Handbook for Implementing an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System : A Practical Approach [Paperback]

Annette D. McCully (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0967147506 | ISBN-13: 978-0967147505 | Publication Date: June 1, 1999 | Edition: 1

This handbook provides the reader with a full understanding of the elements of an ISO 14001 environmental management system (EMS) and how to design and implement an EMS for themselves. To clarify and illustrate how an EMS works, the book provides real-world examples from five companies. The companies range in size from a small manufacturer with 30 employees to a multinational health products company with 42,000 employees. The book is presented in an easy to read format with plenty of tips, charts and quotes from EHS managers who have "been there, done that". A glossary of terms and useful websites is included.

Editorial Reviews

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Applies to all industries. --Eaton Corp

A good reference for a company to use to implement an EMS. --VECO

A simple, concise and very understandable manual. --Weyerhaeuser --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

John Kinsella has 20 years experience in environmental management. He provides EMS ISO 14001 advice and training to private companies and government organizations throughout North America, Asia and Europe. These clients include BC Hydro, BP, Hewlett-Packard, US EPA and the US Navy.

Annette Dennis McCully has been a science journalist and writer for 15 years, creating case studies, articles and technical handbooks. Her clients include globeNet, Quality Digest, International Environmental Systems Update and the American Management Association.

Product Details

• Paperback: 110 pages
• Publisher: Shaw Environmental Inc; 1 edition (June 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967147506
• ISBN-13: 978-0967147505
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,204,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handbook for Implementing an ISO 14001 Environmental, January 24, 2001

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Dean Paton (Seattle, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook for Implementing an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System : A Practical Approach (Paperback)

It is often the curse of wise, visionary ideas: When they're new and haven't yet gained widespread use or brand-name familiarity they somehow seem more complicated--and difficult to implement--than in fact they are. This "appearance" of complexity keeps well-meaning people or companies from moving ahead--and so progress stalls. For those directly involved, and for the rest of us.

Such is the case with ISO 14001, an elegant new way for organizations to bolster their bottom lines--and their communities' environments--at the same time. The ISO idea only seems complicated.

This book demystifies the seemingly arcane concept and makes environmental management systems readily accessible to smokestack industries, high-tech companies, even government organizations.

When I needed to understand the hows and whys of environmental management systems for a project I was working on, the straightforward language and clear design of this book made my education quick as well as thorough. It made what felt like a huge and complex undertaking seem not only manageable but worth doing.

Today, if I were implementing an EMS in an organization, I'd get copies of this book to all of my key people and make sure they had the time to read it and then discuss it together. I can't recommend this volume highly enough.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handbook for Implementing an ISO 14001 EMS: A Practical Appr, January 29, 2001

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Curtis Lindskog (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook for Implementing an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System : A Practical Approach (Paperback)

This handbood explains the elements of ISO 14001 and how to implement them in a clear and concise manner. The authors make the reader feel confident that they can implement an EMS no matter what their industry.

I like how they step through each element of the standard, explain what it means and then show how others have addressed that element with real world examples. We hear from environmental managers in five companies (from a small, Midwest tool manufacturer to a mulit-national pharmaceutical conglomerate) how they implemented their EMS. Actual copies of policies, aspects lists, management meeting notes and cost data as well as tips and advice are, sprinkled throughout the book. There is also a list or resources and related websites listed in an appendix.

This is an easy read (a plus for anyone with limited time) and would make an excellent addition to an EMS training package. I will recommend it to my membership.

Curtis Lindskog, President, Pacific Industrial and Business Association

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ISO Handbook Review, January 24, 2002

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Kevin Considine (Portland, OR, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handbook for Implementing an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System : A Practical Approach (Paperback)

As an EMS project manager I found this book to very comprehensive with easy to follow case studies that were clear, concise and proved to be very valuable. So much of implementing an EMS deals with change management and this handbook lays out what changes an organization and skills a project manager needs to consider as it makes steps on this path toward ISO 14001 implementation. Another benefit is the excellent, easy to read examples created for each element of the standard providing a great starting point from which to take that leap! I recommend the handbook to others investigating environmental management systems.