ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

Day 1
Course Overview

• Fundamentals of Environmental Management System (EMS)
• Benefits and challenges of implementing an EMS
• Risk-Based Approach (RBA) and Process Thinking Approach
• The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model
• Normalization of Deviance
• Environmental Culture in the Organization
• International Regulations and Resources (EPA, BSEE, API)
• A brief history of ISO 14001:2015

• Workshop: Environmental Culture of the Organization - Gap Analysis Self assessment
  
•  Activity: Personal Action Plan

Day 2
Day 1 Review
Clause-by-Clause Analysis of ISO 14001:2015
PLAN
4. Context of the Organization

• 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
• 4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties.                 
• 4.3 Determining the scope of the EMS
• 4.4 Environmental Management System
• Internal and External Issues affecting the performance and outcomes of the EMS.
• Stakeholders of the EMS: Definition, identification, and legal relevancy.
• EMS Scope: Boundaries and applicability, and area of influence.
• Workshop: Context of the Organization - Gap Analysis Self assessment
• Activity: Personal Action Plan

• 5.1 Leadership and Commitment
• 5.2 Environmental Policy
• 5.3 Organizational Roles, responsibilities, and authorities.                
• Leadership, Commitment, and Accountability: Definitions, Roles, Responsibilities in the EMS
• Responsibilities Matrix in the EMS
• Accountability Matrix in the EMS
• Visible Behavior at each level of the organization.
• Business Approach for the EMS: Policies, Mission, Vision, Objectives, and Targets
• Document Hierarchy: Policies, Standards, Guidelines, Procedures, and Resources
• Policy Statement: Requirements to meet.
• Workshop: Leadership - Gap Analysis Self assessment
• Activity: Personal Action Plan

• 6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities
• 6.1.1 General
• 6.1.2. Environmental Aspects
• 6.1.3. Compliance Obligations
• 6.1.4. Planning Actions
• 6.2. Environmental objectives and planning to  achieve them
  
• 6.2.1. Environmental Objectives
• 6.2.2. Planning actions to achieve environmental objectives
• Risk-Based Approach (RBA)
• SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats to achieve EMS desired outcomes.
• MOC: Management of Change process to face abnormal conditions and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations.
• Resources: Emergency Response, Crisis Management, and Business Continuity.
• SMART: EMS Objectives - Leading and Lagging performance indicators.
• Workshop: Planning - Gap Analysis Self assessment
• Activity: Personal Action Plan

Day 3
Day 2 Review
Clause-by-Clause Analysis of ISO 14001:2015
DO
7. Support

• 7.1 Resources
• 7.2 Competence
• 7.3. Awareness
• 7.4 Communication
• 7.4.1. General
• 7.4.2. Internal Communication
• 7.4.3. External Communication
• 7.5 Documented Information
  
• 7.5.1. General
• 7.5.2. Creating and Updating
• 7.5.3. Control of Documented Information
• Support: External and Internal resources. 
  
• Competences Chart: Definitions, levels, assessment criteria, career path.
• Communication: definitions, audiences, strategies, plans, resources, and monitoring.
• Information Management: Standards, Learned lessons, and legal compliance. 
• Workshop: Support - Gap Analysis Self assessment
• Activity: Personal Action Plan

• 8.1 Operational Planning and Control
• 8.2 Emergency preparedness and response
• Hazard Identification
  
• Risk Management using the Hierarchy of control
• Management of Change Flow Chart
• Outsourcing, Procurement, and Contractors – Contracts Modes.
• Control Measures: Definition, levels, and criteria of compliance.
• Emergency Preparedness Assessment and Response Plans: Definitions, resources, and success criteria
• Workshop: Operation - Gap Analysis Self assessment
• Activity: Personal Action Plan

Day 4
Day 3 Review
Clause-by-Clause Analysis of ISO 14001:2015
CHECK
9. Performance Evaluation

• 9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis, evaluation
• 9.1.1. General
• 9.1.2. Evaluation and Compliance
• 9.2 Internal Audit
• 9.2.1. General
• 9.2.2. Internal Audit Programme
• 9.3 Management Review
• Monitoring – Performance Indicators and Operational Metrics
  
• Performance Evaluation: Fundamentals, success criteria, and processes.
• Methods, tools, and frequency of compliance evaluations.
• International standards and regulations 
• Internal audit: principles, resources, and methods. 
• Management review: agenda, methods, resources, inputs, and outputs.
• Workshop: Performance Evaluation - Gap Analysis Self assessment 
• Activity: Personal Action Plan

Day 5
Day 4 Review
Clause-by-Clause Analysis of ISO 14001:2015
 ACT
10. Improvement

• 10.1 General
• 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action
• 10.3 Continual Improvement
• Nonconformities: definitions and identification criteria.
  
• Corrective actions: definitions, generating-executing-monitoring-documenting results.
• Continual Improvement: Principles and methods to develop a new environmental culture.
• Workshop: Improvement - Gap Analysis Self assessment 
  
• Activity: Personal Action Plan
• Annex A Guidance on the use of this International Standard
  
• Annex B Correspondence between ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 14001:2004
• Annex SL The high-level structure for modern ISO standards
• High-Reliability Organizations (HRO’s) 
• The certification process 
• Course Summary
• Personal Action Plans Review
• Closure of the course