3. Conclusions

The "HLS approach" is indeed at the origin of a veritable linguistic revolution, since it puts an end to the notion of procedures, operating modes or other records which, in the imagination of most of those involved, remained synonymous with archaism and rigidity. However, we must be careful not to prune EMS documentation too much, so that it remains within the scope of the requirements of the 2015 version of the standard. ISO 14001 .

This development is leading to greater accountability on the part of the organization's management, which must define the nature and size of its documentation system by correlating it to the importance of the internal and external risks and opportunities it has identified, and which could have an impact on the achievement of the expected results (need for strong control...