Environmental legislation

A one-day workshop

A thorough account of the UK and European legal framework and its requirements as regards managing environmental performance.

Who should attend?

This course is intended for personnel within an organisation who are responsible for, or are involved in, activities that could have an impact on the environment. There is no restriction on who should attend as the subjects covered are of interest to all levels of personnel within an organisation.

Format

An inter-active one-day course employing a mixture of formal presentations, video, workshop exercises and assessment. The exercises require that the group size be limited to no more than 16 participants, although the course can be re-structured for larger groups if necessary.

Special features

This course is best tailored specifically to the needs of your organisation, to ensure the relevance of all parts of the course to your particular operating environment.

Expert trainer

Subash is a Past President and current (2015) vice-chair of the Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). A Chartered Fellow of IOSH, Subash has a wealth of experience in risk management, having worked across a range of sectors and disciplines in a truly diverse 25-year career to date.

Session outline

1. Introduction and objectives

2. Introduction to environmental law and enforcement

3. Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) and Local Air Pollution and Control (LAPC)

Pollution and Prevention Control Act 1999
EC Directives on PPC
The meaning of BAT
Transitional provisions
Fit and proper persons
Control of emissions to air
National Air Quality Strategy

4. Packaging and producer responsibilities

Who, what and how
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations
Obligations and exemptions
Registration
Recycling and recovery obligations
Records
Duties of the Environment Agency
Offences
Developments

5. Waste management

National Waste Strategy
Waste minimisation (re-use/recycling)
Waste definition
Disposal and recovery
Controlled waste management
Hazardous waste management

6. Proposed Legislation and EC Directives

EU Commission’s waste and resources strategies
Implementation of ELV (End of Life Vehicles) Directive
WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive transposition into UK legislation
Other producer responsibility initiatives
Other proposals from the EU