British Standards ISO 14004

British Standards ISO 14004
Environmental management systems. General guidelines on principles, systems and supporting techniques

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Overview

Summary

BS ISO 14004:2004 provides guidelines on the elements of an EMS, its implementation and the principles involved.

It also gives advice on how to effectively initiate, improve or sustain an environmental management system.

An EMS is an essential element to an organization’s ability to anticipate and meet its environmental objectives and to ensure ongoing compliance with national and/or international requirements.

Having been revised, the improved BS ISO 14004 is now expected to bring the benefits of implementing an EMS to more businesses than ever. The standard is now easier to understand and use.

Abstract
This International Standard provides guidance on the establishment, implementation, maintenance and improvement of an environmental management system and its coordination with other management systems.

The guidelines in this International Standard are applicable to any organization, regardless of its size, type, location or level of maturity. The special needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are incorporated, and this International Standard accommodates their needs and promotes their use of an environmental management system.

While the guidelines in this International Standard are consistent with the ISO 14001 environmental management system model, they are not intended to provide interpretations of the requirements of ISO 14001.

The general purpose of this International Standard is to provide assistance to organizations that wish to implement or improve an environmental management system and thereby improve their environmental performance.

Contents
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Environmental management system elements
Annex A (informative) Examples of correspondence between environmental management system elements

Bibliography

Standard Number BS ISO 14004:2004
Title Environmental management systems. General guidelines on principles, systems and supporting techniques
Status Current
Publication Date 16 November 2004
Cross References ISO 14001:2004, ISO 9000:2000, ISO 9001, ISO 9004, ISO/TR 10013, ISO 14020, ISO 14021, ISO 14024, ISO/TR 14025, ISO 14031:1999, ISO/TR 14032, ISO 14040, ISO 14041, ISO 14042, ISO 14043, ISO/TR 14047, ISO/TS 14048, ISO/TR 14049, ISO/TR 14062, ISO 19011, ISO 14000
Replaces BS ISO 14004:1996
International Relationships ISO 14004:2004 Identical
Draft Superseded 03/109280 DC
Descriptors Environmental engineering, Management techniques, Management, Management operations, Decision-making, Planning, Policy formation, Problem-solving, Systemology, Systems analysis, Training, Legal liability, Policy, Performance, Performance testing, Emergency measures, Reports, Official documents, Documents, Assessed quality Environmental management systems
ICS 13.020.10 (Environmental management)
 
Title in French Systemes de management environnemental. Lignes directrices generales concernant les principes, les systemes et les techniques de mise en oeuvre
Title in German Umweltmanagementsysteme. Allgemeiner Leitfaden ueber Grundsaetze, Systeme und Hilfsinstrumente

Committee SES/1/1
ISBN 0 580 44772 3
Publisher BSI
Format A4
Delivery YES
Pages 50
File Size 918 KB
Price £ 138.00
Price Notes Also available as part of KIT 5 and in A5 size as part of BIP 2070 EMS presentation Set.