ISO 14001 Step by Step - A Practical Guide - Second edition

This easy-to-follow guide takes a step-by-step approach, and provides many sample documents to help you understand how to record and monitor your organisation’s EMS processes.

Ideal for compliance managers, IT and general managers, environmental officers, auditors and trainers, this book will provide you with:

• The confidence to plan and design an EMS. Detailed descriptions of the ISO 14001:2015 requirements will give you a clear understanding of the standard, even if you lack specialist knowledge or previous experience;
• Guidance for building stakeholder support for your EMS. Information on why an organisation needs to have an environmental policy, and a sample communications procedure will help you to raise awareness of the benefits of implementing an EMS; and
• Advice on how to become an ISO 14001-certified organisation. The book takes a step-by-step approach to implementing an ISO 14001-compliant EMS.

Key features:

• A concise summary of the ISO 14001:2015 requirements and how you can meet them.
• An overview of the documentation needed to achieve ISO 14001:2015 accreditation.
• Sample documents to help you understand how to record and monitor your organisation’s environmental management processes.

Your practical guide to implementing an EMS that complies with ISO 14001:2015 – buy this book today to get the help and guidance you need!

New for the second edition

• Updated for ISO 14001:2015, including terms, definitions and references;
• Revised approach to take into account requirements to address “risks and opportunities”.

'ISO 14001 Step by Step - A Practical Guide does exactly what its title says it will. The pocket sized handbook offers a clear, concise and understandable methodology for implementing the necessary steps to achieving ISO 14001 certification. The guide is structured to reflect the clauses of the ISO standard and includes examples and sample documents making understanding the requirements easy for all. This useful handbook is a must for anyone wanting an easy and effective way to implement an EMS into their business operations.'

-Catherine Hickford, Sustainability Consultant