ISO 14000 Road Map to Registration

The road to registration and conformance with ISO 14000Ñthe world's first generic, internationally recognized standard for environmental managementÑis filled with potholes, curves, and blind alleys. Written by one of the world's leading ISO certification experts, this insider's guide shows you how to avoid these roadblocks and speed your company's journey to ISO 14000 registration. It provides detailed step-by-step instructions on how to prepare for EMS and surveillance audits, select a qualified Registrar, complete the registration audit and deal with the international legal issues and business process changes wrought by ISO 14000.

ISO 14000 is here--and here's a simple and straightforward way to guide your company through the registration process! Compliance with the ISO 14000 standard--the world's first generic internationally recognized standard for environmental management--will soon become a virtual prerequisite to doing business worldwide, as ISO 9000 compliance is filled with potholes, curves, and blind alleys. This unique book helps you aboid these troublesome roadblocks and gives you a direct route to registration. One of the world's leading ISO certification experts gives you step-by-step guidance and invaluable inside tips on how to embark on and successfully complete the ISO 14000 registration process. No mrere passive listing or checklist of registration topics, the book zeroes in on the most important issues and eals with them in detail. It discusses and analyzes the main components of the ISO 14000 standard and shows you how to: Lay the groundwork for registration and prepare for internal and external Environmental Management System audits; Select a qualified and accredited Registrar and initiate the registration process; complete the registration audit, from document review to corrective action, using an actual case study; Know what to expect from a surveilance audit and how to prepare for it; Deal with the international legal issues and business process changes wrought by ISO 14000. Environmental, health and safety managers, professionals and consultatns in every industry will find this easy-to-use road map invaluable. It provides everything you need--audit checklists, implementation GANTT charts, interpretations of ISO 14000 requirements, ISO 9000-ISO 14000 comparisons, and more--for a smooth ride to ISO 14000 registration.