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6 PLANNING

6.1 Actions to address risks & opportunities

6.1.1 General

  • 1. What process has been developed to identify risks and opportunities?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 2. Does the organization maintain documented information on its risks and opportunities, and are the processes needed documented to the extent necessary to be sure they are carried out as planned?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 3. Has the organization determined the risks and opportunities that need to be addressed to give assurance that the EMS can achieve its intended outcome(s)?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 4. Has the organization determined the risks and opportunities that need to be addressed to prevent, or reduce, undesired effects including the potential for external environmental conditions to affect the organization?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 5. Has the organization determined the risks and opportunities that need to be addressed to achieve continual improvement?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

6.1.2 Environmental aspects

  • 1. Have environmental aspects of activities, products, and services been determined?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 2. Does the organization’s determination of environmental aspects consider a life cycle perspective?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 3. Do the identified aspects take into account change? i.e. <br>• Planned or new developments and<br>• New or modified activities, products and services

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 4. Do the identified aspects cover abnormal and potential [foreseeable] emergency situations as well as normal situations?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 5. How is an aspect determined to be significant (those aspects that have or can have a significant impact on the environment)? Is there any established criteria?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 6. Are significant aspects communicated to the various levels and functions within the organization?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 7. Does the organization maintain documented information of its criteria used to determine its significant environmental aspects?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 8. Does the organization maintain documented information of its environmental aspects and associated environmental impacts?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 9. Does the organization maintain documented information of its significant environmental aspects?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

6.1.3 Compliance obligations

  • 1. Is there an appropriate plan to address the significant aspects, compliance obligations, risk & opportunities?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 2. Does the organization determine how its compliance obligations apply to the organization?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 3. Does the organization take its compliance obligations into account when establishing, implementing, maintaining and continually improving its environmental management system?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 4. Does the organization maintain documented information of its compliance obligations?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

6.1.4 Planning actions

  • 1. Has the organization planned actions to address significant aspects, compliance obligations, risks & opportunities?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 2. Has the organization planned actions to integrate and implement the actions into its EMS processes or other business processes?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 3. Has the organization planned actions to evaluate the effectiveness of these actions?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 4. Does the organization maintain documented information of its compliance obligations?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them

6.2.1 Environmental objectives

  • 1. Have environmental objectives been established taking into account the significant aspects, compliance obligations and considering its risks?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 2. Are these objectives consistent with its environmental policy?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 3. Are these objectives measurable (if practicable)?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 4. Does the organization monitor the environmental objectives?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 5. Are these objectives communicated?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 6. Does the organization update the environmental objectives as appropriate?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 7. Does the organization retain documented information on the environmental objectives?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

6.2.2 Planning actions to achieve environmental objectives

  • 1. What will be done in regards to the environmental objectives?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 2. What are the required resources for those activities?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 3. Are the responsibilities assigned to persons involved?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 4. Are there time frames established for these activities to be completed?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 5. Identify how progress toward the objectives and targets are tracked and communicated to upper management. Ensure that monthly operating reports (or similar method) include status of objectives and targets.

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • Is this audit complete?

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