Environmental Management Systems, Monitoring and Modelling

By attending this unique Risk Based Process Safety Management training course, delegates will be able to:

• Understand the principles of Risk Based Process Safety utilizing the CCPS model
• Recognize the importance of the necessary commitment to ensure the implementation RBPS management system through an understanding of safety culture
• Describe the primary international standards related to process safety and the importance of compliance
• Understand the importance competency maintenance including the principles of continuous improvement involving both the workforce   and other stakeholders
• Understand and practice a structured approach to hazard assessment
• Understand the principles of managing risk
• Understand and employ the principles of continuous improvement through a structured learning and review process including audits as concern grows for continually improving the quality of the environment, organizations of all types and sizes are increasingly turning their attention to the environmental impacts of their activities, products and services. The environmental performance of an organization is of importance to internal and external interested parties. Achieving sound environmental performance requires organizational commitment to a systematic approach and, to continual improvement of their environmental performance.
  The purpose of this course is to provide delegates with the opportunity of gaining the skills and knowledge to develop and implement and/or improve an Environmental Management System (EMS)

CONTENT

Introduction to Environmental Management:
What Does the Term “Environment” mean
Benefits of Good Environmental Management
Key Environmental Management System (EMS) Elements
Document Framework for an Environmental Management System
Video: Introduction to ISO 14001:2004

Environmental Management Systems:
Environmental Policy
Concepts of the Environmental Standard ISO 14001:2004
Initial Environmental Review (IER)
What are Environmental Aspects and Impacts
Video: Environmental Disasters
Exercise: Producing an EMS Document Framework

Environmental Aspects & Impacts:
Understanding Environmental Impacts
Understanding Global, Regional and Local Environmental Issues
How to Determine Significant Environmental Aspects
Identifying Applicable Regulatory and Standards’ Requirements
Exercise: Preparing an Environmental Impact Assessment Checklist
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA):
Elements of the EIA Process
Carrying out an EIA

Analysis of Impacts
Video: Environmental Disaster
Exercise: List the Steps of an EIA Process
Internal Environmental Auditing:
Carrying Out an Environmental Audit
Management Review Process

FOR WHOM:

Process Engineers, Operations Engineers, Maintenance/Technical personnel, Health and Safety personnel, Operation Managers, Process Safety Engineers.

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.