Environmental Management System ISO 14001: 2004

Course: Environmental Management System Awareness

Duration: 1 Day

Venue: In-house

Objectives and Benefits:

An Environmental Management System (EMS) provides a practical framework for your organisation to manage potential and existing environmental risks.

This programme will enable you to understand the basics of ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management System (EMS) with this 1 day training course. This programme is designed and delivered to give an overview of environmental management.

The specific learning objectives are:

• Understanding the requirements of ISO 14001 and their application.
• Understand the requirements of EMAS (ECO - Management and Audit Scheme).
• Be able to establish a clear Environmental Management System framework.
• Benchmark your business against EMS Best Practice.

Benefits:

Certifying your company's environmental management system to ISO 14001.

Certifying your company's environmental management system to ISO 14001 means that a third party, such as PQM, has assessed that it meets the requirements set out in the standard.

Certification to ISO 14001 allows you to:

• Demonstrate a commitment to achieving legal and regulatory compliance to regulators and government
• Demonstrate your environmental commitment to stakeholders
• Demonstrate an innovative and forward thinking approach to customers and prospective employees
• Increase your access to new customers and business partners
• Better manage your environmental risks, now and in the future
• Potentially reduce public liability insurance costs
• Enhance your reputation.

For particular industries, pressure is now being exerted by many large organisations, such as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) who expect their suppliers to adopt environmentally-friendly practices and may mandate ISO 14001 certification as a licence to operate.

Participants: Senior Manager who needs an appreciation and understanding of the requirements of an Environmental Management System.

Course Agenda:

The course delivers substantial information over a broad range of topics:

• Outline the suitability of Environmental Management Systems for the Organisation of today.
• Structure of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System:
  • Environmental Policy
  • Elements of Environmental Management System ISO 14001: 2004
  • Environmental Aspects
  • Development of Objectives and Targets.

Course Fee: Fees supplied on request -