ISO 14000, Environmental Management System (EMS), Environmental Risk Assessment, Aquaculture

Abstract

This article deals with the internationally recognized ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standard, its stipulations and environmental risk assessments in aquaculture. Standard requires determination of environmental impacts and their significance in an enterprise. Risk assessment can be used as the logical and effective tool to determine the environmental effects. The outcome of an Risk Assessment is preventing or reducing the severity or likelihood of environmental failures, starting with the highest-priority ones. An organisation’s proactive approach to environmental management may provide confidence in legislative compliance, easier access to investment and insurance provision, reducing operating costs, competitive advance and improved public image.

Keywords

• ISO 14000, Environmental Management System (EMS), Environmental Risk Assessment, Aquaculture

ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) and Risk Assessment Application in Aquaculture

Öz

Bu makale; uluslararası kabul gören ISO 14001 Çevre Yönetim Standardı, standardın şartları ve su ürünleri yetiştiriciliği alanında çevresel risk değerlendirmesi hakkındadır. Bir işletmede  çevresel etkilerin  ve bunların önem derecelerinin belirlenmesi ISO 14001 Standardının bir gereğidir. Risk değerlendirmesi çevresel etkilerin tespiti için akılcı ve etkili bir araç olarak kullanılabilir. Risk değerlendirmesinin amacı; en yüksek öncelikli olandan başlayarak çevre başarısızlıklarının şiddeti veya olasılığını önlemek veya azaltmaktır.  Bir kurumun çevre yönetimi için önleyici yaklaşımı sonucunda; işletme maliyetlerinin düşürülmesi, rekabet avantajı,  kamu nezdinde firma ile ilgili imajın iyileşmesi, mevzuat uyumunu sağlama, yatırım ve sigorta hizmetlerine daha kolay erişim sağlamak gibi faydalar sağlanabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• ISO 14000, Çevre Yönetim Sistemi (EMS), Çevresel Risk Deðerlendirmesi, Su ürünleri yetiştiriciliði.

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