ISO 14001:2015 - Sistemas de Gestão Ambiental (EMS)

The best free online training course on ISO 14001-2015 offered by Alison is ISO 14001-2015: Environmental Management Systems

This course provides an insight into the ISO 14001 EMS standard, the potential benefit it can deliver to organisations, and how the standard works. By completing this course you will find it much easier to compare the requirements of ISO 14001: 2015 to ISO 14001: 2004. The course also includes activities to help learners understand and remember concepts and practices relating to environmental management systems. This can can be a real boost for your career development.

ISO 14001 is an international quality standard that defines requirements for an environmental management system (EMS). It is one of standards in the ISO 14000 family of standards on environmental management, and also provides a framework for organisations to follow. Being a voluntary standard that organizations can become certified in, integrating it with other management systems standards can further help organisations in accomplishing their goals.

An EMS refers to the framework that encompasses policies, procedures, records and processes needed to train and equip personnel in the training and monitoring of environmental impacts. EMS is a system that describes how an organisation will identify, monitor and act to prevent and reduce negative effects on the environment. Find out more in  ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental Management Systems (EMS).

There are numerous benefits to having an EMS. Some of the benefits are good PR and image with regulators, agencies and governing bodies. It is also associated with improvements in employee morale, reduced pollution, increased compliance and environmental performance, and conserving resources. All of this is covered in the course  ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental Management Systems (EMS).

The most commonly used EMS framework is the ISO 14001. The new standard was published in 2015 by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). Alison’s ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental Management Systems (EMS) course will teach you why the ISO has chosen to develop the standard, how the standard works, the potential benefits to businesses, the PDCA Cycle approach, and more.