Process flow chart - preparing for an EMS

Developing your environmental management system (EMS) is difficult to get right and you may be concerned that something has been overlooked. Use our flow chart to identify topics that fall under the Plan-Do-Check-Act model to develop your system.

Developing your EMS

Your EMS should be continually evolving in line with your business needs, but it can be easy to overlook certain hazards, particularly if they are new to your organisation. This would lead to in gaps in your EMS, which could result in enforcement action being taken.

Using the flow chart

Use our flow chart to make sure your EMS covers all aspects of the way your organisation interacts with the environment.

This document can be used to demonstrate to an auditor the process that you have used to develop your processes and documents, and your understanding of how an EMS should operate effectively.