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Defence Environmental Management System (JSP 816)

The Defence Environmental Management System (EMS) Framework provides guidance for defence organisations to implement their own environmental protection management systems tailored to their business.

Updates to this page

From:
Ministry of Defence
Published:
23 February 2023
Last updated:
20 March 2025
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  1. Added 'JSP 816 Element 12, Annex A: Environmental Protection Self-Assessment Toolkit'.

  2. Updated 'JSP 816: Defence Environmental Management System Framework' and Elements 1 to 12.

  3. Added JSP 816 Volume 2: Elements 1-12.

  4. Updated SP 816: Defence Environmental Management System Framework part 1.

  5. Updated JSP 816: Defence Environmental Management System Framework part 1.

  6. First published.

Documents

JSP 816: Defence Environmental Management System Framework

PDF, 480 KB, 10 pages

JSP 816 Element 1: Leadership, Governance and Culture

PDF, 505 KB, 18 pages

JSP 816 Element 2: Organisation and Dependencies

PDF, 494 KB, 17 pages

JSP 816 Element 3: Legislation, Policy, Regulations and Guidance

PDF, 407 KB, 18 pages

JSP 816 Element 4: Environmental Aspect Identification, Risk and Impact Assessment, Mitigation and Opportunities

PDF, 929 KB, 22 pages

JSP 816 Element 5: Supervision, Contracting and Control of Activities

PDF, 436 KB, 15 pages

JSP 816 Element 6: Personnel Competence, Resources and Training

PDF, 648 KB, 15 pages

JSP 816 Element 7: Equipment Design, Manufacture and Maintenance

PDF, 456 KB, 19 pages

JSP 816 Element 8: Infrastructure Design, Build and Maintenance

PDF, 560 KB, 18 pages

JSP 816 Element 9: Performance, Management Information and Reporting

PDF, 452 KB, 15 pages

JSP 816 Element 10: Incident Management and Continuous Improvement

PDF, 564 KB, 14 pages

JSP 816 Element 11: Communications and Stakeholder Engagement

PDF, 412 KB, 15 pages

JSP 816 Element 12: Assurance

PDF, 652 KB, 22 pages

JSP 816 Element 12, Annex A: Environmental Protection Self-Assessment Toolkit (ODS)

ODS, 192 KB

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JSP 816 Element 12, Annex A: Environmental Protection Self-Assessment Toolkit

MS Excel Spreadsheet, 320 KB

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Details

Defence EMS direction and guidance assists defence organisations with the successful implementation of the requirements set out in the 12 elements.

The policy has been developed to align with the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management system requirements.

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