BS 6807:2006

## BS 6807:2006 - Environment and Health Protection Safety Standard### OverviewBS 6807:2006 is the definitive British Standard for environment and health protection. This comprehensive standard covers a wide range of requirements and guidelines to ensure the safety and sustainability of products, processes, and facilities. Developed by the British Standards Institution (BSI), BS 6807:2006 is an essential reference for any organization operating in the UK that needs to demonstrate compliance with environmental and occupational health regulations.### Key Specifications- Covers environmental impact assessments, pollution control, and waste management- Outlines requirements for occupational health and safety, including hazard identification and risk mitigation- Provides guidance on emergency preparedness and incident response planning- Addresses energy efficiency, resource conservation, and sustainable procurement- Includes recommendations for monitoring, measurement, and continuous improvement### Benefits of Compliance- Reduce environmental footprint and operational costs- Protect workers, customers, and the local community from health and safety risks- Demonstrate corporate social responsibility and ethical business practices- Ensure alignment with UK and EU environmental regulations- Enhance brand reputation and customer trust### Technical DetailsBS 6807:2006 is structured into the following main sections:1. **Scope**: Outlines the standard's applicability to a wide range of industries and organizations.2. **Normative References**: Lists other relevant standards and publications that should be consulted.3. **Terms and Definitions**: Provides clear explanations of key terminology used throughout the document.4. **Environmental Management System**: Specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, and maintaining an effective environmental management system.5. **Environmental Aspects**: Covers the identification and evaluation of environmental impacts associated with an organization's activities, products, and services.6. **Legal and Other Requirements**: Addresses the need to identify, access, and comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations.7. **Objectives, Targets, and Programs**: Outlines the process for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets, as well as the implementation of programs to achieve them.8. **Resources, Roles, Responsibility, and Authority**: Specifies the management and employee responsibilities for the environmental management system.9. **Competence, Training, and Awareness**: Covers the training and awareness requirements for personnel whose work may impact the environment.10. **Communication**: Provides guidance on both internal and external communication of environmental information.11. **Documentation**: Outlines the documentation requirements for the environmental management system.12. **Operational Control**: Addresses the need to identify and plan for operations and activities associated with significant environmental aspects.13. **Emergency Preparedness and Response**: Covers the development and implementation of emergency response procedures.14. **Monitoring and Measurement**: Specifies the requirements for monitoring and measuring key characteristics of operations that can have a significant environmental impact.15. **Evaluation of Compliance**: Addresses the need to periodically evaluate compliance with applicable legal and other requirements.16. **Nonconformity, Corrective Action, and Preventive Action**: Covers the identification and management of nonconformities, as well as the implementation of corrective and preventive actions.17. **Control of Records**: Outlines the requirements for the identification, storage, protection, retrieval, retention, and disposition of environmental management system records.18. **Internal Audit**: Specifies the requirements for planning and conducting internal audits of the environmental management system.19. **Management Review**: Covers the need for regular management reviews of the environmental management system to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy, and effectiveness.By implementing the requirements and guidelines outlined in BS 6807:2006, organizations can demonstrate their commitment to environmental protection, occupational health and safety, and sustainable business practices. Compliance with this standard can help organizations reduce their environmental impact, protect their workers and the local community, and enhance their overall reputation and competitiveness in the market.