ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization, It comprises of representatives from different national standards organizations and is a globally approved international standard setting body. ISO 14001 is the international standard that provides a detailed framework that organizations can implement to manage environmental aspects and meet their compliance obligations. ISO 14001: 2015 is a part of the ISO 1400 family of standards which deals with environmental management.
What are the benefits for organizations in taking ISO 14001 certification?
- Enhance Environmental Management
Control the impact of organization’s operations to the environment to an absolute minimum and reduce the resources used by the organization to improve the overall efficiency.
- Comply with Environmental Regulations
Understand the legal and regulatory requirements that an organization must meet and refine the process to avoid legal issues.
- Reduce the Operational Costs
Minimizing the wastage of water and energy by following ISO 14001 guidelines means saving money by efficiently managing your resources.
- Showcase Business Credentials
Get certified for a globally recognized industry standard enhance the authenticity and credentials of an organization
- Ability to Win More Business and Improve Stakeholder Relationships
Industrial clients often have procurement specifications that list certification as a condition to supply for them. Getting ISO certified makes you more appealing. ISO 14001 certification opens doors to better stakeholder relationships as you are taking a proactive step to be responsible.
Topics covered by ISO 14001: 2015
The following topics will be covered in ISO 14001 with regard to environmental management system.
IRCA Registration Scheme
Annex SL framework
Structure & Overview of ISO 14001:2015
Changes in ISO 14001:2015 as a result of adoption of Annex SL
EMS auditing concepts, Auditing principles
ISO 19011 Vs ISO/IEC 17021
Audit Planning & preparation,
Audit Tools & Techniques
International Agreement & environmental Legislation
Audit Performance, Recording & Reporting Non Conformities
Audit reporting
Corrective Action & audit follow-up
Surveillance audits
Continuous Assessment exercises & feedback
Syndicate & role play exercises & feedback
Written Examination
ISO 14001: 2015 Lead Auditor Course
ISO 14001 auditor course will teach you the potential benefits of ISO 14001 certification to organization, how the ISO 14001 standard works, Why the approach of PDCA is correct and why the ISO took the initiative to publish the 14001 EMS standard. You will also be learning the requirements of ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 14001:2015 and be able to compare both and how to renew the certifications. This course focuses on enabling the students to conduct internal auditing and management reviews of organizations to certify them for ISO 14001.
Learning objectives
- Understand the operations of an Environmental Management System (EMS) based on ISO 14001
- Acknowledge the correlation between ISO 14001, ISO 14040 and other standards and regulatory frameworks
- Understand an auditor’s role to: plan, lead and follow-up on a management system audit in accordance with ISO 19011
- Learn how to lead an audit and audit team
- Learn how to interpret the requirements of ISO 14001 in the context of an EMS audit
- Acquire the competencies of an auditor to: plan an audit, lead an audit, draft reports, and follow-up on an audit in compliance with ISO 19011
Who Should Attend the ISO 14001 Lead Auditor Course?
- Candidates who are looking to build a career in EMS auditing by becoming a certified lead auditor.
- Environmental officer, executives and managers
- Environment Consultants
- Candidates working as internal auditors of EMS
Exam and Certification for ISO 14001 EMS Lead Auditor Course..
ISO 14001 training course have only a short duration of 5 days. ISO 14001 Lead Auditor certification will be issued to the delegates who successfully attend the entire duration of the course and pass the written examination. Gamma NDT Academy offers ISO 14001 Lead Auditor courses in Kerala, India. We are a TUV certified organization with a history of training and certifying over 1500 students in the last 5 years.