Objectives
After this course the participants 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 testing and auditing
Outlines
DAY ONE
Module 1 - Introduction to environmental protection
- Definitions
- statistics
- Proactive VS reactive approach
- Environmental management systems
- Management responsibilities
- The evolution of environmental management
- Benefits of environmental safety management
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
DAY TWO
Module 3 - Understanding Ecological Concepts and Principles
- The Value of Biodiversity
- Ecosystem management concepts
- Ecological Principles
Module 4 - Major Environmental Problems
- Adequate and Clean Water Supply
- Pollution
- oil spills
- management of toxic chemicals
- Land Contamination
- Environment-Threatening Incidents & Response
- Industrial Environmental Stewardship
DAY THREE
Module 5 Environmental Protection Regulation
- The evolution of environmental management
- Latest Environmental protection laws and regulations
- Saudi Environmental Legislations
- Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Module 6 - Hazards, Fate and Effects of Pollutants
- Environmental Fate and Effects
- Toxicity Criteria
- Exposure Assessment
- Evaluation of Hazards through a Scoring System
DAY FOUR
Module 7 – Hazardous Materials
- Hazardous wastes causes and effects
- Hazardous wastes solutions
- Hazardous Chemical Management
Module 8 - Environmental Emergency Response
- Environmental Emergency Response program
- Types of environmental emergencies
- Environmental emergencies preparedness
DAY FIVE
Module 9 – Environmental Testing & Auditing
- Emission testing
- Testing of gasoline vapor recovery facilities
- Soil testing
- Why important is environmental audit?
- Components of environmental audit
- Environmental auditing practice and procedures
- Auditing stages
Who Should Attend
- Safety engineers and supervisors
- Environment protection team members
- Intermediate management staff