Overview of the ISO 50001 standard
At a time when the manufacturer is the main consumer of energy at 31% (Source: EDF), this standard is useful if you want to involve your organization in an energy efficiency strategy and of savings, with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution caused by the combustion of energy.
Concretely, ISO 50001 gives you the guideline methods to set up your management effectively in order to perpetuate your energy savings. To do this, the standard is divided into different chapters to explain the rules to follow.
Why this update of the ISO 50001 standard?
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Every five years, all standards are reviewed to ensure that they still meet market requirements and that they comply with the management systems adopted by the company.
Here are the highlights of the 2018 update to ISO 50001:
✓ The new version of ISO 50001 brings together the HLS structure ISO standards, identical to ISO 9001/ISO 14001/ISO 45001. The objective of this harmonization is to have cohesion, better understanding and ease of management between them.
✓ Management should get involved within the management system by demonstrating leadership in order to ensure the correct implementation of the system and its continuous improvement.
✓ The terms of the concepts of energy performance are discussed: energy performance indicators (IPÉs) and reference energy situation (SER), in order to be clarified and thus enable TPEs and SMEs to take ownership of the standard.
Finally, yes, the ISO 50001 standard does not have to be applied, but it is recommended to facilitate the work of the company's energy manager and guide him in implementing his objectives.
