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1、J IS JAPANESE I N DUSTRIAL STANDARD Translated and Published by Japanese Standards Association JIS Q 14015:2002 (IS0 14015 :ZOO, Environmental management - Environmental assessment of sites and organizations (EASO) ICs 13.020.10; 13.020.30 Reference number : JIS Q 14015 : 2002 (E) PROTECTED BY COPYR
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3、translation has been made based on the original Japanese Industrial Standard established by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry through deliberations at the Japanese Industrial Standards Committee in accordance with the Industrial Standardization Law: This Standard has been prepared based on
4、 IS0 14015 : 2001 Environmental management - Environmental assessment of sites and organizations (EAS O). Date of Establishment: 2002-08-20 Date of Public Notice in Official Gazette: 2002-08-20 Investigated by: Japanese Industrial Standards Committee Conformity Assessment Board JIS Q 14015:2002, Fir
5、st English edition published in 2003-03 Translated and published by: Japanese Standards Association 4-1-24, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-8440 JAPAN In the event of any doubts arising as to the contents, the original JIS is to be the final authority. O JSA2003 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise
6、specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the publisher. Printed in Japan PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT Copyright Japanese Standards Association Provide
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8、tion Provided by IHS under license with JSALicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 05/16/2007 00:59:05 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL STANDARD JIS Q 14015 : 2002 (IS0 14015 : 2001) Environmental management -
9、Environmental assessment of sites and organizations (EASO) Introduction This Japanese Industrial Standard has been prepared based on IS0 14015, Environmental management -Environmental assessment of sites and organiza- tions (EASO) published in 2001 without modifying the technical contents. The porti
10、ons underlined with dots are the matters not stated in the original Inter- national Standard. Organizations are increasingly interested in understanding the environmental is- sues associated with their sites and activities or those of potential acquisitions. These issues and their associated busines
11、s consequences can be appraised by means of an En- vironmental Assessment of the Site and Organization (EASO). Such an assessment may be carried out during operations or at the time of acquisition or divestiture of as- sets and may be conducted as part of a broader business assessment process often
12、referred to as ?due diligence?. This Standard gives guidance on how to conduct an EASO. It provides the basis for harmonization of the terminology used and for a structured, consistent, transparent and objective approach to conducting such environmental assessments. It can be used by all organizatio
13、ns, including small- and medium-sized enterprises, operating any- where in the world. This Standard is flexible in its application and may be used for self-assessments as well as external assessments, with or without the need to employ third parties. The users of this Standard are expected to be ind
14、ustry, past, present and possible future users of particular sites, and organizations with a financial interest in the industry or site (e.g. banks, insurance companies, investors and site owners). This Standard is likely to be used in connection with the transfer of responsibilities and obligations
15、. The information used during an EASO may be derived from sources that include environmental management system audits, regulatory compliance audits, environmen- tal impact assessments, environmental performance evaluations or site investigations. Some of these assessments or investigations may have
16、been conducted using other rele- vant standards (e.g. JIS Q 14001, JIS Q 14011 or JIS Q 14031). Through the process of evaluating both existing and newly acquired information, an EASO seeks to draw conclusions relating to business consequences associated with environmental aspects and issues. Conclu
17、sions in an EASO should be based on objective information. In the absence of validated information, an EASO assessor may be required to exercise professional judgement in evaluating the available environmental information and drawing conclu- sions. This Standard does not provide guidance on intrusiv
18、e investigations or site reme- PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT Copyright Japanese Standards Association Provided by IHS under license with JSALicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 05/16/2007 00:59:05 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- 2 Q
19、14015 : 2002 (IS0 14015 : 2001) - Client (3.1) bb diation. with other standards or procedures. However, if requested by the client, these may be undertaken in accordance - Objectives of the assessment (4.2.2) - Scope of the assessment (4.2.3) - Assessment criteria (4.2.4) 1 Scope This Standard provi
20、des guidance on how to conduct an EASO through a sys- tematic process of identifying environmental aspects and environmental issues and de- termining, if appropriate, their business consequences. This Standard covers the roles and responsibilities of the parties to the assessment (the client, the as
21、sessor and the representative of the assessee), and the stages of the assessment process (planning, information gathering and validation, evaluation and re- porting). The process for conducting an EASO is shown in Figure 1. This Standard does not provide guidance on how to conduct other types of env
22、iron- mental assessment, such as: a) initial environmental reviews; b) environmental audits (including environmental management system and regulato- ry compliance audits); c) environmental impact assessments; or d) environmental performance evaluations. Intrusive investigations and site remediation,
23、 as well as the decision to proceed with them, are outside the scope of this Standard. This Standard is not intended for use as a specification standard for certification or registration purposes or for the establishment of environmental management system requirements. Use of this Standard does not
24、imply that other standards and legislation are im- posed on the client or the assessee. I Start I I Planning (4.2) PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT Copyright Japanese Standards Association Provided by IHS under license with JSALicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 05/16/2007 00:
25、59:05 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- 3 Q 14015 : 2002 (IS0 14015 : 2001) Note : The numbers between brackets refer to (sub)clauses in this Standard. The dashed lines indicate that the assessee is not necessarily involved in an EASO as described in this Stan
26、dard (see note to 3 . 2 ) Figure 1 Process for conducting an Environmental Assessment of Sites and Organizations 2 Terms and definitions definitions apply. For the purposes of this Standard the following terms and 2.1 assessee site or organization being assessed 2.2 assessor person, possessing suffi
27、cient competence, designated to conduct or par- ticipate in a given assessment Note : An assessor may be internal or external to the organization subject to the as- sessment. More than one assessor may be required to ensure adequate cov- erage of all relevant matters, for example when there is a nee
28、d for specific ex- pertise. 2.3 business consequence actual or potential impact (financial or other; positive or negative; qualitative or quantitative) of the identified and evaluated environmental is- sues 2.4 client organization commissioning the assessment Examples The site owner, the assessee, o
29、r any other party. 2.5 environment surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, wa- ter, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans, and their interrelation Note : Surroundings in this context extend from within an organization to the global system. JIS Q 14001 : 19961 2.6 envir
30、onmental aspect ces that can interact with the environment element of an organizations activities, products or servi- Note : An environmental aspect can relate to past, present and future activities, pro- ducts and services. PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT Copyright Japanese Standards Association Provided by
31、 IHS under license with JSALicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 05/16/2007 00:59:05 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- 4 Q 14015 : 2002 (IS0 14015 : 2001) 2.7 process to identify objectively the environmental aspects, to identify
32、 the environmental issues and to de- termine the business consequences of sites and organizations as a result of past, current and expected future activities environmental assessment of sites and organizations, WO Note : The determination of business consequences is optional, at the discretion of th
33、e client. 2.8 environmental impact any change to the environment, whether adverse or bene- ficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organizations activities, products or services JIS Q 14001 : 19961 2 . 9 environmental issue issue for which validated information on environmental as- pects devia
34、tes from selected criteria and may result in liabilities or benefits, effects on the assessees or the clients public image, or other costs 2.10 environmental management system that part of the overall management sys- tem that includes organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities,
35、prac- tices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, re- viewing and maintaining the environmental policy JIS Q 14001 : 19961 2.11 intrusive investigation sampling and testing using instruments and/or requir- ing physical interference 2.12 organization company, c
36、orporation, firm, enterprise, authority or institution, or part or combination thereof, whether incorporated or not, public or private, that has its own functions and administration Note : In organizations with more than one operative unit, each operative unit can be defined as an organization. 2.13
37、 representative of the assessee person authorized to represent the assessee 2.14 site der the control of an organization may be carried out location with defined geographical boundaries and on which activities un- Note : The geographical boundaries may be on land and in water, and include above- and
38、 below-surface structures, both natural and man-made. 2.15 validation process whereby the assessor determines that the information gath- ered is accurate, reliable, sufficient and appropriate to meet the objectives of the as- sessment 3 Roles and responsibilities 3 . 1 Client Client responsibilities
39、 and activities should include PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT Copyright Japanese Standards Association Provided by IHS under license with JSALicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 05/16/2007 00:59:05 MDTNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- 5 Q
40、14015 : 2002 (IS0 14015 : 2001) determining the need for the assessment, defining the objectives of the assessment, determining the scope and criteria of the assessment, if appropriate in consultation with the assessor, selecting the assessor(s), providing instructions to the assessor(s), defining w
41、hich parts of the assessment (planning, information gathering and vali- dation, evaluation and reporting) will be conducted by the assessor and which parts will be the responsibility of the client; this may require identification of and coordi- nation with other experts, identifying and determining
42、priority assessment areas, if appropriate, contacting the representative of the assessee, if appropriate, to obtain full coopera- tion and to initiate the process, approving the assessment plan, providing appropriate authority and resources to enable the assessment to be con- ducted, providing the a
43、ssessor with the information necessary to undertake the assessment, and receiving the assessment results and determining their distribution. Before any disclosure of the results of the assessment to a third party, the client should decide whether to inform the representative of the assessee. Note :
44、The client, assessor and representative of the assessee may be the same body. 3.2 Representative of the assessee tive of the assessee should include The roles and responsibilities of the representa- a) providing access to relevant areas and information to meet the objectives of the as- sessment, inf
45、orming relevant employees and other parties about the assessment process, providing, or assisting to provide, personnel for interviews, providing personnel to assist in the assessment process, if requested, and providing a safe working environment for the assessor. At the discretion of the client, t
46、he representative of the assessee may participate in the determination of the scope and the assessment plan and may receive the results of the assessment. b) c) d) e) The role of the representative of the assessee does not apply if the assessment is undertaken without the knowledge of the assessee,
47、or if the site andlor organization is one for which no responsible party can be identified. PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT Copyright Japanese Standards Association Provided by IHS under license with JSALicensee=IHS Employees/1111111001, User=Wing, Bernie Not for Resale, 05/16/2007 00:59:05 MDTNo reproductio
48、n or networking permitted without license from IHS -,-,- 6 Q 14015 : 2002 (IS0 14015 : 2001) 3.3 Assessor The roles and responsibilities of an assessor are in some respects differ- ent from those of an auditor. Whereas an auditor verifies existing information against established criteria, an assessor in addition gathers new information and is often re- quired to evaluate information to determine business consequences. In the conduct of an environmental assessment of sites and organizations, an as- sessor should use the diligence, knowledge, s