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ISO 50001 Overview

The ISO 50001 Energy Management System Overview

Posted by Christina Gamache in Blog, Company News 11 Nov 2022

For organizations and businesses committed to addressing their impact, conserving resources and improving the bottom line there is the ISO 50001 Energy Management System (EnMS) Standard. No matter the size or industry this ISO standard provides a practical way to improve energy use, through the development of an energy management system (EnMS). ISO 50001 was developed with consideration of other related standards, such as ISO 9001 or ISO 14001, making it easier to integrate energy management into the overall efforts to improve quality and environmental management.

Organizations that are considering implementing the ISO 50001 Environmental Management System should be aware of these key elements of the standard:

 

Context of the Organization – Define who is affected by an organization’s work, their expectations, and the overall context of the organization.

Leadership and Commitment – Top Management should proactively engage employees and demonstrate leadership for the energy management system.

Energy policy – Develop a policy for more efficient use of energy.

Planning – Research and identify key factors and variables used to measure the improvement.

Create objectives and energy targets – Align energy conservation targets and goals to meet the policy objectives.

Energy review – Measure the results & review how well the policy works.

Energy performance indicators – Normalize energy consumption by any measurable, influencing factor.

Energy baseline – Regression analysis tools can be used to help establish a normalized baseline of energy consumption.

Planning – Formulate energy conservation planning and energy utilization status reports to assist with the collection of energy data.

Support – Establish a systematic and sustainable approach to managing energy usage.

Operation – Identify ways to optimize equipment and building schedules to improve energy efficiency.

Performance Evaluation – Developing a mature and practical energy performance evaluation based on the summary and analysis of energy performance methodologies and practices.

Internal Audit Planning and Program – Determine if the management system meets the requirements of the standard and if it has been effectively implemented and maintained.

Management Review – Top management should continue reviewing the management system to ensure suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness.

Improvement – Identify energy reduction opportunities to continuously improve energy-related performance and energy efficiency.

Nonconformity and corrective action – Root cause analysis should be conducted to ensure corrective actions that address the root symptoms of issues are implemented.

 

As with all ISO management system standards, ISO 50001 can be implemented exclusively for the benefits it provides to stakeholders, customers and the organization itself. With proper implementation organizations and businesses can reap the improved energy management benefits of ISO 50001 while showing clients their commitment to energy management with certification. To learn more about getting certified contact us.

 

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