4.4.2 Deliver Training and Awareness Programs– 4.4.3 Establish Communication Procedures– 4.4.4 Document your Environmental Management System – 4.4.5 Control Environmental Management Documents– 4.4.6 Control Environmentally Significant Operations– 4.4.7 Establish an Emergency Management Process

• 4.5 Checking Requirements– 4.5.1 Establish Monitoring and Measurement Capabilities – 4.5.2 Evaluate Legal and Other Compliance – 4.5.3 Deal with your Nonconformities– 4.5.4 Control your Environmental Records– 4.5.5 Perform Internal Environmental Management Audits

• 4.6 Review Requirements

ISO 14001 – 17 Elements (plain English)

• SFI Environmental http://www.sfienvironmental.com/

• WEB EMS http://www.smithfieldwebmetrics.com/

• WEB Metrics http://www.smithfieldwebems.com/Login.aspx

Help Us Comply with ISO14001 Standard and Environmental Regulations:

disseminate information

manage EMS programs

stay in compliance

monitor and measure

Environmental Websites

Environmental WebsitesSFI Environmental

Used to communicate information on a variety of environmental topics

• need an account to access

• contact system administrator (S. LaBudde) for access

sylwialabudde@smithfieldfoods.com

Environmental WebsitesSFI Environmental

Environmental WebsitesWEB EMS

Used to Maintain Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

• need an account to access

• users can view other locations’ data

• used on daily basis to maintain EMS

• used by external and internal auditors

Environmental WebsitesWEB EMS

Environmental WebsitesWEB EMS

Environmental WebsitesWEB Metrics

Used to Gather Data and Report Incidents

• need an account to access

• user access – 3 tiers (location, IOC, SF Corp)

• used for external (CSR) and internal (SMS) reports

• used by external and internal auditors

Environmental WebsitesWEB Metrics

Environmental WebsitesWEB Metrics

Surveys with Incomplete or

Unverified Data

Verify deviant metrics –

send Sylwia or Eric email

confirming flagged values

Environmental WebsitesWEB Metrics

Environmental WebsitesWEB Metrics

Read Questions Carefully

Enter Data in Units Listed

QUESTIONS?

ISO 14001 / EMS Overview

June 4th , 2012

By: Sylwia LaBudde