Application of an environmental management system (EMS) based on the guidelines established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in ISO 14001 to an academic research facility in Australia
✍ Scribed by Christian Khalil; Boban Markovic; Chris Winder
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 190 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1087-8378
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✦ Synopsis
in Australia
This article represents an approach for dealing with the environmental impacts that are associated with the daily activities of a research facility in Australia. The principles that were observed in this regard followed the guidelines established in the AS/NZ standard ISO 14001 (1996)
for the development of an Environmental Management System (EMS) (1).
The implementation of an EMS to the laboratory facility was not as straightforward as was previously thought. Different means in achieving the requirements of the EMS were considered before setting up an interim system. Some of the major setbacks faced in the development of an environmentally friendly premises, where the daily activities have the lowest possible impact on the environment, are outlined.
The aim of this paper is to reflect the ways in which such a process could be applied to a small research facility, the complexity and diversity of issues to be addressed and the continual management commitment and support required to achieve its objective.