Course details

Overview ?

The Course

Professionals must be able to appreciate the environmental effects of production and how these issues relate to climate change, biodiversity, and environmental pollution. The course covers such areas and the relationship between environmental protection and production efficiency, environmental management techniques, legislation and emergency response.

Delegates attending the course will learn about:

Environmental legislation
Environmental management
Waste minimization and pollution prevention
The types of emergencies that have effects on the environment
How to plan an environmental management program

The Goals

To understand the business benefits of sound environmental management
To appreciate the environmental management systems
To know how legislation and international conventions effect businesses
Become knowledgeable of environmental terms
Understand the process of waste minimisation

the Benefits

Delegates attending the course will gain:

An Internationally recognized certificate
Confidence in dealing with environmental issues
Knowledge on Environmental Management systems
Sound understanding of environmental effects from production processes
Appreciation of integrating Environment issues within the management systems

The Results

The company that sends personnel to this seminar will gain because:

Environmental conscious employees will reduce costs
Employees will understand of how environmental consequences can be reduced of the surety that the company will follow best environmental practices
The employees will realize the legal implications of poor environmental management
The employees will be able to cascade the knowledge gained and increase their ability to respond flexibly to changing circumstances

The Core Competencies

Environmental Management
Environmental Legislation
Context of Environment
Environmental Policy
Emergency Planning

The Programme Content

Environmental Context

How humans interact with the environment
Definitions: ‘climate change’, ‘air’, ‘water and land pollution’, ‘biodiversity’ and ‘depletion of natural resources’
The costs of environmental pollution
The hydrological cycle and the carbon cycle
Resource Consumption
Waste minimization

Environmental Legislation & Management

Key aspects and requirements of UK legislation
Environmental Protection Act, IPPC, PPC
European directives and national legislation impact on commercial activities
Common Management Systems
Environmental Management Systems
EMAS, ISO 14001

Environmental aspects & Policy

Identify how an organisation’s activities can affect the environment
Identify and describe an organisation’s environmental aspects
Evaluate the significance of environmental effects in order to prioritise an organisation’s environmental activities indirect aspects that might have an influence over supplier performance
How to write an environmental policy
Appropriate techniques to disseminate the policy

Environmental management techniques & Training

Practical environmental management techniques in waste minimization
Prioritise actions needed to improve performance
Changing work activities to improve environmental performance
Benefits of environmental awareness and management education
Factors to be considered in the development and content of the training programme
The necessity for feedback and evaluation

Environmental Auditing, Reporting and Emergency Plans

Undertake an internal audit to an agreed specification and make recommendations
Producing an environmental report adopting good practice features
Types of emergency situation that might have an impact on the environment
How prior preparation and provision of training and resources can mitigate any effects
Course Evaluation and Summary

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