ISO 14001 Environmental Management Lead Auditor Training Programme - Registered
Introduction
Increased awareness of sustainable development gives environmentally credible companies a competitive edge in national and international markets. A certified Environmental Management System proves that your business is taking active steps to fulfil your responsibilities.
Environmental regulations are getting stricter, and so is the law enforcement. Customers and shareholders increasingly demand that businesses diminish the environmental impact from their business, demonstrate what they do, and how they improve. An Environmental Management System helps your organisation to be in control of and successfully manage the most significant environmental aspects, e.g. emissions, waste-handling, utilise natural resources, and energy-efficiency.
On this Environmental Management foundation training course you understand the what and why of an Environmental Management System—what it is and why your business will benefit from implementing one.
Delegates may also like to consider these other assessor training courses:
Business Benefits
Course delegates will be able to as a consequence of this course:
- On passing the examination meet the academic requirements for becoming a Certified ISO 14001 Lead assessor
- Understand the ISO 14001 environment system content.
- Interpret for application purposes and internally audit against the ISO 14001 environment system standard.
- Use Audit environment system standard check lists.
- Coherently answer questions regarding the ISO 14001 standard
- Be QM&T validated and certificated ISO 14001 auditor.
Who Should Attend?
- Environmental and Quality Professionals and Senior Management wishing to introduce or audit ISO 14001 Management Systems.
- ISO 14001 Auditors
PROGRAMME
DAY 1:
- 09.30 Hrs. Introduction Registration and administrative arrangements Introductions Course aims and objectives
- 10.00 Hrs. Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
Environmental Definitions Background and Evolution of Environmental Management Systems Introduction to 14001 and the benefits of environmental management systems ISO 14001 Relationship to Other Standards The Role of the Certification Bodies
- 12.30 Hrs. Lunch
- 13.30 Hrs Review of ISO 14001 and available guidance on its application
A detailed review of ISO 14001, including reference to Annex A and ISO 14004.
- 14.00 Hrs Performance of the Initial Review and Related Records.
Determination of significant environmental aspects and impacts, and methodologies for establishing significance.
- 15.15Hrs. Refreshment Break
- 15.30 Hrs Performance of the Initial Review and Related Records Cont.
- 17.00Hrs Environmental Law
Review of National, European, and International environmental law.
- 18.00 Hrs Team Exercise
Each team will identify what they believe to be the main environmental impacts within their own organisations where the implementation of an environmental management system would provide operational benefits to the company.
- 18.45 Hrs. End of Day Review
- 19.00 Hrs. Day 1 End of Day Test
- 19.15 Hrs. End of Day 1
DAY 2:
- 08.30 Hrs. Review of Day 1 end of day test results
- 08.45 Hrs. Team Exercise Feedback
- 09.45 Hrs Team Exercise
Delegates will be given a series of scenarios and will be required to carry out an exercise to determine the legal and significant environmental aspects and impacts that should be addressed as a priority by the company’s environmental management system
- 10.15 Hrs. Refreshment Break
- 10.30 Hrs Team Exercise Cont
- 11.30 Hrs Feedback
- 12.30 Hrs. Lunch
- 13.30 Hrs Analysis of ISO 14001 (cont)
Objectives, Targets and Management Programme
- 14.30 Hrs Analysis of ISO 14001 (cont)
Structure and Responsibility Training, Awareness and Competence
- 15.15 Hrs Break
- 15.30 Hrs Analysis of ISO 14001 (cont)
Communication
- 16.00 Hrs Analysis of ISO 14001 (cont)
Documentation Control
- 16.30 Hrs Analysis of ISO 14001 (cont)
Operational Control and Emergency Preparedness
- 17.30 Hrs Team Exercise : Emergency Response
Delegates will be asked to define the basic requirements of an emergency response plan based on the scenarios
- 18.00 Hrs. Feed Back
- 18.45 Hrs End of day Review
- 19.00 Hrs. Day 2 End of Day Test
- 19.15 Hrs. End of day 2
DAY 3:
- 08.30 Hrs. Review of Day 2 end of day test results
- 08.45 Hrs Analysis of ISO 14001 (cont)
Monitoring and Measuring Nonconformity and Corrective Action Records Internal Audits Management Review
- 10.15 Hrs. Refreshment Break
- 10.30 Hrs Team Exercise Monitoring and Measurement
Delegates will be asked to review the objectives and targets given and decide on acceptable data to support these.
- 11.00 Hrs Feedback
- 11.45 Hrs ISO 14001 Summary and Typical Documentation
- 12.30 Hrs. Lunch 13.30 Hrs Audit Standards
- 14.00 Hrs Stages in the Environmental Audit Environmental.
- 14.30 Hrs The Environmental Audit Process
Audit Preparation Pre Audit Questionnaire
- 15.15 Hrs. Refreshment Break
- 15.30 Hrs. Team Exercise: Environmental Procedures Review
The delegates will break into groups to review Environmental Management Procedures for compliance with ISO 14001
- 17.30 Hrs Environmental Procedures Review and Feedback
After reviewing the Environmental Management Procedures, each group will present their findings
- 18.45 Hrs End of day Review
- 19.00 Hrs. Day 3 End of Day Test
- 19.15 Hrs. End of day 3
Day 4
- 08.30 Hrs. Review of Day 3 end of day test results
- 08.45 Hrs The Environmental Audit Process
Selecting the Team Audit Programme Selection and Duties of Guides Use of Checklists
- 9.45 Hrs Checklist Exercise
Delegates will be asked to draft a checklist against an environmental procedure
- 10.15 Hrs Break
- 10.30 Hrs Checklist Exercise Feedback
- 11.00 Hrs The Environmental Audit Process
Opening meetings The audit process Questioning Techniques Closing meeting
- 12.30 Hrs Lunch
- 13.30 Hrs Questioning Techniques Exercise
Delegates will be issued with a series of audit scenarios where they are required to develop questions which they would ask the auditee in order to ascertain relevant information about the company.
- 14.00 Hrs Feedback
- 14.45 Hrs Responsibilities of the Auditor and the Team
- 15.15 Hrs Break
- 15.30 Hrs. Categories of Nonconformity and Report Writing
- 16.00 Hrs Report Writing Exercise
Delegates will be asked to review various audit situations and raise a Nonconformity Report where required
- 16.45 Hrs Feedback
- 17.45 Hrs. Review of Specimen Paper and General Revision
- 18.45 Hrs. End of Day Review
- 19.00 Hrs. Day 4 End of Day Test
- 19.15 Hrs End of Day 4
Day 5
- 08.30 Hrs. Review of Day 4 end of day test results
- 08.45Hrs Team Exercise ‘The Audit Process’
Delegates will be asked to identify areas within the case study where a potential nonconformity may be present detailing the relevant ISO 14001 clause(s) and discuss what action they would take.
- 10.15 Hrs Break
- 10.30 Hrs Presentation of Findings ‘Closing Meeting’
The delegates will present their findings to the remaining delegates as part of a closing meeting role play exercise.
- 12.30 Hrs Lunch
- 13.30 Hrs The I.R.C.A. Organisation and Registration Scheme
- 14.00 Hrs Exam
- 16.00 Hrs Course Close
LECTURERS
The lecturing team is comprised of professionals who have been especially selected for their recognised knowledge and experience in the field of environmental auditing and environmental assurance. Chris McHale PrCert Registration R1025.
Course dates and cost
See Training Courses for price list and order form for the three day course at the QM&T Training centre.
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