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8 OPERATION

8.1 Operational planning & control

  • 1. How do you ensure that the EMS is achieving the organizations intended outcomes?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 2. Are controls implemented on the processes, to prevent deviation from the environmental policy, environmental objectives and compliance obligations?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 3. Does the organization control planned changes and review the consequences of unintended changes, taking action to mitigate any adverse effects?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 4. Has the organization ensured that outsourced processes are controlled or influenced?Are the type and degree of control or influence to be applied to these processes defined within the EMS?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 5. To make the control processes consistent with a life cycle perspective:

  • Has the organization determined environmental requirements in the design/development and procurement of products and services?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • Has the organization established controls to ensure that environmental requirements are considered in the design process for the development, delivery, use and end-of-life treatment of its products and services?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • Has the organization considered the need to provide information about potential significant environmental impacts during the delivery of the products or services and during use and end-of-life treatment of the product?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • Have environmental requirements been communicated to external providers including contractors?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • Does the organization maintain documented information to the extent necessary to have confidence that the processes have been carried out as planned?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

8.2 Emergency preparedness & response

  • 1. Have processes been established, implemented & maintained to prepare for and respond to potential emergency situations?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 2. Has the organization responded to actual emergency situations?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 3. Is there any mitigation or preventive actions planned to prepare the organization against environmental impacts caused by emergency situations?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 4. Are these planned response action being tested periodically (when practicable)?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 5. Are the action items from an emergency situation or test been reviewed and/or revision to process?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • 6. Does the organization provide training and information relevant to its emergency preparedness and response to persons working under its control and other relevant interested parties?

  • Objective Evidence/Notes

  • Is this audit complete?

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