Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Environmental Management System (EMS) elements
4.1 General
4.1.1 The EMS model
4.1.2 Top management commitment and leadership
4.1.3 Initial Environmental Review
4.2 Environmental policy
4.3 Planning
4.3.1 Environmental Aspects
4.3.1.1 Step 1: Identify activities, products
and services
4.3.1.2 Step 2: Identify environmental aspects
4.3.1.3 Step 3: Identify environmental impacts
4.3.1.4 Step 4: Evaluate significance of impacts
4.3.1.5 Step 5: Identify significant environmental
aspects
4.3.2 Legal and other requirements
4.3.2.1 Legal requirements
4.3.2.2 Other requirements
4.3.2.3 Internal performance criteria
4.3.3 Objectives and targets
4.3.3.1 Inputs
4.3.3.2 Setting objectives
4.3.3.3 Outputs
4.3.3.4 Objectives and targets program(s)
4.3.4 Performance indicators
4.4 Implementation and operation
4.4.1 Resources, roles, responsibility and
authority
4.4.2 Competence, training and awareness
4.4.3 Communication
4.4.3.1 Internal communication
4.4.3.2 External communication
4.4.3.3 Communication processes
4.4.4 EMS documentation
4.4.5 Document control
4.4.6 Operational control
4.4.6.1 Identifying needs for operational controls
4.4.6.2 Establishing operational controls
4.4.6.3 Evaluating operational controls
4.4.7 Emergency preparedness and response
4.5 Checking and Corrective Action
4.5.1 Monitoring and measurement
4.5.2 Evaluation of Legal Compliance
4.5.3 Nonconformity and preventive and corrective action
4.5.4 Records management
4.5.5 Internal EMS audit
4.6 Management Review
4.6.1 Review of the EMS
4.6.2 Continual improvement
4.6.2.1 Opportunities for improvement
4.6.2.2 Implementation of continual improvement
Annex A (informative) Integrated examples of implementation of
EMS processes
A.1 General overview
Bibliography