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Environmental Management System: Corrective and Preventive Action. August 2005. ISO 14001: 1996 -> ISO 14001:2004. 01. Scope of the EMS:
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Environmental Management System: Corrective and Preventive Action August 2005
ISO 14001: 1996 -> ISO 14001:2004 01. Scope of the EMS: “those envi aspects that the organization identifies as those it can control and over which it can be expected to have an influence” => envi aspects of the supply chain 02. EMS audit => Internal audit
ISO 14001: 1996 -> ISO 14001:2004 03. Nonconformity -no definition in the 1996 version -nonconformity defined in the 2004 version 04. Legal and other requirements -new requirement: an organization must now determine how its legal requirements apply to its aspects
ISO 14001: 1996 -> ISO 14001:2004 05. Objectives, targets and programmes -new requirement: the objectives and targets shall be measurable 06. Communication -additional requirement: the organization shall decide and document a decision on external communication
ISO 14001: 1996 -> ISO 14001:2004 07. Documentation -new requirement: the organization shall specify documents 08. Evaluation of compliance -new requirement: the organization shall evaluate and record its compliance with legal and other requirements
ISO 14001: 1996 -> ISO 14001:2004 09. Internal audit -use of a contractor or another member of the staff trained in EMS 10. Management review -inputs: results of internal audits, evaluations of compliance, communications from external parties, environmental performance of the organization,
ISO 14001: 1996 -> ISO 14001:2004 (inputs cont’d) extent to which objectives and targets have been met, the status of CA and PA, follow-up actions from previous mgt reviews, changing circumstances and recommendations for improvement
ISO 14001: 1996 -> ISO 14001:2004 -Mgt review outputs: decisions and actions related to possible changes to environmental policy, objectives, targets and other elements of the EMS, consistent with the commitment to continual improvement.
ISO 14001: 1996 -> ISO 14001:2004 Nonconformity: Non-fulfillment of a requirement Previous definition (based on other ISO standards): non-fulfillment of a requirement of the management system Current definition: Previous definition plus non-fulfillment of performance requirements such as objectives, targets or legal permits
Definitions Corrective action : Action to eliminate the cause of a detected nonconformity Preventive action: Action to eliminate the cause of a potential nonconformity
Requirements related to CA/PA The procedure must define requirements for a. Identifying and correcting NCs and mitigating their envi impact; b. Investigating NCs, determining their causes and taking actions to avoid recurrence; c. Evaluating the need for action to prevent NCs and taking action to avoid their occurrence;
Requirements related to CA/PA d. Recording results of CA and PA e. Reviewing the “impactiveness” of CA and PA.
Requirements related to CA/PA NCAR Form -Description of the Non-conformance (activity description, issued to auditee/DC/PL, date, issued by the IEAT Leader, description/illustration of the NCAR: major, minor, obs) -Nature of request and answer date (root cause, immediate action, CA, PA) -Closure of the NCAR (signatures of the auditee, IEAT Leader, and EMR
Requirements related to CA/PA Surveillance audit recommendation: Addition of “immediate action” to Part II of the NCAR (i.e., nature of the request)