ISO 14001 Step by Step - A Practical Guide

CHAPTER 7: OPERATIONAL CONTROLS (CLAUSE 8.1)

What are operational controls?

Operational controls may be defined as ‘measures taken to manage risks’. In the context of an EMS, operational controls will be referred to as ‘the methods and means implemented for managing environmental risks’, where their absence could lead to:

• Deviation from the organisation’s environmental policy, objectives and targets;

• Violation of specified legal or other applicable requirements; and/or

• Environmental pollution.

The following diagram explains the requirement of operational controls:

Figure 4: Operational controls

Types of operational controls

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