For this assessment piece, you will prepare a draft EMS Manual based on AS/NZS ISO 14001: 2016 for a hypothetical or actual small organisation.

This will include a short explanatory paper of about 4-5 pages that explains key elements of your Manual’s design and includes a bibliography. The explanation paper should be placed at the start of the draft EMS Manual as a single document of 50 pages or less.

Your draft EMS Manual should include the following Clauses from AS/NZS ISO14001: 2016 including some fully completed documents:

• 4.1 Understanding the organisation and its context
• 4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties
• 4.3 Scope of the environmental management system
• 5.1 Leadership and commitment
• 5.2 Environmental Policy
• 5.3 Organisational roles, responsibilities and authorities
• 6 Planning (title only)                                                                                                       
• 6.1.2 Environmental aspects                                                               
• 6.1.3 Compliance obligations                                                 
• 6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them (title only)
• 6.2.1 Environmental objectives
• 6.2.2 Planning actions to achieve environmental objectives                                       
• 7 Support (title only)                                                                    
• 7.1 Resources                                                 
• 7.2 Competence                                              
• 7.3 Awareness                                                                       
• 7.4.2 Internal communication
• 7.4.3 External communication
• 7.5 Documented information (title only)
• 7.5.2 Creating and updating
• 7.5.3 Control of documented information
• 8 Operation (title only)
• 8.1 Operational planning and control
• 8.2 Emergency preparedness and response
• 9 Performance evaluation (title only)
• 9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation (title only)
• 9.1.1 General
• 9.1.2 Evaluation of compliance
• 9.2.2 Internal audit programme
• 9.3 Management review
• 10 Improvement (title only)
• 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action
• 10.3 Continual improvement

The following documents should be fully completed according to the requirements of the ISO 14001 standard:

• Environmental policy
• Register of Environmental Aspects and Impacts and an accompanying Risk Assessment Rating Matrix and Risk Priority Classification for these impacts
• Register of Compliance obligations
• Register of Environmental Objectives and Targets
• One example of an Environmental Management Programme that is aimed at one of the environmental objectives and targets that you have identified
• Register of Competence, Training and Awareness
• Register of External Environmental Communication
• Register of Standard Operating Procedures
• One example of a Standard Operating Procedure (e.g.., disposal of wastes)
• One example of an Emergency Preparedness and Response Procedure (e.g., what should be done in the event that a fire occurs in your premises, or in the event of a chemical spill)
• Environmental Incident Report Form
• Schedule of Monitoring and Measurement
• Non-conformance and Corrective Action Report
• Internal EMS Audit Schedule

Assignments will be evaluated on the basis of the quantity and quality of the research and
analysis that has gone into the project, and on the effectiveness of the written communication of
that research.
Major emphasis will be given to assessing the documentation in your 'EMS manual' and in the
other documents provided, looking for:
meeting the various requirements of those documents according to the relevant clauses in
ISO 14001

• Meeting the requirements for document control information for each of them
• Clear and concise communication of each document's content
• Neat and consistent format and style
• Good English expression (e.g., spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, word choice
  and phrasing)

There are 12 weekly, open-book quizzes that are to be completed over the Term. Each quiz is related to that week's
content. Each quiz can only be completed once.

The Online Workbook questions will allow you to demonstrate your understanding of EMS concepts and procedures, including aspects of your ability to meet the following course learning objectives:
1. Explain the concepts of 'standards' and their world-wide and Australian growth and implementation
2. Access ISO and Standards Australia documents, publications, and other resources, and use appropriate information technologies to engage in research and other data/information gathering activities regarding EMS
3. Explain the origins of EMS and their linkages to Environmental Impact Assessment processes and other mechanisms of environmental protection
4. Identify key documents in the ISO 14000 series and describe their functions
5. List the key features of ISO 14001 and 14004
6. Describe the key concepts and principles of EMS
7. Discuss approaches to implementing EMS
8. Use EMS checklists
9. Prepare basic EMS documentation
10. Identify essential features of EMS auditing
11. List the general requirements and processes involved in EMS certification
12. Discuss some of the on-going issues regarding EMS as an effective mechanism for environmental protection
13. Find particular information that is contained in the online material, textbook or other study resources