ISO 14001 Internal Auditor

BACKGROUND
Internal audits play a vital role in maintaining an effective documented management system suitable to the needs of an organisation. To be successful in achieving this objective, the internal auditor must be trained to collect, evaluate and report on audit findings in an efficient and concise manner. This course will present the skills necessary to conduct Internal Audits against ISO 14001.

OBJECTIVES
On completing this course the participant will -

• Understand the structure and requirements of ISO 14001
• Understand the importance of internal auditing within an environmental management system
• Be able to plan, organise and carry out internal audits of an ISO 14001 Management System.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Anyone with responsibility for conducting internal or external environmental audits
• Anyone wishing to establish best practice in environmental audits within their organisation
• Environmental managers and representatives
• Audit team leaders and members.

COURSE CONTENT

• Introduction to the requirements of ISO 14001
• Introduction to environmental auditing
• Internal audit planning
• Internal audit preparation
• Conducting audits
• Audit techniques
• Evaluating and categorising non-conformances
• Writing audit reports
• Corrective action and audit follow-up.

VENUE and DATES

(a) NSAI Training Centre, NSAI, Glasnevin, Dublin 9

• 3rd & 4th April
• 2nd & 3rd October.

(b) Galway

• 21st & 22nd June.

FEE - €630

CONTACTS and BOOKING

Patricia Whelan
Tel: 01 807 3993
Fax: 01 807 3833
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.nsai.ie