29/10/20151 Environmental and Waste Management Group October Branch Update B. Beck MSc, AIEMA, Tech IOSH E & WM Group Chair West of Scotland Branch

29/10/20152 ISO 14001: 2015 ISO 14001: 2015 version went live on 8 September 2015 IEMA were involved in consultation process and the draft in principal had been approved by a significant number of IEMA members in an international ballot IEMA ran a number of Webinars to inform members of the changes and provided a summary of key changes E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch

29/10/20153 ISO 14001: 2015 Organisations who have an EMS already certified to the current standard do not need to change immediately to the 2015 version but can transition to the new standard by 7 September 2018 After that date the 2004 version with expire and be withdrawn The following slides provide a summary of key amendments and as may be expected, these are intended to raise standards and increase robustness of systems and monitoring E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch

29/10/20154 ISO 14001: 2015 A new structure – “significant change” “Top Management” accountabilities need to be defined Competencies for professionals and auditors to be defined There needs to be compliance “obligations” made publically available, inclusive of; Legal – Corporate – Self Defined Autonomy retained on “how” organisations achieve compliance E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch

29/10/20155 ISO 14001: 2015 Not a sidebar but integrated into business as usual Resources must be available as business as usual Importantly, effects of environment on organisations will be key – Resilience was mentioned repeatedly Pollution Prevention replaced with Protection of the Environment No more “tick box” exercise but actions and improvements need to be demonstrable E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch

29/10/20156 ISO 14001: 2015 “Other” and “Key for Users” issues included: Annexe Guidance will be included EMAS Regulations will need to be updated Continuity across large organisations and SMEs will be required – Removal of individuals “interpretation” Whole Life Costs perspectives to be included E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch

29/10/ E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch Joint IEMA Event The January meeting will see the branch host the next joint IOSH and IEMA event. Topics and speakers will be; Scottish Waste Management from the Regulators perspective; Adrian Bond, SEPA Relationships between waste collection systems and musculoskeletal disorders; Dr David Thomas, IOSH E&WM Group Exec. EWM Group members are invited to propose topics of interest suitable for future joint events; Suggestions to; Branch Secretary link on the IOSH West of Scotland Branch Homepage