The ISO 14001:2015 standard is intended to provide your organization with the elements of an effective environmental management system. Having ISO 14001 certification can help your organization assure customers of your commitment to demonstrate environmental management, maintain good public/community relations, improve your company’s cost control, as well as many other benefits. This training fosters networking and collaboration of people with different backgrounds opening the door to innovative thinking. To each training, we bring industry experience, value-added contributions, and trainers that have a practical understanding of your organization. The result: effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction, and a valuable relationship you can rely on to achieve your success.

This course provides information that will assist you with understanding what to document, how to document and what type of documentation is needed in accordance to the ISO 14001:2015 standard. This one-day class will provide a walk-through of the standard as well as point out major requirements and offer commentary on how to successfully implement them. Opportunities to use the standard to improve your organization and offer final thoughts on implementation will also be identified.

Grow your business iQ with ISO 14001:2015 Documentation, Interpretation and Implementation.

Learning Objectives:

•     Background of environmental management and systems approach

•     What can ISO 14001 do for your company?

•     Annex SL and comparison with other standards

•     Key differences between the 2004 and 2015 versions

•     General EMS approach

•     Determining scope and understanding the organization’s context

•     Management responsibilities and leadership commitment

•     Defining the policy and understanding its function

•     Understanding and effective use of the risk-based approach

•     Aspects and how to determine significance

•     Effective identification and management of compliance obligations

•     Setting and achieving environmental objectives

•     Using effective and sustainable resources to support the EMS

•     Beyond training: defining competence and achieving awareness

•     Communication methods to support effective management

•     Proper use and management of documented information

•     Controlling operations to manage risk

•     Emergency preparedness and response

•     Evaluating and analyzing performance and compliance

•     Internal audit requirements

•     Management review

•     Identification of nonconformities and taking corrective actions

•     Using data to correct and continually improve

•     Integration opportunities with other SL-based standards

Who Should Attend:

This course is primarily designed for Quality Managers and personnel who are interested in improving organizational performance.

Prerequisites:

Attendees are required to review the ISO 14001:2015 standard prior to the course.