Learn what is changing to ISO 14001 2015 and how it will affect your environmental management system (EMS) at your operations.

1. Paul MacLean, M.SC.,
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the Approach
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Safety (EHS)
• Regulatory Support
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• Evaluation and Miscellaneous
Analyses of Environmental
Impacts

4. CHANGES TO ISO 14001
A review and explanation of changes to the ISO 14001
standard, based on the July 2015 FDIS, and how it may
affect EMS based on ISO 14001:2004.

5.  New document structure of ISO standards
 Broader definition of the environment
• Stronger commitment and leadership from top management
• Improved understanding of organizational context and
stakeholders
• Management of both risks and opportunities
• More emphasis on objectives and performance indicators
• Lifecycle thinking in determining what to manage, including
externalised processes
KEY CHANGES IN THE REVISED ISO
14001 STANDARD

6. • Integration of the management system into core business
processes
• Risk management approach
• Actions based on lifecycle thinking
• Improved sustainability performance from a
comprehensive understanding of the business context
and stakeholder expectations
HIGH LEVEL STRUCTURE FOR ALL
ISO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
STANDARDS
OBJECTIVE

7. • A common framework of
10 clauses with core text
unchanged
• Additional sub-clauses
and domain-specific
text
HIGH LEVEL STRUCTURE FOR ALL
ISO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
STANDARDS
Clause 1 Scope
Clause 2 Normative References
Clause 3 Terms and definitions
Clause 4 Context of the organization
Clause 5 Leadership
Clause 6 Planning
Clause 7 Support
Clause 8 Operation
Clause 9 Performance evaluation
Clause 10 Improvement

8. 4. Context of
the organization
5. Leadership
6. Planning
7. Support8. Operation
9. Performance
evaluation
10. Improvement
10.2 Nonconformity and
corrective action
10.3 Continual
improvement
4.1 Understanding the organization
and its context
4.2 Understanding the needs and
expectations of interested parties
4.3 Determining the scope of the
environmental management
system
4.4 Environmental management
system
5.1 Leadership and
commitment
5.2 Environmental policy
5.3 Organizational roles,
responsibilities and
authorities
6.1 Actions to address risks
and opportunities
6.2 Environmental
objectives and planning
to achieve them
7.1 Resources
7.2 Competence
7.3 Awareness
7.4 Communication
7.5 Documented information
8.1 Operational planning
and control
8.2 Emergency
preparedness and
response
9.1 Monitoring,
measurement,
analysis and
evaluation
9.2 Internal audit
9.3 Management review
HIGH LEVEL STRUCTURE FOR ALL
ISO MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
STANDARDS

9. COMPARATIVE TABLE OF CLAUSES
AND SUB-CLAUSES
4. Context of the organization
4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested
parties
6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities
6.1.1 General
4. Environmental management system requirements (title
only)
4.1 General requirements
4.3 Determining the scope of the environmental
management system
4.4 Environmental management system
5. Leadership (title only)
5.1 Leadership and commitment
4.2 Environmental policy 5.2 Environmental policy
6. Planning (title only)4.3 Planning (title only)
4.3.1 Environmental aspects
6.1.2 Environmental aspects
4.3.2 Legal and other requirements 6.1.3 Compliance obligations
6.1.4 Planning action
ISO 14001:2004 ISO/DIS 14001:2015
Key
GREEN = equivalent 2015 sections
BLUE = new 2015 sections

10. ISO 14001:2004 ISO/DIS 14001:2015
6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them
(title only)
6.2.1 Environmental objectives
6.2.2 Planning actions to achieve environmental objectives
4.4 Implementation and operation (title only)
7. Support (title only)
8. Operation (title only)
4.4.1 Resources, roles, responsibility and authority
7.1 Resources
5.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and authorities
4.4.2 Competence, training and awareness
7.2 Competence
7.3 Awareness
4.4.3 Communication
7.4 Communication (title only)
7.4.1 General
7.4.2 Internal communication
7.4.3 External communication
4.3.3 Objectives, targets and programme(s)
4.4.4 Documentation
7.5 Documented information (title only)
7.5.1 General
4.4.5 Document control
7.5.2 Creating and updating
7.5.3 Control of documented information
4.4.6 Operational control 8.1 Operational planning and control
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF CHAPTERS
AND SUB-CHAPTERS

11. 4.4.7 Emergency preparedness and response 8.2 Emergency preparedness and response
4.5 Control (title only) 9. Performance evaluation (title only)
4.5.1 Monitoring and measurement
9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation (title
only)
9.1.1 General
4.5.2 Evaluation of compliance 9.1.2 Evaluation of compliance
4.5.3 Non-conformity, corrective and preventive action 10.2 Non-conformity and corrective action
4.5.4 Control of records
7.5.2 Creating and updating
7.5.3 Control of documented information
4.5.5 Internal audit 9.2 Internal audit
4.6 Management review 9.3 Management review
10 Improvement (title only)
10.3 Continual improvement
ISO 14001:2004 ISO/DIS 14001:2015
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF CHAPTERS
AND SUB-CHAPTERS
Key
GREEN = equivalent 2015 sections
BLUE = new 2015 sections

12. “In order to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs, it is essential to achieve a balance in a global system taking into account the
three pillars of sustainability: environmental, social and economic sub-
systems. Organizations implement environmental management systems with the aim to
contribute to the environmental pillar of sustainability.”
The environmental policy refers to organizational context, implying that the policy
should focus the EMS, not just on key environmental risks, but also threats and
opportunities for the organisation. This is a big difference from the narrower focus
on pollution prevention in the 2004 version.
The DIS also emphasises the benefits of determining where in the value chain the
organisation can control or influence performance. The objective is to encourage the
consideration of external opportunities for improvement, which may result in lower costs
from the supply chain or greater marketing opportunities, as a consequence of
addressing environmental issues.
SCOPE OF ISO 14001: 2015
A BROADER DEFINITION

13. CLAUSE 4.1 - NEEDS AND
EXPECTATIONS OF INTERESTED
PARTIES
Organization
Employee
s
Competitors
Supply Chain
Government
Non-
governmental
organisations Communities
Customers
Owners and
Financial
Community
Company
Decision
MakersRecruitment
and retention
Access to
capital
Changing
markets
Informed
decisions
Social
license to
operate
Reputational
Risk
Regulatory
Constraints
Input Costs
Competitive
advantage

14. What are the
internal and
external issues that
affect the ability of
the organization to
1) Control and
2) Improve its
performance?
What are the
stakeholder’s needs
and expectations?
Which ones become
obligations?
Compliance
Obligations
Ex: climatic conditions,
resource availability, social
conditions, economic
conditions, organizational
culture, etc.
Ex: exigences corporatives,
permis et règlements,
entente de collaboration,
conditions d’adhésion des
associations sectorielles,
attentes en communications
transparentes avec les ONG,
etc.
Confirmation of
obligations and
authority to act
Activities to control
and actions to plan
4. Context of the
organization
4.1 Understanding the organization and its
context
4.2 Understanding the needs and
expectations of interested parties
4.3 Determining the scope of the
environmental management system
5. Leadership
5.1 Leadership and commitment
5.2 Environmental policy
5.3 Organizational roles,
responsibilities and authorities
6. Planning
6.1 Actions to address risks and
opportunities
6.2 Environmental objectives and
planning to achieve them
The organization’s
commitments with
respect to the
targeted
performance and
goal framework
The organization’s
commitments with
respect to resources
and integration into
business processes
What aspects / issues
could have significant
impacts (positive or
negative)? What are the
associated risks? What
actions are planned to
reduce them?
Ex: dust during high winds,
aging population over labour
availability, climate change
on site access, price of
metal over production.
Objectives aligned with the
commitment of the policy

15. CLAUSE 4.2 AND 6.1.3.
COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
What are the operational
requirements in terms of
permits?
Example:
Monitoring
programs
Example:
• Training and Employment
• Business Opportunities
• Education Awards and
Scholarships
• Social and Cultural
• Environmental Matters and
Closure
• Financial Matters
What are the operational
requirements in terms of
applicable rules?
What are the operational
requirements in terms of
collaborative
agreements?
Example:
NPRI report
Example:
Air emissions
criteria
Example:
Incident follow-up
Example:
Expiration date on
TDG training
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16. CLAUSE 4.2 AND 6.1.3.
COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS
CORPORATE REQUIREMENTS
What are the corporate
operational
requirements?
Operational Requirements
SS 1 Security/Theft Management
SS 2 Product Security/Theft
Operational Requirements
SH 1 Safety Golden Rules
SH 2 Industrial Hygiene
SH 3 Golden Eye Review
SH 4 Field Monitoring
SH 5 Preventive Safety
SH 6 Continuous Improvement Plan
Operational Requirements
CR 1 Social Baseline Studies
CR 2 Stakeholder Management
CR 3 Community Response
System (Grievance
Mechanism)
CR 4 Community Agreements
CR 5 Human Rights
CR 6 Land Acquisition and
Compensation
CR 7 Local Employment and
Procurement
CR 8 Community Investments
CR9 Reclamation and Social
Closure Planning
Operational Requirements
EP 1 Cyanide
EP2 Chemicals and Petroleum
Management
EP 3 Mercury Management
EP 4Solid and Hazardous Waste
EP 5 Waste Rock
EP 6 Tailings
EP 7 Water Stewardship and
Management
EP 8 Energy Strategy
EP 9 Air Emissions Control
EP 10 Land Use
EP 11 Environmental Monitoring
EP 12 Exploration
EP 13 Reclamation and Closure
Planning
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17. CLAUSE 4.2 AND 6.1.3.
COMPLIANCE OBLIGATIONS
EXTERNAL REQUIREMENTS
What are the operational
requirements in terms of
voluntary standards the
organization commits to?
Example:
Cyanide Code
Example:
Towards Sustainable Mining
• Aboriginal and Community Outreach
• Energy and GHG Emissions Management
• Tailings Management
• Biodiversity Conservation Management
• Safety and Health
• Crisis Management
• Mine Closure
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Extractive
Industries
Transparency
Initiative (financial
transactions)
Global Reporting
Initiative – Sustainability
Reporting Guidelines
International
Council on Mining
and Metals (incl
GRI) United Nations
Global
Compact
Universal
Declaration
of Human
Rights
Voluntary Principles
on Human Rights
and Security
International Finance
Corporation’s
Environmental and Social
Performance Standards

18. Activities to
control and
actions to plan
Significant
Aspects
EvaluationProcess
Identified
Aspects
Objectives
Compliance
Requirements
ELEMENT 6 - PLANNING
Commitment
confirmation and
authority to act
PlanningProcess
Informed by

19. ELEMENT 8 - OPERATIONS
Controlled
Activities
8.1 Operational planning and control
8.2 Emergency preparedness and response.
Emergency
measures plan A in
case of fire
Weekly inspection
of department X
Emergency
measures plan B in
case of spillage
Emergency
measures plan C in
case of crisis
List of the
department’s
activities with
significant
aspects/risks.
Inspection form
Inspection
schedule
Work procedures
for activities x, y
and z
Work instructions
for activities a, b
and c
Planning of
meetings with
communities
Community Action
Plans
Preventive
maintenance
Proof of preventive
maintenance
Meeting agendas
and minutes
System
Document
System
Procedure
Key
Establish, implement control and
maintain the processes… to
implement the actions determined
in 6.1 and 6.2.
Establish, implement and maintain
the processes needed to prepare
for and respond to potential
emergency situations.
Principal Activities Examples of documentation

20. Evaluated
Performance
9. Performance evaluation
9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
Calibration
program for
equipment
Data from
equipment
Proof of calibration
CLAUSE 9.1 - MONITORING,
MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS AND
EVALUATION
Monitoring of
community
engagement (in
collaborative
agreement)
Monitoring of
pollution control
equipment
Determine what needs to be
monitored and measured and
how to do it.
Evaluate conformance to
compliance obligations.
Analyze the results and
evaluate the performance.
Calibration
procedure
Surveillance of
working environment
(SS)
Performance
recording
(ex: SO2 emissions)
Monitoring contractor
work
Inspection forms
Données relevées
par le département
des achats
Monitoring of
supplier’s
products/services
Wastewater
monitoring
program
Principal Activities
System
document
Systems
procedure
Examples of documentation
Key

21. Activities to
control and
actions to plan
Significant
Aspects
Objectives
Compliance
obligations
CLAUSE 9.1.1 - MONITORING,
MEASUREMENT, ANALYSIS AND
EVALUATION
Commitment
confirmation and
authority to act
PlanningProcess
Informed by
Operational
control
Emergency
preparedness
plans
Global
performance
indicators
Performance
indicators
specific to an
activity or piece
of equipment
Controlled
activities
Determine
required
monitoring

22. Compliance
obligations
Commitment
confirmation and
authority to act
Informed by
Global
performance
indicators
Performance
indicators
specific to an
activity or piece
of equipment
Determine
monitoring
required
Results
analysis and
performance
evaluation
Conformity
evaluation to
operational
requirements
Objectives
Evaluated
performance
Non-conformity
management
Required improvement
Required improvement
CLAUSE 9.1.2 - EVALUATION OF
COMPLIANCE

23. • Identical for ISO 14001 and ISO 9001
• 3 years for the transition of the certificates to the new standard
• ISO 45001 (replaces OHSAS 18001) at the Committee Draft
stage, expected for final publication in 2016
2014 2015
2016-
18
November–
Draft
International
Standard (DIS)
available for
public comment
July – Final Draft
International
Standard (FDIS)
published
September –
International
Standard expected
Planned transition
period is 3 years,
according to the
IAF.
REVIEW AND TRANSITION
SCHEDULE

24. • The “auditable” part of the draft standard is 12 pages
(vs 6 pages in 2004)
• There are now 10 main clauses and 21 sub-clauses
(vs 4 and 16 in 2004)
14001: 2015 TOO MUCH?
ISO 14001: 2015 – TOO MUCH?

25. • Without a management system representative, responsibility for the EMS
will be distributed at the top level of organizations (e.g., CSR/Environment,
Finance, Operations, Procurement, Public Relations)
• Given the importance of external stakeholders to the EMS, system audits
may extend to include them.
• The definition of “appropriate”, “adequate” or “deemed necessary” level of
system documentation leaves much for interpretation. This may be a
contentious point during system audits.
• Operational controls associated with significant aspects are not necessarily
documented procedures anymore. Organizations will need to define how
control is achieved.
ISO 14001: 2015
IMPORTANT POINTS