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

• Identify the importance of environmental safety management plan
• Identify how human activities affect environment
• Understand the ecological concepts and principles
• Identify the impact of some pollutants on environment
• Control hazardous material at workplace
• Respond properly to environmental emergencies
• Practice effective environmental auditing

DAY 1

Module 1 - Introduction to environmental management

• Definitions
• statistics
• Proactive VS reactive approach
• Environmental management systems
• Management responsibilities
• The evolution of environmental management
• Benefits of environmental safety management

DAY 2

Module 2 - Human Activity and the Environment

• The impact of industrial development
• Resource utilization
• Burning of fossil fuels
• Impact of deforestation
• Human activities and climate changes

Module 3 - Understanding Ecological Concepts and Principles

• The Value of Biodiversity
• Ecosystem management concepts
• Ecological Principles

DAY 3

Module 4 - Major Environmental Problems

• Adequate and Clean Water Supply
• Pollution
• Land Contamination
• Environment-Threatening Incidents & Response
• Industrial Environmental Stewardship

Module5 - Hazards, Fate and Effects of Pollutants

• Environmental Fate and Effects
• Toxicity Criteria
• Exposure Assessment
• Evaluation of Hazards through a Scoring System
• Control of Environmental Noise

DAY 4

Module 7 – Hazardous Materials

• Hazardous wastes causes and effects
• Hazardous wastes solutions
• Hazardous Chemical Management
• Control of Emissions to Air
• Control of Contamination of Water Sources
• Control of Waste and Land Use

Module 8 - Environmental Emergency Response

• Environmental Emergency Response program
• Types of environmental emergencies
• Environmental emergencies preparedness

DAY 5

Module 9 - Environmental Auditing

• Why important is environmental audit?
• Components of environmental audit
• Environmental auditing practice and procedures
• Auditing stages

• Safety engineers and supervisors
• Environment protection team members
• Intermediate management staff