scope:

This standard provides guidance on the development, documentation, implementation, maintenance and improvement of an EMS and its coordination with other management systems. NOTE - While the system is not intended to manage occupational health and safety issues they may be included when an organization seeks to implement an integrated environmental and occupational health and safety management system. The guidelines in this standard are applicable to any organization regardless of its size, type, location or level of maturity. It should be noted that ISO 14001, the companion document to this standard, is the only EMS standard that contains requirements that may be objectively audited for certification/registration purposes or for self-declaration purposes. While the guidelines in this standard are consistent with the ISO 14001 EMS model, they are not intended to provide interpretations of the requirements of ISO 14001.