BS ISO 14050:2009 Environmental management. Vocabulary
Communication is essential in the implementation and operation of environmental management systems. This communication will be most effective if there is a common understanding of the terms used.
BS ISO 14050 contains concepts and their definitions as used in the ISO 14000 series of international standards related to environmental management.
BS ISO 14050 provides you with a compilation of the terms and definitions in use in the field of environmental management. It is also of use to standards developers, particularly those involved with translation, as an aid to maintaining consistency.
This standard is written in the three official ISO languages (English, French and Russian), but also gives the equivalent terms in Spanish, Arabic, German, Finnish, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese and Swedish.
Contents of BS ISO 14050:
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Conventions used in terms and definitions
3 General terms relating to environmental management
4 Terms relating to environmental management systems
5 Terms relating to validation, verification, and auditing
6 Terms relating to product systems
7 Terms relating to life cycle assessment
8 Terms relating to environmental labelling and declarations and to environmental communication
9 Terms relating to greenhouse gases
Annex A (informative) Additional concepts encountered in the international environmental community
Bibliography
Alphabetical index
Alphabetical index of French terms
Alphabetical index of Russian terms
Alphabetical index of Spanish terms
Alphabetical index of Arabic terms
Alphabetical index of German terms
Alphabetical index of Finnish terms
Alphabetical index of Italian terms
Alphabetical index of Dutch terms
Alphabetical index of Norwegian terms
Alphabetical index of Portuguese terms
Alphabetical index of Swedish terms
Also available:
BS EN ISO 14001:2004 Environmental management systems. Requirements with guidance for use
BS ISO 14004:2004 Environmental management systems. General guidelines on principles, systems and supporting techniques