Who needs this course?
This course is designed for all levels of management. In particular the course is addressed to:
• Those responsible for the implementation and maintenance of health and safety management systems.
• those interested in implementing ISO 18001 within their organization
• seafarers on board that shipping managing companies implements ISO 45001

Course objectives

• The benefits of implementing ISO 45001
• The principles of occupational health & safety management system
• Importance of controlling health & safety in all types of business
• The requirements of ISO 45001
• Importance of documented management system to control health and safety
• Importance of risk assessment for health and safety in all types of business activities
• How to carry out risk assessment, assess significance of identified risk and control it
• Objective, targets, operational control and emergency preparedness in controlling the identified risk
• The approach to implementation of ISO 45001

 Course Content:
• Introduction to occupational health & safety management; what and why?
• ISO 45001 backgrounds, structure, elements and goals
• Introduction to risk management and related concepts
• Risk identification and assessment
• The requirements of the ISO 45001, interpreting and translation into practice
• Safety pressures on business and organizational workplace risk exposures
• Setting up an internal audit program
• Auditing techniques
• Planning and preparing for an safety audit
• Conducting and reporting safety audits
• Corrective action implementation and follow-up

Prerequisites:
Prior knowledge of QMS ISO 9000, EMS ISO14000 and Occupational health and safety issues would be beneficial

Course duration
One day

Next Step
• ISO 45001 Internal Auditor

Who needs this course?
This course is designed for all levels of management. In particular the course is addressed to:
• those responsible for the implementation of environmental management systems or the maintenance of existing systems
• companies wishing to enhance the awareness of all personnel involved in and affected by implementation of ISO 14001
• seafarers on board implementing EMAS especially in tanker vessels
• everyone in an organization using the ISO 9001 framework

Course objectives
The scope of this course is to create a basic awareness of Environmental Management System (EMS) based on ISO 14001 Standard and its benefits. More analytically
• Basic concepts in environmental management and issues
• The principles of an environmental management system
• The requirements of ISO 14001 and its implementation
• Objective, targets, operational control and emergency preparedness in controlling environmental impacts
• Importance of the identification  and control of environmental aspects and impacts in all types of business activities
• How to evaluate and assess environmental aspects and impacts and their significance
• Importance of documented management system to control environment
• Implementation on ISO 14001

 Course Content:
• Introduction to the (ISO) International Organization for Standardization; infrastructure, development process and procedures
• An introduction to the environmental issues, historical evolution of approaches to the environment
• Introduction of basic concepts and terminology associated with environmental management
• Introduction to the benefits through implementation of ISO 14001
• Detailed review and interpretation of the requirements of ISO 14001 standard
Prerequisites:
Prior knowledge of QMS ISO 9000, OHSAS 18000, and environmental issues would be beneficial

Course duration
One day

Next Step
• ΕMS Internal Auditor

Who needs this course?
• all company members who wish to undertake internal audit of the company’s environmental management system
• persons responsible for conducting internal environmental audits in accordance with ISO 14001 evaluating their systems improvements

Course objectives
• Understand the basic concepts and principles of environmental management
• Understand the benefits of implementing ISO 14001 and key environmental issues
• Understand the requirements of ISO 14001 standard
• Understand the principles and practices of auditing
• Plan and prepare an audit
• Perform an effective audit of a company’s environmental management system
• Create clear, concise and relevant audit reports
• Assess a company’s environmental management system and determine whether or not it meets the requirement of ISO 14001  standard
• A clear understanding of the importance of monitoring the environmental management system and informing the management and staff of its effectiveness
• Understand the importance of audit as an effective monitoring tool

Course Content:
The course is structured in such a way, through tutorials, discussions, exercises, case study and workshops, to involve all participants and ensure a profound understanding of ISO 14001 auditing requirements. More analytically:

• Introduction and explanation of Environment, Aspects, Impacts and the requirements of ISO 14001 standard
• Explanation  of audit, types of audits, their purpose and planning, the way in which an effective audit is carried out and reported on
• Responsibilities of auditors, the required personal attributes, and auditor selection
• The various auditing tools and techniques to assist the auditors
• Reporting deficiencies, corrective and preventive actions.
The course is designed according to the requirements of ISO 19011 “Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems”
Prerequisites:
Participants should:
• Secondary education
• prior knowledge of the requirements of ISO 9000, ISO 14000, ISO 18000
• Course duration
• 3 days       
                   
Next Step
• EMS Lead Auditor

Who needs this course?
• Those who will be involved in conducting 2nd and 3rd party audits
• Managers who will be responsible for audit teams

Course objectives
• To have the skills required to plan, conduct, report and follow-up an audit in accordance with ISO 19011, by interpreting ISO 14001
• Demonstrate the role of an auditor to plan, conduct, report and follow-up an environmental management system audit in accordance with ISO 19011.

Course Content:
• Establish, plan and task the activities of an audit team
• Communicate effectively with the auditee and audit client
• Organize and direct audit team members
• Prevent and resolve conflict with the auditee and/or within the audit team
• Team leading, reporting, corrective and preventive actions follow up

Prerequisites:
Participants should:
• Have completed an ISO 14001 Internal Auditor Course

Course duration
• 5 days