edure to identify the environmental aspects of the operation. Identifies environmental aspects and impacts. Designs a procedure to identify legal and other requirements of the organization. Identifies legal and other requirements. Creates environmental objectives and targets for each relevant function and level in the organization. Establishes a program for achieving targets and objectives. 7. Present EMS to top management for approval. 8. Top management accepts EMS. 9. Policy and EMS are implemented and an audit function is established. 10. A final gap analysis is performed to determine if the organization is ready for a registration audit. Organization applies for certification by outside auditors.2. Get RegisteredOrganizations are registered by outside auditors or "registrars" as meeting the ISO 14000 standard. The registration can be for a specific company site, for several sites, or for the entire company. Very specific attributes of an EMS are specified in the 14001 standard. The steps in the registration process are: Establish the scope of the registration. This can be done internally or with the help of outside auditors. Apply for registration. This is a written application to the registration body. Review documents about the organization's EMS and submit them to the registration body. Outside auditors perform full assessment. Registration is granted by the certification body based on the auditor's findings. An organization will receive one of three designations: Approval, Conditional or Provisional Approval, Disapproval. When a company is registered it receives a certificate and is listed in a certification register. Ongoing activities are then required to maintain the registration. These include: A. Monitoring and measuring the EMS B. Investigating and handling nonconformancesC. Implementing corrective action and preventive actionD. Maintaining environmental recordsE. Establishing and maintaining an ISO 14000 ...
