Product Description: This book offers refineries a practical guide for implementing environmental management systems (EMS). The author, who has implemented hundreds of successful EMS programs throughout North America, Europe, Russia and the Middle East, provides a detailed explanation of what an EMS is and how it can benefit refinery operations in complying with environmental laws and improving the overall efficiency of their operations...read more

A do-it-yourself manual, with steps to success and simple explanatory notes, designed for real companies. ISO 14001 Environmental Certification Step by Step has been written with smaller companies especially in mind.Dr. A.J. Edwards explains how to achieve the ISO 14001 standard aided by a complementary website which contains a sample manual and detailed sample registers and procedures. These will provide a quick and straightforward guide to achieving the requirements of ISO 14001 Environmental Certification.Many organisations working towards ISO 14001 already possess ISO 9000 registration, or choose to achieve ISO 14001 and ISO 9000 simultaneously as an integrated system. Therefore, to prevent duplication, ISO 14001 Environmental Certification Step by Step includes cross-referencing of ISO 14001 requirements to the relevant procedures in the Quality System. Includes sample registers, sample procedures and a sample manual - on the web, in "fill in the blanks" format, and also within the text.Offers an outline of the standard, the need for procedures and explains similarities to ISO 9000.

Product Description: This unique collection of essays advocates a different vision of international law for environmental protection and sustainable development. The perspective is widened beyond the traditional focus of so-called public international law -- mainly concerned with territorial sovereignty, state responsibility, inter-state treaties and intergovernmental organisations -- to encompass neighbouring branches of law that are equally and increasingly relevant to transnational environmental relations and governance: + private international law, in particular techniques and channels for the settlement or avoidance of conflicts primarily involving participants other than states; + international administrative law, in particular competing claims by authorities to regulate the environmental aspects of economic activities...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The ISO14000 Implementation Handbook is a practical handbook for the successful development, implementation and maintenance of an environmental management system (EMS) as dictated by the international environmental management system standard ISO14001 and the European Regulation EMAS...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The first business book guide for evaluating ISO 14000 compliance in your company - the costs, the benefits, the value added Predicted to be the most far-reaching and global quality management standard released to date, ISO 14000 is an environmental management system that controls a company's environmental impact...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: The ISO 14000 series of environmental management standards has captured the attention of business and governments around the world and will likely become a global passport to doing business for thousands of companies. Implementing ISO 14000 is a practical, comprehensive, yet concise reference guide to the ISO 14000 series of standards, implementation, and registration...read more

Product Description: A hands-on description of how to meet the requirements of the ISO 14000 and ISO 9000 standards, as well as other British health, safety, and liability requirements. Coverage includes ISO 9000 and the chemical industry; product life cycle assessment; staff training; and certification...read more

Product Description: The ISO 14000 series of environmental management standards is certain to affect every aspect of a company's environmental operations. ISO 14000 has captured the attention of business and governments worldwide and, following in the footsteps of the ISO 9000 quality management standards, ISO 14000 registration will likely become a global passport to doing business for thousands of companies...read more

Product Description: The addition of environmental management into ISO certification is monumental in terms of the environment, the operation of most organizations, its customers, agencies, and most components of society. This work presents the information necessary for organizations to gain ISO 14000 certification...read more