TABLE OF CONTENTS One of the themes running through this book is that, if you already have an ISO 9001 quality management system, many of the management functions apply to both environmental and quality systems. The coincidence of the two Standards is illustrated in Table 4.2.
The same structure has been used for more recently developed Standards for other management systems such as health and safety (OHSAS 18001). By making the structures comparable the intention is that all the different Standards should be expressed within the organisation as different facets of one management system.
The similarity of the structure of the three Standards is shown in Table 14.1.
| ISO 14001: 1996 | ISO 9001: 2000 | OHSAS 18001: 1999 |
|---|---|---|
| General requirements | General requirements | General requirements |
| Environmental policy | Management responsibility commitment and policy | OH&S Policy |
| Planning | Planning | Planning |
| Implementation and operation | Management responsibility Resource management Product realisation | Implementation and operation |
| Checking and corrective action | Measurement analysis and improvement | Checking and corrective action |
| Management review | Review included in Management responsiblity | Management review |
If you have moved or intend to move into the paperless society, in itself an environmentally friendly decision, by creating an intranet (or internal website) for the organisation, then obviously you want a single structure. By using the hyperlink facility the user is led to the appropriate part of the system.
So, whatever the level of sophistication of your existing management systems, take a hard look at them before you start writing your ISO...
