CAN CSA-ISO 14015-2002 Environmental management Environmental assessment of sites and organizations (EASO) (First Edition).pdf

1、 Reference numberISO 14015:2001(E)ISO 2001Environmental management Environmental assessment of sites and organizations (EASO) Management environnemental valuation environnementale de sites et dorganismes (EESO) National Standard of CanadaCAN/CSA-ISO 14015:02(ISO 14015:2001)International Standard ISO

2、 14015:2001 (first edition, 2001-11-15) has been adopted without modification(IDT) as CSA Standard CAN/CSA-ISO 14015:02, which has been approved as a National Standard of Canadaby the Standards Council of Canada.ISBN 1-55324-821-X March 2002The Canadian Standards Association (CSA), The Standards Cou

3、ncil of Canada is theunder whose auspices this National Standard has been coordinating body of the National Standards system, produced, was chartered in 1919 and accredited by a federation of independent, autonomousthe Standards Council of Canada to the National organizations working towards the fur

4、therStandards system in 1973. It is a not-for-profit, development and improvement of voluntarynonstatutory, voluntary membership association standardization in the national interest.engaged in standards development and certification The principal objects of the Council are to foster activities. and

5、promote voluntary standardization as a means CSA standards reflect a national consensus of of advancing the national economy, benefiting theproducers and users including manufacturers, health, safety, and welfare of the public, assisting consumers, retailers, unions and professional and protecting t

6、he consumer, facilitating domestic organizations, and governmental agencies. The and international trade, and furthering internationalstandards are used widely by industry and commerce cooperation in the field of standards.and often adopted by municipal, provincial, and A National Standard of Canada

7、 is a standard whichfederal governments in their regulations, particularly in has been approved by the Standards Council ofthe fields of health, safety, building and construction, Canada and one which reflects a reasonableand the environment. agreement among the views of a number of capableIndividua

8、ls, companies, and associations across individuals whose collective interests provide to theCanada indicate their support for CSAs standards greatest practicable extent a balance ofdevelopment by volunteering their time and skills to representation of producers, users, consumers, andCSA Committee wo

9、rk and supporting the Associations others with relevant interests, as may be appropriateobjectives through sustaining memberships. The more to the subject in hand. It normally is a standardthan 7000 committee volunteers and the 2000 which is capable of making a significant and timelysustaining membe

10、rships together form CSAs total contribution to the national interest.membership from which its Directors are chosen. Approval of a standard as a National Standard ofSustaining memberships represent a major source of Canada indicates that a standard conforms to theincome for CSAs standards developme

11、nt activities. criteria and procedures established by the StandardsThe Association offers certification and testing Council of Canada. Approval does not refer to theservices in support of and as an extension to its technical content of the standard; this remains thestandards development activities.

12、To ensure the continuing responsibility of the accreditedintegrity of its certification process, the Association standards-development organization.regularly and continually audits and inspects products Those who have a need to apply standards arethat bear the CSA Mark. encouraged to use National St

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14、on from the organizationagencies in eight countries. Since 1919, the preparing the standard.Association has developed the necessary expertise to The responsibility for approving National Standards meet its corporate mission: CSA is an independent of Canada rests with theservice organization whose mi

15、ssion is to provide an Standards Council of Canadaopen and effective forum for activities facilitating the 270 Albert Street, Suite 200exchange of goods and services through the use of Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 6N7standards, certification and related services to meet Canadanational and international need

16、s.For further information on CSA services, write toCanadian Standards Association178 Rexdale BoulevardToronto, Ontario, M9W 1R3CanadaLes normes nationales du Canada sont publies en versions franaise et anglaise.Although the intended primary application of this Standard is stated in its Scope, it is

17、importantto note that it remains the responsibility of the users to judge its suitability for their particular purpose.Registered trade-mark of Canadian Standards AssociationEnvironmental management Environmental CAN/CSA-ISO 14015:02 assessment of sites and organizations (EASO)March 2002 Canadian St

18、andards Association CSA/1CAN/CSA-ISO 14015:02Environmental management Environmental assessment of sitesand organizations (EASO)CSA PrefaceThis is the first edition of CSA Standard CAN/CSA-ISO 14015, Environmental management Environmental assessment of sites and organizations (EASO), which is an adop

19、tion without modification ofthe identically titled ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Standard 14015:2001 (firstedition, 2001-11-15).The ISO 14000 family of Standards was developed by environmental experts from around the world,under the auspices of the ISO Technical Committee 207.

20、 Canada plays a major role in this area. TheSecretariat of ISO/TC 207 is held by CSA on behalf of Canadas member body in ISO, the StandardsCouncil of Canada, and the Chair of TC 207 is Canadian.Canadian stakeholders participate actively in the development of the ISO 14000 family of InternationalStan

21、dards through CSAs national consensus development forums. The CSA Technical Committee onEnvironmental Auditing and Related Investigations (EARI) is the source of Canadian experts for theISO 14010 Standards. This Technical Committee provides expert input to the Canadian AdvisoryCommittee to ISO/TC 20

22、7/SC 2 (CAC/ISO/TC 207/SC 2). In consultation with the EARI TechnicalCommittee, CAC/ISO/TC 207/SC 2 is responsible for developing and submitting coordinated Canadianresponses, comments, and voting actions on ISO/TC 207/SC 2 documents and helping to establish theCanadian position for delegates to tak

23、e in international meetings.In proposing this International Standard for adoption as a National Standard of Canada, the CSATechnical Committee on EARI has approved the technical content of this Standard and supports it on acontinuing basis, providing interpretations, updates and revisions, reaffirma

24、tions or withdrawals, asappropriate for Canadian stakeholders.This Standard was reviewed for Canadian adoption by the CSA Technical Committee on EnvironmentalAuditing and Related Investigations (EARI), under the jurisdiction of the Strategic Steering Committee onEnvironment, and has been formally ap

25、proved by the Technical Committee. A list of members of theTechnical Committee is available upon request. This Standard has been approved as a National Standardof Canada by the Standards Council of Canada.March 2002 Canadian Standards Association 2002All rights reserved. No part of this publication

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27、ard of Canada should be addressed to Canadian Standards Association 178 Rexdale Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R31-800-463-6727 416-747-4044www.csa.caReference numberISO 14015:2001(E)ISO 2001INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO14015First edition2001-11-15Environmental management Environmental assess

28、ment of sites and organizations (EASO) Management environnemental valuation environnementale de sites et dorganismes (EESO) ISO 14015:2001(E) ISO 2001 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or

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30、w.iso.ch ii ISO 2001 All rights reserved ISO 14015:2001(E) ISO 2001 All rights reserved iiiContents Page Foreword.iv Introduction.v 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 General

31、6 4.2 Planning6 4.3 Information gathering and validation 8 4.4 Evaluation.14 5 Reporting16 5.1 Report content .16 5.2 Report form 17 5.3 Report distribution 18 Bibliography19 ISO 14015:2001(E) iv ISO 2001 All rights reserved Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worl

32、dwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on

33、that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted i

34、n accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard

35、 requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this International Standard may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 14015 was

36、prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management, Subcommittee SC 2, Environmental auditing and related environmental investigations. ISO 14015:2001(E) ISO 2001 All rights reserved vIntroduction Organizations are increasingly interested in understanding the environmental issues a

37、ssociated 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 Organization (EASO). Such an assessment may be carried out during operations or at the time o

38、f 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 EASO. It provides the basis for harmonization of the terminology used and for a structure

39、d, 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. This International Standard is flexible in its application and may be used for self-ass

40、essments 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 particular sites, and organizations with a financial interest in the industry or site (e.g. ban

41、ks, 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 be derived from sources that include environmental management system audits, regulatory c

42、ompliance audits, environmental impact assessments, environmental performance evaluations or site investigations. Some of these assessments or investigations may have been conducted using other relevant ISO standards (e.g. ISO 14001, ISO 14011 or ISO 14031). Through the process of evaluating both ex

43、isting 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 information. In the absence of validated information, an EASO assessor may be required to e

44、xercise professional judgement in evaluating the available environmental information and drawing conclusions. This International Standard does not provide guidance on intrusive investigations or site remediation. However, if requested by the client, these may be undertaken in accordance with other s

45、tandards or procedures. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 14015:2001(E) ISO 2001 All rights reserved 1Environmental management Environmental assessment of sites and organizations (EASO) 1 Scope This International Standard provides guidance on how to conduct an EASO through a systematic process of identifyi

46、ng environmental aspects and environmental issues and determining, if appropriate, their business consequences. This International Standard covers the roles and responsibilities of the parties to the assessment (the client, the assessor and the representative of the assessee), and the stages of the

47、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 provide guidance on how to conduct other types of environmental assessment, such as: a) initial environmental r

48、eviews; b) environmental audits (including environmental management system and regulatory compliance audits); c) environmental impact assessments; or d) environmental performance evaluations. Intrusive investigations and site remediation, as well as the decision to proceed with them, are outside the

49、 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 environmental management system requirements. Use of this International Standard does not imply that other standards and legislation are imposed on the client or the assessee. ISO 14015:2001(E) 2 ISO 2001 All rights reservedNOTE The numbers between brackets refer to (sub)clauses in this International Standard. The dashed lines indicate t