ISO 14001 Environmental Certification Step-by-Step [Paperback]

A J Edwards (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 8, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0750648864 | ISBN-13: 978-0750648868

A do-it-yourself manual, with steps to success and simple explanatory notes, designed for real companies. ISO 14001 Environmental Certification Step by Step has been written with smaller companies especially in mind.



Dr. A.J. Edwards explains how to achieve the ISO 14001 standard aided by a complementary website which contains a sample manual and detailed sample registers and procedures. These will provide a quick and straightforward guide to achieving the requirements of ISO 14001 Environmental Certification.

Many organisations working towards ISO 14001 already possess ISO 9000 registration, or choose to achieve ISO 14001 and ISO 9000 simultaneously as an integrated system. Therefore, to prevent duplication, ISO 14001 Environmental Certification Step by Step includes cross-referencing of ISO 14001 requirements to the relevant procedures in the Quality System.

Includes sample registers, sample procedures and a sample manual - on the web, in "fill in the blanks" format, and also within the text.

Offers an outline of the standard, the need for procedures and explains similarities to ISO 9000.

Editorial Reviews

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'In the form of a DIY handbook, Edwards' manual presents clear, explanatory notes designed for 'real organisations' - especially SMEs - to get to grips with ISO 14001. He outlines the standard, including sample registers, procedures and a manual, with examples provided on the accompanying website.'
Quality World, July 2002

'a quick and easy guide to achieving the requirements of ISO 14001. ...Written primarily for small and medium scale companies that want to create their own environmental management system, this book strives to be as simple as possible whilst still being comprehensive.'
Chemical Industry Digest, August 2001

Book Description

The quick and easy guide to achieving the requirements of ISO 14001 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (May 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750648864
• ISBN-13: 978-0750648868
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,332,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Step by step ISO 14001, July 19, 2005

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B. Cole "Bexs" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ISO 14001 Environmental Certification Step by Step: Revised Edition (Paperback)

I would advise anyone who needs assistance implementing an environmental system to ISO 14001 to read this publication. It is clearly written and has an associated website where examples of registers and procedures are available. It takes you through each stage of the planning, implementation, auditing and what to expect.
A very useful book for any environmental manager of a small company.

3.0 out of 5 stars ISO 14001 Environmental Certification Step by Step, April 14, 2011

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Alex Spaulding - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ISO 14001 Environmental Certification Step by Step: Revised Edition (Paperback)

This is a good basic book to help prepare for ISO certification from scratch. But, there are 2 issues with this book:

1. The laws and regulations listed in the Register of Environmental Legislation are from the UK. Since I specifically purchased this book for help with the Register of Environmental Legislation, I was very disappointed that the samples used are UK based.

2. The website referenced in the book for downloadable versions of the model templates, is no longer available on the website - or at least, I could not locate it using the URL in the book.