Flow from acquisition of ISO 14001 certification to self-declaration

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Apr 14, 2004

1st ISO14001 Committee Meeting

Formation of WG (later the Secretariat of the Environmental Center)

Determination of review organization (Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA))

Confirmation of work

Apr 19, 2004

Study Session on ISO14001

Lecturer Mr. Sugimoto (LRQA)

May 13, 2004

2nd ISO14001 Committee Meeting

Explanation of preparation status by WG and presentation of proposed environmental policy of Matsue National College of Technology

June 1, 2004

Kick off

Declaration by the president of the school to start activities to acquire ISO 14001 certification

June 9-10, 2004

Inspection tour of Nagasaki University

Inspection of ISO14001 acquisition status at Nagasaki University’s Faculty of Environmental Science

June 15, 2004

Establishment of rules for operation of summer air conditioners (document for all staff)

Rules for operating conditions, temperature settings, etc. (centralized power supply control)

June 25, 2004

3rd ISO14001 Committee Meeting

Environmental Laws and Regulations Report

Conduct survey on environmental aspects (current status) of each room

Conduct survey on current status of chemicals and hazardous materials

Conducting surveys on beneficial environmental aspects (education, research, etc.)

Organizational Chart Determination

Jul 3-4, 2004

Internal audit workshop (LRQA request)

Certificates were issued to 18 students (35 auditees)

Sep 28, 2004

National Institute of Technology, Matsue College EMS begins operation

Disclosure of environmental policy and implementation by all staff

Publication of Environmental Management Manual

Publication of Procedures

Oct 8, 2004

1st Consultant

Consultant to the Secretariat (Lecturer Mr. Inamori (AI system Intellectual Office))

Oct, 2004

Call for entries and selection of winners of the best slogan for saving electricity and water

 

Oct 19, 2004

1st Environmental Center Meeting (Environmental Center Secretariat, Chief Internal Audit Committee members, and environmental managers from each department)

Presentation of the Register of Significant Environmental Aspects

Presentation of “Environmental Management Program Table

Presentation of the “Eco-Campus Implementation Status Checklist

Presentation and request for submission of “Checklist for handling reagents, hazardous materials, special gases, liquid waste, and waste oil

Nov, 2004

preliminary review

Preliminary review of documents

Preliminary review for improvements in the identified issues

Nov 8-9, 2004

1st internal audit conducted

Check compliance with laws and regulations (46 problems noted)

Dec 2, 2004

2nd Environmental Center Meeting

Response to this examination (Improvement of items pointed out in the preliminary review, items to be communicated and documents to be prepared within the department, and implementation of education and training on procedures)

Dec 13, 2004

2nd Consultant

Conducted against the secretariat’s document review

Dec 20-21, 2004

Main Screening Stage 1

Secretariat and Department of Environmental and Construction Engineering Document Review

Jan 7, 2005

1st additional internal audit

Conducted internal audits of legal and regulatory evidence

Jan 18, 2005

3rd Consultant

Conducted departmental review of mechanical engineering and engineering offices

Jan 26-28, 2005

Main Screening Stage 2

Corrective action and confirmation of response in Stage 1

Review of documents, operations, and reviews of the Secretariat and all departments

Feb 14, 2005

ISO 14001 certification acquired

 

Mar 8, 2005

Registration Certificate Awarding Ceremony

 

Apr 12, 2005

Environmental Center Meeting

Environmental Center Meeting

2004 Transition Assessment Report

Activity Report

Disaster drill (Nov 2)

Environmental Reporting

Jun 13-14, 2005

Internal Audit

Implemented in all divisions

Student internal auditors also participated

Aug 8-9, 2005

Periodic Review and Transitional Review to 2004 Edition

Conducted for the Secretariat, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Accounting Section

Sep 7-8, 2005

Internal auditor training session

 

Oct 21, 2005

Environmental Center Meeting

2004 Transition Assessment Report

Activity Report

Disaster Prevention Training (Nov 2)

Environmental Reporting

Mar 5, 2006

Environmental Center Meeting

Activity Plan for Fiscal 2006

Jun 14-26, 2006

Internal Audit

Implemented in all divisions

Student internal auditors also participated

Aug 9-10, 2006

Periodic Review

Conducted for the Secretariat, the Department of Science and Humanities and the General Affairs Division

Dec 25, 2006

Environmental Center Meeting

First Half Activity Report

Surveillance Report

Organizational Changes

Schedule for fiscal 2007

May 10, 2007

Environmental Center Meeting

Activity Report for Fiscal 2006

Activity Policy for Fiscal 2007

Jun 12-28, 2007

Internal Audit

Implemented in all divisions

Student internal auditors also participated

Aug 2-3, 2007

Periodic Review

Conducted for the Secretariat, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Control Engineering, and Information Engineering

Dec 19-21, 2007

Continued Review

Implemented in all divisions

May 25, 2008

Environmental Center Meeting

Activity Report for Fiscal 2007

Activity Policy for Fiscal 2008

Periodic Review Plan for Fiscal 2008

Jun 23-Jul 4, 2008

Internal Audit

Implemented in all divisions

Student internal auditors also participated

Aug 25-26, 2008

Periodic Review

Conducted for the Secretariat, the Department of Science and Humanities, Civil and Environmental Engineering and General Affairs Division

May 22, 2009

Environmental Center Meeting

Activity Report for Fiscal 2008

Activity Policy for Fiscal 2009

Periodic Review Plan for Fiscal 2009

Jun 29-Aug 7, 2009

Internal Audit

Implemented in all divisions

Student internal auditors also participated

Aug 20-21, 2009

Periodic Review

Conducted for the Secretariat, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Support Center for Practical Education and Student Affairs Division

Apr 27, 2010

Environmental Center Meeting

Future Structure Policies

Activity Policy for Fiscal 2010

May 25, 2010

Environmental Center Meeting

Activity Report for Fiscal 2009

Activity Policy for Fiscal 2010

Future Structure Policies

Aug 30-31, 2010

Periodic Review

Conducted for the Secretariat, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Control Engineering, and Information Engineering

Feb 13, 2011

ISO 14001 certification completed

Transition to self-declaration

Feb 14, 2011

ISO14001 self-declaration

Self-declaration book(126.7KB)