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 LAWLicensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 14/06/2011 08:55, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BS
2、INational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 14015:2010. It is identical 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 It supersedes BS ISO 14015:2001, which is withdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee ES/2, Environmental auditing and related environm
3、ental investigations.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request 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 B
4、ritish Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.BS EN ISO 14015:2010This British Standard, 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 Nov
5、ember2001 BSI 2011Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate Comments 28 February 2011 This corrigendum renumbers BS ISO 14015:2001 as BS EN ISO 14015:2010ISBN 978 0 580 71817 5Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 14/06/2011 08:55, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIEUROPEAN STANDAR
6、D 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) Management environnemental - valuation environnementale de sites et dorganismes (EESO) (ISO 14015:2001) Umweltm
7、anagement - 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/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of
8、a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A versi
9、on in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Repu
10、blic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE
11、 NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2010 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN ISO 14015:2010: ELicensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 14/06/2
12、011 08:55, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIiiContents 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 valid
13、ation 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 14015:2010Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 14/06/2011 08:55, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIiii Foreword The text of ISO 14015:
14、2001 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207 “Environmental management” of the International 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
15、 text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2010, and conflicting national standards shall 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 re
16、sponsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Fi
17、nland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, 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 E
18、N ISO 14015:2010 without any modification. EN ISO 14015:2010 (E) BS EN ISO 14015:2010Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 14/06/2011 08:55, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIivIntroduction Organizations are increasingly interested in understanding the environmental issues associated with t
19、heir 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 of acquisition or
20、 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 structured, consistent, t
21、ransparent 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-assessments as well
22、 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. banks, insurance co
23、mpanies, 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 compliance audits
24、, 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 existing and newly
25、 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 exercise professi
26、onal 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 standards or proc
27、edures. EN ISO 14015:2010 (E) BS EN ISO 14015:2010Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 14/06/2011 08:55, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIINTERNATIONAL STANDARD EN ISO 14015:2010 (E)1Environmental management Environmental assessment of sites and organizations (EASO) 1 Scope This Internati
28、onal 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 the a
29、ssessment (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 provide guid
30、ance 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. Intrusive
31、 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 environment
32、al 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 14015:2010Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 14/06/2011 08:55, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIEN ISO 14015:201
33、0 (E) 2 NOTE The numbers between brackets refer to (sub)clauses in this International Standard. 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
34、 of Sites and Organizations 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this International Standard 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 asses
35、sment NOTE An assessor may be internal or external to the organization subject to the assessment. 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 (
36、financial or other; positive or negative; qualitative or quantitative) of the identified and evaluated environmental issues 2.4 client organization commissioning the assessment EXAMPLES The site owner, the assessee, or any other party. BS EN ISO 14015:2010Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA
37、STANDARDS, 14/06/2011 08:55, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI32.5 environment surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans, and their interrelation NOTE Surroundings in this context extend from within an organization to the global syst
38、em. 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, present and future activities, products and services. 2.7 environmental assessment of sites and organizatio
39、ns 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 past, current and expected future activities NOTE The determination of business consequences is optional, at th
40、e 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 services ISO 14001:1996 2.9 environmental issue issue for which validated information on environmental aspect
41、s 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 of the overall management system that includes organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilit
42、ies, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the environmental policy ISO 14001:1996 2.11 intrusive investigation sampling and testing using instruments and/or requiring physical interference 2.12 organization company, corpora
43、tion, 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 organizations with more than one operative unit, each operative unit can be defined as an organization. 2.13 represe
44、ntative of the assessee person authorized to represent the assessee EN ISO 14015:2010 (E) BS EN ISO 14015:2010Licensed Copy: Wang Bin, ISO/EXCHANGE CHINA STANDARDS, 14/06/2011 08:55, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSIEN ISO 14015:2010 (E) 4 2.14 site location with defined geographical boundaries and on whic
45、h 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 gathered is accu
46、rate, 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 scope and cri
47、teria 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 the assesso
48、r 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 cooperation a
49、nd 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 determining 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 Representativ
