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® | 03/09 Focus Industry ENERGY MANAGEMENT | AIR STANDARDS Is the standard going to be based on any existing standards? Will companies who already implement ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 be able to easily implement this new standard? Rob Steele: PC 242 has already taken the key decision to base the standard on the common elements found in all of ISO’s management system standards. This will ensure maximum compatibility with key standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. It is anticipated that the standard will be based on the same management system principles such as continual improvement, and use the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle employed in these standards. “ISO 50001 is expected to similarly achieve major, long-term increases in energy efficiency — 20 % or more in industrial facilities.” — Rob Steele, ISO Secretary-General How does ISO see the importance of ISO 50001 in relationship to other ISO standards? Rob Steele: The vast majority of ISO standards are specific to a product, service, material, process, technology or practice. In combination with these, standards like ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 provide a systematic, holistic framework for managing the organizational processes related to these products and services in order to address challenges faced by any organization, regardless of its activity, such as quality and environmental management. ISO has identified energy management as one of the top five fields meriting the development and promotion of International Standards. Effective energy management is a priority focus because of the significant potential to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. Existing ISO standards for quality management systems and environmental management systems have successfully stimulated substantial, continual efficiency improvements within organizations around the globe. ISO 50001 is expected to similarly achieve major, long-term increases in energy efficiency — 20 % or more in industrial facilities. I would like to thank Rob Steele for taking time out of what has to be a very busy schedule to comment on ISO 50001. If you would like more information about this standard, you can contact: ISO Central Secretariat, Trevor Vyze, vyze@iso.org ISO/PC 242 Secretary, Jason Knopes of ANSI, JKnopes@ansi.org Co-Secretary Felipe Viera of ABNT, Felipe.Vieira@abnt.org.br For more information, please contact Wayne Perry at email: wayne.perry@kaeser.com or visit www.kaeser.com 20 www.airbestpractices.com http://www.kaeser.com http://www.airbestpractices.com

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Compressed Air Best Practices - March 2009 Contents From the Editor Utility-Air News Compressed Air Audit of the Month Air Standards Assessment Improves Electroplater Production and Saves Energy Demand-Side System Optimization Seven Sustainability Projects for Industrial Energy Savings Personal Productivity Resources for Energy Engineers Wall Street Watch Advertiser Index Classifieds

Compressed Air Best Practices - March 2009

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