ISO 14000 drives Intranet strategies to establish a competitive edge in EHS

Conference · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1999

OSTI ID:20003287

Gurnham, B E

The introduction of ISO 14001 in September 1996 created awareness within major corporations that the environmental aspects of their business need to be organized and managed similarly to other aspects of their business. Companies are actively reviewing their existing environmental management systems and implementing changes with the goal of becoming ISO ready or even certified to the ISO 14001 EMS standard. The decision on whether or not to pursue certification is based on market and competitive issues, and often is not mandated by corporate, but left to the various operating units to decide whether it is in their best interest to pursue certification. However, the move to review current EMSs and redesign them as necessary to be consistent with the ISO 14001 standard is wide spread within corporate America. This trend will also have a significant effect on the computerized systems in use today for managing environmental and health and safety issues. One of the more popular approaches being implemented by many US based corporations is an Intranet-based web site. This paper reviews some of the EHS information management trends and suggests the elements of a web based technology strategy that will position a corporation to take advantage of the cost savings potential of Internet technologies.

• Research Organization: KBS Systems (US)
• OSTI ID: 20003287
• Report Number(s): CONF-990608--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
COMPETITION
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
INTERNET
MARKET
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
STANDARDS
WASTE MANAGEMENT