Should all significant environmental aspects have documented operational control procedures?
No. All significant environmental aspects must be identified and controlled in some manner. Documented operational control procedures are required only for significant environmental aspects where the absence of documented procedures could lead to a deviation in policy, objectives and targets. 10. What should an organization measure and monitor and which of these should be documented procedures? As a minimum an organization must measure and monitor activities to track performance (including regulatory compliance and training), monitor and measure conformance to objectives and targets and relevant operational controls associated with identified significant environmental aspects or other key characteristics that the organization identifies. There must be documented measuring and monitoring procedures in all situations listed above, if feasible, where the absence of documented procedures could lead to deviation in policy, objectives and targets, regulatory noncompliance, or could lead to s
