ENBUS202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: United Nations Environment Programme, Quality Management System, The Natural Step
1 Feb 2016
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2011 midterm - answers page 1 key answer points are presented, with lists of relevant keywords. (alternate keywords and concepts are provided in brackets) [counterpoints and some common errors are noted in square brackets] 1. [1 mark] yes or no (see iso 14001:2004 section 4. 5. 5 on internal audits) 2. Explain the difference between a technical performance standard and a management system standard. [2 marks] technical performance standards deal with products and technologies, focusing on specifications (requirements, quantification, physical properties) of things like equipment, materials, components, etc. Requirements and thresholds, often quantitative performance parameters, are set. (e. g. , electrical plug) whereas management system standards are deal with administrative processes (management, business steps, decisions) of organizations (e. g. , pdca, etc. ). Requirements may include steps, procedures, documentation of the management process. [3 marks] this text points to requirements beyond legal compliance requirements that the organization is expected to follow that relate to its environmental aspects (and is additional too to the identification of significant aspects).
