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ISO 14000: Environmental Management

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17 Sep 2011:

OVERVIEW: I am using this book for an online class on ISO 14000. It is the only book of this type I have seen, so I have nothing to compare it with. However, the company I work for is preparing for an ISO certification (my first one), so the timing is great to get an understanding of what ISO 14001 is all about.

GOOD POINTS: The book is not big like some ISO 14000 type books I have seen, at 233 pages (other over 500+ pages!). It uses a repetitive, overlapping teaching method, so the same material is constantly gone over in each chapter. for someone just learning ISO 14000, this is ok, for when I "get the concept," I skip over references to material already stated in previous chapters. It also has lots of outlines and bullets to show the main points. What I like most are the figures. They illustrate everything and have text to give details each figure if one needs it.

AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT: There is no table of contents for the figures and tables, so I had to make my own on the blank pages in the front of the book. I do not consider this a major fault---a lot of books do not have this, but it would be helpful. A major down point: the book is cheaply made. Only a few days after I had it, pages started coming out. I had to go to Fed-Ex/Kinko's and have them put a binder in to keep the book together.

CONCLUSION: A good starting point for a begin er to learn the concepts of ISO 14001.