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Defining ISO 14001 EMS Scope

The document discusses the scope of an Environmental Management System according to ISO 14001:2015. The scope defines the boundaries and applicability of the EMS and is determined by considering issues, compliance obligations, organizational units, activities, products, services, and the organization's control. Examples of scopes include "Printing of paper products at location X" and "Design, execution and marketing of online training in the field of management systems." Compliance obligations refer to legal requirements and any other requirements an organization chooses to comply with.

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Defining ISO 14001 EMS Scope

The document discusses the scope of an Environmental Management System according to ISO 14001:2015. The scope defines the boundaries and applicability of the EMS and is determined by considering issues, compliance obligations, organizational units, activities, products, services, and the organization's control. Examples of scopes include "Printing of paper products at location X" and "Design, execution and marketing of online training in the field of management systems." Compliance obligations refer to legal requirements and any other requirements an organization chooses to comply with.

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ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System

- Scope of the Environmental Management System -

Scope = boundaries and applicability of


its environmental management system.

To determine the scope the following are considered:


- external and internal issues;
- compliance obligations;
- organizational units, functions and physical
boundaries;
- activities, products and services;
- the organization’s authority and ability to exercise
control and influence.
ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System
- Scope of the Environmental Management System -

Scope = maintained as documented


information

Examples:

"Printing of paper products at location X"


"Design, execution and marketing of
online training in the field of management
systems"
ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System
- Scope of the Environmental Management System -
“Context of the organization” requirements

- Determine external and internal issues, including


environmental conditions that are relevant to its
purpose and that can affect its EMS

- Identify interested parties and their needs and


expectations and decide which of those become
compliance obligations and

- Determine the scope of the EMS

Compliance obligations as “legal requirements that an organization has


to comply with any other requirements that an organization has to or
chooses to comply with"

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