
Introduction to ISO 14001:2015 - Awareness and Implementation
Understand:
Why do we need an EMS?
Benefits of an EMS
Basic terms and definitions
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Relationship with other management system standards
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Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle
Understanding environmental conditions
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Environmental aspects and impacts
Significant environmental aspects
Relationship with conditions
Relationship with environmental controls
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Lifecycle perspective - what it means in practice
Relationship with environmental aspects
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Understanding the content of the organisation
Key interactions
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Understanding who are the 'interested parties'
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Leadership and commitment
Environmental policy
Organisational roles, responsibilities and authorities
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Links between the requirements
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Actions to address risks and opportunities
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Environmental aspects process
Documentation
Communication
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Requirements for compliance obligations
Documentation
What auditors look for
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Requirements for environmental objectives
What auditors expect to see
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Overview of support requirements
Resource requirements
Competence requirements
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Awareness requirements
Communications requirements
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Overview and general requirements
Creating and updating
Control
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Overview of operations requirements
Operational planning and control
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Lifecycle considerations
Documented information
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How to prepare for emergency response
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Overview of checking requirements
Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation
Calibration
Evaluation of compliance
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Overview of audit requirement
What it means in practice
Auditor competence
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Overview of management review requirement
Review inputs
Review outputs
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Overview of improvement requirements
General requirements
Nonconformity and corrective actions
Continual improvement
Planning the implementation of ISO 14001 for your organisation.
The course is aimed at providing learners with an understanding of the aims, structure and requirements of ISO 14001:2015 and includes implementation tips and tools. It will give you the information that you need to make informed judgements on the implementation of an effective Environmental Management System.
The course is presented by David Edwards, who has over 20 years experience of advising organisations on the implementation of this standard. He is also an IRCA registered Environmental Management System lead Auditor.