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ISO 14001 Standard Requirements Flashcards

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  1. ISO 14001:2015 requires that environmental objectives be communicated within the organization. Which additional requirement applies to objectives?

    Answer: They must be monitored, communicated, and updated as appropriate

    Clause 6.2 requires environmental objectives to be monitored, communicated, and updated as appropriate to remain relevant.

  2. Under ISO 14001:2015, which of the following is a key output of the management review process?

    Answer: Conclusions on EMS suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness

    Clause 9.3 specifies that management review outputs must include conclusions on the EMS's continuing suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness.

  3. When ISO 14001:2015 requires organizations to address risks and opportunities, this is primarily to:

    Answer: Ensure the EMS achieves its intended outcomes and prevents undesired effects

    Clause 6.1 addresses risks and opportunities to ensure the EMS achieves intended outcomes, prevents or reduces undesired effects, and achieves continual improvement.

  4. ISO 14001:2015 Clause 8.1 (Operational Planning and Control) requires organizations to control outsourced processes. How must this control be exercised?

    Answer: By ensuring outsourced processes are identified and controlled or influenced

    Clause 8.1 requires that outsourced processes relevant to significant aspects be identified and that the type and extent of control or influence be established.

  5. Which of the following correctly describes the 'Plan-Do-Check-Act' (PDCA) cycle as applied in ISO 14001:2015?

    Answer: Plan=Clause 6-7, Do=Clause 8, Check=Clause 9, Act=Clause 10

    In ISO 14001:2015, PDCA maps as Plan (Clauses 6–7), Do (Clause 8), Check (Clause 9), and Act (Clause 10).

  6. An organization discovers that a supplier's process causes a significant environmental impact linked to the organization's product. Under ISO 14001:2015, this is best addressed through:

    Answer: Life cycle perspective controls applied to procurement processes

    The life cycle perspective in Clause 8.1 requires organizations to address significant environmental aspects in upstream processes like procurement.

  7. ISO 14001:2015 specifies that environmental policy must include a commitment to protect the environment. This includes:

    Answer: Prevention of pollution and other specific commitments relevant to organizational context

    Clause 5.2 requires the policy to include a commitment to protection of the environment, including prevention of pollution and other context-specific commitments.