What you will learn from this module:
This module is structured to help you plan the stages of your EMS and the associated documentation right from the initial stage of drawing up a project plan through to writing procedures and undergoing an audit of the EMS. Specifically, the module will cover:
- How to plan the implementation of an EMS
- The importance of an environmental policy
- What procedures are required and how to write them on your own
- How to put an EMS manual together and what it should contain
- Gain knowledge of first and third party audits
- It is recommended that those with no or little knowledge of environmental management systems first complete the EMS level 4 module
- If you have completed EMS level 4 module successfully, you will find that unit one provides a revision of the topics covered in the level 4 module.
- For those of you who want to obtain CAT (credit accumulation transfer) points towards a degree, this module is worth 7 points
This course is only available to paying users.