ISO 14001 Standard
ISO 14000 series standards defined
The designation “ISO 14000” is a general term referring to a family of standards concerned with "environmental management".
This refers to what the organization does to:
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Minimize harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities, and to |
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Achieve continual improvement of its environmental performance. |
ISO 14000 is known as a "generic management system standards" which means that it can be applied:
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to any organization, large or small, whatever its product |
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including whether its "product" is actually a service, |
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in any sector of activity, and |
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whether it is a business enterprise, a public administration, or a government department. |
The "Management system" refers to the organization's structure for managing its processes - or activities - that transform inputs of
resources into a product or service which meet the organization's objectives, such as satisfying the customer's quality requirements, complying to regulations, or
meeting environmental objectives.
ISO 14001:2004 Standard Defined
The ISO 14001:2004 standard contains the actual requirements that an organization has to comply with to become certified
to the ISO 14000 standard. The “:2004” designation indicates that the standard was last revised in the year 2004.
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