Description
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The objective of this course is to provide participants with an overview of the purpose and requirements of ISO 14001:2015.
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Before starting this course, it is recommended that participants have prior knowledge of the:
• Management systems and understand the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle
• Concepts of environmental management and the relationship between organisation’s activities, products and services and environmental impacts
• Commonly used environmental management terms and definitions, as given in ISO 14001
• Requirements of ISO 14001:2004
COURSE CONTENT
• Environmental management systems; ISO 14000 series of Standards;
• Process approach; P-D-C-A cycle; risk-based thinking;
• Environmental management principles
• Scope; application; context of the organisation;
• Interested parties; determining the scope
• Leadership and commitment;
• Support;
• Operational planning and control;
• Performance evaluation:;
• Evaluation of compliance;
• Internal audit; management review; Improvement:
- Case Study to evaluate learning
- Test your knowledge quiz
Completion criteria: learners will be required to complete the entire course and gain a pass mark of 80% or more in the final assessment. Upon successful completion learners will be able to download a certificate of completion.
You will be granted 12 months access to this course, effective from the date of purchase.
Contact Details
+44 (0) 1276 697777
Website: www.sgs.co.uk/trainingschedule
Email: ukacademy@sgs.com
Objectives
On completion of this course, delegates will have an awareness of:
• The purpose and intent of the revised series of management system standards
• The application of the principles of environmental management
• The relationships between the clauses of ISO 14001:2015