This course is designed to give managers and internal environmental management system auditors a practical understanding of:
The purpose and structure of environmental management systems
Good practice in environmental management systems
Principles and structure of the ISO 14001:2004 Standard
General requirements of ISO 14001:2004
How to plan environmental audit programmes
How to prepare for effective environmental audits
How to carry out aspects and process based environmental audits
The part environmental audits play in continual improvement
Course Profile
This course is intended for managers and internal environmental management system auditors.
It is designed to give a practical understanding of the purposes and requirements of ISO 14001:2004, the importance of environmental aspects, application of a process approach and the methods and benefits of internal environmental management system audits.
With a mixture of presentation, interactive sessions and active workshops, the course develops the principles and practices of internal environmental auditing and shows how these can be used to improve the environmental performance of the organisation.
The learning methods used are highly interactive and allow delegates to learn through active involvement.
This course includes an option for delegates to carry out a photo safari exercise to identify typical environmental aspects as well as a live audit of selected processes in the company.
At the end of this course delegates will have gained an understanding of how to prepare, carry out and report effective internal environmental management system audits according to ISO 19011 Guidelines for Quality and Environmental Management Systems Auditing.
They will also understand the importance of auditing and the part it plays in continual improvement of an environmental management system and the environmental performance of the organization.
Course resources
All training documents and delegate materials are provided during the course.
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