In order to conform with ISO 14001:1997 requirements your organization should realize the following steps:

Obtain information about the ISO 14000 family

Obtain management commitment and designate responsible persons for EMS

Prepare Action
Plan Conduct awareness sessions with all personnel to explain ISO 14000

Develop Environment Policy based on Company Mission and expectations of interested parties (stakeholders)

Develop register of ecological aspects

Rank ecological aspects

Identify EMS processes and bring them to conformity with ISO 14001:1997 requirements

Develop necessary documentation

Measure, analyze and improve EMS processes

Establish and maintain an Environmental Manual

Select and train personnel to be internal auditors

Conduct internal audits at planned intervals

Train personnel on the operation and improvement of the EMS

Continually improve EMS

Demonstrate conformance with ISO 14001:1997 (certification/registration) if you find that it will be useful for your business

Quality Academy can help your organization design EMS, as well as preparation for certification, efficiently and effectively. We can't do your own work with environment management system but we can advise how to do it in the right way, in short time and how to avoid mistakes. We propose training and help to realize some EMS implementation steps or overall program.