Table of

Contents &
Instructions

Instructions:
1.       Highlighted areas of sheets (use navigation at bottom) to be completed by the Client Organization prior
to the off-site review, or on-site Gap Analysis or Upgrade Audit, and submitted to the NSF-ISR Lead Auditor for
review.

2.       The Annex has been provided at the end of this document for information and reference purposes only,
and includes a comparison of ISO 14001 and RC14001 versions (Annex I) and the Process & Product Safety
Codes (Annex II).
3.       Completion by the Client Organization should include the final statement of readiness for Upgrade by the
Top Management of the Client Organization.
4. Items in black font correspond to ISO 14001:2015 and those in blue correspond with special requirements
associated with RC 14001:2015.
5.       The columns for “Planned Completion Date” and “Responsibility” may be used by the Client Organization
to develop their plan for upgrading to the requirements of RC14001:2015.
6.       All other areas of the Checklist are required to be completed by the NSF-ISR Lead Auditor to confirm the
effective implementation of the Client Organization’s RC14001:2015 Management System.
7.       The Lead Auditor shall sign the appropriate sections at the end of the Checklist to indicate: whether the
Client Organization is Ready/Not Ready for Upgrade Audit (Off-site review), AND the final approval of the
RCMS in meeting the requirements of RC14001:2015 (during the on-site Upgrade Audit)
8.       This checklist shall be submitted by the NSF-ISR Lead Auditor as one of the records of the
RC14001:2015 Upgrade for the Client Organization.

Contents
(hyperlinks)

Overview of RC14001
General Information about your Organization Info needed

RC14001 Checklist Info needed

Approvals Info needed

Annex I - Comparison of Standard Versions

Annex II - Responsible Care Member Info
 General Information

Organization Name:
Organization Address:

Number of Personnel:

Other locations included in this

registration:

Size of Facility:
Management Representative:
Name and Revision Status of
RC14001 documentation:
Risk Category:
FRS Number:
Audit type:

Off-site Review Date (Desk Audit):

Audit Dates (on-site):

Lead Auditor / Audit Team:
Scope of Registration:
American Chemistry Council (ACC)
Responsible Care Member or Partner?

If yes to above, your organization must implement the RC 14001:2015, Product, and Processs Safety Codes as an obligation of membership.
(see tabs below for Process and Product Safety)
Significant Environmental
Aspects:
Occupational Health & Safety
Hazards & Risks:
Process Safety Hazards & Risks:
Security Issues:
The interval between the client Delta Review and the Upgrade Audit should not exceed 90 days.
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on must implement the RC 14001:2015, Product, and Processs Safety Codes as an obligation of membership.
d Product Safety)

al between the client Delta Review and the Upgrade Audit should not exceed 90 days.

After this page, please go to the RC14001 Checklist tab

RC 14001:2015 specific requirements are in shaded cells. The Technical specification includes all requirements of ISO 14001

Question / Requirement
Process Safety &
Environmental Occupational Health &
Product Safety Security Considerations
Evidence of determination Considerations Safety Considerations
Considerations
of:

Did you identify the internal & Did you identify the internal &
Did you identify the internal & Did you identify the internal &
4.1 Understanding the external occupational health & external process safety &
external environmental conditions external security conditions that
Organization and its CONTEXT safety conditions that are relevant product safety conditions that
that are relevant to the organization? are relevant to the organization?
to the organization? are relevant to the organization?

4.2 Understanding Needs & Did you identify those who are Did you identify those who are Did you identify those who are Did you identify those who are
Expectations of Interested interested in your environmental interested in your OH&S interested in your process safety interested in your security
Parties: performance performance & product safety performance performance?

relevant to environmental relevant to Process Safety &

Did you determine the needs and relevant to OH&S performance relevant to security performance
expectations of your interested performance Product Safety performance
parties?

Process Safety & Product Safety

Did you identify those that have Environmental OH&S Security
become compliance obligations Considerations
(requirements)?

Boundaries, products, services

4.3 Determining the scope of the Boundaries, products, services and Boundaries, products, services and Boundaries, products, services
and activities from a Process
environmental management activities from an environmental activities from a OH&S and activities from a security
Safety & Product Safety
system: perspective? perspective? perspective?
perspective?

Did you define and document the applies applies applies applies
scope of your environmental
management system (EMS)?

5.1 Leadership and Commitment:

Evidence of Leadership and Process Safety & Product Safety

environmental focus occupational health & safety focus security focus
Commitment of TOP Considerations
MANAGEMENT (5.1)
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Level of Completion
0=Not Started to
10=Complete Reference
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OHS=Occupational Health & Completion Responsibility (Name / Rev. Level) NSF-ISR Lead Auditor Review Comments
Safety (0-10) Date OR
PPS=Process Safety & Records
Product Safety (0-10)
SC=Security (0-10)

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CEO Attestation -- Executive Contact Affirmation Statement of Product Safety Code Implementation, signed/dated statement by ACC Executive Contact AND Responsible Care Coordinator, stating
"In accordance with the implementation schedule, our company attests that the following management practices are in place as part of our processes and systems related to product safety and
stewardship performance" -- Auditor needs to get copies between 2014-2016 (ACC Webinar July 2013 -double check date and title here)

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j) recognizing the Responsible
Process Safety & Product Safety
Care related performance of environmental focus occupational health & safety focus security focus
Considerations
employees

Evidence Environmental POLICY

has been reviewed and is any specific commitments
protection of environment, prevention any specific commitments related any specific commitments
consistent with intent of both ISO related to Process Safety and
of pollution to OH&S related to security
14001:2015 and RC14001:2015 Product Safety
(5.2)

5.2 Environmental Policy

promote openness with interested promote openness with interested promote openness with promote openness with
f) promote openness with
parties parties interested parties interested parties as appropriate
interested parties

5.2 Environmental Policy

any specific commitments
g) reflect a commitment to the any specific commitments related any specific commitments
may use other words related to Process Safety and
Responsible Care Guiding to OH&S related to security
Product Safety
Principles

Evidence that organizational

ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES &
reporting on your organization's reporting on process safety and reporting on security
AUTHORITIES have been reporting on OH&S performance
environmental performance product safety performance performance
appropriately assigned, resourced
and communicated. (5.3)

6.1 ACTIONS TO ADDRESS RISK

& OPPORTUNITIES

Evidence that RISKS AND Documented Process Safety &

OPPPORTUNITIES related to Document environmental risks and Documented OH&S hazards, risks Document security risks and
Product Safety hazards, risks
environmental aspects, compliance opportunities and associated impacts
and associated impacts
opportunities
obligations and other issues have
been identified and addressed.
(6.1.1)

Within the scope of the EMS,

determine potential emergency
Environmental focus OH&S focus Process Safety & Product Safety Security focus
situations, including those that can
have an environmental impact
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Monitor emerging occupational
6.1 Actions to address risk and process/product safety concerns
health & safety concerns relevant
opportunities relevant to the organization’s
to the organization’s business for
The organization shall monitor environmental concerns business for on-going proactive Security concerns
on-going proactive identification of
emerging concerns relevant to the identification of hazards arising
hazards arising from routine and
organization’s business from routine and non-routine
non-routine activities and situations
activities and situations

RC 14001 Interpretive Notes (e):

Security/Security Sensitive
Information - (General) Security
6.1.2 Evidence that Related information may be
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS of subject to access controls, either
organizations activities, products Documented environmental aspects Documented process/product regulatory or voluntary.
Documented OH&S hazards, risks
and services that it has control over and associated environmental safety hazards, risks and Organizations ensure that
and associated impacts
and it can influence along with impacts associated impacts sufficient access to security
environmental impacts have been information, subject to proper
determined (6.1.2) control and supervision is
provided during required internal
and/or external audits of the
management system.

SIGNIFICANT environmental
aspects have been
applies applies applies applies
COMMUNICATED among the
various levels and functions of the
organization (6.1.2)

A LIFE CYCLE perspective of the

environmental aspects has been applies applies applies applies
considered (6.1.2)

Established CRITERIA is
Document criteria and Document criteria and Document criteria and
documented and utilized to Document criteria and organization's
organization's significant OH&S organization's for Process Safety organization's significant
determine significant environmental significant environmental aspects
aspects & Product Safety environmental aspects
aspects (6.1.2)

Change, including planned or new

or modified activities, products & include environmental
Services

Abnormal conditions and include Process Safety &

include environmental include OH&S include security
emergency situations Product Safety
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The organization shall: Process Safety/Product Safety
OH&S risks for community transportation risks for
Ø  Assess & prioritize Environmental risks risks for community associated
associated with transportation risk community associated with
transportation risk with transportation risk
Security

6.1.2 Environmental Aspects

The organization shall maintain
current information related to
hazards and risks for: applies applies applies applies
o Products; Chemical-related
processes; and Activities
associated with its operations

6.1.2 Environmental Aspects

The organization shall take into
account Operational energy efficiency
and waste minimization, reuse, and applies applies applies applies
recycling when identifying its aspects
and impacts

6.1.3 Evidence that COMPLIANCE Documented information of Documented information of

Documented information of OH&S Documented information of
OBLIGATIONS are determined environmental compliance process and product safety
compliance obligations Security compliance obligations
related to environmental aspects obligations compliance obligations

6.1.4 - Planning: Evidence that the

organizations planning takes into How to ensure that the RC-
How to ensure that the EMS How to ensure that the RC-14001 How to ensure that the RC-
consideration actions to address: 14001 achieves its intended
achieves its intended outcomes - achieves its intended outcomes - 14001 achieves its intended
significant environmental aspects; outcomes - Process Safety &
environmental OH&S outcomes - security
compliance obligations; risks and Product Safety
opportunities

Evidence that the organization’s

planning process has the EMS How these actions are
How these actions are integrated How these actions are integrated How these actions are integrated
INTEGRATED and implemented integrated with business
with business processes with business processes with business processes
with other business processes processes
(6.1.4.b)

6.2.1- Evidence that

ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES
have been established that are
Process Safety & Product Safety
consistent with the environmental Environmental objectives OH&S objectives Security objectives
objectives
policy, are MEASURABLE,
MONITORED, COMMUNICATED &
UPDATED as appropriate
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to achieve ENVIRONMENTAL
OBJECTIVES, including: WHAT
will be done; what RESOURCES Documented plans to achieve
Documented plans to achieve your Documented plans to achieve your Documented plans to achieve
will be required; WHO will be your Process Safety & Product
environmental objectives OH&S objectives your security objectives
responsible; WHEN it will be Safety objectives
completed; HOW results will be
evaluated, including indicators for
monitoring progress

7.1 Evidence that the organization

has determined and provided
RESOURCES needed for the process safety & product safety
environmental included OH&S included Security included
establishment, implementation, included
maintenance and continual
improvement of EMS

7.2 Evidence organization has a

process in place to determine
Did you clarify and document
necessary COMPETENCE, Did you clarify and document your Did you clarify and document your Did you clarify and document
your organization's
necessary training and organization's environmental organization's OH&S competence your organization's security
Process/Product Safety
documented information to support competence requirements requirements competence requirements
competence requirements?
competence supporting
requirements of RC 14001:2015.

7.3 Information supporting

AWARENESS of persons working
under the organizations control of
environmental policy; significant
environmental aspects; their
process safety & product safety
contribution toward an effective environmental included OH&S included Security included
included
EMS; understanding the benefits of
enhanced environmental
performance and implications of
not conforming with EMS and
fulfilling compliance obligations

7.4.1 Evidence that process for

INTERNAL & EXETERNAL Process for internal and external
COMMUNICATIONS has been communication and retention of applies applies applies
established consistent with RC documented information.
14001:2015
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The organization shall establish
and maintain dialogue with
employees and other interested
parties about its impact on the
applies applies applies applies
environment, its Responsible Care
Management System performance,
plans for improving the
organization’s performance and
management for relevant risks for:

Ø  Products applies applies applies applies

Ø  Chemical-related
applies applies applies applies
processes

Ø  Activities associated with

applies applies applies applies
its operations

7.4.3 External Communications

The organization shall make
relevant product safety and product applies applies applies applies
stewardship information publicly
available.

7.5 Evidence that DOCUMENTED

process safety & product safety
INFORMATION is consistent with environmental included OH&S included Security included
included
RC 14001:2015

8.1 Evidence that organization has

established processes needed to Process Safety & Product Safety
Environmental requirements that the OH&S requirements that the Security requirements that the
meet EMS requirements by - requirements that the processes
processes must meet processes must meet processes must meet
establishing operating criteria and must meet
controls
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environmental requirements and
impacts associated with Did you determine the Process
Did you determine the environmental Did you determine the OH&S Did you determine the security
established operational control for Safety & Product Safety
requirements that outsourced requirements that outsourced requirements that outsourced
planned changes and outsources requirements that outsourced
processes must meet? processes must meet? processes must meet?
processes considering each life processes must meet?
cycle stage of products, services
and activities

Controls have been established to

ensure Environmental
Do you specify environmental Did you specify OH&S Did you specify Process Safety Did you determine security
requirements established for
requirements for procurement requirements for procurement & Product Safety requirements requirements for procurement
design, development processes for
processes processes? for procurement processes? processes?
products, service, procurement of
products and services (8.1. a & b)

Communicated to external
providers and contractors relevant process safety & product safety
environmental included OH&S included Security included
environmental requirements? included
(8.1.c)

Considered need to provide

information about potential
significant environmental impacts
process safety & product safety
associated with transportation, environmental included OH&S included Security included
included
delivery, use, end of life treatment
and final disposal of it products and
services (8.1.d)

8.1 Operational Planning &

Control
The organization shall establish
process safety & product safety
and maintain: environmental included OH&S included Security included
included
e) safe operations & maintenance
systems sufficient to achieve its
policy and objectives

8.1 Operational Planning &

Control: The organization shall
f) Systems to manage change for f) Systems to manage change f) Systems to manage change for
establish and maintain:
f) Systems to manage change for products, processes and activities for products, processes and products, processes and
products, processes and activities associated with its operations, activities associated with its activities associated with its
f) Systems to manage change for
associated with its operations, commensurate with risk [with a operations, commensurate with operations, commensurate with
products, processes and activities
commensurate with risk [with a specific focus on Occupational risk [with a specific focus on risk [with a specific focus on
associated with its operations,
specific focus on Environmental Health and Safety Hazard Process Safety and Product security assessment, risk
commensurate with risk;
Aspects, Risks, Potential Impacts]; Identification and assessment of Safety assessment, risk and risk identification and risk
OH&S Risks]; management]; management];
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Control: The organization shall
g) Systems to protect worker g) Systems to protect worker
establish and maintain: g) Systems to protect the g) Systems to protect worker
health and create a safe health, business integrity &
g) Systems to protect the environment, conserve resources - health and create a safe work
environment - emphasis on community safety via security
environment, conserve resources, emphasis on environmental environment
Process Safety & Product Safety focus
protect worker health and create a
safe and secure work environment

8.1 Operational Planning &

Control h) Systems to facilitate the flow
The organization shall establish of hazard and safe handling
h) Systems to facilitate the flow of h) Systems to facilitate the flow of h) Systems to facilitate the flow
and maintain: information, appropriate
hazard and safe handling hazard and safe handling of hazard and safe handling
h) Systems to facilitate the flow of guidance and appropriate
information, appropriate guidance information, appropriate guidance information, appropriate
hazard and safe handling training along the value chain to
and appropriate training along the and appropriate training along the guidance and appropriate
information, appropriate guidance support risk evaluation and risk
value chain to support risk evaluation value chain to support risk training along the value chain to
and appropriate training along the management of its products and
and risk management of its products evaluation and risk management of support risk evaluation and risk
value chain to support risk for receiving such information
and for receiving such information its products and for receiving such management of its products and
evaluation and risk management of from suppliers on goods and
from suppliers on goods and information from suppliers on for receiving such information
its products and for receiving such services used by the
services used by the organization goods and services used by the from suppliers on goods and
information from suppliers on organization [with a specific
[with a specific focus on organization [with a specific focus services used by the
goods and services used by the focus on Process Safety/Product
Environmental Aspects, Risk, on Occupational Health & Safety organization [with a specific
organization. Safety Hazard, Risk
potential environmental impacts] hazards and risk] focus on Security]
Identification and management
plan]

i) commensurate with risk, a

i) commensurate with risk, a
i) commensurate with risk, a process to work with as
8.1 Operational Planning & i) commensurate with risk, a process process to work with as
process to work with as appropriate, review and assess
Control to work with as appropriate, review appropriate, review and assess
appropriate, review and assess customers, suppliers, contract
i) commensurate with risk, a and assess customers, suppliers, customers, suppliers, contract
customers, suppliers, contract manufactures, carriers,
process to work with as contract manufactures, carriers, manufactures, carriers,
manufactures, carriers, distributors, distributors, contractors, logistics
appropriate, review and assess distributors, contractors, logistics distributors, contractors, logistics
contractors, logistics management management providers and
customers, suppliers, contract management providers and third- management providers and third-
providers and third-party providers third-party providers based on
manufactures, carriers, distributors, party providers based on party providers based on
based on Responsible Care or Responsible Care or other
contractors, logistics management Responsible Care or other health, Responsible Care or other
other health, safety, security and health, safety, security and
providers and third-party providers safety, security and environmental health, safety, security and
environmental performance criteria environmental performance
based on Responsible Care performance criteria that have been environmental performance
that have been established by the criteria that have been
environmental performance criteria established by the organization. criteria that have been
organization. EMPHASIS ON established by the organization.
that have been established by the EMPHASIS ON POTENTIAL established by the organization.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & EMPHASIS ON PROCESS
organization. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS/RISKS EMPHASIS ON POTENTIAL
SAFETY HAZARDS/RISKS SAFETY/PRODUCT SAFETY
SECURITY ISSUES/RISKS
RISKS
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8.1 Operational Planning &
j) Participation in mutual assistance j) Participation in mutual j) Participation in mutual
Control: The organization shall j) Participation in mutual assistance
programs and sharing activities as assistance programs and assistance programs and sharing
establish and maintain: programs and sharing activities as
embodied in Responsible Care, sharing activities as embodied in activities as embodied in
j) Participation in mutual assistance embodied in Responsible Care,
Occupational Health & Safety Responsible Care, Process Responsible Care, Security
programs and sharing activities as Environmental Focus
Focus Safety & Product Safety Focus Focus
embodied in Responsible Care

Evidence organization has

emergency preparedness and
process safety & product safety
response plans in place per ISO environmental included OH&S included Security included
included
14001:2015 and RC 14001:2015,
(8.2)

8.2 Emergency Preparedness & g) include appropriate

g) include appropriate
Response: The organization’s g) include appropriate consideration consideration of communications g) include appropriate
consideration of
documented emergency response of communications and community and community recovery needs consideration of communications
communications and community
information shall: recovery needs [with a specific focus [with a specific focus on and community recovery needs
recovery needs [with a specific
g) include appropriate on Environmental Aspects, Potential Occupational Health and Safety [with a specific focus on
focus on Process Safety &
consideration of communications risks, impacts & mitigation]; Hazard Identification and Security];
Product Safety];
and community recovery needs assessment of OH&S Risks]

8.2 Emergency Preparedness & h) include appropriate participation in h) include appropriate participation h) include appropriate
h) include appropriate
Response the development, implementation in the development, implementation participation in the development,
participation in the development,
and maintenance of community and maintenance of community implementation and
implementation and maintenance
h) include appropriate participation emergency preparedness plans, emergency preparedness plans, maintenance of community
of community emergency
in the development, implementation emphasis on potential emphasis on OCCUPATIONAL emergency preparedness plans,
preparedness plans, emphasis
and maintenance of community ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS, HEALTH & SAFETY HAZARDS, emphasis on PROCESS
on SECURITY
emergency preparedness plans IMPACTS, MITIGATION RISKS AND MITIGATION SAFETY & PRODUCT SAFETY

i) take into account, raw material,

i) take into account, raw
i) take into account, raw material, product, waste material and
material, product, waste material i) take into account, raw material,
i) take into account, raw material, product, waste material and transportation incidents [with a
and transportation incidents product, waste material and
product, waste material and transportation incidents [with a specific focus on Occupational
[with a specific focus on transportation incidents [with a
transportation incidents specific focus on ENVIRONMENTAL Health and Safety Hazard
PROCESS SAFETY & specific focus on SECURITY];
RISKS, IMPACTS, MIGITATION]; Identification and assessment of
PRODUCT SAFETY];
OH&S Risks];

9.1 Evidence that organization is

MONITORING, MEASURING, Process Safety & Product Safety
Environmental Performance OH&S Performance Security Performance
ANALYZING AND EVALUATING Performance
environmental performance
E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=
 Process Safety & Product Safety
9.1.1 General Security Performance:
Environmental Performance: OH&S Performance: Performance:
The organization shall periodically effectiveness of its
effectiveness of its communications effectiveness of its communications effectiveness of its
evaluate the effectiveness of its communications programs with
programs with its interested parties programs with its interested parties communications programs with
communications programs with its its interested parties referred to
referred to in 4.2 referred to in 4.2 its interested parties referred to
interested parties referred to in 4.2. in 4.2
in 4.2

9.1.2 Evidence that organization retention of documented

retention of documented information retention of documented retention of documented
has an effective process for information as evidence -
as evidence - environmental information as evidence - OH&S information as evidence -
evaluation of compliance Process & Product Safety
compliance compliance security compliance
obligations fulfillment Compliance

Internal Audit Results (9.2)

(using process-approach)
Full internal Audit to both ISO
Must include Process & Product
14001:2015 and RC 14001: 2015 must include environmental must include OH&S Must include Security
Safety
-inputs, outputs, performance to
targets, process linkages /
interactions.

Internal Audit Corrective Actions

process safety & product safety
(10.2.d) completed. (including environmental included OH&S included Security included
included
evidence of closure)

Records of Management Review

(9.3) Completed to both ISO
process safety & product safety
14001:2015 and RC 14001: 2015 environmental included OH&S included Security included
included
requirements after completion of
the Internal Audit.

10.2 Evidence of an effective

process for taking actions to correct process safety & product safety
environmental included OH&S included Security included
nonconformity and make changes included
to the EMS
E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=
 10.2 Nonconformity and
corrective action: The
organization shall
Identify and investigate cause(s)
Ø  Identify and investigate Identify and investigate cause(s) of Identify and investigate cause(s) of Identify and investigate cause(s)
of Process Safety & Product
cause(s) of accidents and Environmental releases OH&S Incidents of Security Incidents
Safety incidents
incidents (including
environmental releases and
incidents)

Ø  Assign significance

Ø  Take appropriate
corrective action(s) to prevent applies applies applies applies
reoccurrence;

Ø Share key findings and

associated corrective actions
with relevant interested
parties

Other Client Organization-

Other Client Organization- Other Client Organization-specific Other Client Organization- Other Client Organization-
specific information about the
specific information about the information about the EMS (as specific information about the specific information about
Process Safety & Process
EMS (as determined by the Client determined by the Client OH&S (as determined by the Client Security (as determined by the
Security (as determined by the
Organization) Organization) Organization) Client Organization)
Client Organization)

Note: This section is optional,

Note: This section is optional, and Note: This section is optional, and Note: This section is optional, and Note: This section is optional,
and may be completed if there
may be completed if there are may be completed if there are unique may be completed if there are and may be completed if there
are unique aspects of Process
unique aspects of the EMS that the aspects of the EMS that the Client unique aspects of the OH&S that are unique aspects of Security
Safety & Process Security that
Client deems important in deems important in demonstrating the Client deems important in that the Client deems important
the Client deems important in
demonstrating compliance to the compliance to the RC 14001: 2015 demonstrating compliance to the in demonstrating compliance to
demonstrating compliance to the
RC 14001: 2015 Standard. Standard. RC 14001: 2015 Standard. the RC 14001: 2015 Standard.
RC 14001: 2015 Standard.

Evidence of effective continuous Evidence of effective continuous Evidence of effective continuous

improvement of RESPPONSIBLE improvement of RESPPONSIBLE improvement of RESPPONSIBLE
CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTME to CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTME to CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTME to Evidence of effective continuous Evidence of effective continuous
enhance environmental, enhance environmental performance enhance occupational improvement of RESPONSIBLE improvement of
occupational health/safety, (10.2) health/safety performance (10.2) CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RESPPONSIBLE CARE
process/product safety & security to enhance PROCESS/ MANAGEMENT SYSTME to
performance (10.2) PRODUCT SAFETY enhance security performance
performance (10.2) (10.2)
E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=

E= E= E= E= E=
OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS= OHS=
PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS= PPS=
SC= SC= SC= SC= SC=
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Environmental Review and Approval
Approval Name / Title Signature Date

Client Organization
Top Management
attests readiness for
Upgrade to
RC14001: 2015

NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Desk Audit
information.
NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Compliance to
RC14001: 2015 at
On-site Upgrade
Audit.

The completed Checklist shall be submitted by the NSF-ISR Lead Auditor as a supplement
to the RC14001:2015 Audit Report

Occupational Health Review and Approval

Approval Name / Title Signature Date

Client Organization
Top Management
attests readiness for
Upgrade to
RC14001: 2015

NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Desk Audit
information.
NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Compliance to
RC14001: 2015 at
On-site Upgrade
Audit.

The completed Checklist shall be submitted by the NSF-ISR Lead Auditor as a supplement
to the RC14001:2015 Audit Report

Safety/Stewardship Review and Approval

Approval Name / Title Signature Date

Client Organization
Top Management
attests readiness for
Upgrade to
RC14001: 2015

NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Desk Audit
information.
NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Compliance to
RC14001: 2015 at
On-site Upgrade
Audit.

The completed Checklist shall be submitted by the NSF-ISR Lead Auditor as a supplement
to the RC14001:2015 Audit Report

Security Review and Approval

Approval Name / Title Signature Date

Client Organization
Top Management
attests readiness for
Upgrade to RC14001:
2015

NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Desk Audit
information.
NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Compliance to
RC14001: 2015 at
On-site Upgrade
Audit.

The completed Checklist shall be submitted by the NSF-ISR Lead Auditor as a supplement
to the RC14001:2015 Audit Report

Product Safety Code Review and Approval

Approval Name / Title Signature Date

Client Organization
Top Management
attests readiness for
Upgrade to RC14001:
2015

NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Desk Audit
information.

NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Compliance to
RC14001: 2015 at
On-site Upgrade
Audit.

The completed Checklist shall be submitted by the NSF-ISR Lead Auditor as a supplement
to the RC14001:2015 Audit Report

Process Safety Code Review and Approval

Approval Name / Title Signature Date
Client Organization
Top Management
attests readiness for
Upgrade to RC14001:
2015

NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Desk Audit
information.

NSF-ISR Lead
Auditor Approval of
Compliance to
RC14001: 2015 at
On-site Upgrade
Audit.

The completed Checklist shall be submitted by the NSF-ISR Lead Auditor as a supplement
to the RC14001:2015 Audit Report

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 Comparing RC14001:2015 to RC14001:2013
New or Different in RC14001:2015 RC14001:2013

Old
RC14001:2015 New Section RC14001:2013
Section
RC 14001 Introduction
RC Interpretive Notes

Introduction

Background 0.1 Purpose

Aim of Environmental 0.2
Management System

Success Factors 0.3

Plan-Do-Check-Act Model 0.4

Contents of this International 0.5
Standard
Scope 1 2 Scope

Normative References 2

Definitions
Terms & Definitions 3 3
Appendix 1
Terms Related to Organization & 3.1
Leadership
Terms Related to Planning 3.2
Terms Related to Support & 3.3
Operations
Terms Related to Performance 3.4
Evaluation & Improvement
Context of the Organization 4
Understanding the Context of the 4.1
Organization
Understanding the Needs &
Expectations of Interested 4.2
Parties
Determining Scope of the
Environmental Management 4.3
Systems

Environmental Management 4.4 4.4.3 Responsibilities

System

Leadership 5

Leadership & Commitment 5.1 4.2

Environmental Policy 5.2

Organizational Roles, 5.3 4 Responsibilities

Responsibilities & Authorities
Planning 6
 Actions to address risk & 6.1
opportunities

General 6.1.1
Environmental 6.1.2 4.3.1
Aspects
Compliance 6.1.3
Obligations
Planning Action 6.1.4
Environmental Objectives & 6.2
Planning to achieve them
Environmental 6.2.1
Objectives
Planning Actions to achieve 6.2.2
environmental objectives
Support 7
Resources 7.1 4.4.1/5.1
Competence 7.2
Awareness 7.3
Communication 7.4
General 7.4.1 4.4.3
Internal 7.4.2
Communications
External 7.4.3 4.4.3
Communications
Documented Information 7.5
General 7.5.1
Creating & Updating 7.5.2
Control of
documented 7.5.3
information
Operation 8

4.4.6
Operational Planning & Control 8.1 4.4.3
4.4.6
Emergency Preparedness & 8.2 4.4.7
Response
Performance Evaluation 9
Monitoring, measurement, 9.1
analysis and evaluation
4.4.3
General 9.1.1
4.5.1
Evaluation of 9.1.2
Compliance

Internal Audit 9.2

General 9.2.1
Internal Audit 9.2.2
Planning
 Management Review 9.3

Improvement 10
General 10.1
Nonconformity and corrective 10.2 4.5.3
action
Continual Improvement 10.2
Annex A Guidance on the use of this
International Standard
Annex B Correspondence between ISO
14001:2015 & ISO 14001:2004
Annex C Responsible Care Organization &
Contact Information
Annex D The Nature and Purpose of RC
14001 Technical Specifications
Appendix References and Resources
Bibliography 3
Alphabetical Index of Terms
Document Control Information Document Control
Appendix ACC Responsible Care Initiative Requirement
2

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Comparing ISO 14001:2015 to ISO 14001:2004
New or Different in ISO 14001:2015 to ISO Covered in ISO 14001:2004
14001:2004
New Old
ISO 14001:2015 ISO 14001:2004
Section Section
Introduction 0
Background 0.1
Aim of Environmental Management 0.2
systems
Success Factors 0.3

Plan-do-Check-Act Model 0.4

Contents of this International Standard 0.5

Scope 1 1 Scope

Normative References 2 2 Normative References

Terms & Definitions 3 3 Terms & Definitions

Term Related to Organization & 3.1
Leadership
Terms Related to Planning 3.2
Terms Related to Support & Operation 3.3
Terms Related to Performance Evaluation 3.4
& Improvement
Context of the Organization 4
Understanding the organization & its 4.1
Context
Understanding the needs & Expectation 4.2
of Interested parties
4.3 Planning
Determining the scope of the 4.3 General Requirements
environmental management system A.1

Environmental Management System 4.4 4.1 General Requirements

Leadership (Title only) 5

Leadership & Commitment 5.1

Environmental Policy 5.2 4.2 Environmental Policy
Organizational roles, responsibilities & 5.3 4.4.1 Resources, Roles, responsibility & authority
authorities
Planning (title only) 6 4.3 Planning (title only)

Actions to address risks & opportunities 6.1

General 6.1.1

Significant environmental aspects 6.1.2 4.3.1 Environmental Aspects

Compliance Obligations 6.1.3 4.3.2 Legal & Other Requirements

Actions to address Risks associated with 6.1.4

threats & Opportunities
Planning to take Action 6.1.5
Environmental Objectives & Planning to 6.2 4.3.3 Objectives, targets & programme(s)
achieve them
Environmental Objectives 6.2.1 4.3.3 Objectives, targets & programme(s)
Planning Actions to achieve 6.2.2 4.3.3 Objectives, targets & programme(s)
environmental objectives

Support (title only) 7 4.4 Implementation & Operation (title only)

Resources 7.1 4.4.1 Resources, Roles, responsibility & authority

Competence 7.2 4.4.2 Competence, training & awareness

Awareness 7.3 4.4.2 Competence, training & awareness
Communications (title only) 7.4 4.4.3 Communication
General 7.4.1 4.4.3 Communication
Internal Communication 7.4.2 4.4.3 Communication
External Communication 7.4.3 4.4.3 Communication

Documented Information (Title Only) 7.5 4.4.4 Documentation

General 7.5.1 4.4.4 Documentation

Creating & Updating 7.5.2 4.4.4 Control of Documentation

4.5.4 Control of Records
Control of documented Information 7.5.3 4.4.5 Control of Documentation

4.5.4 Control of Records

Operation (Title Only) 8 4.4 Implementation & Operation (title only)

Operational Planning & Control 8.1 4.4.6 Operational Control

Emergency Preparedness & Response 8.2 4.4.7 Emergency Preparedness & Response
Performance Evaluation (Title only) 9 4.5 Checking (Title Only)
Monitoring, Measurement, analysis & 9.1 4.5.1 Monitoring & Measurement
evaluation (title only)
General 9.1.1 4.5.1 Monitoring & Measurement

Evaluation of Compliance 9.1.2 4.5.2 Evaluation of Compliance

Internal Audit 9.2 4.5.5 Internal Audit

Management Review 9.3 4.6 Management Review

Improvement (Title only) 10

Non conformity, corrective action &

Nonconformity & Corrective action 10.1 4.5.3 preventive action
Continual Improvement 10.2
Annex A: Guidance on the use of this
Annex A: Guidance on the use of this Inte A A International Standard
Annex B: Correspondence between ISO Correspondence between ISO 14001:2004
B B
14001:2015 and ISO 14001:2004 & ISO 9001:2000
Bibliography Bibliography
Alphabetical Index of Terms
 Responsible Care Member Annex
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