Please note: this is an awareness course only and not accredited by an awarding body.
Course Overview:
This course is intended for those who manage environmental issues in the workplace, in line with their organisation’s policy, legislation and best practice.
Aim:
To provide an understanding of the environmental issues relating to their working processes and develop an understanding of how to manage them.
Course Learning outcomes:
The learner will be able to:
- define what is meant by the terms environment, air, land, water, pollution and waste
- explain how organisations can prevent pollution to land, air and water by improving their systems and processes
- identify the responsibilities of organisations regarding compliance with environmental legislation
- define the need for environmental permitting and the type of permits required
- explain and apply the principles of the waste hierarchy, managing waste and the use of recycled materials
- explain why adequate and appropriate information, training and supervision relating to environmental issues is required for all employees
- describe the roles of the enforcement agencies
- summarise the individual’s and organisation’s responsibilities regarding the environment, and the consequences if they fail to comply
- identify environmental aspects and impacts and relate these both generally and from an organisational perspective
- explain and apply management principles and good management practice relating to environmental issues, including pollution prevention
Course Content:
Module 1 - Introduction
- Definition of the environment and the impact of the organisation in terms of both overall scope and environmental impact
Module 2 - Moral: Legal: Financial
- Other significant environmental issues, including climate change, loss of biodiversity, population growth and increasing consumption, and use of non-renewable resources
- How integrating environmental issues into business processes can be beneficial to organisations
- The financial, legal and ethical case for incorporating environmental considerations into overall management plans
- An overview of European directives and how they influence UK regulations
- Legislation relating to the environment
- The requirement for environmental permits, what activities require permits and their charging schemes
- Categories of water (controlled and uncontrolled)
- The penalties that may be incurred for contravention of the regulations
- The legislation associated with air pollution – including its development
- The ‘polluter pays’ principle
- Review and apply aspects of waste management, including relevant legislation and statutory definitions
- Definition of waste production and classification (controlled and hazardous waste)
- Definition of WEEE and producer packaging regulations
- Definition of waste disposal and licensing
- Discuss the legal requirements to train, inform and supervise employees
Module 3 - People: Responsibilities: Regulators
- The regulatory bodies responsible for the environment and the enforcement actions they can take
- What happens when organisations don’t comply: how it affects them, the community and individuals
Module 4 - Hazard spotting: Incidents
- Identify environmental aspects, significant environmental aspects and environmental impacts associated with workplace activities
- Categories of water pollution and prohibited substances
- Describe how transport management can impact on the environment
- Discuss the hazards of Legionella and Asbestos and their control measures
- Discuss what constitutes contaminated land
Module 5 - Controls: Management systems
- The sources of information relating to changes in legislation
- How to develop an Aspects and Impacts Register
- How to implement appropriate control measures
- Apply the principles of integrated pollution prevention and control (control of emissions including air and noise, from premises under LA control)
- How to identify whether an environmental permit is required for the organisational activities
- The principles of pollution prevention, and explanation of the terms source, pathway and receptor
- Planning for and responding to environmental emergencies
- The use of renewable energy sources and an overview of the types available
- Controlling and monitoring working practices relating to energy efficiency
- Apply the principles of waste management, including the waste hierarchy
- Detail the basic elements of environmental management systems such as ISO14001, both internally developed and externally accredited, and those currently available
Module 6 - Monitoring: Review: Auditing
- Review working practices relating to energy efficiency
- The benefits to organisations of introducing environmental management systems, reviews and audits
- The integration of environmental management schemes with other schemes, including health, safety and quality
Method of Assessment
Written assessment and a workplace risk assessment, to be completed within two weeks of the end of the course.
Duration
3 days
