Working with environmental responsibilities (In-House)

1 What is the environment? - putting the environment in context

• Key environmental issues and how we contribute
• Definition of the environment

2 Working with the environment

• What is pollution?
• Sources, receptors and pathways
• Environmental consequences workshop - identifying the environmental consequences of our
  working practices
• Environmental risk assessment
• Effective control mechanisms

3 Protecting the environment - Environmental Management Systems

• What is an Environmental Management System (EMS)?
• What are the benefits of having an EMS?
• EMS structure and models
• Identifying what elements of EMS your company has and how they work
• Roles and responsibilities

4 Choice of module

• Option 1: Organisation-specific module
  • This module can be used to introduce environmental concepts that are specific to your activities and operations, and will be compiled through discussion with your organisation
• Option 2: Environmental best practice
  • If no organisation-specific module is required, or if participants from a number of organisations attend, generic operational environmental best practices can be covered instead. Areas covered include waste management, fuel storage and use, hazardous materials, emissions to air and water and environmental incidents