ISO 14001


Environmental Management System

General

TC is accredited according to guide 66 of ISO/IEC criteria as a Certification Body No. 3046 [CB No. 3046] for certification of environmental management system according to CSN EN ISO 14001:2004.

ISO 14001 related standards

ISO 14000 is the generic name given to the family of standards around which an EMS can be implemented. The ISO Standard development committee TC 207 started to develop the ISO 14000 series including ISO 14001 in 1994 and this was published in September 1996.

The standard was revised in 2004 to become ISO 14001:2004.

There are other environmental standards and guidelines that have been developed by the TC 207 ISO committee, the most relevant to EMS are:

• ISO 14004 - Environmental Management Systems - General Guidelines on Principles Systems and Supporting Techniques
• ISO 19011 - Guidelines for quality and/or environmental management systems auditing
  

Benefits of ISO 14001 certification:

• Easy communication with interested parties for the environmental affairs
• Compliance with legislative and other requirements by providing a systematic approach for meeting current and identifying future legislation
• Helps you demonstrate conformance and that you are fulfilling policy commitments and making continual improvement against specific targets to meet overall objectives
• Competitive edge over non-certified businesses when invited to tender
• Iimproved management of environmental risk
• Increased credibility that comes from independent assessment
• Continual improvement which helps drive more efficient use of raw materials and enhanced performance leading to cost reductions
• Shares common management system principles with ISO 9000 and OHSAS 18001 enabling integration of your quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems
  

Process of Certification

It consists of two parts:

I.Audit of first level

First level audit consists of following:

	Evaluation and recording of client's certificate appeal
	Making a contract on first level audit
	Appointing the auditing team
	Checking the EMS documentation
	Audit planning
	Audit on spot along with checking the documents
	Report draft on results of first level audit difference documentation

II. Audit of second level

Second Level Audit consists of following:

During the 3-year certificate validity an supervisory audit is elaborated once a year . It's purpose is to make sure that the system of environmental management is maintained and constantly developed. Along with the results of supervisory audit a certification body issues a resolution on certificate validity verification or certificate suspending or withdrawal in case of serious divergence from determined norms.

Range of Accreditation

Accreditation range CB No. 3046 is defined in Certification of accreditation issued by national accredited body.