ISO 50001: 2018 and Its Application in a Comprehensive Management System with an Energy-Performance Focus

Abstract

Business progress and human development are linked to the efficient management of energy resources. The research in this paper contributes to the generalized application of good practices that reduce the vulnerability of companies. The research focuses on energy efficiency through comprehensive management systems (CMS), and “thought based on risks and opportunities”, considering the discussion about the revision of ISO 50001:2018, the basic approach of the model and the route to implement CMS for quality, safety and health in the workplace, environmental management, energy efficiency, and other risk components. This implementation route, with the acronym CMS QHSE3+, places special emphasis on the functions of strategic planning, operational and risk management, and controls, as well as on deliverables and references to examples, templates, standards, and documents, to facilitate its application general in small and medium enterprises and in the management of energy efficiency.

Impact of Energy Monitoring and Management Systems on the Implementation and Planning of Energy Performance Improved Actions: An Empirical Analysis Based on Energy Audits in Italy

“…The adoption of an energy management system can lead to a reduction in energy consumption [8], gains in industrial productivity, and improvements in global enterprise performance, in addition to several other cobenefits positively affecting the overall company competitiveness [9,10]. Energy management is intrinsically connected to economic and environmental issues, but it could also lay the foundations of a comprehensive management system, which includes not only energy efficiency but also quality and environmental management, occupational safety and health, and other risk components [11,12]. However, instead of the multiple benefits of the adoption of energy efficiency strategies, there are multiple barriers involved in the energy efficiency gap that limit the implementation of EnMSs or EPIAs [13][14][15], or the adoption of the EnMSs in companies with implemented environmental management systems (EMSs) [16].…”

Parameterization, Analysis, and Risk Management in a Comprehensive Management System with Emphasis on Energy and Performance (ISO 50001: 2018)

“…This section presents the approach of the model configured through the application of systemic design [11,91,[95][96], taking into account the structural and functional elements, which are described in Sections 3.3.1 and 3.3.2, and their parameterization in Section 3.4.…”

“… Uncertainty is the "state generated by the deficiency of information to understand or know an event, its consequences, and probability of occurrence" [16,19,20].  Vulnerability is the condition of design, location, or operation that makes an asset, organism, product, service, process, or system susceptible to an attack [14,15,19,20]; its reduction can be assessed in terms of the proportion or percentage of reduction of the risk level, as indicated by Equation (1) [11], where DismVul denotes the percentage decrease in vulnerability after implementing antirisk measures, Poi and Goi are the initially assessed possibility and gravity, respectively, and Pfi and Gfi are the final possibility and gravity after adopting the planned measures, respectively.…”

“…Basic elements of the CMS QHSE3+ Model[11,91]. , maintenance and cleaning of facilities and equipment, (ix) Conditions and resources for Planning, Infrastructure and Resources, Control and Development of ICT, (x) Financial and economic elements, which include the planning, management and results of financial resources, in addition to the applicable tax, fiscal and regulatory component; (xi) Other specialized topics.…”

Strategy Context of Decision Making for Improved Energy Efficiency in Industrial Energy Systems

“…It should be noted that the need to conduct a simultaneous assessment of the results on implementation of energy efficiency improvement measures is particularly significant in the Multiple Benefits project performance at the stage of 2019, especially from the perspective of not only operational but also strategic outcomes of a company. In addition, the need for increased attention to the functions of strategic planning is one of the arguments in the ongoing discussions on the revision of ISO 50001:2018 [93].…”