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ISO 14001 Assistance: Environmental Management SystemsThe ISO 14000 series of standards and guidelines are the most comprehensive environmental management initiatives ever undertaken by the private sector. Many environmental leaders such as IBM, Ford, and General Motors have required suppliers to become registered to the ISO 14001 standard. Even public sectors are also pursuing the standard. In 2004, WRP assisted the City of Asheville Water Resources Department to become the first public water supplier in the state to become registered to the 14001 Environmental Management Systems standard. Waste Reduction Partners (WRP) engineers can help facilities address ISO 14001 implementation with a focus on identifying tangible pollution prevention strategies that will provide quick paybacks. WRP can provide limited assistance to organizations pursuing ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in the following areas: Introductory Training On-site overview presentation on ISO 14001 requirements. Gaining Management SupportReview of benefits: marketing advantages, better regulatory relations, public image, favored status in loans, and insurance premiums. Planning AssistanceDiscussion on getting started and team organization. Provide resource tools, gap analysis, and implementation methodology. Aspect and Impacts Analysis Assist team with determination of aspects and impacts and provide guidance on establishing procedures to determine "significance." Train-the-TrainerAssist with facility-wide training requirements on the company's Environmental Management System and information about ISO 14001. Audit of EMS DocumentationProvide analysis of documentation of manual and supporting documents to evaluate conformance with ISO 14001 requirements. Resource Materials / NetworkingDirect clients to available EMS design tools, guides and manuals, case studies, training events, auditors, and sample EMS policy statements and manuals. Facilitate client networking with other companies that have implemented ISO 14001.
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Waste Reduction Partners is administered by the Land-of-Sky Regional Council and the Triangle J Council of Governments. WRP is a partnership program of the NC Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach, with sponsorship, in part, by the North Carolina State Energy Office.