An Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) is formed in order to make it imaginable
for an organization, company or government to reduce the amount of influence that they might have on our environment. The term Environmental Monitoring System can be circumscribed only to the operations of building or it can contain the lifecycle of product as well. For example; if you were owner of five different buildings which are situated in five different locations, you will require total of 5 Environmental Monitoring System (EMS).
The ISO - 14000 series offer a guide for the correct implementation of EMS. The ISO 14001 series lays down 17 basic necessities that are compulsory to be biddable with the voluntary organizations standards.
-The business is needed to have an eco friendly policy in place which is clearly stated as well as followed.
-Products, services and activities should be analyzed in order to define the influence that they might have on our environment.
-Clearly, the company is needed to fulfill all the legal requirements & regulations which are relevant to the region or regions in which the business functions
-A set of environmentally friendly goals should to be put down. A plan should be put in place as to how these environmentally friendly goals should be achieved.
-Environmental roles as well as responsibilities are then well-defined by the organization.
-Proper steps should be taken in order to confirm that the workforce is well alert of the guidelines which are put in place, so that the company can try and meet their tasks.
-A procedure of communication need to be set up so as to talk over environmental concerns both outside and inside of the organization.
-The company is needed to document all details related to the Environmental Monitoring System procedure.
-Documents regarding Environmental Monitoring System procedures as well as other elements must be efficiently managed.
-The operation of Environmental Monitoring System must be efficiently planned as well as managed. This comprises of the policy, goals, objectives and so forth.
-The business must also create plans in order to efficiently prevent & respond to emergency conditions which could lead to negative environmental influences.
-Main activities are required to be measured as well as monitored frequently.
-Compliance must be often evaluated
-Issues must be recognized, corrected and prevented from occurring again.
-Records of Environmental Monitoring System performance should be kept.
-The Environmental Monitoring System must be inspected on a consistent basis.
-Organization must from time to time review the Environmental Monitoring System.