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Download
(Template -
IER-01 Initial Environmental Review Checklist)
Initial Environmental Review (IER) is a preliminary
review of the existing environmental programmes and systems in
your company. Understanding your company's approach to
environmental concerns will assist you to identify areas for
improvement. In addition, you may wish to quantify baseline
environmental conditions at your facility for comparison to
future conditions.
This review is best conducted
through discussions with different functions in your company,
especially line managers and line workers. The purpose of the
review is to identify the day-to-day working knowledge of your
company's operations. Therefore, it is necessary to include
personnel who have direct knowledge of as many relevant
functions as possible.
The IER
consists of 3 steps :
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Step
1 : Pre-IER
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Create your IER checklist (see IER-01) to collect information
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Step
2 : IER
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Fill out the checklist through site inspection, document review, interview with responsible personnel, direct labours, machine operators, etc.
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Step
3 : Review
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Submit the completed checklist and back-up information to the EMS leader / IER Team to review the current environmental performance and practices of your company.
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Helpful
Tips for using checklist IER-01
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The italicised words under Comments are common remarks to the corresponding questions. |
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Try to complete the checklist as fully as possible, or identify as NA if not applicable. |
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Potential valuable sources of information: |
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Equipment manufacturers |
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Suppliers and vendors (e.g. waste disposal company) |
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Environmental green groups |
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Consider benchmarking your practices or performance against other organisations or industry associations |
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Download (Template -
IER-02 Gap Analysis Report)
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Gap Analysis is a way to use the results of your IER to
identify the "gaps" between your existing management
practices, and those required by the EMS standard. The
Gap Analysis is a very helpful tool for you to identify
ways to improve your environmental management practices
and set priorities where action is needed. To complete
the provided Generic
ISO 14001 EMS Templates of
gap analysis report
(IER-02), you should:
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List your existing environmental practices and documents corresponding to each ISO 14001 clause in "Remarks". |
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Compare the items in Remarks with the ISO 14001 Standard and rate your company's position on the right column. |
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Helpful Tips for using checklist IER-02
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Some sample guidance questions assisting you to rate your company is provided in Appendix 2. |
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For example if "The Environmental Policy meets all ISO requirements" put "●●●●● ", if there is no Environmental Policy put "ooooo".
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