ISO 14001 SURVEY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STANDARD

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ISO 14001 SURVEY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM STANDARD

• PARTNERS ANAB (ANSI-ASQ NATIONAL ACCREDITATION
  BOARD) , QSU PUBLISHING
• SURVEY OBJECTIVES
• Quantification of Benefits (and Costs) of ISO
  14001
• Certification
• Resolution of Research Hypotheses

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SURVEY INSTRUMENT

• Multiple Iterations
• Peer Review
• Entirely Electronic
• Final Survey
• 2 Versions single and multifacility
• 16 Pages
• 2 Extra credit essays
• Time to complete 15 45 Minutes

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RESPONSE TO DATE

• 450 Responses -gt 299 Complete -gt 228 single
  facility, 71 multifacility
• Over 5000 certified facilities -gt 700 facilities
  responded
• PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
• Cost neutral
• One major external benefit
• Multiple internal benefits
• Multiple motivations
• No significant barriers to continuation
• Significant improvement with no prior EMS

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FOOD SAFETY, INSURANCE AND THIRD PARTY CERTIFIERS
(TPC) ROUNDTABLE

• PARTNER ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICES USDA
• PARTICIPANTS Insurers Small factor, resource
  limited
• Large Certifiers Have their own approaches that
  go beyond regulatory requirements
• Litigator Enumerated the liability aspects in
  the food chain
• Key finding for ERS is that liability is not
  shifted from the food processor via the 3rd Party
  inspection.
• Future Empirically demonstrate that 3rd party
  audits lead to safer practices Better
  understanding of TPC processes and which aspects
  provide significant positive outcomes.