Not the same as a quality audit

Auditing to ISO 14001 is not the same as auditing to ISO 9001 or the other quality standards. ISO 14001 auditors need the same basic auditor skills and they need a thorough understanding of Environmental Management Systems (EMS).

EMS v QMS

QMS audits concern themselves with the company’s customers. The customers can be external and/or internal. The primary focus is on the paying customer.

EMS audit concerns are interested parties and prevention of pollution. Interested parties can be literally anyone that shows interest and/or concern in a company’s environmental policies and procedures.

Aspects and impacts

You will learn to identify environmental aspects and impacts. You will get an understanding of auditing significant aspects, impacts and determining if the EMS is adequate to handle them.

Continual Improvement

ISO 14001 requires a company to continually improve their EMS. You will learn the difference between EMS and QMS continual improvement.

Course contents

This seminar involves a practical "hands-on" approach and interactive workshops to learn how to conduct environmental management system audits.

The class includes the topics required by ISO 19011:2002, Guidelines for auditing Quality and Environmental Management Systems.

You can have this class presented at your business for as little a $65. per person.

Class is one day.

The course includes:

·       Background of standard

·       Review of EMS standards

·       The EPA and ISO 14001

·       The audit cycle

·       Preparation of checklists

·       Conducting the opening meeting

·       Conducting the audits

·       Writing nonconformances

·       Conducting the closing meeting

·       Report writing

·       Follow-up and corrective action

·       Workshops

·       CEU and RU credits are awarded