Responsible Recycling (R2) Accreditation Program Training
and
Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) Auditor Training
Training for Certification Body auditors and Accreditation Body assessors must be successfully completed prior to performing audits for the R2 and RIOS program.
To register, download the form below. We are currently offering training in Boonton, New Jersey
Certificate will be provided upon successful completion of program and exam.
Course Overviews
R2 Auditor Training: This course will provide a detailed overview of the Responsible Recycling (R2) Practices for use in Accredited Certification Programs for Electronics Recyclers so that auditors will understand the requirements of R2 and be able to recognize objective evidence needed to show conformance to R2. The course will also demonstrate how R2 fits within an environmental, health and safety management system, including RIOS.
Training Agenda:
- Reuse, Recover…Hierarchy of Responsible Management Strategies
- Legal Requirements
- On-site Environment, Health and Safety
- R2 Focus Materials
- Reusable Equipment and Components
- Tracking Throughput
- Data Destruction
- Storage
- Facility Security
- Insurance, Closure Plan, and Financial Responsibility
- Transport
- Recordkeeping
- Environmental, Health and Safety Management System
- Auditing Requirements of ANAB
RIOS Auditor Training: As part of the accreditation process, RIOS Certifying Bodies must demonstrate that their auditors meet the requirements for RIOS Auditors, including completion of an ISC-approved RIOS Auditor training course to ensure that RIOS Auditors understand the scrap recycling industry and RIOS. This ISC-approved RIOS Auditor training course meets the requirements for auditors performing RIOS conformance assessments on behalf of RIOS certifying bodies. This course will provide an overview of the scrap processing and recycling industry and a detailed presentation of the elements of RIOS, the auditing requirements of RIOS, and the auditing requirements of the ISRI Services Corp. (ISC).
Training Agenda:
- Overview of scrap recycling industry
- Elements of RIOS standard
- Comparison of RIOS to ISO 14001, 9001 and OHSAS 18001
- RIOS and scrap recycling definitions and terminology
- Auditing requirements of RIOS
- Auditing requirements of ISC / ANAB
- Confirm that Yard is a RIOS Member Company in good standing
- RIOS Auditor qualifications
- Industry specific examples and tools
- Footprint
- Other tools in the RIOS Implementation Guide
