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How can a company achieve ISO 14001 accreditation? Several steps must be taken before an organisation can be accredited as ISO 14001 compliant. Firstly, it needs to design a specialised Environmental Management System. This can only be successfully achieved if the required managerial capacity to steer the process is available. The EMS must comply with the detailed requirements in the ISO 14001 Code of Practice before it is introduced. As a specialised management system it will have to be integrated with other specialised management systems to ensure that the organisation has an effective overall general management system. In order to test the system, management should execute internal compliance audits. Once the EMS is functioning smoothly, arrangements can be made to have an environmental audit undertaken. The environmental auditor should be an independent auditor authorised to grant ISO 14001 accreditation and preferably be accredited on an international level by a recognised international accreditation body rather than on national level only. If the audit reveals that the organisation meets all the necessary requirements it can be accredited formally. Back |
