Description

Acquire the skills and understanding necessary to squeeze the full benefits for your company from ISO 14001:2004. This course is designed to help you integrate ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 9001:2000 as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. Learn how to analyze the requirements of the new standard and incorporate them into your current ISO 9001:2000 practices to achieve full compliance with minimal disruption. You will also learn to address key issues in environmental management, as well as the benefits of an environmental management system (EMS) and ISO 14001:2004.

Length: 2 days
Prerequisites: Knowledge of ISO 9001:2000
CEUs: 1.6

Benefits

• Reduce the time and cost of implementing the new specification by acquiring a concise, yet thorough understanding the scope of ISO 14001:2004 and key terms.
• Avoid spinning your wheels by learning precisely which modifications and additions to ISO 14001:2004 require your attention for compliance with ISO 9001:2000.
• Get a quick handle, through hands-on activities, on the environmental aspects of ISO 14001:2004, including how to:

- Develop an environmental policy statement appropriate for your company
- Integrate processes for identifying environmental aspects and impacts
- Identify environmental objectives, set related targets, and establish programs for achieving results
- Integrate environmental responsibilities and authorities into a management system
- Outline an environmental awareness and training program
- Establish environmental metrics and indicators for monitoring performance
- Integrate requirements on non-conformance and corrective and preventive actions into your existing system
- Understand the purpose and scope of the environmental management review
- Integrate document control requirements of ISO 14001:2004 into your current system
- Identify those operations that need to be controlled under EMS and identify emergency operations and contingencies that must be considered as part of EMS
• Get off to a running start by learning to use a versatile prioritization matrix to identify and prioritize significant environmental aspects and impacts.
• Optimize understanding and retention with the Plexus Learning Model

- Multiple learning channels through lecture, coaching, group activities, innovative learning exercises and case studies.
- Hands-on insights. Lecturing is minimized so learning is maximized.
- Learn by doing. Connect the lessons learned to your real world by using your current circumstances as examples for activities.

Highlights

• Through group activities, and hands-on coaching, identify the differences between ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 9001:2000.
• See the relationship between the two standards grow visually as you build a correlation matrix that links the two systems.
• Case studies reinforce the importance of planning to achieve compliance.
• Develop a functional plan to establish objectives and targets using your company's structure and to incorporate results into your management reviews.
• Learn an innovative, versatile matrix methodology to rank the significance of environmental impacts on your business.
• Identify and prioritize the corporate changes necessary for your company to achieve compliance - and determine the resources and timing required.

Who Should Attend

• Individuals and cross-functional teams implementing ISO 14001:2004 into an ISO 9001:2000 system
• Anyone who wants a better understanding of the requirements of the ISO 14001:2004

Instructors

Plexus Master Trainers. In addition to facilitating Integrating ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 9001:2000 training, Plexus Master Trainers train and evaluate:

• ISO 9001:2000, ISO/TS 16949:2002, AS9100 and ISO 14001:2004 trainers
• ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification body/registrar auditors and supplier auditors

Plexus also customizes training for organizations worldwide.

Agenda

Day 1

• Introduction to the 14000 Series
• General Requirements
• Environmental Policy and Planning
• Implementation and Operation
• Checking and Corrective Action
• Management Review

Day 2

• Identifying Environmental Aspects of Activities, Products or Services
• Determining Impacts of Defined Aspects
• Rating Significance of Impacts
• Setting Objectives and Targets
• Creating an Action Plan for Implementation

Course Availability

This course is offered through AIAG as and as an in-house course. When delivered at your location, this course gives your team a great start in the actual transition!