Registration Assessment ISO 50001
ISO 50001, Energy Management System (EnMS)The main objective of ISO 50001 standard is to improve energy-related performance and energy efficiency continuously and to identify energy reduction opportunities. This systematic approach will help organizations to establish systems and processes.
Consistent energy management helps organizations to realize untapped energy efficiency potential. They will benefit from cost savings and make a significant contribution to environmental and climate protection, for example by the permanent reduction of CO2 emissions. The standard should alert employees and in particular the management level to the immediate and long-term energy management gains that can be made. The organization can discover potential savings and competitive advantages. Further more a huge image boost for the organization can be created.
Using energy efficiently helps organizations save money as well as helping to conserve resources and tackle climate change. ISO 50001 supports organizations in all sectors to use energy more efficiently, through the development of an energy management system (EnMS). ISO 50001 is based on the management system model of continual improvement also used for other well-known standards such as ISO 9001 or ISO 14001. This makes it easier for organizations to integrate energy management into their overall efforts to improve quality and environmental management.
ISO 50001 provides a framework of requirements for organizations to:
- Develop a policy for more efficient use of energy
- Fix targets and objectives to meet the policy
- Use data to better understand and make decisions about energy use
- Measure the results
- Review how well the policy works, and
- Continually improve energy management.
The ISO 50001 certification involves a two-stage audit process for certification:
Stage 1 is a preliminary, informal review of the EnMS, for example checking the existence and completeness of key documentation such as the organization’s EnMS Manual, Document containing key energy uses etc
Stage 2 is a more detailed and formal compliance audit, independently testing the EnMS against the requirements specified in ISO 50001. The auditors will seek evidence to confirm that the management system has been properly designed and implemented, and is in fact in operation (for example by confirming that a committee or similar management body meets regularly to oversee the EnMS). BSCIC Certification audits are conducted by ISO 50001 Lead Auditors.