Class 10
Sustainable Engineering
Dr. Aswathy G P
Assistant Professor
Department of ECE
TKM College of Engineering
3 January 2022
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Contents
1
Environmental management standards
2
ISO 14000 Series
3
ISO 14001:2015 frame work
4
Review Questions
5
Subject Coverage
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Environment Management System
Population explosion and rapid industrialisation cause rapid exploitation of natural resources
Totally unsustainable!!!
Sustainable development is necessary for the well-being of the present
and future generation
The growing interest and concern among the public have create
awareness about the need for environmental management
Environment management is for conservation of environment for environment’s sake and for human existence
Harmony between man and environment is the essence of environment management
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Environment Management System
Organizations/industries started to demonstrate their concern and
commitment towards environment
The first systematic approach - establishment of an Environment
Management System (EMS)
Intention - Protection of environment in a sustainable way
Help organizations to meet growing public expectation for environmental responsibility
Meet increasingly stringent regulatory requirements
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Environment Management System
Definition - a tool with a set of management procedures that allows
an organization/industry to identify, evaluate and control the impact
of its activities, products and services on the natural environment
A system of managing the organization’s environmental programmes
in a formal, comprehensive, systematic, planned and documented
manner
It helps to meet regulations and legislative requirements
Reduce environmental impacts in a systematic manner
Increases its operational efficiency
Idea is to integrate all environmental responsibilities into daily decision making
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Environment Management System
EMS is voluntary in nature
Over years, many public and private sector organizations have implemented EMS
It cannot be implemented in a random manner
To develop and implement EMS, commitment of time and monetary
resources are required
For an EMS to be efficient, regular and robust verification is necessary
Effective EMS identify the causes of environmental problems and the
ways to eliminate them
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Functions of EMS
Restricts over-exploitation of natural resources
Improved environmental performance by the organization
Meet regulatory and legislative requirements
Focuses on continuous improvement of the system
Enhanced employee morale
Enhanced image of organization among the public
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Basic EMS Framework
It follows a Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle
Also called Deming-Shewhart Plan-Do-Check-Act Model
4-step management method used to identify and solve a problem
If this cycle is adhered to, it leads to continuous improvement of the
system
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Basic EMS Framework
Fig. 1: Plan-Do-Check-Act
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Basic EMS Framework
Fig. 2: Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle
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Basic EMS Framework
Plan - Planning and formulating basic environmental goals in accordance with the organisation’s environmental policy
Do - Implement the step by step actions which includes training and
operational controls
Check - Checking and arriving at corrective measures
Act - Reviewing, includes periodic management reviews and actions
to make needed changes which continuously improve performance of
the environmental management system
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ISO 14000 Series
Organizational standards are required for implementing and evaluating EMS
Help organisation to take a proactive approach in managing environmental issues
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) developed a series of international recognized standards - ISO 14000 series
Help organizations to meet their environmental performance
ISO 14000 is a voluntary standard
It specifies the procedure “how to achieve the goal”
It is a standard and not a set of rules and regulations
ISO 14001 is the document containing the requirements for ISO certification
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ISO 14000 Series
Various Environmental Management Standards exist
Most important - ISO 14001
ISO published first edition in September 1996 and second edition in
2004
Various standards of ISO 14000 series falls into 2 major groups
1
Organisation-based standards
Provide comprehensive guidance for the implementation and
evaluation of the EMS
ISO 14001 series, ISO 14010 series and ISO 14030 series
2
Product-based standards
Provide comprehensive guidance for determining both the environmental impacts of products and services over their life cycles
ISO 14020 series, ISO 14040 series and ISO 14060 series
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Benefits of EMS
Improved environmental performance
Enhanced compliance
Increased efficiency and reduced costs
Competitive advantage in the global market
Improved image for the organisation among the public
Enhanced employee morale
Reduced risk potential
Pollution reduction and resource conservation
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ISO 14001:2015
ISO 14001 is the cornerstone standard of ISO 14000 series
World’s most widely used EMS
It is a document containing the EMS specification with guidelines
Voluntary in nature
Only standard that is auditable
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ISO 14001:2015
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Certification for EMS
ISO 14001 is the only standard in the series by which an organization can be certified by a third party
Fig. 4: Procedure for EMS certification
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ISO 14001
ISO 14001 EMS standards implementation has a positive and significant relationship with business performance
Implementing an efficient EMS will be beneficial in improving
Organization’s efficiency
Environmental performance
Economy
Pollution prevention
Waste minimization strategies
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Review Questions
1
Write a short note on EMS?
2
Explain basic EMS framework?
3
What are the benefits of EMS?
4
Write short note on ISO 14000 : 2015?
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Subject Coverage
Module 3
Environmental management standards: ISO 14001:2015 framework
and benefits, Scope and goal of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), Circular
economy, Bio-mimicking, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA),
Industrial ecology and industrial symbiosis.
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