ISO 14001 certification
What means ISO 14001 certification?
ISO 14001 is a worldwide accepted norm with rules for an environmental care system. The environmental system is in that defined as part of the total management system of the company that deals with organization, planning, procedures and tools for the start, the implementation and the realization of the company environmental policy.
The rules in ISO 14001 are classified in five segments:
- environmental policy
- planning
- implementation and execution
- control and correcting measures
- review by the managing directors
Why ISO 14001 certification?
Every company will try to resist environmental pollution to prevent possible fines for violation of the environmental laws and rules. But company management with notion will understand that it is only a weak and reactive approach, by simply trying to carry out environmental laws and rules and the demands of the environmental license.
There is a better solution: the ISO 14000-series. These series offer practical tools for an organization that aims to do more than just carrying out laws and rules. The standards are made for pro-active companies with vision who understand that the implementation of a strategic mode of operation with environmental aspects of the company and its products, earns itself back.
Implementation of an ISO 14001-environmental system and the use of other tools of the ISO 14000-series, ask to check carefully. Especially the activities and products of the organization with potential environmental effects. And to investigate which improvements are possible.
Advantages ISO 14001 certification
The systematic ISO 14001-approach secures among others the following advantages:
- deduction cost of waste management
- saving in energy and other (raw) materials
- lesser distribution cost
- improvement environmental image
- configuration for continuous improvement of the environmental achievements
The ISO 14001 norm is not only a tool to meet the environmental laws and rules. It is a management tool that helps to realize the environmental targets of the organization.
ISO 14001 advise and consulting
Van Voorst Consult has already experience since 1994 with consultation and guidance concerning management systems and the certification of those. We can assist you to with the implementation and use of a health and safety system. Let's look at it this businesslike: quality has to be done!
If you want to know more about ISO 14001 norms and about what Van Voorst Consult can do for you concerning ISO 14001 certification for your company, don't hesitate to contact us!
