During the establishment of an Environmental Management Systems (EMS) or any environmental program, the organisation needs to determine how its activities and functions may impact on the community and the ecosystem.  

By identifying and evaluating such harmful and pollutive activities, the organisation is able to develop applicable mitigation measures. 

This course outlines the principles, processes and techniques used for the assessment and management of environmental aspects and the significance of these in environmental management systems. Delegates will learn to identify and evaluate environmental aspects using selected techniques and how to manage significant environmental aspects. 

COURSE OUTLINE

• What are environmental aspects and impacts?
• ISO 14001 requirements on environmental aspects and impacts
• Techniques for systematically identifying environmental aspects and developing criteria for evaluating impacts
• Documenting the environmental aspects procedure
• Linking significant environmental aspects to other ISO 14001 clauses
• Practical exercises

METHODOLOGY

Participants will learn through group discussions, a practical exercise and video.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This course is intended for:

• People involved in identifying and evaluating environmental aspects and impacts, this may include EMS Working committee, Management Representative, Impact & Aspect Evaluation Team.
• Environmental Consultants and Auditor

Pre-requisite

It is desired that the delegates have prior basic knowledge on environmental issues.