"Does the standard require an organization to have a documented procedure for their EMS objectives and planning to achieve them?”
Determining environmental objectives
"Need assistance understanding how to identify environmental objectives for a smaller service organization.”
Context and ISO 14001
"How do I draft the context of the organization for example for a steel manufacturing plant
Context and interested parties
"Can you explain the new clauses with examples to me for easy transformation? Notably: a. 4.1 - Understanding the Organization and its Context - b. 4.2 - Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties”
Auditing the audit function
"My organization just underwent our 2015 transition audit by an external registrar. Prior to the external audit, a full system audit was conducted by internal auditors and documented. However, much attention was focused on whether the internal audit function as under 9.2 was audited internally. To me, it appears that 9.2 requires that a full internal audit of the management system is conducted prior to certification. But, does 9.2 require that the internal audit function (9.2) is also audited by a separate group of independent auditors prior to certification? We were advised that if the internal audit had not been audited prior to a registrar audit, then this is considered as a non-conformity, because the entire 14001 standard would have not been satisfied. Can you provide clarity on the intent of 9.2?”
Partes interesadas y su influencia en el SGA
¿CÓMO DETERMINAR HASTA QUÉ PUNTO ABARCAR DE PARTES INTERESADAS Y SU INFLUENCIA EN NUESTRO SISTEMA.? ¿PUEDO PRESCINDIR DE ALGUNAS PARTES Y PROPONER ABARCAR MÁS PARTES CONFORME PASE EL TIEMPO?
Evidencing Leadership and commitment
"What type of objective evidence can be produced to demonstrate compliance to Clause 5 of Leadership and commitment, on ISO14001:2015?”
Filing criteria
"I am trying to find out in what format do I file my ISO14001 documents. This is my first implementation. Do I file by clauses or how?”
Environmental aspects and risks
Dear Strahinja,
Internal Auditor requirements
"If I have persons trained as Lead Auditors 14001, can those persons be used to conduct internal audits for 9001? I understand that lead auditor is not required by the standard”