Managing Environmental Responsibilities Awareness

To provide an understanding of the environmental issues relating to their working processes and develop an understanding of how to manage them.

Below is a breakdown of the content covered within the course:

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

Written assessment and a workplace risk assessment, to be completed within two weeks of the end of the course.