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As a requirement of Executive Order 13423, Council on Environmental Quality instructions for implementing E.O. 13423, and related departmental and agency requirements, each site Environmental Management System (EMS) must have a formal audit by a qualified party outside the control or scope of the EMS before declaring initial implementation of the EMS and every three years after that. AQS Management Systems has the capabilities for doing EMS audits for Federal sites. AQS Management Systems and its staff have conducted many external EMS audits for many Federal facilities including the Department of Energy encompassing multiple locations. The scope of these audits has included ISO 14001 as well as specific Federal Department requirements. Upon successful completion of the audit, AQS Management Systems will provide an audit report, letter and certificate indicating conformance to the standard and or standards audited. Also, AQS staff has performed ISO 14001 gap analyses, audits, and training for the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Coast Guard, Veteran’s Administration Hospitals, the U.S. Army, and the General Service Administration. Dr. Brent Smith is a Senior Trainer/Consultant in Environmental Management Systems (EMS), Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS), and Quality Management Systems (QMS) for AQS Management Systems. He also is an Adjunct Faculty Member at the University of New Orleans, teaching Environmental Management and Safety Management courses, an EMS Lead Auditor for the American Petroleum Institute, and an EMS, OHSMS, and QMS Lead Auditor for DNV. Dr. Smith has served as an ISO 14001 consultant for several companies, preparing manuals and procedures, conducting training, conducting gap analyses, and leading internal audit teams. AQS Management Systems provides consulting, training, coaching, and project assistance in support of organizational improvement and implementation of international management system standards. Established in 1989, we have grown to offer a full range of innovative training and project support services to industry, government, non-profit, and service in areas of Quality, Environment, Food Safety, and Occupational Health and Safety. We provide direct consulting support. |
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