Diseño de un sistema de gestión ambiental para el Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Parroquial Rural de Yaruquí basado en la norma ISO 14001:2015

Abstract

The intention of this paper is to design an Environmental Management System (EMS) based on the ISO 14001:2015 Norm for the Decentralized Autonomous Government (DAG) of the rural parish of Yaruquí to improve their environmental performance during their processes and activities. The methodology established by the ISO 14001:2015 Norm was applied to design the EMS. It's composed by a series of paragraphs. The Initial Environmental Review (IER) was used to investigate the current situation of the DAG in Yaruquí. This was useful to establish an action plan to enhance the environmental management. The environmental aspects identified in the development of activities and processes were: resources consumption (water, energy, paper, fuel), waste generation (domestic and dangerous), waste recollection, and others. Based on the analysis, the EMS was designed based on the guidelines of ISO 14001: 2015, which consists in a policy, procedures, registers, lists, programs, etc. established for the correct functioning of the system, once designed was socialized with the personnel involved in DAG of Yaruquí.