Environmental aspects to be considered in ISO 14001:2015

Then, We will discuss the requirements that the ISO standard 14001:2015, Environmental management system, included in reference with the identification, planning, management, response and evaluation of those emergencies that may occur in the company and that impact negatively not only to human health, but also to the natural environment and the various stakeholders.

Specifically, be treated on the point 8.2, "Preparation and emergency response", and the key elements that we need to know in order to comply with them.

An environmental aspect can be defined as an element or set of activities, services or products of the undertaking which interact or may do so in any degree or mode with the natural environment. The environmental management system tells us, in carrying out the activity of identifying environmental aspects, that is you should not ignore those foreseeable emergency situations.

The result of the action of these environmental aspects which causes a change in the environment, whether it is beneficial as detrimental, referred to as environmental impact.

In the section 8.2 Norma ISO 14001:2015 indicates that it is necessary to identify and evaluate the environmental aspects that are connected to potential emergency situations. To do this, It is necessary to draw the scene of each of these emergencies leaving the working procedures as documented information to plan actions to carry out in the event that this situation of emergency occurs.