Specifies requirements for a quality system to enable an organization to formulate policies and procedures to plan and implement sufficient and adequate quality management practices for environmental programs.This standard is applicable to any organization that wishes to:Implement, maintain and improve a quality system for environmental programs;Specify quality requirements when contracting for work;Assure itself of its conformance with its stated quality policy; andDemonstrate such conformance to others.All the requirements in this standard are intended to be incorporated into quality systems supporting environmental programs involving environmental data and environmental technology. The extent of the application will depend on the environmental policy of the organization, the nature of its environmental programs, and the conditions under which it operates.