CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

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CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATION-BASED
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS (EMS) AUDITOR
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Exemplar Global Personnel Certification Programs
Exemplar Global is accredited by the Joint Accreditation System of
Australia and New Zealand
(JAS-ANZ) and INMETRO as meeting the requirements of the International
Standard for Personnel Certification Bodies, ISO/IEC 17024:2003 ‘General
requirements for bodies operating the certification of persons’.
This program is not covered under Exemplar Global’s scope of
accreditation with JAS-ANZ and INMETRO.
The COMAMA 306/02 Scope within this program is covered
under Exemplar Global’s scope of accreditation with INMETRO.
Disclaimer
While every effort is made to ensure that the process for evaluating applications for certification
is effective, Exemplar Global, Inc. does not accept liability for the performance, conduct or
services provided by the certified person or organisation.
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This Certification Program and associated Intellectual Property is subject to Exemplar Global,
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Program may be reproduced by any process without the written permission of the Chief
Executive Officer of Exemplar Global, Inc.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................. pg.4
Grades of Certification ................................................................................................. pg.5
Scopes of Certification ................................................................................................ pg.6
Knowledge Requirements ........................................................................................... pg.10
Qualification Requirements ........................................................................................ pg.11
Audit Experience Requirements ................................................................................. pg.12
Re-Certification ........................................................................................................... pg.13
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Introduction
The Qualification-based (QB) Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Auditor
Certification Program has been developed by Exemplar Global in liaison with industry
representatives.
The program provides international recognition for auditors who conduct environmental
management system audits using national or international management system standards,
or other management system standards and normative and industry references that are
recognized by Exemplar Global.
Confidence and reliance in the audit process depends on the competence of personnel
conducting the audit.
This personnel certification program has been developed to meet the following key
objectives:
 To achieve the requirements of the International Standard for personnel certification
ISO/IEC 17024:2012;
 To ensure that auditors meet or exceed the qualification guidelines for management
system auditors described in ISO 19011:2011 and are assessed as competent to perform
quality management system audits;
 To assist organizations in selecting competent auditors; and
 To enhance the professional recognition of qualified auditors.
Auditors who wish to become certified by Exemplar Global should review this document and
the Personnel Certification Guide to better understand the certification requirements prior to
applying for certification.
If you have any remaining questions regarding personnel certification, please contact an
Examiner in your region’s Principal Office. Exemplar Global Principal offices are located in:
Milwaukee, USA
Seoul, South Korea
Sydney, Australia
PO Box 602
Suite 301
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Grades of Certification
There are five grades of EMS Auditor certification:

Associate EMS Auditor

EMS Auditor

Principal EMS Auditor

Lead EMS Auditor

Business Improvement EMS Auditor
The Associate Auditor grade recognizes that an applicant has met the formal education,
training, and work experience requirements, but has not yet demonstrated the ability to
conduct EMS audits.
The Auditor grade recognizes that an applicant has demonstrated the qualifications to
conduct an EMS audit and perform as a member of an audit team.
The Principal Auditor grade recognizes that an applicant has demonstrated the
qualifications to conduct an EMS audit and perform either alone or as a member of an audit
team.
The Lead Auditor grade recognizes that an applicant has demonstrated the qualifications to
conduct an EMS audit and can lead an audit team.
The Business Improvement Auditor grade recognizes that an applicant has demonstrated
Lead Auditor qualifications and has knowledge of the application and benefits of business
improvement and risk management tools.
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Scopes of Certification
There are eight scopes under EMS Auditor certification. These scopes are in addition to the
certification requirements shown within this document.
Applicants to the EMS Auditor program should decide on which scopes are appropriate
based on each applicant’s individual certification needs and must demonstrate the
requirements defined for each scope. It is possible for an applicant to be awarded more than
one scope.
Applicants for scopes must provide evidence with their application related to their combined
indirect education, direct education, work experience, and audit experience specific to the
scope they seek.
*This scope is not included in Exemplar Global’s scope of accreditation.
SCOPE
DEFINITION
REQUIRED EVIDENCE
1. Environmental
Management
Audit*
Systematic and documented
verification process to
determine conformity of an
organization’s management
of environmental issues
(associated with physical
installations, operational
processes and/or
procedures, and other
operational aspects) to the
audit criteria and scope.
10 audit days, Examples:
2. Environmental
Management
System (EMS)
Audit
 Audit of environmental management
process (where the system does not
cover all clauses of ISO 14001:2004)
 Audit of facility or processes
pre-acquisition
 Environmental due diligence
 Baseline audit of facility or process
for environmental impact
assessment or consulting work
First, second or third party
16 audit days using ISO 14001:2004
audit against the specific
as the reference standard
requirements of an EMS
standard that incorporates all
clauses of ISO 14001:2004.
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Scopes do not apply to Provisional auditor grade.
*This scope is not included in RABQSA’s scope of accreditation.
SCOPE
DEFINITION
REQUIRED EVIDENCE
3a. Site
Contamination
Assessment* Phase 1 Audit
identification, evaluation, or
confirmation of the existence
or otherwise of contamination
on or emanating from a site.
Phase 1 audits - Preliminary Site
Investigation - 10 audit days Identification of all past and present
potentially contaminating activities,
reporting on the site condition, providing a
preliminary assessment of the site
contamination and recommendation on
further investigations.
3b. Site
Contamination
Phase 2 audits - Detailed Site
Investigation - 10 audit days - Addressing
issues raised in the preliminary
investigation, defining the extent and
degree of contamination, assessing
potential effects posed by contaminants to
human health and the eco-systems and
obtaining sufficient information to allow
decisions on remediation options.
3c. Site
Contamination
Phase 3 audits - Validating Site
Remediation - 10 audit days - Setting
remediation goals, determining the
remediation strategy, obtaining the
necessary approvals, undertaking
remediation and validating that it has been
achieved
4.
Environmental
Report
Verification*
Establishing environmental
performance data, through
examining the company’s
internal data gathering
systems and controls, for
public or other reporting.
3 data compilations over at least a
12-month period
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SCOPE
DEFINITION
REQUIRED EVIDENCE
Determining the extent of
5.
Compliance compliance with existing
legislation, permits, and/or
Audit*
codes applicable to
operations and procedures.
10 audit days using a compliance standard
6. Waste
Auditing*
Waste Audit training course including the
following minimum learning objectives:
Formalized, structured
process undertaken to
quantify the amounts and
types of waste generated
and to identify waste
management procedures
and practices.
 Understand industry standards and
guide-lines in relation to handling,
containment and management of waste
 Understand waste auditing methods and
techniques
 Understand how to identify, isolate, sort,
measure and record waste streams,
including identification of unanticipated
waste
 Understand the aspects of production,
services, processes and operations that
may give rise to waste and opportunities to
manage those wastes according to waste
management hierarchy
 Understand how to identify and assess the
significance of other issues that may impact
on waste generation and
management
 Understand the relevant environmental,
political, and economic contexts of waste
management.
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SCOPE
REQUIREMENTS
8. CONAMA In order to provide the Brazilian market with an alternative to comply with
306/02
local environmental legislation, Exemplar Global has developed the
CONAMA 306/02 Environmental Auditor scope of certification. This scope
addresses the requirements established in relevant legislation in regards to
the minimum qualification and certification requirements.
Initial Certification Requirements
After the satisfaction of all relevant EMS scheme requirements, Auditors
and Lead Auditors are required to provide the following:
1a. Successful completion of an Exemplar Global-Certified 40 hour
CONAMA Lead Auditor Course together with successful completion of the
Exemplar Global CONAMA Gap Exam; or
1b. Successful completion of a CONAMA Lead Auditor course recognized
under the Brazilian Conformity Assessment System together with successful
completion of the Exemplar Global-CONAMA Gap exam and Exemplar
Global-EM Gap Exam; or
1c. Evidence of current certification as a CONAMA Auditor or Lead Auditor,
certified by a Personnel Certification Body Accredited under the Brazilian
Conformity Assessment System together with successful completion of the
Exemplar Global-CONAMA Gap exam and Exemplar Global-EM Gap Exam;
and
2. Evidence of tertiary degree or equivalent; and
3. Four (4) years professional experience in a technical or managerial
position, with authority to make decisions; and
4. Evidence of one audit, on which the applicant has acted as a leader,
witnessed by an Exemplar Global Certified Lead Auditor (applicable to
applicants for Lead Auditor grade only).
The Exemplar Global-EM and Exemplar Global-CONAMA Knowledge
Examinations are available in the Portuguese Language. Refer to the
Personal Certification Guide regarding the Exemplar Global-CONAMA
Knowledge Examination.
Re-certification:
In addition to program re-certification requirements, every-third year from
initial certification, auditors holding the CONAMA 306/02 Scope must
demonstrate continuing conformity with the CONAMA Legislation by
providing at least 4 EMS audits that total at least 20 audit days. Each of the
audits must include 2 days of onsite activities.
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Knowledge Requirements
Applicants for each grade of EMS Auditor certification must provide evidence of
knowledge competency defined by Exemplar Global in the following TPECS Competency
Units:
Associate, Auditor, and Principal EMS Auditor:
Management System Auditing (Exemplar Global-AU)
Environmental Management Systems (Exemplar Global-EM)
Lead EMS Auditor:
Leading Management System Audit Teams (Exemplar Global-TL)
Business Improvement EMS Auditor:
Leading Management System Audit Teams (Exemplar Global-TL)
Advising on Organizational Improvement and Risk Management (Exemplar Global-OI)
EVIDENCE OF KNOWLEDGE-BASED COMPETENCY
All EMS Auditor Grades:
A Certificate/s of Attainment for the above Competency Units from an Exemplar GlobalCertified TPECS Training Provider, issued within the three years prior to application, is
required. Applicants whose Certificate is older than three years may be eligible to complete
the Exemplar Global-EM e-based knowledge examination to demonstrate current
knowledge.
Alternately, a Certificate of Successful Completion of a Certified EMS Auditor Course (or
other certified EMS Auditor course recognized by Exemplar Global), together with
successful completion of the Exemplar Global-EM Knowledge Examination, will be accepted
as evidence of the knowledge requirements for Exemplar Global-AU and Exemplar GlobalEM Competency Units. For Lead and Business Improvement Grades, the successful
completion of the Exemplar Global-TL Knowledge Examination will be accepted as evidence
of the knowledge requirements for Exemplar Global-TL and Exemplar Global-OI
Competency Units.
Refer to the Personnel Certification Guide for details on knowledge examinations, TPECS
and TCC Training Providers and other certified training courses recognized by Exemplar
Global. A register of Certified Training Providers is available at www.exemplarglobal.org.
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Qualification Requirements
Applicants for EMS Auditor certification must provide evidence of qualifications defined by
Exemplar Global in the following categories:
EVIDENCE OF EDUCATION:
Applicants for all EMS Auditor grades have completed secondary education or national
equivalent.
EVIDENCE OF WORK EXPERIENCE:
Applicants for all EMS Auditor grades must provide evidence of:

At least eight years work experience with secondary education; or

At least six years work experience with post-secondary (non-university) education; or

At least four years work experience with a University degree (Bachelors or higher).
In addition to the above work experience requirements, the following specific requirements
apply:
EMS Associate Auditor Grade:
Applicants must provide evidence of at least two years environmental work experience,
obtained in the four years prior to application.
EMS Auditor, Principal, Lead, and Business Improvement Auditor Grades:
Applicants must provide evidence of at least two years environmental work experience,
obtained in the four years prior to Application, in a technical or managerial position with
direct EMS management responsibilities.
Evidence of work experience must be verifiable and include:

Employer (including contact details);

Dates of employment; and

Roles, responsibilities (job description) and achievements.
ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF EVIDENCE:
Acceptable evidence of education and work experience will be in the form of a copy of the
applicant’s educational certificate and/or degree and a work resume or curriculum vitae. This
documentation is submitted with the application.
Alternatively, a verifiable certificate showing current status as a Certified Member of the
Academy of Certified Hazardous Materials Management, Inc. (ACHMM) is acceptable
evidence of meeting the education and work experience requirements.
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Audit Experience Requirements
Applicants for EMS Auditor certification must provide evidence of audit experience defined
by Exemplar Global for each specific grade.
All audit days must be in accordance with the conditions for audit experience as described in
Personnel Certification Guide.
Associate EMS Auditor:
None
EMS Auditor:
Applicants for Auditor grade shall demonstrate twenty audit days. A maximum of six days
of off-site audit activity is allowed in these twenty days.
Included in the twenty audit days, an applicant must demonstrate:

At least four complete EMS audits as a member of an audit team.
Principal EMS Auditor:
Applicants for Principal Auditor grade shall demonstrate twenty audit days. A maximum of
six days of off-site audit activity is allowed in these twenty days.
Included in the twenty audit days, an applicant must demonstrate:

At least four complete EMS audits; and

At least ten audits days and two complete EMS audits as a solo auditor or a
Team Leader.
Lead or Business Improvement EMS Auditor:
Applicants for the Lead or Business Improvement Auditor grades shall demonstrate thirtyfive audit days. A maximum of ten days of off-site audit activity is allowed in these thirtyfive days.
Included in the thirty-five audit days, an applicant must demonstrate:

At least seven complete EMS audits; and

At least fifteen audit days and three complete EMS audits as a Team Leader of
an audit team of at least one other auditor.
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Re-certification
To maintain certification, all certified auditors are required to demonstrate continuing
conformity with the current certification requirements for the grade of certification awarded.
Exemplar Global will forward electronically a reminder with an invoice for the Annual
Certification Fee.
Every four years from the date of initial certification and each subsequent re-certification,
auditors must provide:

Evidence of 45 hours of Continual Professional Development (CPD) activities.
CPD logs are available www.exemplarglobal.org. Guidance is provided in the

ACHMM Certified Members are not required to submit evidence of CPD.

Confirmation that the Code of Conduct has been adhered to and any complaints
against performance have been resolved.

Audit experience in accordance with the following:

Associate EMS Auditor: No audit experience required.

EMS Auditor: At least 6 EMS audits that total at least 15 audit days. At least
2 of these audits must be complete EMS audits.

Principal EMS Auditor: At least 6 EMS audits that total at least 15 audit
days. At least 2 of these audits must be complete EMS audits. At least 2 of
these audits must be performed either solo or as an audit team leader.

Lead or Business Improvement EMS Auditor: At least 6 EMS audits that
total at least 15 days. At least 2 of these audits must be complete audits. At
least 2 of these audits must be performed as an audit team leader.
There are additional re-certification requirements every third year from initial certification for
Auditors who hold the CONAMA 306/02 scope. Refer to the scope section of this document
for details.
For all grades that require audit experience at re-certification, a maximum of 6 days off-site
will be accepted in each re-certification period.
All audit days must be in accordance with the conditions for audit experience as described in
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