Operational control
Establish operating criteria and apply controls to the processes tied to significant environmental aspects, taking a life-cycle perspective into design, procurement and distribution where applicable.
Control of suppliers and contractors
Communicate relevant environmental requirements to external providers, including contractors working on site.
Emergency preparedness and response
Identify potential emergency situations —spills, fires, leaks— and plan the response, including periodic drills and a review after every real incident.
What an auditor usually asks for
- Operating procedures with the environmental criteria for each significant process
- Environmental requirements passed on to suppliers and contractors
- An environmental emergency plan with scheduled drills
- An environmental incident log and its review
How to cover operation in Kimobox
- 1Document the operating criteria for each significant process directly on the process map.
- 2Onboard suppliers and contractors with their environmental requirements from the supplier portal.
- 3Schedule environmental emergency drills and log their execution and outcome.
Each supplier's environmental requirements stay linked to their record, not lost in a one-off email.
Where each figure comes from
References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.
- ISO 14001:2015 — Environmental management systems. Requirements ISO · 2015 ed., with Amd 1:2024
- Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 (EMAS) EUR-Lex · 25 November 2009