Environmental Management System (EMS) Awareness

Course Overview

This course is designed for managers or supervisors who are new to environmental management systems. It highlights the ways in which your organisation can:

• Use effective EMS tools to reduce waste
• Improve environmental performance
• Prepare for ISO 14001: 2015 certification.

Benefits

By providing an understanding of their responsibilities, this course encourages staff to take ownership of your organisation's EMS to help prevent pollution and improve environmental performance.

Course Content

• Definition and brief history of environmental management systems and standards
• EMS approaches and in-house or consultancy support
• Benefits and costs of implementing an EMS
• ISO14001: 2015 in detail
• EMS registration and the route to ISO14001: 2015

Aimed at

The course is ideal for anyone, from a range of industry sectors, who require an awareness of environmental issues at work, including those working in:

• Health and safety management
• Quality management
• Facilities management
• Process and production management
• HR / Training
• Emergency teams