CEA ISO 14001 & Management Systems 2

Question 1

Under ISO 14001:2015, which clause requires the organization to determine internal and external issues relevant to its environmental management system?

Accepted Answer

Clause 4.1 – Understanding the organization and its context

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Clause 5.1 – Leadership and commitment

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Clause 6.1 – Actions to address risks and opportunities

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Clause 9.1 – Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation

Question 2

An organization implements an EMS but fails to document its environmental policy. According to ISO 14001:2015, this is a nonconformity against which requirement?

Accepted Answer

Clause 5.2 – Environmental policy

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Clause 7.5 – Documented information

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Clause 6.2 – Environmental objectives

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Clause 9.3 – Management review

Question 3

Which concept introduced in ISO 14001:2015 requires organizations to consider environmental conditions that can affect or be affected by the organization?

Accepted Answer

Life cycle perspective

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Environmental aspect register

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Risk-based thinking

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Interested party analysis

Question 4

During an EMS audit, an auditor finds that operational controls exist for significant environmental aspects but no emergency response procedures are documented. Which ISO 14001:2015 clause is violated?

Accepted Answer

Clause 8.2 – Emergency preparedness and response

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Clause 6.1.3 – Compliance obligations

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Clause 7.2 – Competence

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Clause 9.2 – Internal audit

Question 5

In ISO 14001:2015, 'compliance obligations' refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Legal requirements and other requirements the organization subscribes to

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Only mandatory legal requirements from federal agencies

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Requirements set solely by the ISO certification body

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Internal policies and procedures created by management

Question 6

What is the primary purpose of the 'Plan-Do-Check-Act' (PDCA) cycle as applied in ISO 14001:2015?

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To provide an iterative process for achieving continual improvement

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To establish a linear sequence of environmental actions

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To define roles and responsibilities for environmental staff

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To set mandatory timelines for corrective actions

Question 7

When an organization outsources a process that can have significant environmental aspects, ISO 14001:2015 requires that:

Accepted Answer

The organization ensures outsourced processes are controlled or influenced

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Outsourced processes are excluded from EMS scope

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The contractor must independently obtain ISO 14001 certification

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Environmental liability is fully transferred to the contractor