EMS Audit Protocol Suites Brochure

Graham A Brown & Associates provides tools and consulting services to assit organisations in auditing their conformance of their Environmental Management Systems to the standard AS/NZS ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems - Requirement with guidance for use. This CD-ROM package contains two distinct EMS Audit Protocol Suites which allow an organisation to complete Internal EMS Audits as required by ISO 14001:2004.These protocols can be adapted to fit into an existing audit schedule by allowing an audit to be conducted on an entire organisation or system, or on a selected part of an organisation (unit, site, operational area, team, activity, etc). The auditor may wish to complete all audit protocols during one audit, or schedule them to cover all teams/units over a set period of time - you choose which suite fits your organisation best.Section 4.5.5 of ISO14001:2004 requires that an organisation shall ensure that internal audits of its EMS are conducted at planned intervals to determine whether the EMS:• Conforms to the planned arrangements for environmental management including the requirements of ISO14001; and• Has been properly implemented and maintained.An EMS audit program should be planned, established, implemented and maintained by the organisation, taking into consideration the environmental importance of the operation concerned (unit, site, operational area, team, activity, etc) and the results of previous audits. It is recommended that an audit schedule be prepared which sets out:• The part of the organisation selected for each audit;• The commitment against which each audit will be conducted (this also selects the protocol to be used);• The date by which each audit is to be completed, or the period during which the audit will be conducted; and• Members of the audit team, including the lead auditor, for each audit.Plan. Do. Check. Act.EMS Audit Protocol SuitesThe two suites included in the package are:Suite 1: Policy Commitments SuiteNine audit protocols designed to assess the EMS against nine commitments required by an environmental policy in accordance with s.4.2 of ISO 14001:2004:1 Objectives, Targets and Programs2 Legal and Other Requirements3 Roles, Responsibility and Authority4 Provision of Resources5 Competence, Training and Awareness6 Communication7 Document Review8 Prevention of Pollution9 Review and ImprovementThis Protocol Suite is designed for auditing individual teams or units within the organisation.Suite 2: Plan-Do-Check-Act SuiteFour audit protocols based around the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle in ISO 14001:2004:1 Plan2 Do3 Check4 ActThis Protocol Suite is designed for auditing the organisation’s EMS against the PDCA elements of ISO 14001:2004.The protocols include detailed aid notes to assist the auditor.Use Graham A Brown & Associates ISO 14001 Gap Analysis Protocol for assessing your conformance to ISO 14001:2004.The complete EMS Audit Protocol Suites are $880.00. Please call or email Graham A Brown & Associates if you wish to discuss this product further or place an order.GRAHAM A BROWN & ASSOCIATESOFFICE Level 1, 7 Newcomen St, Newcastle NSW 2300 Australia POSTAL PO Box 1804, Newcastle NSW 2300 AustraliaPHONE 61 2 4927 8500 FAX 61 2 4927 8400 EMAIL mail@grahamabrown.com.au WEB www.grahamabrown.com.au