iso14000-digest Thursday, June 3 1999 Volume 02 : Number 052
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Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 17:56:41 MYT
From: "Nik Zafri Abdul Majid"
Subject: Re: ISO case study survey
Dear Christine
You should try either National or Matsushita or Fujitsu
Semiconductors/Electrical Products/Accessories Industries. Most of them
especially here in Malaysia have all being ISO-14001-certified. I don't know
about China but I guess they are also in the same track.
Regards.
Nik Zafri
asmiqm,miqauk,irca/eara,mmim,mmcni
fellow PendidikNet Malaysia
Regd/Ctd. Lead QHSE Management Systems Assessor
Consultant, Columnist, QHSE Activist
No. 3, Jalan Intan 2/8
Taman Intan
Kluang 86000
Johor Darul Takzim
http://welcome.to/nikzafri
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Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 20:36:06 MYT
From: "Nik Zafri Abdul Majid"
Subject: Re: ISO case study survey
try this link
http://www.nikzafri.tsx.org
or this
http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Bureau/3313/nikzafri.html
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From: "Nik Zafri Abdul Majid"
To: henderso@tamug.tamu.edu
CC: iso14000@quality.org
Subject: Re: ISO case study survey
Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 17:56:41 MYT
Dear Christine
You should try either National or Matsushita or Fujitsu
Semiconductors/Electrical Products/Accessories Industries. Most of them
especially here in Malaysia have all being ISO-14001-certified. I don't know
about China but I guess they are also in the same track.
Regards.
Nik Zafri
asmiqm,miqauk,irca/eara,mmim,mmcni
fellow PendidikNet Malaysia
Regd/Ctd. Lead QHSE Management Systems Assessor
Consultant, Columnist, QHSE Activist
No. 3, Jalan Intan 2/8
Taman Intan
Kluang 86000
Johor Darul Takzim
http://welcome.to/nikzafri
Note : Please wait for less than 15 minutes (depending on your machine
speed) during loading due to elements of complex Java. Also, you may need to
RELOAD/REFRESH to have all the updated features
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Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 23:37:47 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (System Admin)"
Subject: Forwarded message from a non-subscriber (fwd)
Respond, if you choose, to the POSTER'S ADDRESS (below), not to me.
(That is, DON'T hit your "reply" button; TYPE in the address of the
requestor below.)
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Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 15:49:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: Czbrad@aol.com
Subject: seeking help, please post
A Czech language version of this message follows the English version.
Hello
My name is Bradford Owensby and currently I am a graduate student at the
University of South Carolina. I am looking for contacts, collaboration, and
financial help in conducting research for my masters thesis. The thesis will
focus on the ISO 14000 series of environmental management systems as a driver
for sustainable business practices in the Czech Republic while the country is
undergoing accession to the European Union.
The course work for my degree (Master of Earth and Environmental Resource
Management) is in sustainable business, EMS, and international business.
Also, I am currently working as a researcher and consultant for waste
reduction for medium and small businesses at the South Carolina Center for
Environmental Policy.
Previously, I worked for the United States Peace Corps as a business
consultant for environmental NGOs in Brno, Czech Republic (May 1995 -
September 1997).
I want to return to the Czech Republic to conduct research towards my thesis
in late 1999 or early 2000 for a period of two to four months. I am also
interested in working at a university or directly for a business sponsor or
organization in order to defray costs.
If you can aid me in any way, I would greatly appreciate it.
If you wish I can send my CV or any other relevant information.
Thank you,
Bradford M. Owensby
2312 Marion St.
Columbia, SC, 2920, USA
Email: czbrad@yahoo.com
Vazeny Pan,
Muje jmeno je Bradford Owensby a jsem student v Universite Jizni Karoline.
Hledam kontakny osoby, spolupracovniky,a financni pomoc nebo sponsory v Cesky
Republice na muj RnDr. disertacni praci o "ISO 14000, Jak Nastroje na
'Sustainable Business Development' v Ceske Republice Behem v Stoupeni do
Evropske Unie".
Na muj RnDr. diplom (Master of Earth and Environmental Management), studiuji
"Sustainable Business", environmental management systems, a mezinarodni
obchod. Taky parcuji v Centru na Ekologickou Politiku, Jizni Karolina.
Pracoval jsem v Ceske Republice v Americkych Mirovych Sporech (Kveten 1995 -
Zari 1997). Byl jsem "business konsultant v ekologicke organizaci v Brna.
Chci se vratit do Cesky Republiky na Podzim 1999 nebo lednu 2000 na 2-4
mesice na vyzkum pro muji dizertacni praci. A taky chci delat spolupracovniky
v Ceskich organizacich, firmach, nebo Universite
Jistli, chcete mit podil na spoulupraci, nebo mi muzete pomoci, prosim,
napiste mi.
Muzu poslat muj zivotopis a prislusne informace pokud chcete.
Doufam muzete rozoumet muji Cestine, jistli ne, Anglicka verze je dole.
Dekuji
Bradford M. Owensby
2312 Marion st.
Columbia, SC 29201, USA
email: czbrad@yahoo.com
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Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 12:07:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (System Admin)"
Subject: FYI: ISO 14001 Case Study Analysis (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 22:21:20 -0400
From: THCG
Subject: ISO 14001 Case Study Analysis
We've recently uploaded to our web site an ISO 14001 case study analysis
presentation titled:
"EXPERIENCE with DEVELOPING and IMPLEMENTING an ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM."
The case study presentation includes:
- -A background primer on ISO 14001 (what it is and what it isn't)
- -Who in the USA is currently implementing the standard.
- -The economic benefits of implementation.
- -the implementation process.
- -The lessons learned to successfully implement an environmental management
system.
- -The payoffs of implementation.
- -The estimated resource requirements for implementing a system.
Use the following URL to download the .pdf (Adobe Acrobat)
file: http://home.att.net/~thcg/emsppt/rhiems.pdf
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Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 12:10:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (System Admin)"
Subject: Request: ISO 14001 in a Shopping Centre (fwd)
NOTE: Please respond to the requestor BELOW, not to the list or to me.
Thanks.
Bill
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Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 19:38:20 +0100
From: Hugo Tente
To: help@quality.org
Subject: ISO 14001 in a Shopping Centre
Hi there!
My name is Hugo Tente. I'm a student of the 5th year of the Environmental
Engineering Course in Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade
Nova de Lisboa (Science & Technology University of Lisbon).
Presently, I'm doing a work about the application of the ISO 14 001 to a
Shopping Centre... Do you have some ideas where I can come in connection
to a person or firm who have implemented an Environmental Management
System in a Shopping Centre? I would be very grateful if you could forward
them this message because I'm needing some examples (it's always nice to
start analysing how someone made it in another place...).
Any help is a good help! Thanks a lot for your effort and good luck to
your work.
Hoping to ear from you soon,
Hugo Tente
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Cacém - Portugal
MAIL: tente@mail.telepac.pt
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"PROGRAMA DE SENSIBILIZAÇÃO PARA A MELHORIA DA QUALIDADE DO AR"
http://students.si.fct.unl.pt/users/pmt/ar/index.htm
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Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 14:20:08 -0400
From: Beth Graves
Subject: Small business EMS examples
Everyone,
I am looking for articles that may speak about implementation of an EMS (ISO
14001 or not) by small businesses. I am interested in comments that relate
to the ease or difficulty of achieving implementation of an EMS, cost
savings, and other benefits accrued. I do not have a strict definition of a
small business but would think 50 - 100 employees would be the in which
range I am interested.
I have already looked at the last several months of the International
Environmental Systems Update newsletter (CEEM).
Thank you for your help!
Beth Graves, NC DPPEA
919-715-6506
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Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 16:04:51 -0400
From: Beth Graves
Subject: tax deduction for ISO 9000
Everyone,
A while back, I posted a question to the list asking for information on
whether the IRS would allow for a business to deduct the cost of
implementing ISO 9000. My interest was if this was allowed as a business
expense, to then allow for expenses to implement ISO 14001 to also be
deducted.
I wanted to share with you the response I received back from the IRS on this
matter. It appears that the IRS will offer a regulation or administrative
guidance in 1999 "regarding the treatment of ISO 9000 costs." Should you
wish to get a copy of the 1999 Priority Guidance Plan they mention, I found
the web site they list didn't work for me. I did get a copy from
http://www.ustreas.gov/press/releases/report.htm then go to March 1999.
It would seem desirable to influence the IRS to allow for costs of ISO 14001
to be deductible as well as costs for ISO 9000 to encourage greater adoption
of EMSs. Are more tax savy folks out there aware of how to influence this
process? What do you think about requesting the IRS to allow deductions for
ISO 14001?
Beth Graves
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The IRS has released its 1999 Priority Guidance Plan, containing a list of
regulations and other administrative guidance scheduled for publication in
1999. The plan is more ambitious than previous plans, with several projects
aimed at providing relief or simplification for taxpayers. It also
demonstrates continuing efforts to implement recent legislation,
including the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-206) and
the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-34). However, the plan is not an
exclusive list of the guidance that may be published in 1999, or of other
matters to which the IRS will devote attention in 1999.
The 1999 plan has over 230 guidance projects for the coming years--an
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Second, the 1999 Priority Guidance Plan demonstrates our continuing effort
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Approximately 65 projects are aimed at providing relief or simplification
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that may be published in 1999 or the guidance and other matters to which the
Internal Revenue Service and the Office of Tax Policy will devote attention
in 1999. As in previous years, other areas currently under study ultimately
may result in published guidance this year or in a later year. Moreover, the
Internal Revenue Service and the Office of Tax Policy will
respond to developments that may arise throughout the year.
In approaching any regulation, ruling or other guidance, we endeavor to
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achieves our goal of providing helpful guidance to taxpayers without
burdening them with undue complexity. We know that the success of our
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experience and cooperation of the taxpayers who must apply the rules.
Consequently, we invite the public to provide us with comments and
suggestions as we write tax guidance.
In addition to the items on this year s plan, we have attached as Appendix A
a list of certain projects for which substantial resources will be committed
in 1999 and for which publication generally is expected to occur in 2000
(although in some instances publication may occur in 1999). We particularly
invite comments on these projects.
We have also attached as Appendix B a list of the more routine guidance that
is published each year. Finally, for convenience, we have noted the projects
on the 1999 Priority Guidance Plan published since completion of the 1998
Priority Guidance Plan and prior to March 8, 1999.
Additional copies of the 1999 Priority Guidance Plan can be obtained from
the IRS homepage on the Internet under the Tax Pro s Corner
(www.irs.ustreas.gov) or by calling Treasury s Office of Public Affairs
(202) 622-2960.
Tax Accounting
1. Guidance under section 167 regarding the income forecast method.
2. Guidance under section 195 regarding investigatory costs.
3. Guidance regarding the treatment of ISO 9000 costs.
Ms.Stocker800/829-1040
Your Question Was:
RE: IRS Email Tax Law Assistance
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To S. Doucot 43-14072,
Thank you for your prompt response to my question. The article I read on
this topic appeared in the journal Plastic News, Jan. 4, 1999. The National
Tooling and Machining Assoc. is the trade organization petitioning the IRS
to reduce the amoritization period from three years to one year for costs of
implementing ISO 9000.
In the article, a Tamara Ward listed as IRS spokeswoman said that
officials at the agency are reviewing the issue but have not made a final
decision. Given this, it would seem that she may have the policy on the 3
year amoritization and is reviewing it and considering a change given the
request by the National Tooling group.
Hope this helps track down the policy. Thanks for continuing to look!
Beth Graves
919-715-6506
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Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 9:05 PM
To: Beth_Graves@p2pays.org
Subject: IRS Email Tax Law Assistance
NOTE: Our response to your tax law question appears below. If you have
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I can t find anything that discusses a position we may have taken on ISO
14001. But, I also hunted for the information on ISO 9000 to try to find a
jumping off point. I could not find the white paper you mentioned. Could
you let us know under what industry this information may have written? I
went to our files in our own internal set of information and could not
locate anything that seemed to pertain. Sorry.
S. Doucot 43-14072
Your Question Was:
I read in a trade journal article about an internal IRS white paper that
took the position that costs by a business to implement ISO 9000 (an
international standard describing a Quality Management System) could be
deducted as an ordinary business expense, amoritized over three years.
I am interested if costs to implement ISO 14001 (international standard
describing an Environmental Management System) may also be deducted as an
ordinary business expense. If so, over what time period?
Also, I would be interested to receive anything you have in writing related
to deduction of ISO 9000 expenses.
Thank you for your consideration. I look forward to your response.
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Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 15:48:49 -0400
From: "Ed Gall"
Subject: ISO 9000 and 14000 Electronic Document Control
I wonder if anyone can suggest a good place to look for how to fulfill the
document control requirements of ISO 9000 and 14000 for media which is
solely electronic. Our situation is an LAN database, for which various
screens are employed for entering customer, production, and quality
information.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Edward M. Gall
Bear Metallurgical Company
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Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 13:52:45 MYT
From: "Nik Zafri Abdul Majid"
Subject: Re: ISO 9000 and 14000 Electronic Document Control
Dear Ed
Try Andersen Consulting or Arthur Andersen for ISO-9000 Electronic
Documentation. For ISO-14000...I think Seagate Inc. Hope to get feedbacks
from other members of the list...
Regards
Nik Zafri
asmiqm,miqauk,irca/eara,mmim,mmcni
fellow PendidikNet Malaysia
Regd/Ctd. Lead QHSE Management Systems Assessor
Consultant, Columnist, QHSE Activist
No. 3, Jalan Intan 2/8
Taman Intan
Kluang 86000
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http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/Bureau/nikzafri.html
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Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 17:38:54 +0500
From: "R. Ramamurthy"
Subject: Re: ISO 9000 and 14000 Electronic Document Control
At 03:48 PM 18-05-99 -0400, Edward M. Gall wrote:
>I wonder if anyone can suggest a good place to look for how to fulfill the
>document control requirements of ISO 9000 and 14000 for media which is
>solely electronic. Our situation is an LAN database ............
I know of a good software in India which I have personally used for ISO
9000 documentation. It goes beyond that and supports also compilation of NC
reports, gives updateable checklist of questions for internal auditors etc.
It is also not costly. It is named Qualisys. Please let me know if you
require more details.
R.Ramamurthy
(IRCA registered Quality Auditor)
Bangalore, India
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Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 17:59:54 -0700
From: "J. Emil Morhardt"
Subject: New ISO 14000 Web Site at Claremont McKenna College
We have just put up a new ISO 14000 web site at
http://www.roberts.mckenna.edu/iso14000/iso14000.asp
and I would appreciate any comments, suggestions, etc. any of you may
have...especially about features that would be useful to you. For
example, would companies that are in the process of being certified, or
that are seriously considering it, like to be represented? Should we
have a listing of corporate environmental managers, irrespective of the
ISO 14000 affiliation? etc.
Thanks in advance for your comments.
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J. Emil Morhardt, Roberts Professor of Biology
Director, Roberts Environmental Center
http://www.roberts.mckenna.edu/
W. M. Keck Science Center, Claremont McKenna College
925 North Mills Avenue, Claremont CA 91711-5916
(909) 621-8190; (909) 621-8298
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Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 19:02:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Bill Casti (System Admin)"
Subject: (no subject) (fwd)
NOTE: If anyone can assist this inquirer, contact him directly at HIS
email. Do not email me or the ISO14000 list.
Regards.
Bill
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Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 17:30:11 EDT
From: STEVEMK71@aol.com
Subject: (no subject)
I am looking for information relating to the decommissioning of semi
conductor sites for my Masters Thesis.
More specifically the removal of piping, chemicals, pumps, manufacturing
tools, air handlers, tanks, etc. related to the manufacturing process of any
chemical facility.
If you are aware of any technology, square foot demolition costs, schedules,
demolition methods for both the building and equipment, websites, text, or
contractors that specialize in the process please email me at
stevemk71@aol.com.
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 12:52:50 +0100
From: "Pete Thomas"
Subject: List of Accredited ISO14001 Companies
Is there an easily available list of all companies that have received
accreditation to ISO14001 and or EMAS.
Pete Thomas
Marley Floors and Waterproofing Ltd
Dickley Lane
Lenham
Kent ME17 2DE
UK
Opinions expressed are my own and are not necessarily shared by my employer
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 10:47:53 -0400
From: Diana Baldi
Subject: List of Accredited ISO14001 Companies
www.emas.lu (that is LU) contains a listing by country for EMAS
registrations and include company name, date of registration, and address.
It is my understanding that this site is maintained formally.
For ISO 14001, it is not so easy, especially if you want to know by country
and industry/company name. It will be interesting to see the list server
responses.
Registrars list their registrations and you can usually tell if the
registrar is EMS accreditated by their web site. This is time consuming to
view them all, and not all registrars keep the information up to date (they
may publish periodically).
Several web sites list general numbers of registrations but not company
name or locatioon. These lists may not tell if the registration is from an
accredited registrar or not.
Diana Baldi
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 12:08:50 -0400
From: "Lisa F. Wilk"
Subject: Re: List of Accredited ISO14001 Companies
Although there is not a source of information that can be considered "all
inclusive", there are a few organizations that attempt to maintain this
information. The "ISO14000 Info Center" Web site, located at
http://www.iso14000.com has links to these organizations including: the
GlobeNet site (which only lists those companies that can be confirmed by
the third-party registrar), ISOWorld, and others.
At 12:52 PM 5/24/99 +0100, Pete Thomas wrote:
>Is there an easily available list of all companies that have received
>accreditation to ISO14001 and or EMAS.
>
>Pete Thomas
>Marley Floors and Waterproofing Ltd
>Dickley Lane
>Lenham
>Kent ME17 2DE
>UK
>Opinions expressed are my own and are not necessarily shared by my employer
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 12:26:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: Lisa Rockwell
Subject: ISO 14000 or other environmental management systems
A state department of transportation (DOT) is evaluating the implementation
of environmental management procedures. They are considering implementing
a formal environmental management system such as ISO 14000 and would like
to know if any other state DOTs or other government agencies have adopted
ISO 14000 standards or some other comparable environmental management
standards.
If you know of any DOTs or other government agencies that have implemented
such standards, please reply to teris@ncsu.edu. We are gathering and
compiling the information on behalf of the DOT.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Lisa Rockwell
(Note: This message will be cross posted to several lists. My apologies
for the duplications)
***************
Lisa Rockwell, M.S.L.S., M.A.
Information Specialist-TERIS
(Transportation and Environmental Research and Information Services)
North Carolina State University
Centennial Campus; Box 8601
Raleigh, NC 27695-8601
(919) 515-8587; fax (919) 515-8898
lfr@unity.ncsu.edu
***************
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 18:08:23
From: "Jup van 't Veld"
Subject: Re: List of Accredited ISO14001 Companies
At 12:52 PM 5/24/99 +0100, Pete Thomas wrote:
>Is there an easily available list of all companies that have received
>accreditation to ISO14001 and or EMAS.
>
Pete,
For the Netherlands, check with the "SCCM", a co-ordinating body for both
schemes. They keep a register.
SCCM
P.O. Box 18505
2502 EM Den Haag (NL)
tel. +31.70.3623981
fax +31.70.3635084
e-mail SCCM@minez.nl
Regards,
Jup van 't Veld
Amsterdam (NL)
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 16:54:33 -0400
From: "Frank Cater"
Subject: ISO 14000 DOT
I am sorry for requesting this, but a post was placed regarding state DOT and
ISO 14000. Unfortunately, I hit my delete button and had a system shut down,
when I really meant to keep this post. I may have some information to share.
Could the person who posted this message please repost it?
frank cater
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Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 21:51:31 -0400
From: Bill Schillaci
Subject: List of ISO 14001 Companies
I edit an environmental newsletter and run monthly updates of U.S.
companies and facilities newly registered to ISO 14K. This is a
difficult list to maintain because there does not seem to be any single
place where a complete list is maintained. Generally, I search online
news release data bases, assuming that ISO registration is something
most companies want to publicize for business reasons. However, this
type of search is inherently unreliable and incomplete. From time to
time, I receive requests from readers about where to get a complete,
updated, and "official" list. As others here have stated, I too am not
aware of the existance of an official list. This prompts three
questions:
Does such a list exist, perhaps within ISO itself?
Why are more and more people interested in seeing such a list?
Whether or not the list does exist, should it be either developed and/or
made easily available to the public?
Any thoughts?
Bill Schillaci
Environmental Managers Compliance Advisor
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Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 06:35:54 -0700
From: "J. Emil Morhardt"
Subject: List of ISO 14001 companies
We have the start of one for the US and Canada, and invite certified
companies or their registrars world-wide to add themselves. Check our
list at http://www.roberts.mckenna.edu/iso14000/iso14000.asp
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J. Emil Morhardt, Roberts Professor of Biology
Director, Roberts Environmental Center
http://www.roberts.mckenna.edu/
W. M. Keck Science Center, Claremont McKenna College
925 North Mills Avenue, Claremont CA 91711-5916
(909) 621-8190; (909) 621-8298
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Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 20:17:18 +0500
From: "R. Ramamurthy"
Subject: Re: List of ISO 14001 Companies
At 09:51 PM 24-05-99 -0400, Bill Schillaci wrote:
>I edit an environmental newsletter and run monthly updates of U.S.
>companies and facilities newly registered to ISO 14K. As others here have
>stated, I too am not
>aware of the existance of an official list.
I recall receiving mailers from a Singapore firm seeking the listing of
companies with ISO 14001 in an international directory, on payment of
course. Therefore, that directory is likely to have a partial list of
certified companies.
Ram
Bangalore, India
email: rramxx@vsnl.com
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Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 18:10:30 EDT
From: ASchoffm@aol.com
Subject: Re: List of ISO 14001 Companies
www.iso14000.net is globeNet which purports to have a database of ISO 14000
registered companies in North America. However, it is only available to
subscribers ($295. per year).
I wonder why Quality Digest (www.qualitydigest.com), which has a
comprehensive international database of companies registered to ISO/QS 9000
with information submitted to them by all major registrars, doesn't have the
same arrangement for ISO 14000. The current database is accessible to all
and I would think it would not be too difficult to set up one for ISO 14000
with data being submitted from the registrars. It certainly would be a
public service to all those interested in accessing registered companies.
Alan Schoffman
201-837-5934
aschoffm@aol.com
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Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 08:57:25 -0400
From: "Robert Clifford, Jr."
Subject: ISO 14000 in the Shipping Industry
Any information from people on the list concerning implementation of ISO
14000 in the commercial or passenger shipping industry ? Thanx.
Robert Clifford, Jr., Vice President
ISO Environmental Consultancy, Inc.
1103 Glenwood Blvd.
Schenectady NY 12308-2503
518-393-3392
clifford@quality.org
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Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 18:30:17 -0400
From: Beth Graves
Subject: certifying a company vs. a facility
Everyone,
To what extent are you aware of companies certifying a "company" as opposed
to a "facility"? I know that some companies are choosing to certify a
facility at a time with the intent of certifying the company as a whole. Is
there another way at this?
For those that do the facility one-at-a-time approach with a view towards
future company certification, is each facility system unique like with
aspects analysis and significance determination or are the systems the same?
If it becomes a company certification, there would be surveillance audits in
the future on a select number of facilities. Would this necessitate
similar systems? Any registrar comment here?
Beth Graves
NC Div. of Pollution Prev. and Env. Assis. (DPPEA)
800-763-0136 or 919-715-6506
919-715-6794 fax
http://www.p2pays.org
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Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 15:08:26 MYT
From: "Nik Zafri Abdul Majid"
Subject: List of ISO-14000 Certified Companies
Based on my personal experience, such list can be found within the
organisational/company profile/brochures of any certification body (e.g.
DNV, SGS etc) either HQ or any of their branches all over the world.
Hope this could be of assistance.
Regards.
Nik Zafri
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Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 08:34:10 -0400
From: Beth Graves
Subject: FW: certifying a company vs. a facility
Everyone,
I was asked to post the responses I received to my question I posted
recently on certifying a company vs. certifying a facility. Below are all
the responses I received followed by my original question. Thank you to
everyone who responded! It was great to have your perspectives.
Beth Graves
NC DPPEA
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Beth:
The Commissioners of Public Works (CPW) in Charleston, SC, is pursuing
registration one facility/department at a time. They will have one single
EMS for the entire organization; the various facilities/departments will
be registered as they make the needed changes to conform to the
requirements of the CPW EMS (and ISO 14001). This course of action was
felt to be most appropriate based on where our Gap Analysis showed the
organization to be.
In contrast, the Savannah River Site (where I work when I'm not
moonlighting :)) went for one registration for the entire Site. Savannah
River Site (SRS) is a 330-square-mile U.S. Department of Energy site in
western South Carolina with about 14,000 employees. SRS was originally
established to produce plutonium and hydrogen isotopes for nuclear weapons
programs in the 1950s. There are a half-dozen or so reactors (none of
which have operated in the last ten years), two huge chemical processing
facilities to separate the various types of materials produced, two huge
tank farms with millions of gallons of highly toxic, screaming-hot
radioactive stuff (waste products from separations processes), numerous
lab and testing facilties for various processes and components, several
landfills (sanitary and otherwise), an incinerator for some types of
low-level radioactive waste, a vitrification plant where we turn stuff
from the tank farms into glass logs that can be stored forever, a
coal-fired steam and power plant, and basins storing irradiated fuel
assemblies from reactors across the world (part of the U.S.'s
non-proliferation efforts).
Sounds like SRS should look like a lunar landscape. But visitors are
always surprised at what they see. SRS is also a federal environmental
research facility. Most of the 330-sq.-mile site (maybe 90%?) is forest
or wetlands.
Because entry is restricted, wildlife populations have virtually no
contact with man. This provides an opportunity to see how animals behave
in the absence of human predators. (It also means fish in the ponds grow
to record sizes and will bite at anything in the water - I used to help a
friend of mine at the Ecology Lab gather aquatic fauna for his studies
(after work hours); I was more than happy to make that sacrifice in the
name of scientific advancement.)
I realize I'm sounding like a tourist brochure for the site, which is not
my intent. I'm just trying to give you a feel for the magnitude of the
challenge we dealt with in becoming regsitered. To complicate this
further, there are several companies on site, each with their own
procedures, policies, etc. Here's who's on site and what they do:
- Westinghouse Savannah River Co. Management and Operation
- U.S. Department of Energy Owner/oversight
- Bechtel Savannah River Co. Architect/engineering/construction/
environmental restoration
- Babcock & Wilcox Savannah River Decontamination/decommissioning of old
facilities
- British Nuclear Fuels, Ltd. Solid waste operations
- Wackenhut Savannah River, Inc. Security
- U.S. General Services Admin. Vehicle maintenance
- U.S. Forest Service Resource management (timber, wildlife)
- U. of Georgia Ecological studies
To make a long story interminable, we formed an implementation team with
participants from all of the companies, and issued one common
environmental policy for the site. Because of the highly regulated nature
of our business, we were already required to do most of what 14001
requires, so we became registered a relatively short time after we decided
3rd-party was the way to go.
Maintaining our registration is now a line item in the SRS Strategic Plan.
I've been on the SRS implementation team since early on; my involvement
with CPW's gap analysis and document preparation is something I'm doing on
the side. If I can provide more information on either organization, just
ask.
David Johnson
Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
803-208-0930 (voice)
803-208-0920 (fax)
david.johnson@srs.gov
- -----Original Message-----
From: Susan Graff [mailto:envirosource@mindspring.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 8:04 AM
To: Beth Graves
Subject: Re: certifying a company vs. a facility
The company or "organization" has flexibility to decide the registration
strategy that practically suits their goals and activities. In
manufacturing, I've predominantly seen corporations develop certain "tools"
that promote consistency aross plants (eg a significant aspects ranking
tool, communications policy and procedures) while encouraging each plant to
pursue site by site registration. Decentralized management styles lend
themselves better to a site by site approach.
On the other hand, there are a few major companies that have pursued a
single corporate registration. I believe Xerox is one.
- -----Original Message-----
From: Steel, Howard F [mailto:hsteel@exchange.Waterloo.NCR.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 8:25 AM
To: 'Beth Graves'
Subject: RE: certifying a company vs. a facility
As far as ISO 9001 - NCR is moving toward a single registrar and single
registration across the corporation. When it comes to ISO 14001 wwe are
still going facility by facility, but ultimately the same approach (single
registration) will likely be the case.
We have a central team focused on Safety and Environmental managment systems
that provides guidance in the development of documentation etc., re the
managment system in question. Each site is responsible to ensure that their
uniques aspects are covered and addressed within this guiding framework.
Howard Steel
NCR Canada Ltd.
- -----Original Message-----
From: scarson@eisc.org [mailto:scarson@eisc.org]
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 7:36 AM
To: Beth_Graves@p2pays.org
Subject: certifying a company vs. a facility
IBM began by registering a couple of individual sites, then decided to
register all sites under one certificate.
Stan Carson
Lake Erie MEP
419-535-6000
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07:30 AM ---------------------------
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beth Graves [SMTP:Beth_Graves@p2pays.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 1999 6:30 PM
> To: iso14000@quality.org
> Subject: certifying a company vs. a facility
>
> Everyone,
>
> To what extent are you aware of companies certifying a "company" as
> opposed
> to a "facility"? I know that some companies are choosing to certify a
> facility at a time with the intent of certifying the company as a whole.
> Is
> there another way at this?
>
> For those that do the facility one-at-a-time approach with a view towards
> future company certification, is each facility system unique like with
> aspects analysis and significance determination or are the systems the
> same?
> If it becomes a company certification, there would be surveillance audits
> in
> the future on a select number of facilities. Would this necessitate
> similar systems? Any registrar comment here?
Beth Graves
NC Div. of Pollution Prev. and Env. Assis. (DPPEA)
800-763-0136 or 919-715-6506
919-715-6794 fax
http://www.p2pays.org
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