General informations
  • Course start date : Friday 19 January 2018
  • Location : Brescia
  • Total duration : Thursday 3 December 2020
  • Lecturer : AICQ-SICEV qualified instructors
Presentation and objectives of the course

Any process or activity which aims to achieve certain objectives requires verification with regard to whether the final results are achieved or deviate from the results sought.

The above logic also applies to Environmental Management Systems which through Audit activities, make it possible to verify and identify the corrective actions to be implemented by the company in order to readjust the system operation towards the planned objectives and prevent possible deviations from the company’s policies.

An Audit is the instrument that, once the EMS is implemented, makes it possible to evaluate its effectiveness. The course addresses all the items of the UNI EN ISO 14001: 2015 standard, providing the specific skills needed to organize and execute internal audits, as well as those for the follow-up activities which are a critical component of the Audit activities.

Recipients of the course

The course is of extreme interest:

  • for people who want to access the certification process of their skills, by registering as an EMS Auditor (for example, in the AICQ SICEV Register).
  • for all individuals or organizations wishing to set up a Environmental Management System or use the audit tool to assess the effectiveness of the System applied;
  • for those who must conduct audits with regard to affiliated companies and suppliers;
  • for those who intend to conduct audits on behalf of a Certification Body.

Schedule
  • Day 1
    9.00 - 9.30 Presentation of the course and registration of participants
    9.30 - 10.30 Presentation of candidates and initial self-assessment
    10.30 - 11.00 The Company Management System: System Logic
    11.00 - 11.15 Coffee-break
    11.15 - 1.00 ISO 19011: Terminology, principles and management of programs, requirements of the standard
    1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
    2.00 - 2.45 ISO 19011 - Audit activities (first part)
    2.45 - 4.00 Practice 1: Preparation of a Feedback List
    4.00 - 4.15 Coffee-break
    4.15 - 6.00 Evaluation of the results of the exercise and discussion of the day: Questions and interventions
  • Day 2
    9.00 - 9.30 ISO 19011 - Audit activities (second part) -
    Other types of audits: Third-party audits, joint audits, and combined audits
    9.30 - 11.00 Conducting an audit: Opening meeting, objective evidence, observations and non-compliance, closing meeting, final report.
    The subsequent actions: repetition of an audit, monitoring, control of corrective actions
    11.00 - 11.15 Coffee-break
    11.15 - 12.00 Overview of certification and accreditation
    12.00 - 1.00 Practice 2: Distinction between facts/deductions - Collection of evidence to draft a non-compliance report
    1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
    2.00 - 4.00 The 17021 standard and overview of the ISO 17000 series standards
    4.00 - 4.15 Coffee-break
    4.15 - 5.00 ISO19011 - Auditor qualification criteria and elements of communication
    Professional registers for auditors and Code of Conduct for a qualified auditor
    5.00 - 6.00 Written exam
  • Day 3
    8.45 - 9.15 - Risk Management Systems: ISO 31000 principles, terms, and definitions - The frame of reference; the main Risk management tools and techniques
    09.15 - 10.00 The regulatory environment and the UNI EN ISO 14001 certification. The high-level structure (HLS) of ISO standards.
    10.00 - 11.00 Gap Analysis between applied QMSs and the new ISO 14001:2015 standard - The role of Top Management.
    11.00 - 11.15 Coffee-break
    11.15 - 1.00 General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques (UNI EN ISO 14004)
    1.00 - 2.00 pm Lunch
    2.00 - 3.45 Data collection and execution methods for the preparation of the Initial Environmental Analysis
    concepts and fundamentals of risk management (threats and opportunities) throughout the supply chain, organizational analysis techniques, process effectiveness assessments, performance evaluation.
    3.45 - 4.00 Coffee-break
    4.00 - 4.30 - The role of the information system and documented information;
    4.30 - 5.00 Practice - Summary of results and discussion
    5.00 - 6.00 Intermediate exam
  • Day 4
    9.00 - 10.00 The contents of the UNI EN ISO 14001 standard and differences with the EMAS III Regulation (1221/2009)
    10.00 - 11.00 The audit process (reference to UNI EN ISO 19011 and ISO IEC 17021)
    11.00 - 11.15 Coffee-break
    11.15 - 1.00 guidelines on environmental management systems: UNI/TR 11331/2009 and overview of UNI/TR 11405/2011
    1.00 - 2.00 Lunch
    2.00 - 3.45 case study: Simulation of environmental audits, indicators and verification of process effectiveness.
    3.45 - 4.00 Coffee-break
    4.00 - 5.00 Environmental legislation. RT 09 Accredia
    study
    5.00 - 6.00 Role-play on the case study
  • Day 5
    9.00 - 10.00 The skills of the environmental auditor: ISO/IEC 17021-2. Overview AICQ-SICEV Register
    10.00 - 11.00 Practice: Identification and NC
    11.00 - 11.15 Coffee-break
    11.15 - 12.00 Interpersonal relations and communication
    12.00 - 2.00 Written final exam
    2.00 - 2.30 Lunch
    2.30 - 15.00 Interpersonal relations and communication
    3.00 - 6.00 Oral examination of the final exam (to follow)