RC 14001

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

RC14001® combines RCMS® certification requirements and ISO 14001 requirements. The requirements are:
Responsible Care (RC) is based on seven Codes of Management Practice: Pollution Prevention, Distribution, Product Stewardship, Process Safety, Employee Health and Safety, Security, Community Awareness and Emergency Response.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

RC14001 is a Technical requirement that combines ISO 14001 with Responsible Care® requirements required under the RC14001 scope. The RC14001 management system documentation shall include

• Environmental policy, objectives and targets,
• Scope of the environmental management system,
• List of activities carried out by organization their environmental aspect and impact
• Framework for identifying significant aspect
• Documents and records required for operation & control and
• Documents and records for effective implementation and monitoring of environmental management system.

Benefits of certification to RC14001® and RCMS®:

• Establishes company’s health and safety, security and environmental credentials
• Establishes comply with the relevant regulations
• Establishes innovation and a forward thinking approach to customers and employees

• Increases access to new customers and business partners
• Potentially reduces public liability insurance costs
• Encourages to continually improve your management system using regular third-party audits to drive new initiatives