SUPPORT TO CERTIFICATION

Zimmark offers several levels of support for a facility looking to reach ISO14000 certification. Our degree of involvement can depend on which step the facility is at with respect to attaining ISO14000.

Step 1: Environmental Manager
The Client is to appoint a senior person as the Environment Manager. Their job is to coordinate the implementation and operation of the Environmental Management System to achieve ISO 14001 in the budgeted timeframe and cost identified.

Step 2: Definition of Scope
Zimmark helps the client develop and author a scope statement, which defines the activities, products and services to be covered by the Environmental Management System (EMS). Included are the organizations' activities, relevant products (including purchases) and the services of suppliers and contractors who can have an effect on the program. All possible environmental Impacts are identified and their inclusion in the initial stage of the program are discussed.

Step 3: Environmental Policy Definition
Zimmark works with the client to prepare a documented Environmental Policy. It must include commitments for legal compliance, the prevention of pollution and continual improvement. The Policy is then distributed to all employees and is made available to the public.

Sample Policy Definition:
• Continually improving the Environmental Management System
• Regulatory compliance
• Prevention of Pollution
• Maintain a framework for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets, appropriate to the nature, scale, environmental aspects, activities, products and services

Step 4: Environmental Audit
Zimmark conducts an environmental audit, which identifies the significant environmental impacts and risks of the organization. Using a written procedure impacts are identified and risks are assessed. Both direct and indirect risks of pollution and resource-use under normal, abnormal and emergency conditions are considered.

Step 5: Environmental Law
Zimmark helps the client Identify all environmental laws relevant to the organizations' environmental impacts and risks. Zimmark interprets the laws to show how they apply to the operations. Access to laws and regulations for reference purposes is maintained in the documentation system, which gets ultimately prepared.

Step 6: Implementation Strategy
Zimmark defines a staged implementation strategy with the objective being overall improvement in each function of the organization. Zimmark takes into account the need to comply with the law, reduce environmental pollution, satisfy interested parties and meet the business needs within available resources. Budgetary costs and associated savings are estimated, and a business case (ROI) is determined for each objective for review by facility Management.

Step 7: Assigning Environmental Responsibilities
The Client determines and delegates the environmental responsibilities and authorities for all requirements of ISO 14001. The systems and procedures are documented and communicated to all employees. At the clients discretion Zimmark can assume some of these responsibilities or provide training to site personnel.

Step 8: EMS Implementation
The client would allocate the human and financial resources required to implement and control the Environmental Management System. Zimmark would provide the necessary resources to implement and install the system, identifying any resources required for any new technology and training for any specialized environmental skills.

• Employee Training
• Communications
• Environmental Manual
• Supplier Review
• Emergency Response Plans
• EMS Monitoring
• Legal Compliance
• Environmental Incident
• EMS Non-conformance
• EMS Auditing & Reporting