IS/ISO 14002 : Part 1 : 2019

This Indian Standard (Part 1) which is identical to ISO 14002-1 : 2019 'Environmental management systems - Guidelines for using ISO 14001 to address environmental aspects and conditions within an environmental topic area - Part 1: General' issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Environmental Management Sectional Committee and approval of the Environment and Ecology Division Council.

This Indian Standard is published in two parts as adoption of corresponding parts of ISO 14002 Environmental management systems - Guidelines for using ISO 14001 to address environmental aspects and conditions within an environmental topic area. The other part in this series is:

Part 2 Water

The ISO 14002 series provides guidance that is targeted toward specific types of interrelated environmental aspects and environmental conditions. The benefits of applying the ISO 14002 series can include:

a) Enhancing environmental performance within specific environmental topic areas;

b) Protecting the environment by preventing or mitigating adverse environmental impacts within specific environmental topic areas;

c) Mitigating the potential adverse effect of environmental conditions on the organization within specific environmental topic areas; and

d) Aligning the environmental management system with the organization's strategic direction, for example, to support a specific environmental policy or organizational commitment.

The text of ISO standard has been approved as suitable for publication as an Indian Standard without deviations. Certain conventions are, however, not identical to those used in Indian Standards. Attention is particularly drawn to the following:

a) Wherever the words 'International Standard' appears referring to this standard, they should be read as 'Indian Standard'; and

b) Comma (,) has been used as a decimal marker, while in Indian Standards, the current practice is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker.