ISO 14001:2015 Certification Consultancy in India

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). 'ISO 14001 Environmental Management System - Requirements with guidance for use' was initially published in the year 1996. Later on, it was revised in the year 2004. At present, the 2004 version of ISO 14001 Certification is in the implementation and is valid till 2018.

The new revised ISO 14001:2015 standard, released in September 2015, will be applicable from 2018 to all types of industries, where the activities of the industry have potential chances of pollution to the environment. The standard is developed on the basis of the Plan-Do-Check-Act (P-D-C-A) cycle.

This standard can be implemented by the industry, who wishes to:

1. Establish, implement, maintain and improve an environmental management system,
2. Assure itself of conformity with its stated environmental policy,
3. Demonstrate conformity with ISO 14001:2015.

In order to implement and achieve ISO 14001:2015 Certification, organizations can take help from an ISO 14001:2015 Consultant who has rich experience in the field of implementation of this standard.

ISO 14001:2015 Certification

ISO 14001: 2015 Certificate is issued by Certifying body, which is accredited to provide certificate under the ISO 14004. The ISO 14001 certificate is issued for the period of three years after successful completion of pre-assessment and registration (Final) assessment. Surveillance audits are conducted by the Certifying body within the period of three years at the interval of six months, nine months or twelve months depending upon the nature and size of the organization. Upon completion of three years, renewal audit is conducted for the new cycle of three years.

Steps of ISO 14001 Consultancy Service

Punyam.com, a well-known ISO Consultancy services provider in India, is having a vast industrial experience in the implementation of environmental management systems and ISO 14001 Consultancy services for all types of industries, such as chemicals, pharmaceuticals, engineering, and others. Punyam develops the system of ISO 14001 Certification for its customers in the following manner:

1. Micro level survey for each and every activity of the organization and preparation of detail Gap analysis report,
2. Preparation of applicable documents required by ISO 14001:2015, based on the detailed study of all organizational activities, such as;
   • Environmental Management System Manual,
   • Environmental Management System Procedures (Mandatory procedures required by the standard),
   • Identification and preparation of Environmental Aspects and its Environmental Impacts register
   • Identification of applicable acts, rules etc. and preparation of Register of rules and regulations (ROR),
   • Major emergency preparedness (Onsite/ Offsite emergency plan) and Contingency plan,
   • Formats to establish the objective evidence of implementation and to ensure control over all the activities.
3. ISO 14001 consultancy provides training to all levels of employees within the organization
4. Assistance in effective implementation of the system by periodic visit till ISO 14001 certification, and conduct mock drills
5. Conduct internal audit to check readiness for the ISO 14001 certification
6. Conduct management review meeting in the presence of Top Management to guide the organization for effective implementation for all the issues pertaining to environmental management system
7. ISO 14001 onsite adequacy audit and certification audit by certifying body.

Benefits of ISO 14001 Environment Management System with Us

1. Cost Saving
   • Avoidance of fines due to compliance with all identified legal requirements.
   • Identification of possible areas, which can save costs such as recycling, landfill costs, utilities, and others
2. Marketing
   • Use of competitive advantage
   • Improved public relations
3. Training
   • Improves environmental awareness amongst all employees.
   • Operators educate on how process may cause environmental liabilities.
4. Monitoring
   • Improves process operation
   • Creates and builds detailed and relevant environmental data.
5. Management
   • Provides a structured framework for management for all environmental issues
   • Better relation with regulatory and licensing authorizations.
6. Others
   • Positive response from investors, lenders and insurers