Health, Safety, Security and Environment
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Internal Audit: The ISO 14001 Approach
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Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Internal Audit: The ISO 14001 Approach Course
Introduction:
Course Objectives:
A thoroughly trained EMS Internal Auditor with the skill set to:
- Complete complex audit trails
- Identify any possible EMS discrepancies
- Report and propose corrective action
Who Should Attend?
- Personnel taking on internal auditing responsibilities for ISO 14001 or EMAS
- Auditors of other management systems now looking to address ISO 14001
Course Outlines:
This course includes a high level of interactivity during presentations on:
- Requirements of ISO 14001/EMAS
- Interviewing styles
- Use of audit protocols
- Compliance verification strategies
- Case studies of current best practice
- Managing the on-site auditing process as the team leader
- Maximizing the effectiveness of the audit team.
- BSI's perspective of emerging trends.
- Environmental Management Systems Presentation
- Terminology and Definitions
- Introduction to ISO 14001 and EMS Concepts
- Aspects and Impacts
- Exercise: Identification of Aspects and Impacts and Significance Determination
- ISO 14001 Requirements
As a group or individually, complete the following exercises:
- Identifying aspects and impacts - Lone Mountain Mining
- Identifying documented requirements
- Review/Discussion about Exercises
- EMS Historical Perspective and Regulations
- EMS Documentation
- Audit Roles & Responsibilities
- EMS Auditor Certification
- ANSI-RAB Accreditation Program
- The EMS Audit Process
- Exercise: Develop and Present and Audit Plan
- Exercise: Develop an Audit Checklist
- As a group or individually, complete the following exercises:
- Conduct a systems/documentation audit
- Review/Discussion of Exercise
- Train How to Conduct Opening Meeting
- Exercise: Practice Opening Meeting
- Audit Techniques & Collecting Audit Evidence
- Exercise: Conduct an Audit (Mock) and Provide Feedback
- Non-conformances
- Exercise: Write Non-conformances
- Exercise: Classify Non-conformances
- Evaluation of Conformance
- Train How to Conduct Closing Meeting
- Exercise: Practice Closing Meeting
- How to Write Audit Report & Distribution, Follow-up Activities
Individually complete the following exercises:
- Write an audit report
- Prepare for a mock audit
Teams Conduct a Complete Audit
- Exercise: Plan a (Mock) Audit
- Exercise: Conduct the Opening Meeting
- Exercise: Conduct the (Mock) Audit
- Exercise: Mock Audits Continued
- Exercise: Document Audit Findings/Non-conformances
- Exercise: Summarize Audit Findings
- Exercise: Conduct Closing Meeting
- Closing Meeting Discussion
- Exercise: Evaluating Corrective Action
- Evaluating System Effectiveness
- Value-Added Auditing