NEBOSH Environmental

Price: £745 + VAT per candidate at our Stafford premises

Price: £795 + VAT per candidate at our Central London premises

From: £6995 + VAT at your premises for up to 10 candidates

The NEBOSH National Certificate in Environmental Management is a new qualification which has been launched as part of the NEBOSH qualification portfolio following a successful pilot exercise in 2008 with over 200 candidates in the UK and overseas.

To meet increasing customer demand we have become one of the first training companies to provide the NEBOSH National Certificate in Environmental Management to complement our other courses, including the NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health.

All our courses are designed to be stimulating and informative, containing a mixture of presentations, information and practical exercises.

NEBOSH Environmental Certificate

The National Environmental Certificate is designed for managers, supervisors and employees who have responsibility for managing environmental issues as part of their work.

The qualification focuses on assessing Environmental Management Systems (EMS), with reference to UK legislation and is intended to benefit companies in all industry sectors who are seeking to implement effective Environmental Management Systems and to provide line managers with a sound understanding of the principles of managing environmental risk.

The qualification will also provide a sound basis for progression onto the NEBOSH National Diploma in Environmental Management (Level 6).

The course syllabus includes the following environmental issues:

• The scope and nature of environmental management

• The ethical, legal and financial reasons for maintaining and promoting environmental management

• The importance of sustainability

• The legal framework for the regulation of environmental management

• The roles and powers of enforcement agencies, the judiciary and external agencies

• Reasons for implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS)

• The key features and appropriate content of an effective EMS based on the requirements of ISO 14001 and BS 8555

• Benefits and limitations of introducing ISO 14001/BS 8555 into the workplace

• Reasons for carrying out environmental impact assessments

• Types of environmental impact

• Nature and key sources of environmental information

• Principles and practice of impact assessments

• Air quality standards

• The main types of emissions to atmosphere

• Control measures to reduce emissions

• Importance of the quality of water for life

• Main sources of water pollution

• Main control measures that are available to reduce contamination of water sources

• Categories of waste

• Minimising waste

• Managing waste

• Outlets available for waste

• Risks associated with contaminated land

• Benefits and limitations of fossil fuels

• Other sources of energy

• The importance of energy efficiency

• Control measures available to enable energy efficiency

• Sources of environmental noise and their consequences

• Methods for the control of environmental noise

• Emergency planning to protect the environment

• Planning for emergencies

The duration of the course is 5.5 days, including the written examination.

(Time is also required to carry out a workplace assessment and prepare a management report)

The course assessment consists of one written paper plus a practical workplace review and report.

The qualification focuses on assessing Environmental Management Systems with reference to UK legislation and is intended to benefit companies in all industry sectors who are seeking to implement effective Environmental Management Systems and to provide line managers with a sound understanding of the principles of managing environmental risk.

The qualification will also provide a sound basis for progression onto the NEBOSH National Diploma in Environmental Management (Level 6).

The duration of the course is 5.5 days, including the written examination.

(Time is also required to carry out a workplace assessment and prepare a management report)

NEBOSH Courses are held at our Head Office in Stafford, or at one of a number of selected venues around the UK. Some of our most regular locations are;

• Bristol

• Central London

• Stafford

Courses can also be provided at your business premises, please contact us for further details.

Courses are available either in-house or at the following locations:

Stafford

Date	Price
08-12 Oct Exam: 19 Oct 12	£745 + VAT