Management systems fly the standard

Environmental management systems are increasingly becoming rooted in process companies. ET 98 provides the opportunity for several companies to show off their systems to help companies gain the all-important ISO 14001 and EMAS accreditations.

Excel Partnership, for example, is using the show to launch a computer-assisted learning package to introduce environmental principles to the employees of an organisation. Established in 1989 and now with offices in eight countries, Excel specialises in management training and consultancy, especially for implementation and auditing of ISO 14001.

Another training package is to be launched by Blackburn-based organisation Aspects International. Designed to train the entire workforce up to ISO 14001 standards, this package uses self-test questionnaires to check performance in key areas like environmental management systems, waste minimisation, pollution control and worldwide legal compliance.

With the legal aspect of environmental compliance becoming increasingly thorny, International Marketing Enterprises is offering a software package focusing on the law. The package, CEDREC, is updated every three months, and is 'ideal for use in ISO 14001 environmental management systems,' the company claims.

Just to prove that it can be done, Bureau Veritas Quality International the first organisation to offer ISO 14001 accredited certification will be presenting several companies with their certificates at the show. The company aims to exploit the show's attraction for senior management and decision-makers, it says.