day ii-session ii iso 14001 for labs: a need or a...

Kuwait Labs

Laboratory Quality and Accreditation Conference (2-4/5/2016)

Day II-Session II

ISO 14001 for Labs: A need or a want (Environmental Management System)

By: Dr. Ali M. Khuraibet

General Manager, Eco Environmental Consultants

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Why labs(s)

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The Problem of Lab(s)

Unavoidable significant environmental adverse impacts:

Generate a lot of waste

Consume a lot of energy

The Problem(s)




Ten (10) Simple Things you can do(s)

1. Use re-usable glass bottles 2. Close or switch off the fume hood. 3. Find out if there are greener alternatives to the reagents you use. 4. Buy service contracts for your equipment. 5. Recycle. 6. Donate surplus equipment. 7. Label lab equipment that can’t be turned off. 8. Use non-mercury thermometers. 9. Keep an up-to-date inventory. 10. Order only the amount that you need.


The Solutions: •Having an Environmental Management Tool/Methods? •Environmental management is the management of the organization/company/firm/Lab activities that have or can have an adverse impact on the environment.

Environmental Management Tools Methods include: •Environmental policies/SD Policies •Environmental Impact Assessment (Tiered) •Environmental indicators •Products Life-cycle Assessment •Environmental monitoring and reporting •Environmental inspection •Environmental Audit

•EMS (ISO 14001)

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Certification



Why Companies Go for Standards and Certification?

Standards Benefits

Standards Q

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CC+CEPP

M+MOM

SD



International

Standardization

Organisation

Greek: ISOS = Equal

Who Came up with the ISO Standards?


ISO has a current portfolio of more than 16,500 standards that provide practical solutions and achieve benefits for almost every sector of business, industry and technology. They make up a complete offering for all three dimensions of sustainable development i.e. economic, environmental and social. ISO’s work programme ranges from standards for traditional

activities, such as agriculture and construction, through mechanical engineering, manufacturing and distribution, to transport, medical devices, the latest in information and communication technology developments, and to standards for services, Bribes preventions.



What is EMS?

Number of interrelated elements functioning together to achieve the objective of effective environmental management.

What is ISO 14000?

Is a series of models of EM tools set out by ISO it includes:

•ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems-specification with guidelines for use (Certification).

•ISO 14004: General guidelines on principals, systems and supporting techniques.

ISO 14010: Guidelines for Environmental Auditing- General principals on environmental auditing

ISO 14011: Guidelines for Environmental auditing-auditing procedures

ISO14012: Guidelines for environmental auditing Qualification Criteria for Auditors

ISO 14015 Environmental Site Assessment

ISO 14020 Environmental labels and declarations-general principals

Other ISO 14000 members (ISO 14021, 1424, 14031, 14040, 14041, 14042, 14043, 14050, ISO 14060, ISO 14065)

EMS Definition and ISO 14000 Family Members




ISO 14001 Benefits

•Identifying, assessing and managing environmental risks.

•Ensuring environmental legislative compliance.

•Allowing firms to plan for future legislative changes.

•Meeting supply chain requirements.

•Increases market opportunities

•Improves public image and community.

•Improves relations with regulators.

•Increases employees self satisfaction in the work environment.

•Reducing insurance cost.

•Cost saving by:

I. Increasing existing process efficiency and introducing more efficient processes.

II. Adopting efficient waste management system: Possibility of redesigning products to be environmental friendly (e.g. processes that produces less waste and using recycled raw material).

III.Reducing amount of generated waste (less waste disposal costs).

IV.Savings in packaging and transport.

V. Installation of cost saving infrastructure (e.g. heating& lighting systems, insulation energy saving material).

VI.Decreasing the demand for raw material(s).




Conformity and Commitment

Compliance to specifications of the standard

Manage the impacts of the company “S-P-A”.

Continual improvement

Compliance with related regulations

ERP

Commitment to:

Commitment to:

Commitment to:

Commitment to:

Conformity to:

What is the Essence of EMS Certification?


ISO 14001 Certification Process


Activity 1

How the

environment

impacts

are managed?

Activity 2

Understanding

environmental

aspects and

policy

Activity 3

Building

the

EMS

Activity 4

Developing

the

EMS

manual

Activity 5

Writing

the

documentation

STAGE 1

ON-SITE

AUDIT

Activity 6

Implementing

the

system

Activity 7

Review and

improvement

Certified

to

ISO 14001

STAGE 2

ON-SITE

AUDIT

Minor?

Major?

Critical?

Non-

Conformity


PDCA

“PLAN, DO, CHECK, ACT”

ISO 14001 Elements:

Environmental Policy

Planning

Implementation and Operation

Checking and Corrective Action

Management Review

ISO 14001 Implementation Model




Data for Measuring Environmental Performance



• I- Qualitative data: Documents, records,

aspects, systems, products, safety

procedures, emergency preparedness and

response, disaster control.

• II- Quantitative data: Pollutants level, waste

amount, limits and standards:

1. Water quality.

2. Air emissions.

3. Waste types and quantities.

4. Soil quality.

5. Noise.

6. Radiation.


Want or a need? Three Msgs…


• 1. The standard id optional.

• 2. It is a need. Why:

Compliance with

environmental laws and

standards e.g. Law 42/2014.

• 3. However, the SUCCESS of an

EMS depends on the DM.
