About the Course

The principles, processes, and selected techniques used to assess and manage environmental aspects and their significance in environmental management systems. You will learn how to identify and evaluate environmental aspects using selected techniques and how to manage significant environmental aspects. The significance criteria and the relationship of environmental elements to other EMS requirements will be discussed.

The Environmental Aspects and Impacts training course is intended to help you guide your organisation towards a strategy that will improve its overall environmental performance and comply with recent environmental legislation. It takes the delegates through the first steps in introducing an environmental management system into the organisation. To accomplish this, you will explore local and global environmental issues and how your company can reduce its contribution to these problems.

The delegates will learn to identify those activities, products, and services that can impact the environment, evaluate the significance of those impacts, conduct an environmental review, and write a report of their findings.

Core Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

• Understand types of environmental aspects and their environmental impacts
• Understand the requirements of the newly revised ISO 14001:2015 standard
• Develop and implement an Environmental Management System (EMS)
• Plan for obtaining ISO 14001:2015 certification from a certifying authority
• Identify all waste stream types and opportunities for reducing the costs of waste
• Develop a greater understanding of the impact assessment process 
• Acquire knowledge of environmental management systems 
• Recognise the applicable legal requirements to undertake environmental impact assessments

Training Approach

This Environmental Aspects and Impacts training course will combine presentations with instructor-guided interactive discussions between participants relating to their interests. Practical exercises, video material and case studies aiming at stimulating these discussions and providing maximum benefit to the participants will support the formal presentation sessions. Class exercises will also be used to reinforce the information discussed.

The Attendees

This training course is open to anyone who needs to gain a sound understanding of environmental management principles, including those who wish to advance their career. It is for all companies and organisations who understand the importance of implementing effective environmental management systems.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Engineers
• Assistant Engineers
• Environmental Officer
• Environment Specialist
• Workplace Safety Health personnel
• Quality Environment Safety Health personnel
• Environment Supervisors
• Technical Specialist
• Any other person who is interested to learn about EMS
• Personnel in charge of Environmental Management System (EMS)

Daily Discussion

DAY ONE: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

• What is the environment?
• What is pollution?
• Global Warming
• Ozone Layer Depletion
• Air Pollution
• Loss of biodiversity and depletion of resources

DAY TWO: LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

• Water
• Waste
• Local air pollution
• Transport
• Packaging

DAY THREE: ENERGY ISSUES

• Meeting the need for energy
• Government policies to improve energy efficiency
• Conducting an Energy Survey
• Implementing Energy-Saving Measures
• Who are your organisation's interested parties?
• Communicating with interested parties

DAY FOUR: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ISO 14001:2015

• General requirements of ISO 14001:2015
• Environmental Management tools and techniques for planning, operating and maintaining EMS
• Management review and continual improvement
• Understanding of Environmental Management System (EMS)
• Understanding ISO 14001 Requirements for Assessment/Audit Process

DAY FIVE: CONDUCTING AN INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

• What is an Initial Environmental Review?
• Review of background information
• Site Investigation
• Register of Aspects and Impacts
• Writing the Report