{"id":12671,"date":"2019-04-10T11:13:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T11:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multiacademstg.wpengine.com\/14001academy\/?p=12671"},"modified":"2024-12-02T18:47:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T18:47:55","slug":"how-can-iso-14001-help-your-companys-facilities-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/blog\/2019\/04\/10\/how-can-iso-14001-help-your-companys-facilities-management\/","title":{"rendered":"How can ISO 14001 help your company\u2019s facilities management?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Facilities Management (FM) is a business sector that will be worth one trillion US dollars by 2025, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iso.org\/news\/ref2281.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Organization for Standardization<\/a>. It can be described as a discipline that is \u201cconcerned with the management, operation and maintenance of an organization\u2019s facilities.\u201d Since every business, no matter what size, has some level of facilities management, it therefore becomes clear that the level of decision-making and efficiency can have a great impact on the wider environment. That&#8217;s why it\u2019s important to be aware of the connection between <a href=\"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/what-is-iso-14001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISO 14001<\/a> and facilities management. This connection means that the standard\u2019s principles can assist any organization, whether managing its own facilities or multiple sites for others.<\/p>\n<h2>ISO 14001 and facilities management: Where is the crossover?<\/h2>\n<p>In April 2018.\u00a0International Organization for Standardization published the ISO 41001 standard to support the facilities management sector. ISO 41001 sets out to bring cost savings and efficiencies to organizations who implement it, but also to improve employee health &amp; safety and lessen an organization\u2019s environmental impact. So where is the crossover with ISO 14001?<\/p>\n<p>ISO 14001 principles work in both small and large organizations, and using the standard correctly can not only decrease environmental impact, but can also save your organization money, whether in the reduction of bills, packaging and travel, or simply by avoiding financial penalties due to non-compliance with legislation. These principles should also be considered in the facilities management sector. Let\u2019s look at what these specifics are, and how they should be applied to best effect.<br \/>\n<div id=\"middle-banner\" class=\"banner-shortcode\"><\/div><script>loadMiddleBanner();<\/script><br \/>\n<div id=\"side-banner-trigger\" class=\"banner-shortcode\"><\/div><\/p>\n<h2>What to concentrate on<\/h2>\n<p>There are several sections of the ISO 14001 standard that can be seen to give specific valuable guidance which can benefit a company in the facilities management sector.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Planning environmental aspects.<\/strong> Section 6 of the ISO 14001 standard deals with planning, including environmental aspects, and that is the most obvious place to start. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/blog\/2016\/12\/12\/6-ways-to-deal-with-significant-environmental-aspects-in-your-ems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Six ways to deal with significant environmental aspects in your EMS<\/a>\u00a0provides guidance on how to differentiate between significant and less significant environmental aspects, which are normally present, no matter the size of the facility. Whether you are considering your use of utilities like electricity and gas, or looking at potential emissions, understanding the principles laid out in this article should help you to manage your significant environmental aspects more effectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Risk and opportunity.<\/strong> The same section also provides guidance on risk and opportunity, which we looked at in the article <a href=\"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/blog\/2016\/03\/07\/risks-and-opportunities-in-iso-140012015-what-they-are-and-why-they-are-important\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Risks and opportunities in ISO 14001:2015 \u2013 What are they and why are they important<\/a>. Any organization involved in facilities management, whether over single or multiple sites, can considerably reduce costs and limit liabilities by having an efficient and proactive attitude towards business risk. By involving employees \u2013 who usually are closer to the day to day running of the business than many senior staff \u2013 risk can be mitigated, and opportunity to improve realized. Again, in the facilities management sector \u2013 as in many others \u2013 mitigation of risk and realization of opportunity almost always means cost savings and improved profit margins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Context of the organization. <\/strong>Section 4 of the ISO 14001 standard provides advice on organizational context factors, including understanding the needs of interested parties, and determining if any of those needs become compliance obligations. Any facilities management company who can comply with this section can find immediate benefits. Ensuring that stakeholder requirements are met is critical for the long-term health of any business, and compliance to stakeholder needs and legislation can help the organization avoid financial penalty. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/blog\/2015\/06\/15\/how-to-achieve-regulatory-compliance-in-iso-14001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to achieve regulatory compliance<\/a>\u00a0can help you with this section.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Competence, Training and Awareness. <\/strong>Section 7 deals with \u201csupport\u201d, including competence and awareness. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/blog\/2014\/11\/26\/iso-14001-competence-training-awareness-important-ems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ISO 14001 Competence, Training and Awareness: Why are they important for your EMS?<\/a> examined the relevance of this aspect. If these are delivered effectively and regularly to your workforce, it stands to reason that your organization\u2019s environmental efficiency and profitability will improve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Emergency planning and response<\/strong>. Section 8 includes planning for emergency situations, and any organization with a significant responsibility for buildings and\/or land should be aware of the responsibilities that follow from this section. Having efficient and rehearsed plans to deal with emergency situations will help safeguard employee and overall business interests, and will also ensure that significant environmental impact (and the financial and reputational damage that come with them) are avoided. The article <a href=\"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/blog\/2015\/10\/19\/how-to-satisfy-emergency-response-requirements-in-iso-140012015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to satisfy emergency response requirements in ISO 14001:2015<\/a>\u00a0can provide advice on meeting this clause.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-bottom: 10px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12672\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/facilities.jpg\" alt=\"ISO 14001 &amp; facility management: How they are related\" width=\"1000\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/facilities.jpg 1000w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/facilities-300x188.jpg 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/04\/facilities-768x482.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Finding environmental opportunities in the facilities management sector<\/h2>\n<p>With the facilities management sector having such a significant environmental impact, it becomes clear that applying ISO 14001 principles to your facilities management project or company can have great benefits. Whether understanding the needs of stakeholders, defining organizational context, defining emergency plans or ensuring communication is effective, ISO 14001 principles can help any facilities management company not only improve its environmental performance, but also profit and prosper.<\/p>\n<p><em>Download a free preview of the<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/iso-14001-premium-documentation-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISO 14001 Premium Documentation Toolkit<\/a> <em>to see the structure for each document mentioned above.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facilities Management (FM) is a business sector that will be worth one trillion US dollars by 2025, according to International Organization for Standardization. It can be described as a discipline that is \u201cconcerned with the management, operation and maintenance of an organization\u2019s facilities.\u201d Since every business, no matter what size, has some level of facilities &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":12672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[458,139,60,65,191,71],"class_list":["post-12671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-facilities-management","tag-improvement","tag-iso-14001","tag-leadership","tag-opportunity","tag-risk"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advisera.com\/14001academy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}