Elaboración de un sistema de gestión ambiental basado en la Norma ISO 14001 - 2015 en la Empresa CIAUTO de la ciudad de Ambato

Abstract

The main objective of this research work was to develop an environmental management system according to the requirements of ISO 14001-2015, in search of an improvement of environmental conditions in the company CIAUTO CO. LTDA of Ambato’s city. For which the environmental impacts generated in the organization were identified from the Leopold Matrix, a tool that allows to determine the actions and activities with a likely impact on the environment by the organization. In addition, the Method of Relevant Criteria was used for the assessment and evaluation of environmental impacts, which allows to specify the severity that each impact has by qualifying them as: mild, moderate, severe, critical, or representative, depending on its impact on the environment. The evaluation identified a total of 286 environmental impacts, of which 76% are considered negative and the remaining 24% are positive impacts, with the processes carried out in the paintship that produce the greatest alteration of environmental conditions, mainly activities such as the preparation and application of color to the bodies or the tasks carried out in the 11 industrial vats available to the company. In addition, from the results obtained, the manual of the environmental management system was developed, which has 11 procedures, 20 documents, an environmental management plan and 18 environmental control records for the correct management of waste generated in all the activities of the company. The organization is recommended to implement all the documentation prepared to improve the environmental conditions of the different areas and processes.