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ISO 14001 Environmental Management SystemsFoundation

Sample Questions

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Sample Questions

1. Which of the following is the definition of an “environmental objective”?

A. Management target for quality

B. Overall financial and business goals

C. Overall environmental goal, consistent with the environmental

policy, that an organization sets itself to achieve

D. Surroundings in which an organization operates

2. An environmental impact is:

A. Those activities, products or services which can pollute the

environment

B. Poor environmental management that results in pollution

C. Any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial

D. All of the above

3. ISO 14001 requires the organization to:

A. Recycle waste paper

B. Conduct environmental assessments of suppliers’ management

systems

C. Measure the amount of electricity power used

D. None of the above

4. An organization’s EMS resources include:

(1) Infrastructure

(2) Human Resources

(3) Technology

A. (1) only

B. (2) only

C. (3) only

D. (1), (2) and (3)

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5. ISO 14001 requires an organization to:

A. Set improvement targets for every department

B. Define a quality policy within the defined scope of its environmental

management system

C. Define the scope of its environmental management system

D. None of the above

6. Which of the following must be included in an environmental policy to

comply with ISO 14001?

A. Commitment to continual improvement and prevention of pollution

B. Statement that determines all the applicable legislation

C. (A) and (B)

D. None of the above

7. In an ISO14001-conforming EMS, which of the following documents

should be controlled?

A. Regulatory permit

B. Emergency response plan

C. (A) and (B)

D. None of the above

8. It is a requirement of ISO 14001 that an organization implementing an

Environmental Management System should set Environmental targets

in order to achieve environmental objectives within a specified time-

frame. These targets should be:

A. Implemented on a trial basis before taken into force

B. Related to financial effects

C. Generic in nature

D. Specific and measurable

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9. ISO 14001:2004 is the ________ edition of the Standard

A. ...first…

B. ...second…

C. ...third…

D. ...fourth...

10. How often should the organization’s environmental management

system be reviewed by the top management?

A. Every six months, as long as every member of the board is present

B. Once a year

C. At planned intervals that the top management will decide

D. After the completion of each internal audit

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ANSWER KEY for SAMPLE Questions

1 C

2 C

3 D

4 D

5 C

6 A

7 C

8 D

9 B

10 C