The course enables participants to:

• Learn about the best practices for implementing and managing an Environmental Management System (EMS) as specified in ISO 14001:2015.

• Understand how ISO 14001 relates with other management systems standards.

• Learn the different components of an EMS, including the policy, procedures, measuring performance, management commitment, internal audit, management review, and continual improvement.

 

Who Should Attend

 

• Decision makers and managers, at all organisational levels, involved in EMS development, implementation, operation, and maintenance

• Senior managers involved in, and/ or affected by, the outcome of EMS audits

• Those who want to learn who need to understand the fundamentals and practical implementation requirements of an effective Environmental Management System (EMS)about the main processes of an EMS

• Those wishing to attend the Internal Auditor, Lead Implementer, or Lead Auditor course without prior experience of environmental management systems.

• Those considering EMS certification to the ISO 14001 standard.

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Learning Objectives

 

On completion of this course, delegates will be able to:

• Articulate the new terminology

• Articulate concepts, such as “the process approach” and “the PDCA cycle”

• Identify the new High Level Structure (HLS) of ISO standards

• Interpret the requirements of the standard, and how they apply in practice

• Appreciate the benefits of the latest version of the standard

• Understand the relationship between the EMS and compliance with specified requirements

• Understand how ISO 14001 is linked with other ISO standards, such as the 9001, and 19011

• Contribute in the development, implementation, and certification, (or re-certification) of an EMS.

• Appreciate the technical challenges likely to be encountered in implementing an EMS.

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Course Agenda and Content

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Part 1: Introduction to Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and the ISO 14001 Standard

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• The ISO organisation

• ISO Management System Standards (MSS)

• ISO MSS and the High-Level Structure (HLS) - Annex SL

• Management Systems (MS) and the process approach

• Environmental Management - definitions and core principles

• Environmental Management Systems

• Audit: definition, audit types and auditors

• ISO 14000 family (series) of standards

• History and overview of ISO 14001

• ISO 14001: 2015 revision: Context of the Organisation, Risk-based Thinking, and

      Leadership Requirements

• General requirements: presentation of the clauses 4 to 4.6 of the standard

• EMS requirements: clauses 4 to 10 of the standard

• Principles and design of processes and controls

• Documentation of EMS processes and controls

• EMS documentation structure

 

Part 2: Implementation of an ISO 14001-compliant EMS and Certification Exam

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• Project management approach and stages to EMS development and implementation to pre-certification

• Identification and Evaluation of Environmental Aspects/Impacts and their Significance

• Implementation of a document management framework

• Internal audit

• Management review

• Continual EMS improvement

• EMS certification: the cycle, audit, and registration

• Monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of the EMS

• Foundation certification exam.

 

Prerequisites

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The following are general prerequisites for attending our training courses:

• Proficiency in the English language

• Consideration for other course participants

• Willingness to actively participate during the training sessions, and an open mind to learn new

      ways of working.

 

Training Approach

 

The course covers both theory and practice:

• Slide-based training sessions, illustrated with examples

• Business cases

• Preparation for the Foundation exam

• Practice test (mock exam) similar to the certification exam.

 

Examination

 

• Duration:     45 min.

• Format:       closed book

• Questions   30 multiple-choice questions

• Pass mark: 70% (21 correct answers)

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Competence Domains Being Tested

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• Fundamental principles and concepts of Environmental Management

• ISO 14001 requirements for Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

 

Certification

 

The ISO 14001 Foundation certificate will be issued to delegates passing the exam.

 

General Course Information

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