ISO 14000 Environmental

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Full Service Implementation:

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Cost Estimates including Registrar Quotations

Initial System Evaluation ("Gap Analysis" or “Feasibility Study”)

Documentation Development (Procedures, Work Instructions, forms, records, etc.)

Identification of Aspects and Impacts, evaluation of “Significance”

Implementation Assistance and Guidance

Integration with existing ISO 9001:2000 Systems

Technical Writing

Participation in Steering Team Meetings and Management Reviews as required

Permit Applications with ADEQ

Executive Management Overview

Training:

Internal Auditor/Guidelines for Auditing – 2 days training, optional Day 3 - Instructor led first Internal Audit of your system by the newly trained auditors

Management Environmental Implementation Committee Training

Environmental Compliance Basics.

Next-Level-Management 14001 Requirements Training (Champion Training)

Fundamentals & Vocabulary Training

Employee Awareness Training - Work with employee teams to apply and understand your system and their work instructions as they apply to Significant Aspects. .

ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Background

Poague & Associates Background

Environmental Control and Compliance is a legal requirement. Inspectors from federal, state and local agencies can visit you at any time, without notice. An effective Environmental Management System (EMS) is a must. The International Standards Organization (ISO) has defined the elements of an effective EMS and calls it the ISO 14001 Standard. By following this "Standard", you will gain control of your Environmental Issues by using a method that has been proven effective by major corporations world wide. Companies like Ford and General Motors have required their suppliers to become ISO 14001 Certified.

There is a "Family of ISO 14000 Documents", but the main document to which Certification is granted is ISO 14001.

What will I gain by "doing" ISO 14001? There are several Business benefits of ISO 14001.
All managers will try to avoid pollution or compliance infringements that could cost the company a fine. But world class managers will agree that doing only just enough to keep the company out of trouble with government inspectors is a rather weak and reactive approach to business in today's increasingly environment-conscious and litigious world. World Class companies use proven systems. The ISO 14001 standards are practical tools for the manager who is not satisfied with mere compliance with legislation – which may be perceived as a cost of doing business. They're for the proactive manager with the breadth of vision to understand that implementing a strategic approach can bring return on investment in environment-related measures. Implementing an ISO 14001-based environmental management system will give you far more than just confidence that you are complying with the law. The ISO 14001 approach drives you to take a hard look at all areas where your business has an environmental impact. And this systematic approach can lead to benefits like the following:
-- reduced cost of waste management
-- savings in consumption of energy and materials
-- lower packaging costs
-- improved corporate image among regulatory inspectors, customers and the public
-- framework for continuous improvement of your environmental performance.
The company that is "too busy managing the business" to have the insight about environmental management could actually be costing the business money. How compelling are the opportunities above and the benefits they provide. They can most likely save you money. The ISO 14001 standards are management tools that will help your business achieve environmental goals that go beyond "just barely good enough". If you're the type of company or manager who recognizes the benefits of a sound Environmental Management System, checking out the ISO 14000 standards could be the first step in making a real difference to your business's bottom line!

Jerry Poague BSME MBA, has 18 years manufacturing experience, and worked as an Engineering Manager with full Environmental responsibilities. In that role, he has developed and implemented ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems that won three statewide awards as well as producing cost savings and reducing the waste management costs of a manufacturing plant. He has gained practical, hands-on knowledge of the process so that he knows where the pitfalls are and can help our clients avoid those problems. Our EMS capabilities are broad-based and may include life cycle assessment, environmental cost accounting and assistance in integrating ISO 9000 and QS 9000 into your EMS.
Poague and Associates has an adjunct relationship with the University of Arkansas Fort Smith "Business and Professional Institute". No task is too big or too small.
Let Poague & Associates bring "hands-on experience" of implementing ISO 14001 to work for you !!

ISO 14001 is a tool that can be used for internal purposes: to provide assurance to management that you are in control of your processes and activities having an impact on the environment. Employees, in turn, are usually happier and proud to be a part of an environmentally responsible organization....an organization that is "Earth Friendly".
ISO 14001 can also be used for external purposes: to provide assurance to interested parties – stakeholders – such as customers, the community and regulatory agencies.
In other words, conformance to ISO 14001 can be used to support what your organization claims about its own environmental policies, plans and actions. It is suitable for both suppliers' declarations of conformity, assessment of conformity by an external stakeholder – such as a business client – and for certification of conformity by an independent certification body.

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