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Environmental ManagementPlans Demystified

Copyright 2001 Stephen Tinsley

EnvironmentalManagement PlansDemystifiedA guide to implementing ISO 14001

Stephen Tinsley

London and New York


First published 2001by Spon Press11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canadaby Spon Press29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001

Spon Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group

2001 Stephen Tinsley

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted orreproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic,mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented,including photocopying and recording, or in any informationstorage or retrieval system, without permission in writing fromthe publishers.

British Library Cataloguing in Publication DataA catalogue record for this book is availablefrom the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication DataTinsley, Stephen, 1956

Environmental management plans demystified : a guide toimplementing ISO 14001/ Stephen Tinsley.

p. cm.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 0-415-24663-6 (alk. paper) ISBN 0-415-24664-4 (pbk: alk.paper)1. Environmental economics. 2. sustainable development. 3.Environmental policy. I. Title.

HC79.E5 T56 2001333.7--dc21 2001020142

This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2003.

ISBN 0-203-47183-0 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-78007-8 (Adobe eReader Format)


To Catriona, Emily, Janey, Hannah and Oliver


Contents

PrefaceAcknowledgements

1 Introduction

2 Managing the environment

3 Nine steps to a successful environmental management plan

4 The environmental audit

5 Environmental plan structure

6 Monitoring and measuring

7 EMS audit and management review

8 Preparing environmental operational procedures

9 Documentation assistant

10 Manuals, folders and logs assistant

11 Alternative environmental management systems

12 ISO 14001 self-assessment

Appendix 1Appendix 2Appendix 3Bibliography


Preface

I would like to have a preliminary discussion with an accreditationcompany to discuss implementing an environmental management systembut I dont know what it entails. I have no benchmarks against which togauge how long the process will take, what it involves, how much it willcost, and whether the information I am given is right for my company.

Listening to this and to the many other frustrated responses of businessprofessionals trying to understanding environmental management andhow it may benefit their company prompted me to write a practical guideto understanding and implementing environmental management systems.

This book aims to achieve two objectives. The first is to help you toachieve a comprehensive understanding of the concept of environmentalmanagement, enabling conversation with environmental mangers andaccreditation companies and enabling you to make informed decisions.Second, if you are the person implementing an environmental managementsystem, this book provides the methods, tools, procedures anddocumentation you need to detail clearly and explain the environmentalmanagement system you are putting into service.

The focus of this book has been on the implementation of ISO 14001.The reason for this is that, at present, ISO 14001 is seen as the leadingenvironmental standard in Europe, and over the next few years it will bethe efficiency standard by which ultimately all businesses will be measured.

Stephen TinsleyJune 2001


Acknowledgements

This book is based on the personal experiences, trials and tribulations ofthe author. However, its construction has involved the skills of many peopleat Spon Press and many thanks go to them. Special thanks go to AliceHudson for her guidance and patience, to Jeremy Joseph for his insightand constructive criticism and to Catriona Keir for her excellentillustrations.

Additional thanks go to the British Standards Institution and the Con-federation of British Industry for kind permission to use some of theirinformation and to Michael Ramsay of Scotland Electronics (Int.) Limitedfor permission to use company material for case study applications.

Finally, I would like to thank my family for their tolerance while thisbook was being written it could not have been easy!


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