ISO 14000

An international manufacturer of roller bearings and seals needed to mobilize quickly when it's parent company mandated that ISO 14000 processes be implemented and certified immediately. With 18 manufacturing facilities, a technical center and four warehouses in the U.S, developing and documenting the 17 different elements covered within an ISO 14000 certified system posed a challenge. Since the company would be applying for "group" certification, the ISO 14000 registrar would select several facilities randomly for audit. If any of the audited facilities failed the audit, the entire company would be denied ISO 14000 certification

The RMT Project team moved to quickly to assist in developing an Environmental Management System that would be tailored to the ISO 14000 guidelines and corporate standards, while meeting the needs of specific facilities. This required the RMT Team to work closely with plant personnel on a daily basis over four weeks so everyone understood the system as it developed, and how procedures would be implemented. As part of the process, RMT interviewed and trained key plant personnel, including maintenance staff, electricians, communications representatives and training.

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