# Environmental Management Systems and Compliance (ISO 14001)

> Implement an ISO 14001 environmental management system and meet environmental permits and legal obligations.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Environment, Climate & Natural Resources
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/environment-climate/environmental-management-systems-and-compliance-iso-14001
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=environmental-management-systems-and-compliance-iso-14001

## Overview

Environmental compliance failures can lead to fines, shutdowns and reputational damage. This course explains environmental legislation and permitting, ISO 14001:2015 requirements, identifying environmental aspects and impacts, setting objectives, operational controls, monitoring and internal auditing, helping organisations manage their environmental performance systematically.

## Who should attend

- Environmental managers and officers
- SHEQ practitioners
- Operations managers
- Compliance officers

## Learning outcomes

- Understand environmental legal and permit requirements
- Identify environmental aspects and impacts
- Implement ISO 14001 requirements
- Monitor environmental performance and compliance
- Conduct internal environmental audits

## Course outline

### Day 1: Environmental law

- NEMA and specific environmental acts
- Permits and licences
- Compliance obligations register
- Enforcement

### Day 2: ISO 14001

- Structure of the standard
- Context and leadership
- Aspects and impacts
- Objectives and planning

### Day 3: Operational control

- Waste management
- Water and air emissions
- Emergency preparedness
- Contractor management

### Day 4: Monitoring

- Environmental monitoring
- Compliance evaluation
- Reporting
- Incident management

### Day 5: Auditing and improvement

- Internal audit
- Corrective action
- Management review
- Certification