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— specifies principle criteria and processes for FM and provides methods which enable the implementation and use of these processes within any FM organization;
— specifies criteria to support organizational decisions;
— gives guidance for developing and improving the FM processes to support and enable the function of the primary activities.
This document is only applicable to vision acuity under defined conditions similar to those encountered during routine NDT inspection. This document does not address an individual’s overall visual acuity and users are advised to consider the need for a general eye examination by specialist medical personnel to ensure general vision acuity.
NOTE 1 For the purposes of this document, the term "certification body" is used in place of the full term " body operating certification of persons", and the term "certification scheme" is used in place of the full term “scheme for certification of persons”.
NOTE 2 Annex A contains principles for certification of persons.
ISO 14001 specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organisation can use to enhance its environmental performance. It is intended for use by an organisation seeking to manage its environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability.
ISO 14001 helps an organisation to achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management system, which provide value for the environment, the organisation itself and interested parties.
The intended outcomes of an environmental management system include:
— enhancing environmental performance,
— meeting compliance obligations,
— achieving environmental objectives.
This standard applies to any organisation, regardless of size, type and nature. It applies to the environmental aspects of its activities, products and services that the organisation determines it can either control or influence considering a life cycle perspective. ISO 14001 does not state specific environmental performance criteria.
ISO 14001 can be used in whole or in part to systematically improve environmental management. Claims of conformity to this document, however, are not acceptable unless all its requirements are incorporated into an organisation’s environmental management system and fulfilled without exclusion.
ISO 14001:2026 text has been approved in Europe as EN ISO 14001:2026 without any changes.
Replaced standards
The purpose of ISO 14001 is to provide organisations with a framework to protect the environment and respond to changing environmental conditions in balance with socio-economic needs. ISO 14001 helps an organisation achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management system, which provides value for the environment, the organisation itself and interested parties.
The intended outcomes of an environmental management system are:
— enhancement of environmental performance,
— fulfilment of compliance obligations,
— achievement of environmental objectives.
ISO 14001 is applicable to any organisation, regardless of size, type and nature. It applies to the environmental aspects of its activities, products and services that the organisation determines it can either control or influence considering a life cycle perspective. The standard can be used in whole or in part to systematically improve environmental management. The text of ISO 14001:2015 has been approved in Europe as EN ISO 14001:2015 without any modification and supersedes EN ISO 14001:2004.
- provide organizations with an overview of the fundamental principles of intellectual property management, in the context of the innovation process;
- promote best practices in intellectual property matters that result in efficiently acquiring intellectual property, while increasing the organizations’ ability to effectively address intellectual property owned by third parties.
This Technical Specification is applicable to all types of organization, including the public sector. Special consideration has been given to the needs of SMEs.
This standard only addresses near vision acuity under defined conditions similar to those encountered during routine NDT inspection. It does not address an individual’s overall visual acuity and users are advised to consider the need for a general eye examination by specialist medical personnel to ensure general vision acuity is appropriate for job function.
This document does not address colour vision requirements.
This document does not provide guidance on implementing a management system in general. It does not specify requirements of a MSS. It does not provide a summary of ISO 31000; however, it does, as explained above, provide the background for understanding ISO 31000. Using this document does not remove the need to use other standards to address specific aspects of risk.
The purpose of ISO 14001 is to provide organisations with a framework to protect the environment and respond to changing environmental conditions in balance with socio-economic needs.
ISO 14001 helps an organisation achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management system, which provides value for the environment, the organisation itself and interested parties.
The intended outcomes of an environmental management system are:
— enhancement of environmental performance,
— fulfillment of compliance obligations,
— achievement of environmental objectives.
ISO 14001 applies to any organisation, regardless of size, type and nature. It applies to the environmental aspects of its activities, products and services that the organisation determines it can either control or influence considering a life cycle perspective.
The standard can be used in whole or in part to systematically improve environmental management. This consolidated version consists of the main text and the amendment (climate action changes), which can also be found separately from the standards history.
The text of ISO 14001:2015 has been approved in Europe as EN ISO 14001:2015 without any modification and supersedes EN ISO 14001:2004.