TY - BOOK AU - Sheldon,Christopher AU - Yoxon,Mark AU - TI - Environmental management systems: a step-by-step guide to implementation and maintenance SN - 9781844072576 AV - GE300 .S52 2006 U1 - 658.408 SH.E 2006 23 PY - 2006/// CY - London PB - Earthscan KW - Environmental management KW - Industrial management KW - Environmental aspects KW - Environmental protection KW - Standards KW - Environmental auditing N1 - Revised edition of: Installing environmental management systems; Introduction: How to use this book -- Commitment : do we want to do this? -- The initial environmental review : where are we now? -- Aspects and impacts : what are we trying to manage? -- Legislative and regulatory issues : what must we do? -- Developing a policy : where do we want to go? -- Developing objectives and targets : what are the landmarks on our route? -- Environmental management programmes : who is doing what by when? -- Communication : who talks to whom? -- Competence, training and awareness : do we know how to do this? -- Documents and their control : where have we been? -- Operational controls : can we do this? -- Environmental management system auditing : are we doing what we say? -- Management review : where do we want to go next? N2 - "This third edition of Sheldon and Yoxon's Environmental Management Systems (previously entitlted Installing Environmental Management Systems) has been extensively revised to cover changes in international standards and other related developments in the field such as British Standard BS 8555. Drawing on the authors' extensive hands-on experience in both implementing and training others, it describes how such systems can be used to prioritize actions and resources, increase efficiency, minimize costs and lead to better, more informed decision making." UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/coventry/detail.action?docID=430064&query=Environmental+management+systems ER -