It is a series of standards published by the International Standards Organization that describes the establishment of a system that ensures that environmental factors are determined at every stage of the process from raw materials to the product being offered to customers, and that these factors are kept under control with the necessary examinations and precautions, thus minimizing the damage to the environment.
ISO 14000 Series StandardsISO 14001 Environmental Management System - Specifications and User GuideISO 14004 Environmental Management - Environmental Management Systems - General Guide to Principles, Systems and Supporting TechniquesISO 14020 Environmental Labels and Declarations - General PrinciplesISO 14031 Environmental Management - Environmental Performance Assessment - GuideISO 14040 Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment General Principles and ApplicationsTS EN ISO 19011:2011 Audit Guide for Quality and Environmental Management Systems
ARTICLE TITLES OF ISO 14001:2004 STANDARD
1. Scope
2. Referenced standards and/or documents
3. Terms and definitions
4. Requirements for the environmental management system
4.1 General conditions
4.2 Environmental policy
4.3 Planning
4.4 Application and activities
4.5 Checking
4.6 Management review
CERTIFICATION PROCESS
An organization that wants to obtain a certificate according to the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standard first signs a contract with a certification body authorized to issue this certificate.
Establishes the quality system in the organization in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standard.
After the necessary preparations are completed, an audit is requested from the certification body.
As a result of the inspection carried out by expert auditors, companies that are certified to meet the minimum requirements of the ISO 14001 standard are certified.
The ISO 14001 Certificate is valid for 3 years. During this period, an interim audit is conducted every year to ensure that the organization is carrying out its activities in accordance with the standard conditions, and at the end of the 3 years, a certificate renewal audit is conducted.
BENEFITS OF ISO 14001:2004
Compliance with national and/or international legislation, Increasing environmental performance, Providing advantage in international competition, Increasing company reputation and market share, Reducing expenses and increasing efficiency by improving cost control, Reducing accidents and similar events resulting in liability by being prepared for emergencies (earthquake, fire, flood, etc.) and accidents, Controlling and reducing pollution starting from the source, Saving input materials and energy.