Trades & Technology

For Environmental Protection, Environmental Management and ISO 14000 courses.

The only complete book on ISO 14000 written as a practical teaching resource and how-to guide, this text provides a step-by-step model for understanding the ISO 14000 standard. Filling the void for a text related to environmental protection and management, it effectively translates the often-confusing requirements into language the user can understand and act upon.

• Comprehensive background of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

  • Provides students with an understanding of why it came into being and dispels common misconceptions, providing an important context to the remainder of the book. Ex.___

• Component parts—Sets the meaning of terms used in ISO 14000 such as conformance, compliance, and environmental aspects, impacts, targets, objectives, etc.

  • Provides students with clarified purpose and relationships of the ISO 14000 components and corresponding components of ISO 9000. Ex.___

• Requirements—Each ISO 14000 requirement is boxed for easy reference, then developed in easy to understand plain English detail. Where helpful, diagrams are provided.

  • Familiarizes students with the relationship between ISO 14000 and requirements imposed by government agencies; clarifies and brings to life requirements and related documents. Ex.___

• Environmental Management System (EMS).

  • Provides students with an understanding of the concepts, elements, structure and supporting activities involved in developing and operating an EMS. Verification, review and evaluation of the EMS is fully explained. Ex.___

• Clarification of Critical Elements.

  • Provides students with a simple presentation of a confusing subjects, e.g. EMS documentation, implementation, registration, audit process, and performance improvement. Ex.___

• 100-Question Conformance Checklist.

  • Provides a self-check for organizations to assess their readiness for ISO 14000 registration, or self-declaration of conformance. Ex.___

• Pedagogic support—Chapter summaries, key concepts, review questions, critical thinking activities.

  • Provides students with invaluable learning aids that enable them to review material and assess their understanding. Ex.___

(NOTE: Each chapter includes a summary, list of key concepts, review questions, critical thinking problems and discussion cases with related questions.)

 1. Background of ISO 14000 and Why It Exists.


 2. Decoding ISO 14000.


 3. Requirements of ISO 14000.


 4. The Environmental Management System (EMS).


 5. EMS Documentation.


 6. Registration and the Audit Process.


 7. EMS Performance Improvement.


 8. Implementing ISO 14000: Steps to Registration.


 9. Other ISO Standards, Issues, and Developments.


10. ISO 14000 Checklist.


Appendix A: ISO Member Body Roll (Full Members).


Index.

Environmental Regulations (Environmental Technology)
Industrial Safety and Health (Engineering Technology and Industrial Management)

ISO 14000: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT covers the background and component parts of the ISO 14000 standard. It clearly describes the requirements of the standard, the documentation required, and ways to prepare for and complete the registration audit. The content and approach of this text make it a valuable classroom text as well as a practical hands-on manual for implementing an environmental management system conforming to ISO 14000.

Some of the features that highlight the value of this text include:

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