Identifying Environmental (ISO 14001) Aspects and Impacts

This course explains the environmental aspects and impacts of an organization. It helps you deliver an 'auditable' output to your organization that is conformant to the ANSI/ISO 14001: Standard.

Participants will work through a step-by-step guided process for identifying significant environmental aspects and impacts within your organization. The step-by-step project results in real tangible deliverables, yet is fun and productive too.

How You Will Benefit

• Explain the environmental aspects and impacts of an organization.

• Construct a simple methodology for identifying aspects and determining impacts.

• Put the identification methods you learn into practice.

• Deliver to your organization an 'auditable' output that is conformant to the ANSI/ISO 14001: Standard.

• Lead your organization through the processes of identifying its environmental aspects and determining impacts.

• Produce easy-to-use forms for the various tasks involved.

• Use this information to assist your organization to identify its own environmental aspects and determine its own impacts.

What You Will Cover

• What are Environmental Aspects and Impacts?

• Identifying Process

• Establishing your Environmental Scope

• Identify Activities, Products, and Services

• Identifying the Inputs and Outputs Aspects

• Identifying Environmental Impacts

• Summarizing Your Information

• Determining Significance

• Maintaining Your Data

Who Should Attend

EMS coordinators or those tasked with identifying environmental risks and impacts.

Training Approach

Your training experience with HOM includes:

• Pre- program assessments to clarify your development needs

• In class highly engaging experiential leaning activities

• Post –program ongoing support through application tool kits and  phone call coaching sessions