ISO 14001
At Benchmark we recognise that all businesses have an effect on the environment. In order to control and minimise these environmental effects an environmental management system is required.
Benchmark is proud to have been awarded the prestigious ISO
14001 standard.
ISO 14001 is an international environmental standard designed to
aid companies in the identification and assessment of their
significant environmental impacts and legal obligations through the
implementation of a programme of continuous environmental
improvement via a series of objectives, targets and written
procedures. How is this achieved?
- The organisational and employee responsibilities are defined in
order to implement the environmental management system and all
personnel whose work can affect the environment are trained in
environmental issues.
- A management manual details how the system works supported by
individual procedures for activities affecting the
environment.
- Detailed records are kept and internal audits are carried out
to assess the effectiveness of the system.
- The whole system is reviewed periodically and is assessed
externally.
- An environmental policy is published and provides the focal
point of the factory's environmental programmes and
activities.
- Detailed objectives and targets for continual environmental
improvement are set and a programme to achieve those objectives is
implemented.
- Registers of the environmental effects of the factory's
activities and the relevant environmental legislation are
maintained.