ISO 50001 was prepared by Technical Committee Energy Management - ISO/TC 242.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
The organization shall
- Establish, document, implement, maintain and improve an EnMS in accordance with the requirements of ISO 5001;
- Define and document the scope and boundaries of its EnMS; and
- Establish & document processes to meet requirements of international standard to continually improve its energy performance.
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
The EnMS documentation shall include:
- The scope and boundaries of the EnMS;
- The energy policy;
- Energy objectives, targets, and Energy management action plans;
- Documents & records required by ISO 50001.
The amount of documentation can vary for different organizations for the following reasons:
- Scale & Size of the organization
- Type of activities;
- Processes and their interactions; and
- Competence of personnel
Benifits:
- ENERGY POLICY
Top management's official statement of the organization's commitment to managing energy.
- ENERGY MANAGEMENT PLAN
Energy Management action plan that requires monitoring, measurement, management, and documentation for continuous improvement for energy performance.
- CROSS - DIVISIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAM
Cross functional team to focus of variables affecting energy use and improve energy performance.
- OPERATING CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Controls and Procedures for monitoring variables affecting energy use which includes criteria for design and purchase.
- ENERGY BASELINE
Establishing an Energy Baseline of the organization's energy uses.
- IDENTIFICATION OF ENERGY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
EnPI are identified which reflects true energy performance of process or equipment.
- ENERGY OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS
Objective and targets are defined in line with energy policy established by organisation.
- ENERGY MANAGEMENT ACTION PLANS
Action plans to meet Energy targets and objectives