1、BRITISH STANDARDBS EN ISO 14015:2010Environmental management Environmental assessment of sites and organizations (EASO)ICS 13.020.10NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 14015:2010. It is identi
2、cal to ISO 14015:2001. It supersedes BS ISO 14015:2001, which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee ES/2, Environmental auditing and related environmental investigations.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on reque
3、st to its secretary.A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.BS EN ISO 14015:2010This British Stan
4、dard, having been prepared under the direction of the Management Systems Sector Policy and Strategy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 21 November2001 BSI 2011Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate Comments 28 February 2011 This
5、 corrigendum renumbers BS ISO 14015:2001 as BS EN ISO 14015:2010ISBN 978 0 580 71817 5EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN ISO 14015 May 2010 ICS 13.020.10 English Version Environmental management - Environmental assessment of sites and organizations (EASO) (ISO 14015:2001) Managemen
6、t environnemental - valuation environnementale de sites et dorganismes (EESO) (ISO 14015:2001) Umweltmanagement - Umweltbewertung von Standorten und Organisationen (UBSO) (ISO 14015:2001) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 April 2010. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELE
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11、l Members. Ref. No. EN ISO 14015:2010: EiiContents Page Foreword.iii Introductioniv 1 Scope 1 2 Terms and definitions .2 3 Roles and responsibilities 4 3.1 Client.4 3.2 Representative of the assessee .4 3.3 Assessor.5 4 Assessment process.6 4.1 General6 4.2 Planning6 4.3 Information gathering and va
12、lidation 8 4.4 Evaluation.14 5 Reporting16 5.1 Report content .16 5.2 Report form 17 5.3 Report distribution 18 Bibliography19 EN ISO 14015:2010 (E) BS EN ISO 14015:2010iii Foreword The text of ISO 14015:2001 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207 “Environmental management” of the Inter
13、national Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken over as EN ISO 14015:2010. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2010, and conflicting national standards shal
14、l be withdrawn at the latest by November 2010. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal R
15、egulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
16、 Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Endorsement notice The text of ISO 14015:2001 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 14015:2010 without any modification. EN ISO 14015:2010 (E) BS EN ISO 14015:2010ivIntroduct
17、ion Organizations are increasingly interested in understanding the environmental issues associated with their sites and activities or those of potential acquisitions. These issues and their associated business consequences can be appraised by means of an Environmental Assessment of the Site and Orga
18、nization (EASO). Such an assessment may be carried out during operations or at the time of acquisition or divestiture of assets and may be conducted as part of a broader business assessment process often referred to as “due diligence“. This International Standard gives guidance on how to conduct an
19、EASO. It provides the basis for harmonization of the terminology used and for a structured, consistent, transparent and objective approach to conducting such environmental assessments. It can be used by all organizations, including small- and medium-sized enterprises, operating anywhere in the world
20、. This International Standard is flexible in its application and may be used for self-assessments as well as external assessments, with or without the need to employ third parties. The users of this International Standard are expected to be industry, past, present and possible future users of partic
21、ular sites, and organizations with a financial interest in the industry or site (e.g. banks, insurance companies, investors and site owners). This International Standard is likely to be used in connection with the transfer of responsibilities and obligations. The information used during an EASO may
22、be derived from sources that include environmental management system audits, regulatory compliance audits, environmental impact assessments, environmental performance evaluations or site investigations. Some of these assessments or investigations may have been conducted using other relevant ISO stan
23、dards (e.g. ISO 14001, ISO 14011 or ISO 14031). Through the process of evaluating both existing and newly acquired information, an EASO seeks to draw conclusions relating to business consequences associated with environmental aspects and issues. Conclusions in an EASO should be based on objective in
24、formation. In the absence of validated information, an EASO assessor may be required to exercise professional judgement in evaluating the available environmental information and drawing conclusions. This International Standard does not provide guidance on intrusive investigations or site remediation
25、. However, if requested by the client, these may be undertaken in accordance with other standards or procedures. EN ISO 14015:2010 (E) BS EN ISO 14015:2010INTERNATIONAL STANDARD EN ISO 14015:2010 (E)1Environmental management Environmental assessment of sites and organizations (EASO) 1 Scope This Int
26、ernational Standard provides guidance on how to conduct an EASO through a systematic process of identifying environmental aspects and environmental issues and determining, if appropriate, their business consequences. This International Standard covers the roles and responsibilities of the parties to
27、 the assessment (the client, the assessor and the representative of the assessee), and the stages of the assessment process (planning, information gathering and validation, evaluation and reporting). The process for conducting an EASO is shown in Figure 1. This International Standard does not provid
28、e guidance on how to conduct other types of environmental assessment, such as: a) initial environmental reviews; b) environmental audits (including environmental management system and regulatory compliance audits); c) environmental impact assessments; or d) environmental performance evaluations. Int
29、rusive investigations and site remediation, as well as the decision to proceed with them, are outside the scope of this International Standard. This International Standard is not intended for use as a specification standard for certification or registration purposes or for the establishment of envir
30、onmental management system requirements. Use of this International Standard does not imply that other standards and legislation are imposed on the client or the assessee. BS EN ISO 14015:2010EN ISO 14015:2010 (E) 2 NOTE The numbers between brackets refer to (sub)clauses in this International Standar
31、d. The dashed lines indicate that the assessee is not necessarily involved in an EASO as described in this International Standard (see note to 3.2) Figure 1 Process for conducting an Environmental Assessment of Sites and Organizations 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this International St
32、andard the following terms and definitions apply. 2.1 assessee site or organization being assessed 2.2 assessor person, possessing sufficient competence, designated to conduct or participate in a given assessment NOTE An assessor may be internal or external to the organization subject to the assessm
33、ent. More than one assessor may be required to ensure adequate coverage of all relevant matters, for example when there is a need for specific expertise. 2.3 business consequence actual or potential impact (financial or other; positive or negative; qualitative or quantitative) of the identified and
34、evaluated environmental issues 2.4 client organization commissioning the assessment EXAMPLES The site owner, the assessee, or any other party. BS EN ISO 14015:201032.5 environment surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans, and
35、 their interrelation NOTE Surroundings in this context extend from within an organization to the global system. ISO 14001:1996 2.6 environmental aspect element of an organizations activities, products or services that can interact with the environment NOTE An environmental aspect can relate to past,
36、 present and future activities, products and services. 2.7 environmental assessment of sites and organizations EASO process to identify objectively the environmental aspects, to identify the environmental issues and to determine the business consequences of sites and organizations as a result of pas
37、t, current and expected future activities NOTE The determination of business consequences is optional, at the discretion of the client. 2.8 environmental impact any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organizations activities, products or s
38、ervices ISO 14001:1996 2.9 environmental issue issue for which validated information on environmental aspects deviates from selected criteria and may result in liabilities or benefits, effects on the assessees or the clients public image, or other costs 2.10 environmental management system that part
39、 of the overall management system that includes organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the environmental policy ISO 14001:1996 2.11 intrusive investigation samp
40、ling and testing using instruments and/or requiring physical interference 2.12 organization company, corporation, firm, enterprise, authority or institution, or part or combination thereof, whether incorporated or not, public or private, that has its own functions and administration NOTE In organiza
41、tions with more than one operative unit, each operative unit can be defined as an organization. 2.13 representative of the assessee person authorized to represent the assessee EN ISO 14015:2010 (E) BS EN ISO 14015:2010EN ISO 14015:2010 (E) 4 2.14 site location with defined geographical boundaries an
42、d on which activities under the control of an organization may be carried out NOTE The geographical boundaries may be on land and in water, and include above- and below-surface structures, both natural and man-made. 2.15 validation process whereby the assessor determines that the information gathere
43、d is accurate, reliable, sufficient and appropriate to meet the objectives of the assessment 3 Roles and responsibilities 3.1 Client Client responsibilities and activities should include a) determining the need for the assessment, b) defining the objectives of the assessment, c) determining the scop
44、e and criteria of the assessment, if appropriate in consultation with the assessor, d) selecting the assessor(s), e) providing instructions to the assessor(s), f) defining which parts of the assessment (planning, information gathering and validation, evaluation and reporting) will be conducted by th
45、e assessor and which parts will be the responsibility of the client; this may require identification of and coordination with other experts, g) identifying and determining priority assessment areas, if appropriate, h) contacting the representative of the assessee, if appropriate, to obtain full coop
46、eration and to initiate the process, i) approving the assessment plan, j) providing appropriate authority and resources to enable the assessment to be conducted, k) providing the assessor with the information necessary to undertake the assessment, and l) receiving the assessment results and determin
47、ing their distribution. Before any disclosure of the results of the assessment to a third party, the client should decide whether to inform the representative of the assessee. NOTE The client, assessor and representative of the assessee may be the same body. 3.2 Representative of the assessee The ro
48、les and responsibilities of the representative of the assessee should include a) providing access to relevant areas and information to meet the objectives of the assessment, BS EN ISO 14015:20105b) informing relevant employees and other parties about the assessment process, c) providing, or assistin
49、g to provide, personnel for interviews, d) providing personnel to assist in the assessment process, if requested, and e) providing a safe working environment for the assessor. At the discretion of the client, the representative of the assessee may participate in the determination of the scope and the assessment plan and may receive the results of the assessment. The role of the representative of the assessee does not apply if the assessment is undertaken without the knowledge of the assessee, or if the site and/or organization is one for which no responsible pa
