Implementing an Environmental Management System - ISO 14001 Terrell E. Horne (Endorsed by International Quality & Environmental Services , LLC - An Earthtech Division)
Audience	This seminar is designed for those who have responsibility for: (a) environment, quality, health and safety, risk management; (b) designing, implementing or evaluating an environmental management system (EMS); (c) integrating an EMS with a quality management system (QMS).
Learning Outcomes	Upon completion of this seminar, one will be able to: • Implement an ISO 14001 EMS; • Specify the attributes of the EMS which must exist to satisfy the ISO 14001 core requirements; • Understand the common elements for integrating an EMS with an existing QMS; • Understand how health and safety environmental concerns can be addressed; • Identify and evaluate environmental aspects and impacts and their significance; • Audit against the requirements of ISO 14001, given knowledge of the audit process; • Recognize common pitfalls to EMS implementation; • Understand the process for registering an organization’s EMS.
Outline	ISO 14001: Systematic Environmental Management 1.   The management system 2.   Business reasons for environmental management 3.   ISO 14000 EMS family of standards and what they mean for a business 4.   Benefits of implementing an ISO 14001 EMS ISO 14001 EMS Requirements: 1.   Core Elements 2.   Environmental policy 3.   Planning 4.   Implementation and operation 5.   Checking and corrective action 6.   Management review 7.   Exercise: Identifying requirements for documentation Guidelines for Implementing an EMS 1.   The EMS implementation trail – steps to implementation 2.   Undertaking an initial environmental review and self assessment 3.   Establishing the implementation team and developing the implementation plan 4.   Identifying environmental aspects/impact & assessment of significance 5.   Identifying legal and other requirements 6.   Defining environmental policy and ensuring commitment 7.   Setting meaningful objectives and targets 8.   Establishing environmental management program(s) 9.   Defining organizational structure and assigning responsibility 10. Identifying training needs including awareness and job-related training (competence) 11. Building communications among internal organizations and public interest groups 12. Creating EMS documentation and document control 13. Establishing operational control and emergency preparedness and response 14. Monitoring and measuring key characteristics 15. Handling and investigating non-conformances and corrective and preventive action 16. Maintaining EMS records 17. Performing EMS audits 18. Conducting effective EMS management reviews 19. Pursuing EMS certificate of registration or self-declaration 20. Exercise: Evaluating significant environmental aspects 21. Exercise: Establishing objectives and targets EMS Documentation 1.   EMS documentation hierarchy 2.   Common EMS and QMS Documentation 3.   EMS Manual 4.   Procedure Format 5.   Exercise: Critiquing an EMS Procedure EMS Auditing 1.   Establishing the EMS auditing program 2.   ISO 19011, Guidelines for Quality and/or Environmental Management Systems Auditing 3.   Exercise: Auditing case studies
Handouts	• Copy of International Quality & Environmental Services' Student's Manual, "ISO 14001 Implementation, with Exercises" • Discussion material for each EMS topic • Copy of visual aids and exercises • Copy of ISO 14001, ISO 14004, and ISO 19011 • Copiers of best practices examples • Certificate of Completion, with Continuing Education Units
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