ISO 14001 Foundation Certification ISO 14001 Documentation, Monitoring, & Performance Evaluation 2

Question 1

Which ISO 14001 term refers to 'documented information that an organization has to control and maintain'?

Accepted Answer

Environmental document

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Environmental record

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Environmental procedure

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Environmental register

Question 2

When establishing monitoring and measurement programs, what must an organization ensure about the methods used?

Accepted Answer

They produce valid and reproducible results

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They are performed only by certified third parties

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They are documented in a separate quality manual

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They follow only ISO 9001 methods

Question 3

What does ISO 14001 require organizations to do with calibration records for monitoring equipment?

Accepted Answer

Retain them as documented information

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Destroy them after each audit cycle

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Share them publicly on the company website

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Submit them annually to a regulatory body

Question 4

An organization identifies an environmental aspect with significant impact. Under Clause 7.5, what must it do?

Accepted Answer

Create and maintain documented information about it

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Immediately halt operations related to that aspect

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Notify the ISO certification body within 30 days

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Transfer responsibility to a third-party consultant

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of 'retained documented information' under ISO 14001?

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Evidence of competence training completion

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The organization's environmental policy statement

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The list of applicable legal requirements

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The scope of the environmental management system

Question 6

Under ISO 14001 Clause 9.1.2, what is the primary purpose of conducting an internal audit?

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To provide information on whether the EMS conforms and is effectively implemented

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To replace the need for external certification audits

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To identify new environmental aspects not previously documented

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To calculate the organization's carbon footprint