How to implement the requirements of ISO 14001:1996 in my organization?
As a minimum you should familiarize yourself not only with the requirements of IS/ISO 14001:1996 but also with the content and philosophies given in : IS/ISO 14050:2002 `Environmental Management – Vocabulary IS/ISO 14004:1996 `Environmental Management Systems General Guidelines on Principles, System and Supporting Techniques IS/ISO 19011: 2002 `Guidelines for quality and/or environmental management systems auditing In addition to the above you may also refer other standards of ISO 14000 family of standards as mentioned at answer to question no 3. You have to clearly understand your organizations obligations towards environment and effect of organizations activities and processes on the environment and appropriately interpret the requirements of the standards. For training programmes on general awareness on the requirements, content and philosophies of the IS/ISO 14000 standards, our BIS, National Institute of Training for Standardization (NITS) may be contacted.
