Environmental legislation (In-House)

Description

A thorough account of the UK and European legal framework and its requirements as regards managing environmental performance.

This course will help staff to understand:

The framework of UK and European legislation and its enforcement

The principal features of the legislation as they apply to your organisation's activity/product/service

The benefit of having an Environmental Management System such as ISO 14001

How their own actions and decisions can either expose or protect the organisation in relation to its legal obligations

1 Introduction and objectives

2 Introduction to environmental law and enforcement

Sources of law (European and UK)

Structure and enforcement

Key legislation

3 Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) and Local Air Pollution and Control (LAPC)

Pollution and Prevention Control Act 1999

EC Directives on PPC

The meaning of BAT

Transitional provisions

Fit and proper persons

Control of emissions to air

National Air Quality Strategy

4 Packaging and producer responsibilities

Who, what and how

The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations

Obligations and exemptions

Registration

Recycling and recovery obligations

Records

Duties of the Environment Agency

Offences

Developments

5 Waste management

National Waste Strategy

Waste minimisation (re-use/recycling)

Waste definition

Disposal and recovery

Controlled waste management

Hazardous waste management

6 Proposed Legislation and EC Directives

EU Commission's waste and resources strategies

Implementation of ELV (End of Life Vehicles) Directive

WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive transposition into UK legislation

Other producer responsibility initiatives

Other proposals from the EU

7 Conclusion

Open forum

Summary

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