ISO 14001:2004 Awareness

This foundation course will introduce you to the most widely used standard for Environmental Management in the world. Our tutors will take you through the requirements of the standard and explain what they mean in plain English. You will learn about the various aspects of environmental management systems and the role played by 3rd party certification bodies

This course is ideal for anyone who is involved or going to be involved in environmental management within an organisation. This course is suitable for anyone from senior managers to shop floor staff and is an essential part of developing an understanding of ISO 14001:2004.

The ISO 14001:2004 Awareness training course covers all of the key topics

What is covered:

• Introduction to ISO 14001
• Background to Environmental Management and its benefits to business
• Identification of environmental aspects and impacts
• Setting effective environmental goals and objectives
• Plan do check act system of working
• The process model
• Continual improvement
• The importance of a legal register and legislative requirements

The ISO 14001:2004 Awareness training course teaches all of the key concepts

What you will learn:

• The purpose of an environmental management system and how to recognise environmental aspects and impacts
• How to interpret the requirements of ISO 14001:2004 and the relevance of environmental legislation
• The meaning of various environmental management terms such as processes, procedures, policy, manual, audits, certification, accreditation and many more.