ISO 14001 Self-Assessment Checklist

This ISO 14001:2015 Internal Audit Checklist can be used as a gap analysis tool to assess your organization's Environmental Management System (EMS) and readiness for an ISO certification audit. Check compliance in several aspects such as air emissions, waste water management, resource management, noise management, waste disposal, etc.

ISO 14001 Self-Assessment Checklist



General Information

1. What is the sector of the business?


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2. Question help: Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Distribution, Wholesalers, etc.


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3. Does the business cause air emissions?


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4. Are the air emissions controlled?


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5. Are objectives and goals defined for air emissions?


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6. Are any procedures documented for classifying, monitoring and regulating air emissions?


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7. Has any training been undertaken for air emissions control measures?


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8. Have these methods been audited?


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9. Is a site plan showing emission points available?


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Waste Water Management

1. Does the business produce waste water?


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2. Are the waste water discharges controlled?


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3. Are targets defined for waste water discharges?


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4. Have systems for identifying and controlling waste water discharges been documented?


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5. Has the appropriate training been given/taken regarding waste water discharge methods?


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6. Have these methods been audited?


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7. Is any waste water discharged straight into water bodies like rivers/streams/canals?


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8. Is stormwater directly discharged into water bodies like rivers/streams/canals?


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9. Is any waste water treated appropriately on-site?


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10. Is a site plan showing drainage plans and discharge points available?


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Waste Management

1. Does the business produce or handle solid waste, dangerous waste (e.g., flammables), special waste (e.g., metals/oil residues) or clinical waste (e.g., healthcare waste)?


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2. Are waste streams controlled appropriately?


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3. Are objectives and targets for dealing with waste clearly defined?


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4. Are methods for identifying and controlling waste documented?


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5. Has the appropriate training been given/taken regarding waste water management methods?


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6. Have these methods been audited?


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7. Does the business have a Waste Management licence?


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8. Are duplicates of the licences available with waste transporters and disposal sites?


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9. Is a record of consignment/transfer notes maintained?


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10. Is a site plan of waste generation and deposit points available?


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11. Is waste on-site disposed appropriately?


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12. Is any waste treatment carried out on-site?


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Handling And Storage

1. Are hazardous materials handled or stored on-site?


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2. Does the business have storage tanks that are underground or above the ground or any provision or any bulk storage?


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3. Are site plans of storage areas available?


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4. Are methods for managing storage places, spills, and potential contamination established?


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5. Is any integrity testing of underground storage tanks carried out?


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Soil And Groundwater Protection

1. Has there been any proof of soil and groundwater contamination in the past?


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2. Have any soil and groundwater contamination reviews been carried out?


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3. Has any soil or groundwater contamination been noticed?


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4. Have any objectives and targets been defined to remedy the soil or groundwater contamination?


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5. Was the contamination remediated?


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Noise Control

1. Have objectives and goals to manage external noise been defined?


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2. Have methods for controlling external noise been defined?


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3. Was any training given/taken regarding the noise monitoring methods?


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4. Have these processes been audited?


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5. Are controls imposed on you by regulatory authorities?


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Resource Consumption

1. Is water consumption controlled?


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2. Is energy consumption controlled?


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3. Have any objectives and goals regarding wastage of resources been defined?


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4. Is the consumption of raw materials controlled?


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5. Are any recycling/reuse/remodelling initiatives in place for goods, materials and methods?


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Other Environmental Impacts

1. Have the environmental impacts such as odour, vibration, dust, etc. caused by the business activities been studied?


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2. Does the business produce, use or store polychlorinated biphenyls?


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3. Does the business produce, use or deposit any ozone-depleting substances?


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4. Are there any special system considerations in the operations, developments or actions at the site?


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5. Does the business in any part of the activities or properties participate in activities that support the interests of wildlife?


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Supply Chain Impact

1. Are the suppliers aware of their environmental impact?


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2. Are the business requirements causing an increase in the environmental impact of suppliers?


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Environmental Aspects Identification

1. Have efforts been made to recognise the environmental aspects of the practices, products or services of the business?


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2. Has an environmental policy been defined?


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Multiple Sites

1. Is more than one site included in the Environmental Management System (EMS)?


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2. Please give a short description of the formation of the EMS.


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