FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
IMPROVING ENERGY PERFORMANCE WITH ISO 50001
David Goodfellow, UK business assurance manager at TÜV SÜD, guides us through ISO 50001, the standard designed to enable organisations to improve energy performance and management
EnMS, both internally and externally, as well as documented evidence of these practices.
CLAUSE 8 – OPERATION This covers the planning, implementation and control of the processes related to the SEUs identified in the energy review, and what is required to implement the actions during the objectives setting phase. To achieve this, a process criteria must include the effective operation and maintenance of facilities, equipment, systems and energy-using processes, where their absence can lead to a significant deviation from intended energy performance.
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SO 50001 enables organisations of any size to systematically optimise energy performance and
promote more efficient energy management. In fact, the ISO 50001 energy management system (EnMS) framework can improve bottom lines through systematic, data-driven and fact-based processes that improve energy efficiency and environmental performance. A revised edition of this standard was released
in 2018; and, following a three-year transition period, certificates will no longer be valid after 20 August 2021. However, the good news for those businesses which are already certified under ISO 50001: 2011 is that conversion to ISO 50001: 2018 can take place as part of a repeat audit or a scheduled surveillance audit. ISO 50001:2018 provides a framework of
requirements for organisations to: • Develop a policy for more efficient use of energy. • Fix targets and objectives to meet the policy. • Identify, measure, monitor and analyse the key characteristics of operations affecting energy performance.
• Facilitate data-based analysis and decisions about energy use.
• Measure the results. • Review how well the policy works. • Continually improve energy performance and energy management system. The updated ISO 50001 includes a greater
emphasis on the responsibilities of top management and highlights the importance of instilling a cultural change in the organisation. The ISO 50001:2018’s requirements are described in clauses 4 – 10.
CLAUSE 4 – CONTEXT OF THE ORGANISATION ISO 50001 requires that internal and external issues
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are considered as part of the organisation’s energy planning process. This includes understanding the relevant needs and expectations of interested parties (those impacted by the organisation) in relation to energy performance and the EnMS.
CLAUSE 5 – LEADERSHIP ISO 50001 demands greater commitment from senior management. It must ensure the formation of an energy management team, and that roles, responsibilities and authorities are assigned and communicated. They must also ensure that the EnMS’s requirements are integrated across business processes and that it is compatible with the wider strategic direction. Unlike the old version of the standard, this responsibility can no longer be delegated.
CLAUSE 6 – PLANNING The energy planning and review process will help to identify the activities and processes that impact energy performance, and how this can be continually improved. Opportunities and risks must be identified, with the plan covering how they will be addressed, as well as their integration and implementation within the EnMS, and how effectiveness can be evaluated. The organisation must also determine the energy performance indicators (EnPIs) that measure energy performance, so that improvements can be monitored.
CLAUSE 7 – SUPPORT The appropriate resources must be available to establish, implement, maintain and continually improve energy performance and the EnMS. The EnMS must also be actioned by competent people. And, there must be a process for communicating information relevant to the
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CLAUSE 9 – PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Organisations must ascertain what must be measured and monitored, by whom and with what frequency, to give an indication of how the energy management system is performing. This needs to include internal audits of the EnMS at planned intervals. Documented evidence must be retained – the standard gives in-depth detail about what such a review should include.
CLAUSE 10 – IMPROVEMENT Key to the success of an ISO 50001 management system is the ability to demonstrate continual energy performance improvement. Opportunities for improvement must therefore be identified, appropriate action taken and nonconformities reported.
SYNERGIES In most cases it is advisable to integrate the EnMS into an existing ISO 14001 environmental management system, or an ISO 9001 quality management system, so that synergies can be exploited and the organisation can leverage existing management system compliance investments. For those transitioning between ISO 50001:2011
and ISO 50001:2018, an audit will enable organisations to focus on the key areas that require action. A gap analysis will identify nonconformities and differences, as well as weaknesses in terms of the requirements of the new standard. With the increasing cost of energy, organisations
need to objectively evaluate their energy consumption, to maintain or reduce costs and lessen the negative impact on the environment. ISO 50001 provides every type and size of organisation with a systematic approach to monitor and reduce energy consumption, helping them to increase energy efficiency and improve profitability.
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