Control of Documents

Document indexes and revision history information are provided to ensure that all employees have a readily accessible means for verifying the most current version of all EMS controlled documents.

Audit Index (PDF: 307K)

Doc Distribution List (PDF: 57K)

EMS Master Index and Revision List (PDF: 645K)

Forms Master Index and Revision List (PDF: 101K)

Ops Manual and SOP Master Index and Revision List (PDF: 134K)

Records Retention (PDF: 82K)

ISO 14001 Standard, 4.4.5 Control of Documents:

Documents required by the environmental management system and by this International Standard shall be controlled. Records are a special type of document and shall be controlled in accordance with the requirements given in 4.5.4 (Control of Records).

The organization shall establish, implement and maintain a procedure(s) to:

a) approve documents for adequacy prior to issue,

b) review and update as necessary and re-approve documents,

c) ensure that changes and current revision status of documents are identified,

d) ensure that relevant versions of applicable documents are available at points of use,

e) ensure that documents remain legible and readily identifiable,

f) ensure that documents of external origin determined by the organization to be necessary for the planning and operation of the EMS are identified and their distribution controlled, and

g) prevent the unintended use of obsolete documents and to apply suitable identification to them if they are retained for any purpose.