Metrological management evaluation based on ISO10012: an empirical study in ISO-14001-certified Spanish companies

Environmental management systems based on the ISO 14001 standard rely strongly on metrological measurement and confirmation processes to certify the extent to which organizations monitor and improve their environmental behavior. Nevertheless, the literature lacks in studies that assess the influence...

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Published in:Energy (Oxford) 2010, Vol.35 (1), p.140-147
Main Authors: Beltrán, Jaime, Muñuzuri, Jesús, Rivas, Miguel, González, Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audit process
Environmental management systems
Evaluation
ISO 10012
ISO 14001
Measurement management systems
Metrological confirmation
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Summary:Environmental management systems based on the ISO 14001 standard rely strongly on metrological measurement and confirmation processes to certify the extent to which organizations monitor and improve their environmental behavior. Nevertheless, the literature lacks in studies that assess the influence of these metrological processes on the performance of environmental management in organizations, even now that the international standard ISO 10012 is already available to establish requisites and guidelines for the development of a metrological management system that is compatible with any other standardized management system. This work seeks to assess that influence through the development of an evaluation model for metrological management, which is then validated through an experimental analysis of the results obtained from the application of an audit process in 11 Spanish companies, all ISO-14001-certified and operating in different industrial sectors.
ISSN:0360-5442
DOI:10.1016/j.energy.2009.09.004