Introduction to ISO 14001:2015

• Overview of environmental management systems (EMS)
• Importance and benefits of ISO 14001:2015
• Evolution and background of the ISO 14001 standard

Key Environmental Management Principles

• Understanding key environmental management concepts
• Principles of ISO 14001:2015

Structure and Clauses of ISO 14001:2015

• Overview of the ISO 14001:2015 standard structure
• Detailed explanation of each clause
• Clause 4: Context of the organization
• Clause 5: Leadership
• Clause 6: Planning
• Clause 7: Support
• Clause 8: Operation
• Clause 9: Performance evaluation
• Clause 10: Improvement

Key Concepts and Terminologies

• Definition of terms used in ISO 14001:2015
• Understanding of key concepts such as lifecycle perspective, environmental aspects, and compliance obligations

Day 2 :

Internal Auditing Principles:

• Definition, objectives, and ethical considerations.

Audit Planning and Preparation

• Developing a plan, determining criteria and scope, selecting methods.

Conducting the Audit

• Interviewing techniques, evidence gathering, identifying non-conformities.

Reporting Audit Findings

• Documenting findings, classifying non-conformities, preparing reports.

Corrective Action

• Understanding, root cause analysis, implementing and verifying actions.

Audit Follow-up and Closure

• Verifying effectiveness, closing out findings, conducting post-audit activities.

Practical Exercises:

• Mock audits, hands-on practice, case studies, group discussions.