Environmental Management Plan Checklist

Environmental Management System Checklist

Nicolaas Kerkmeester October 07, 2022

Building on our introduction to management systems, we have provided you with a simple and easy-to-follow Environmental Management System Checklist to determine your compliance against ISO 14001. We have also included a direct downloadable PDF version of the checklist to simplify your assessment process.

Context

THE ORGANISATION

  • Have we determined internal and external issues that will impact on our environmental management system?

INTERESTED PARTIES

  • Have we determined what internal and external interested parties are relevant to the environmental management system and what are their requirements?

SCOPE

  • Have we determined the boundaries of the environmental management system and documented the scope?

Leadership

LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT

  • Can we demonstrate top management is providing leadership and commitment to the environmental management system?

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

  • Do we have a documented environmental policy that is communicated and available?

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Are roles and responsibilities for environmental management documented? 

Planning

RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES

  • Have we determined the environmental risks and opportunities related to our organisation?
  • Do we have plans to address them? Have we maintained records?

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

  • Have we determined our environmental aspects and impacts, including any significant aspects and our criteria for determining this?
  • Do we have plans to address them? Have we maintained records?

COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS

  • Have we determined our compliance obligations and how they apply to us? Do we have plans to address them?
  • Have we maintained records?

ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES

  • Have we established environmental objectives? 
  • Do we monitor, measure and communicate them? 
  • Do we have plans to address them?
  • Have we maintained records? 

Support

RESOURCES

  • Have we determined and ensured the necessary resources for the environmental management system?

COMPETENCE

  • Do we ensure the training and competence of personnel?
  • Do we maintain records?

AWARENESS

  • Have we ensured that personnel are aware of our policy, significant aspects and processes relevant to them?

COMMUNICATION

  • Have we determined processes for internal and external communication relevant to environmental management including staff, contractors, visitors, regulators and interested parties?
  • Have we maintained records?

CONTROL OF DOCUMENTS

  • Do we ensure documents and records are controlled? 

Operations

OPERATIONAL PLANNING AND CONTROL

  • Have we established and maintained procedures to meet the requirements of the environmental management system?
  • Do we maintain control and influence over outsourced processes?
  • Consistent with a life cycle perspective do we consider environmental requirements in design processes and ensure impacts associated with transportation, use and end-of life treatment are controlled?
  • Do we maintain records?

EMERGENCY

  • Have we documented processes for emergency?
  • Are they tested and do we evaluate effectiveness? Do we maintain records?

Improvement

NONCONFORMITY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION

  • Do we have processes for reporting, investigating and taking action to manage incidents and corrective action?
  • Do we maintain records?

CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT

  • Do we continually improve the environmental management system?