Understanding ISO 14001



Understanding ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System

Adherence to environmental guidelines is rapidly becoming a common business practice and requirement. This course prepares participants for ISO 14001:2004 by examining it clause by clause.


Length:  1 day     CEUs:  0.7        Prerequisites:  None

Learning Objectives

  • Apply ISO 14001:2004 to different organizations
  • Apply the ISO 14001:2004 clauses and relate the clauses to the intent of the standard
  • Create a basic non-business model or metaphor for elements of the standard – something that has inputs, transformations and outputs as any business would have
  • Identify aspects and targets
  • Prepare an implementation strategy

Plexus Learning Model

Learning is maximized through participation. That is why Plexus training avoids lecture-based teaching and focuses on group activities, case studies and hands-on applications. Learn by doing.

Who Should Attend

  • Any member of an ISO 14001:2004 implementation team
  • New internal auditors and experienced auditors that have not attended training in over three years
  • Representatives from key functional groups involved in an organization’s environmental management system

Instructors

Plexus Master Trainers. Plexus Master Trainers train and evaluate:

  • ISO 9001:2008, ISO/TS 16949:2009, AS9100, ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems, FSSC 22000:2005 Food Safety, ISO 9001:2008 for Healthcare and ISO 13485:2003 for Medical Devices.
  • Plexus trains 3rd party auditors and wrote the materials used to certify all of them

Agenda

Day 1

  • Key Issues in Environmental Management
  • Purpose and Benefits of an Environmental Management System
  • Evolution of the ISO 14000 Series
  • Understanding The Standard

Day 2

  • Process Identification
  • Sources for Identifying Aspects
  • Understanding Potential Impacts and Effects
  • Case Study
  • Identifying Targets
  • Preparing Implementation Strategy