ISO 14001

This is a very comprehensive standard and is designed for organizations that have environmental requirements, either internally or externally imposed, with which they need to conform. Often this means providing objective evidence that can be reviewed or audited by appropriate authorities to ensure that the organization is conforming to regulations and that the environmental management system is operating properly.

This standard can also be used to demonstrate to customers that your organization's products and services conform to the environmental requirements that they demand of their suppliers. This can lead to greater opportunity by making your organization more attractive to customers who have environmental requirements, since having an ISO 14001 system in place often allows you to by-pass their qualification process.

ISO 14001 requires a substantial commitment of time and resources to implement and the expense can be too much for many making it difficult for some organizations to justify implementing

ISO 14000 Training Series

ISO 9001:2000 Making the Transition

Quality Systems Resources

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