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Environmental Training Courses

 

Innovative Safety Solutions can run the following courses – individually tailored to suit the specific needs of your business;

 

An over view of the key legal requirements associated with environmental matters and how they relate to businesses of all sizes and complexity in the 21st century. The course will cover the following elements (as an introductory overview)

 

These individual headings are also the subjects of further environmental training courses – designed to give a more comprehensive look at each topic.

 

Environmental legislation requires employers to ensure that their business operations do not have a significant negative impact on any aspect of the environment – these receptors can include employees, public, surrounding land, water & air, flora & fauna. An environmental audit examines those elements of a business that can have an impact upon on the environment and considers whether those impacts are appropriately controlled. This training course looks at the key elements associated with environmental auditing and gives delegates the basic information required to conduct their own environmental audits and consider suitable site based controls.

 

An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a key component of any long term business strategy concerned with managing environment issues. Choosing the right EMS (an internal non-accredited system or an externally accredited system such as ISO14001 or EMAS) can be a vital business decision. Designing the company Environmental Policy and subsequent procedural documents aimed at delivering the key aspirations of that policy are fundamental to any EMS. This training course looks at the methodology of creating or developing an EMS and gives delegates an understanding of the key steps in the process.

 

An up to date knowledge of the environmental legislation within your business sector is an integral part of any management strategy – especially when the introduction of new or revised legislation is likely to have a significant operational impact. This course can be delivered as a general appreciation of environmental legislation or tailored to suit your business needs, ensuring that only the most pertinent elements are explained and examined.

 

Certain environmental receptors can be very sensitive to changes in levels of contaminants. The general quality of the air that we breathe can be severely impacted by numerous pollutants, water quality adversely affected and land contaminated for decades. Many industrial and commercial operations are now regulated under IPPC, where emissions are closely monitored against agreed limits. This course examines the concept of pollution pathways and how the principal environmental receptors (air, land & water) can be affected.

 

As more and more regulatory controls are introduced, waste disposal options are becoming limited and associated costs are increasing substantially. Waste generation can also lead to the depletion of key natural and non-renewable resources. Companies who can understand their waste arisings and minimise this source of loss can reap significant dividends. This training course looks at the relevant legislative requirements associated with waste & landfill and gives delegates an understanding of the key steps in the waste minimisation hierarchy.

 

Energy bills can be a significant proportion of a company’s regular outgoings. Even the most energy conscious companies can still be losing a considerable amount through waste – especially as many companies still do not adequately measure these losses. This course looks at the typical areas in which a company is likely to be able to improve energy efficiency and can provide simple, cost effective solutions to remedy those issues.

Companies who operate in populated areas need to be conscious of their potential interaction with the local community. Noise and other sources of nuisance can be very detrimental to a company’s local image and have recently been brought into the scope of the IPPC regulations as environmental aspects that must now be managed. This course examines the typical sources of noise and nuisance and looks at how companies can ensure they maintain adequate control.

 

Environmental management is a key component of CSR as pressure from government, environment groups and stakeholders have persuaded companies to consider the social and environmental impacts of their business at local as well as global levels. This course offers an introduction to the scope and practical aspects of CSR and aims to demystify this often heard but seldom fully understood concept.

 

Business disruption of the kind that can be caused by a significant incident can be extremely costly. Companies need to consider the kind of unplanned events that could arise within their operations and ensure that robust management plans are already in place to deal with events as they unfold. This course helps companies focus on their core business needs and develop documented incident and emergency plans that not only safeguard employees and local environmental receptors but also ensure business continuity and minimise downtime.