The effort and expense required to implement and maintain an Environmental Management System (EMS) to meet ISO 14001 requirements can be substantial.
The expected payoff includes:
The management of the information and records required by ISO 14001 is often daunting, given lean resources available. DocBase Direct® is an online solution that can make the EMS workload manageable and help you deliver real bottom-line results.
Leverage EMS Resources
Companies are often limited in the number of staff and the size of the budget dedicated to the EMS initiative. Most EMS departments (often a department of one!) must make the most of their time and efforts in order to stay on top of their management system.
DocBase Direct® makes your EMS efforts more efficient, thereby helping you achieve greater results. DocBase Direct's industry-unique ability to import your existing documents, forms and records in their current formats saves you the time and expense of recreating your EMS and retraining your workforce.
The flexible tools built into DocBase Direct® allow you to:
Ongoing Readiness
In order to maintain compliance with ISO 14001 requirements, the daily disciplines of planning, operation, checking, management review and corrective action must remain current. Your scheduled and unscheduled third-party assessments create compliance milestones that you must be prepared for.
DocBase Direct® provides an electronic framework for approving current documents, gathering required data and demonstrating a compliant system. Checking the status of your EMS is simplified through powerful reporting capabilities. Being ready for an audit has never been easier.
Integration with your QMS and other management systems
Frequently, companies must maintain an EMS along side a Quality Management System (QMS), health and safety (H&S) requirements and other regulations. DocBase Direct's flexible and expandable architecture gives you the ability to keep all management system requirements in one place which saves time and money. Using DocBase Direct® as your single electronic management system tool helps everyone in the company remain efficient. Links between your EMS, QMS, H&S and other requirements help reduce redundancy and keeps all information at your fingertips
