Risks and evaluation of compliance

Answer:
You can determine risks related with: the compliance obligations you will have identified as relevant to your EMS and business; the environmental aspects you have identified for your EMS; and the stakeholders and interested parties identified when you considered the scope and context of the organization on establishment and review of your EMS. For each determined risk you should evaluate if there is the need for taking action. That means, you should evaluate if the risk is critical. Each organization should define its own way of evaluating environmental risks. For example, an organization can set as evaluating parameters: probability of risk occurrence and impact of risk occurrence. Each parameter can be evaluated as LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH and set a matrix like the following one:

“In clause 9.1.2 evaluation of compliance the returns submitted as per compliance register is to be checked in auditing EMS. Please explain.”

Answ er:
While auditing an EMS, evaluation of compliance according to clause 9.1.2 of ISO 14001:2015, is audited. As an audit, a sample will be taken and verified by the auditors. The implementation of clause 9.1.2 must ensure that all items included in the compliance register are verified. Once audits work with samples, audits cannot be used to perform evaluation of compliance according to clause 9.1.2.

The following material will provide you information about risks and evaluation of compliance:
- ISO 14001 – ISO 14001 risks and opportunities vs. environmental aspects - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2016/06/06/iso-14001-risks-and-opportunities-vs-environmental-aspects/
- Risks and opportunities in ISO 14001:2015 – What they are and why they are important - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2016/03/07/risks-and-opportunities-in-iso-140012015-what-they-are-and-why-they-are-important/
- Risk Management in ISO 14001:2015 – What, why and how? - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2019/08/27/key-iso-14001-benefits-to-customers/nowledgebase/risk-management-in-iso-140012015-what-why-and-how/
- Compliance requirements according to ISO 14001:2015 – What has changed? - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2015/09/14/compliance-requirements-according-to-iso-140012015-what-has-changed/
- free online training ISO 14001:2015 Foundations Course - https://advisera.com/training/iso-14001-internal-auditor-course/
- book - THE ISO 14001:2015 COMPANION – A Straightforward Guide to Implementing an EMS in a Small Business - https://advisera.com/books/the-iso-14001-2015-companion/