Clauses 14001:2015
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(Give some examples)
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Documented Information
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Impact on auditing
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14001:2004
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4
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4.1
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This is a completely new
requirement; the organization will need to determine the external and
internal context that affects the organization.
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No
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This new concept relates
to the factors and conditions affecting organizational operation e.g.
regulation, governance and environmental conditions.
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4.2
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Interested parties are
introduced in the new version of the standard. The previous version was
focused on the organization.
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No
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Environmental conditions
are the elements of the environment which can be affected by the organization
(air quality, water quality, land use, etc.), or those which can affect the
organization (climate change, existing land contamination, etc.).
Consideration should be given to who the interested parties might be and what
their relevant interests might be, e.g. employees, neighbors, customers,
shareholders, board members, competitors, regulators, etc.
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4.3
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4.1
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The requirement is the
same, only explained in more detail, with the additional request that the
scope should be available to interested parties.
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Scope of the EMS
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The needs and expectations
of interested parties can become compliance obligations. It is no longer
permissible to exclude activities, products and services from the scope of the
environmental management system which can have significant environmental
aspects.
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4.4
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4.1
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The requirements from the
previous version remain; the new requirement is to consider the
organization’s context during implementation and maintaining the environmental
management system (EMS). Achieving intended outcomes is now emphasized as a
reason for establishing the EMS
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No
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Consideration needs to be
given to a number of specified factors when establishing the scope of the
EMS. The scope now needs to be available to interested parties. Consideration
needs to be given to the knowledge referenced in clause 4.1 on the context of
the organization when establishing and maintaining the environmental
management system.
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5
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5.1
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This clause is new; the
top management must demonstrate commitment to the EMS through taking
accountability for the effectiveness of the EMS, establishing policies,
objectives, promotion of continual improvement, etc.
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No
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Top management of the
organization are now required to demonstrate leadership and commitment to the
EMS in a number of specified ways.
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5.2
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4.2
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The requirements remain
the same.
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EMS Policy
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The policy commitment to
the prevention of pollution has been replaced by the need for an overarching
policy commitment to the protection of the environment. This is to include
the prevention of pollution and other issues (such as sustainable resource
use, climate change mitigation and adaption, etc.).
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5.3
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4.4.1
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The new clause has the
same requirements regarding roles, responsibilities, and authorities;
resources are now divided as a separate clause.
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No
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There is no longer a need
for a management representative(s), however the roles, responsibilities and
authorities previously assigned to them still need to be assigned within the
organization.
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6
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4.3
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6.1
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These are completely new
requirements. When planning the EMS, the organization will need to consider
external and internal issues along with needs and expectations of interested
parties
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No
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Consideration needs to be
given to identified internal and external issues (4.1) and the needs and
expectations of interested parties (4.2).
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6.1.1
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These are completely new
requirements. When planning the EMS, the organization will need to consider
external and internal issues along with needs and expectations of interested
parties
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General documented process
to meet requirements of
6.1 - Information to the extent necessary to
have
confidence that the processes have been
carried out as
planned.
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Consideration needs to be
given to identified internal and external issues (4.1) and the needs and
expectations of interested parties (4.2).
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6.1.2
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4.3.1
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The new clause has the
same requirements, and includes some new ones in consideration of abnormal
and potential emergency situations; also, the criteria used for determining
significant aspects is now explicitly required to be documented.
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Need to have documented
information on:
• criteria used to
determine its significant
environmental aspects;
• environmental aspects
and associated environmental
impacts;
• significant
environmental aspects.
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The identification of
aspects and impacts now needs to consider a life cycle perspective. It has
now been made explicit that this shall also take into account abnormal and
emergency situations.
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6.1.3
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4.3.2
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The requirements remain
the same in the new version. Compliance obligations must be taken into
account when planning the EMS.
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Documented information of
compliance obligations
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Compliance obligations’ is
the new term for ‘legal and other’ requirements – this gives equal weighting
to non-legislative mandatory obligations and voluntary obligations as legal
requirements. Documented information on compliance obligations must be
maintained.
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6.1.4
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The organization will have
to plan actions to address the environmental aspects and compliance
obligations, as well as determined risks related to threats and opportunities
and evaluate their effectiveness.
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Documented information of
risk associated with threats
and opportunities that needs to be addressed
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This is a new concept
which requires the identification of the risk (defined as the effect of
uncertainty on objectives) associated with threats and opportunities that
need to be addressed, whilst maintaining documented information on these.
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6.2
6.2.1
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4.3.3
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The requirements remain
the same, but are further elaborated in the new version.
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Documented information on
environmental objectives
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The term ‘targets’ is no
longer used, however the requirements for what would be known as targets are
included in clause 6.2.2. When setting objectives consideration now needs to
be given to the risk associated with threats and opportunities. The standard
no longer includes a specific need to consider the views of interested
parties when establishing objectives and targets, however these will still be
covered if any compliance obligations (which do still need to be considered)
have been set based on the needs and expectations of these interested
parties. There are now specific requirements for the objectives to be
monitored, communicated and updated as appropriate.
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6.2.2
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4.3.3
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The requirements remain
the same, but are further elaborated in the new version.
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No
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The term ‘programme’ is no
longer used and the standard talks about planning how to achieve
environmental objectives instead. This planning now needs to include details
on what resources will be required and how the results will be achieved.
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6.3
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N/A
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7
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4.4
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7.1
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4.4.1
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The old requirements
regarding resource provision remain, but the new version emphasizes resource
provision by dividing it into a separate clause
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No
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No significant change
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7.2
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4.4.2
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The requirements are the
same, only further outlined by division into separate clauses. The
organization must determine needs for training regarding environmental
aspects and EMS.
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Documented information as
evidence of competence
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Persons now need to be
competent if they can affect the organization’s environmental performance,
rather than if they have the potential to cause a significant environmental
impact.
The need for training has
been expanded into a wider need for taking actions to acquire necessary
competences, which can also include mentoring, re-assignment or hiring /
contracting activities.
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7.3
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The requirements are the
same, only further outlined by division into separate clauses. The
organization must determine needs for training regarding environmental
aspects and EMS.
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No
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This section has been
rewritten; however the requirements are largely the same.
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7.4
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No
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7.4.1
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4.4.3
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The requirements are the
same, only divided into separate clauses. The new version of the standard
shows the internal and external communication as equally important.
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Documented information as
evidence of communication
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Requirements are now more
prescriptive as to what the process for communications (internal and
external) shall be. New requirements include the need to ensure that it is
planned what, when, how and with who communications are made, and that the
communications take into account compliance obligations, are consistent with
the EMS and are reliable. Communications on the EMS must be responded to.
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7.4.2
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The requirements are the
same, only divided into separate clauses. The new version of the standard
shows the internal and external communication as equally important.
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No
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The communications process
must enable persons working on the organization’s behalf to contribute to
continual improvement.
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7.4.3
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The requirements are the
same, only divided into separate clauses. The new version of the standard
shows the internal and external communication as equally important.
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No
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The previous requirement
on deciding whether to communicate externally about significant environmental
aspects is no longer specific referenced, as this is covered in the overall
communications process detailed in 7.4.1.
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7.5
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4.4.4
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Documents and records now
belong to the same category - documented information. The requirements of
both versions are equivalent
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No
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The terms ‘documents’ and
‘records’ have been replaced by the term ‘documented information’.
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7.5.1
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Documents and records now
belong to the same category - documented information. The requirements of
both versions are equivalent
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Documented information
required by this International
Standard as well as documented information,
determined by the organization, as being
required for
the effectiveness of the environmental
management
system.
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The terms ‘documents’ and
‘records’ have been replaced by the term ‘documented information’.
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7.5.2
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4.4.5, 4.5.4
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Documents and records now
belong to the same category - documented information. The requirements of
both versions are equivalent
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No
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Specific reference is now
made to the need for ensuring appropriate format and media.
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7.5.3
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4.4.5, 4.5.4
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Documents and records now
belong to the same category - documented information. The requirements of
both versions are equivalent
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Documented information of
external origin determined
by the organization to be necessary.
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Controls now need to
ensure that documented information is adequately protected. The document
control activities to be addressed by the system are specified
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4.4
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8.1
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4.4.6
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The new version takes into
account a few additional elements: control
of outsourced processes,
change management and the life cycle during purchasing, and design and
development.
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Documented information to
the extent necessary to
have confidence that the processes have been
carried
out as planned.
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Specific reference is now
made to the planning of operations, as well as their control. Controls for
processes should now be implemented to prevent deviation from compliance
obligations, as well as from the policy and objectives.
There are requirements for
the control of planned changes and the review of unintended changes. It is
now specified that outsourced processes are controlled or influenced. There
are now requirements for determining procurement activities and considering
requirements in design activities, taking into account a life cycle
perspective.
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8.2
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4.4.7
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The requirements are
almost the same, but are further elaborated in
the new version.
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No
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There is now a specific
requirement to prevent the occurrence of emergency situations and accidents.
The review and revision of
the procedure should now also take place in particular after tests.
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8.3
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8.4
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8.5
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8.6
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8.7
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9
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4.5
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9.1
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4.5.1
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The new clause sublimates
all requirements for monitoring and measurement related to significant
environmental aspects, compliance obligations, operational controls,
objectives, etc.
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No
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Greater detail on
requirements for monitoring and measurement activities is specified. There is
a specific requirement for the evaluation of performance and the use of
indicators.
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9.1.1
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The new clause sublimates
all requirements for monitoring and measurement related to significant
environmental aspects, compliance
obligations, operational
controls, objectives, etc.
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Evidence of monitoring,
measurement, analysis and
evaluation results.
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Greater detail on
requirements for monitoring and measurement activities is specified. There is
a specific requirement for the evaluation of performance and the use of
indicators.
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9.1.2
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4.5.2
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The requirements are the
same
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Evidence of compliance
evaluation results
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9.2
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4.5.5
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The requirements are
equivalent. The main difference is that the new
standard does not require
a documented procedure.
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Evidence of the
implementation of the audit
programme(s) and the audit results
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9.2.1
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9.2.2
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9.3
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4.6
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The requirements are
equivalent. The output of management review must include opportunities to
improve integration of the EMS with other business processes
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Documented information as evidence
of the results of
the management reviews
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Changes in risk associated
with threats and opportunities need to be considered during the management
review process.
The consideration of the
organization’s environmental performance now needs to include trends in
nonconformities and corrective actions, monitoring and measurement results,
conformity with compliance obligations and audit results. Review is required
of opportunities for continual improvement, rather than recommendations for
improvement. The outputs of the management review shall include any
implications for the organization’s strategic direction.
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10
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10.1
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The organization must
determine the opportunities for improvement
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Information of the nature
of the nonconformities and
any subsequent actions taken, and the
results of any
corrective action.
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The specific requirement
for preventive action has been removed – the entire management system should
be a tool for preventive action.
Actions to prevent
recurrence of nonconformities shall specifically include a determination of
whether similar nonconformities exist or could potentially occur.
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10.2
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4.5.3
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The requirements are
equivalent.
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No
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The EMS needs to be
continually improved in order to enhance environmental performance.
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10.3
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The new standard points
out the need to use all available information
for continually improving
the EMS.
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No
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