Course Description
Many of the decisions we make and actions we take, either individually or in groups, affect our environment, yet economic and political considerations often dominate. Integrating ‘environment’ with other factors in decision-making is a sizeable challenge, and our emphasis on
environment in this course is intended not to isolate it but to ensure that it is not forgotten.
You will learn how to use a variety of systems ideas and techniques (including modeling) for exploring the context of environmental issues, formulating problems and opportunities, evaluation, monitoring and taking action. Case studies and examples are included and you will have opportunities to explore your own environmental decision-making situation.
Course Objective
Nearly all decision making has an environmental aspect, depending on what you understand by ‘the environment’. Many of the decisions we make and actions we take, both individually and in groups, have environmental effects, yet economic and political considerations often dominate in a way that fails to take account of our environment.
Environmental decision making explicitly includes ‘environment’ alongside social, economic and political issues in decision making. The point of ‘environment’ in the course title is not to make it separate, but to ensure that it is not forgotten.
Who Should attend?
HSE Managers/Engineers/Officers/Researchers/Personnel
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Governmental / Regulatory Authorities
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Water/ Sewage Treatment Departments
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Municipalities
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Universities/Academies Professors/Researchers
Course Outline
Day 1:
1. General Introduction (what is environment)
2. Green house gases (what are they and who produce them)
3. Green-house effect (the effect of green-house on our daily life)
4. Global warming (is it an issue ? Who is behind it; how to control it?)
5. The impact of industry on
environment (is there any links between industry and environment; what are the influences. We will see………….)
6. The pollution main causes (what is pollution; what are the reasons)
Day 2:
1. The pollutant types and affects (how to classify the pollutants and which is more dangerous than the other we will answer that)
2. The heavy metal (list and name them; what are their effect on health and environment)
3. The hazardous waste (what are they how to deal with them)
4. How to handle the hazardous waste (how to manage them; what do we do with them)
5. The environmental hazard (what is meant by that; and what are the hazards)
6. The carbon cycle (the carbon Tax; the fuel combustion; the CO2 emission)
7. The smog issue (fog; Smoke; Dust; solid particles)
Day 3:
1. The legislations (the law; the local; national; regional and international laws)
2. The regulations and guidelines (the rules and methods)
3. The responsibilities (what is your duty; what is the duty of the employer; what is the duty of the public; what is the role of the government)
4. What should we do (our action)
5. Do your part (what is my duty)
6. Air pollution (why and how to control that)
Day 4:
1. Water pollution (what are they; how to reduce it)
2. Soil pollution (how and what)
3. The pollution of ground water (what; how;)
4. The emission (how much; how often; what are they)
5. The VOCs (name them; reduce them; how we can do that)
6. The ozone layer (the hole in the ozone; what it will do if we do not act)
7. Prevention of pollution and environment damage
8. Detection of leaks to stop pollution
9. Environmental Emergency Response Plan
10. Detailed Emergency Response Plan for pollution
11. Maintaining the Plan of pollution control
12. Learning from Incidents/ Near-misses
Day 5:
1. The photochemical reactions (the chain rule; the radicals, the chemicals…)
2. Solvent emission (how much; the cost on life and environment)
3. The treatment of effluent (how and when)
4. The link between health and environment (we will look into that with good examples)
5. The healthy environment (how to get that)
6. The costing and prices to pay
