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Select a course EM1 Environmental Management (A) - Entire Course Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EM1A Development of Environmental Concerns EM1B Understanding Ecological Concepts and Principles EM1C Major Environmental Problems EM1D Pollution EM1E Hazards, Fate and Effects of Pollutants EM1F Environmental Processes EM2 Environmental Management (B) - Entire Course Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EM2A Hazardous Chemical Management EM2B Storage Tank Systems EM2C Hazardous Material Emergency Management and Contingency Planning EM2D Environmental Management Tools EM2E Environmental Monitoring EM2F Environmental Performance Measures and Environmental Reporting E15 Emergency Planning - Entire Course Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E15A Introduction to Emergency Planning E15B Preliminaries to the Planning Process E15C Developing and Implementing the Plan E15D Exercising, Evaluating and Maintaining the Plan E15E Core Elements of Emergency Management E15F Community Outreach and Public Relations E15G Hazard-specific Information and Planning Considerations R03 Risk Assessment - Entire Course Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R03A Introduction to Modern Safety Systems R03B Introduction to Risk Assessment Processes R03C Introduction to Inferential Statistics for OSHE R03D Job Hazard Analysis R03E Inspections R03F Gap Analyses and Perception Surveys R03G Fault Tree Analysis C02 Incident Causation & Investigation - Entire Course Series ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C02A Types of Investigations C02B Incident Causation Models C02C Relationship between Causation Belief and Organizational Culture C02D Incident Investigation I - Stakeholders, Planning, and Preparation C02E Incident Investigation II - Collecting Data, Testimony and Interviewing, and Incident Reconstruction C02F Incident Analysis C02G Developing Recommendations C02H Linking Investigation to Organizational Values CSE Confined Space Entry ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CSE01 Module 1 - Understanding Confined Spaces and Associated Hazards CSE02 Module 2 - Controls and Considerations MOB Management and Organizational Behaviour ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MOB01 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behaviour MOB02 Planning: Forecasting the Future MOB03 Organizing: Making the Pieces Fit MOB04 Leading: Motivating Towards Excellence MOB05 Controlling: Minding the P's & Q's MOB06 Healthy Organizational Change MOB07 Doing It Right: Ethics & Social Conscience MOB08 Teamwork: Effective Work Groups MOB09 Communication and Conflict Management BC45 Safety Management in a Bill C45 World ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSM Models of Safety Managment ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSM01 Introduction to OSHE MSM02 OSHE Program Components MSM03 Hazard Recognition and Assessment MSM04 Hazard Control MSM05 OSHE Policy Development MSM06 Implementing OSHE Programs MSM07 Typical OHSE Prgrams MSM08 Issues in Safety Management DDI Due Diligence ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DDI01 Due Diligence as Legal Defense DDI02 The Internal Responsibility System DDI03 The Risk Management Process DDI04 Risk Identification, Assessment & Prioritization DDI05 OSH&E Strategic Planning DDI06 OSH&E Organizing & Leading DDI07 OSH&E Controlling WKW Workplace Wellness ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WKW01 The Whole-being Model of Wellness WKW02 Psycho-social Risks WKW03 Workplace Violence WKW04 Healthy Behaviour Change WKW05 Nutrition and Performance WKW06 Anger Management WKW07 Employee Assistance Programs WKW08 Disability Management EWT Effective Workplace Training ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EWT01 Training and Organizational Effectiveness EWT02 Adults as Learners EWT03 Training and Learning Styles EWT04 Analyzing Training Needs EWT05 Establishing Learning Outcomes EWT06 Evaluating Learning Achievement EWT07 Delivering Training From a Distance TQM Total Quality Management ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TQM01 Systems Thinking - A Profound Change TQM02 Performance Measurement TQM03 Employee Focus TQM04 Customer Focus TQM05 Process Management TQM06 Strategic Planning TQM07 Implementation

Course: EM2 Environmental Management 

The entire course series includes all courses listed on this page

Pricing
Entire course series: $450.00

EM2A Hazardous Chemical Management
Chemicals are widely used by modern society, including the business community. Proper chemical management requires environmental management personnel, and others, to recognize the chemicals, and their related hazards, that are used in various applications of business operations.

This course provides an overview of chemical hazards, and examines issues related to the safe handling and management of hazardous chemicals, including hazard identification and communication, and environmental management measures during chemical usage, storage, and transportation. This course is applicable to a broad audience including persons who handle chemicals in their work and those who have to decide on measures where chemical information is needed. Information presented in this course is complementary to material presented in other courses of this Diploma, particularly course 5 of EM1 and course 3 of EM2.

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EM2B Storage Tank Systems

Storage tank systems are widely considered ordinary features of business operations. By far, the majority of these systems are used for petroleum product storage, and the remainder is used by a variety of industries for chemical storage. Environmental contamination from releases of storage tank system contents poses a significant threat to human health and the environment.

Although the primary reason for managing storage tank systems is to protect water, especially groundwater that is used as drinking water, hazardous chemicals released from these systems also threaten agricultural and industrial water supplies, damage infrastructure such sewer lines and buried cables, and lead to fires and explosions.

The problem of leaking storage tank systems presents several major challenges for environmental managers working in businesses and regulatory agencies alike. Environmental contamination can result in substantial liability issues and clean-up costs to businesses.

The intent of this course is to provide basic information about storage tank systems, to make the student aware of pertinent features and requirements, to help ensure that the tank systems are specified, installed, operated and maintained in such a way as to provide safe, effective storage of hazardous chemicals. Although this courses discusses various aspects of tank system design, installation, and operation and maintenance, it is not intended to be a comprehensive treatment of the subject.

Professional assistance should be sought in these areas for tank system selection requirements, siting, installation, operational requirements, and regulatory compliance requirements.

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EM2C Hazardous Material Emergency Management and Contingency Planning

When an enterprise uses chemicals in its production process and for maintenance of buildings, plants, and equipment, appropriate chemical management is a major concern for environmental management personnel. With the increasing use of chemicals in industry, there is an increasing number of chemical emergencies.

This course deals with chemical emergencies and steps for the business community to take in addressing the issue. As part of chemical emergency management, a proper emergency response protocol is required. In order for emergency response to effectively reduce the consequences of a chemical incident, it requires the development and maintenance of contingency planning, along with emergency prevention and preparedness programs.

The success of multimedia environmental management depends largely on the performance of the enterprise’s environmental management program, plant design, and facility operations. Effective emergency management necessitates the education and training of those who are responsible for implementing specific programs.

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EM2D Environmental Management Tools

Most large companies and organizations have knowledge of and some experience with environmental management, and often have resources to employ a dedicated environmental manager. In some cases, there might be an environmental management team.

However, many other organizations and enterprises lack information in this area, and responsibility for environmental issues often lies with busy staff who also have a number of other responsibilities. This course is intended to provide an introduction to various environmental management tools that might be applicable in various situations, and does not aim to cover every aspect of environmental management tools in exhaustive detail.

The relationship between many environmental management tools is not always clear. In addition to the problem of seeing the relationship between various environmental management tools, there is the matter of terminology. Key terms are often attributed distinct, and sometimes contrasting, meanings.

In the first four Sections of this course, some of the main environmental management tools are introduced, highlighting basic definitions, and overlaps and differences between them. In the last two Sections, more in-depth discussion is provided on two fundamental environmental management tools: environmental policy and environmental management systems.

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EM2E Environmental Monitoring
In many instances, we are unaware that an environmental problem exists until damage occurs. The damage might be in various forms and expressed to varying degrees. Monitoring problem areas or potential problem areas can limit future damage.

Environmental monitoring provides the means to investigate environmental impairment, evaluate the severity of problems, ascertain the causes of the problems, and determine appropriate remedial action in a step-by-step process. Environmental criteria are employed to ascertain the level of impairment relative to desired beneficial uses and to assess subsequent environmental management efforts.

This course provides an overview of types of environmental monitoring; aspects of sampling planning and field sampling; field safety considerations; sampling approaches; methods, devices, and techniques used for sample collection; quality assurance and quality control; special considerations related to sampling different media (water, soil, sediment, air).

Certain sampling techniques and protocols for different media and special-purpose sampling programs can be complex and technical (e.g., delineation of underground contaminant plumes), and are usually carried out by highly trained and experienced specialists. Detailed information on monitoring associated with such requirements is not provided herein, but broad concepts and principles of sampling are presented.

The student should refer to appropriate sampling manuals and technical reference documents (e.g., various organizations for standardization, environmental protection agencies) for a detailed discussion on these matters, including background information, special container and preservation requirements, and environmental quality modeling techniques.

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EM2F Environmental Performance Measures and Environmental Reporting

Business is increasingly faced with demands to improve environmental performance. As discussed in EM2 - course 4, there are numerous environmental management tools that can help a company to do this. However, in order to meet existing environmental requirements, improve environmental performance, and take advantage of new business opportunities, we need to know where we are now, where we are going, and the point to which we want to get.

This requires that environmental performance be measured. Ultimately, measuring for corporate environmental performance boils down to a few fundamental questions: What to measure? How to measure? How to communicate those measurements both internally and externally?

In this course, we will look at the basics of environmental performance measures and indicators, and how these can be used effectively. Having put environmental management tools to use, and implemented measures for environmental performance, it is necessary to communicate the changes in environmental performance that use of these have brought about. Communicating environmental performance to stakeholders is also dealt with in this course also.

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