Description

Responsible companies have chosen to reduce their environmental impacts. Meeting this challenge requires, beyond regulatory compliance, to undertake actions with high environmental added value. This training cycle allows companies to count among their resources an independent, credible expert ready to take charge of their mission as Environmental Manager and concretely achieve the targeted environmental objectives. The first part covers regulations, the second part develops the ISO 14001 standard, then the last module is reserved for opening up to the issues of sustainable development.

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

Environmental Manager already in place or newly appointed. Environmental engineer and technician. Quality-Health/Safety-Environment (QSSE) Manager. Project manager ISO 14001 certification.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Training objectives

Find your way around the regulations.

Identify and know how to implement the key elements of an environmental management system (ISO 14001 V2015 type).

Acquire and use methods and tools for prevention, management and improvement in terms of environment and sustainable development.

Training program

• Environmental vocabulary and principles
  • The notion of environment, environments, the environmental impacts of a company.
  • Environmental issues in the sustainable development approach.
  • The key players, the mission of the Environmental Manager.
• The legislative and regulatory framework
  • The hierarchy of legal rules.
  • The importance of European texts and their influence on French law.
  • The notion of environmental responsibility.
• Environmental law and other applicable texts
  • Scenario Knowledge quiz.
  • The major themes regulated in French law (water, air, noise, waste, soil, natural environments, ATEX, VPO , asbestos...) and the main related texts.
  • Related regulations.
• ICPE regulations
  • The importance of the ICPE status.
  • The nomenclature of classified installations (content and use).
  • Subject to the different regimes of the ICPE regulations (declaration with or without control, registration, authorization).
  • The specificities of the SEVESO regime.
  • The role of the administration (Prefecture, DRIEE / DREAL, CODERST...) and regulatory compliance control.
  • Scenario Practical exercises.
• Other key provisions and significant current regulatory developments
  • The 'Grenelle de l'environnement'.
  • Mandatory environmental reporting.
  • The BEGES report and carbon report.
  • The mandatory energy audit.
  • The European REACH regulation: substances, candidate list, involvement of downstream users (role, operation, implications for certain categories of companies).
  • The new rules 'labelling.
  • The transposition into French law of the IED directive.
  • The emergence of BAT The new SEVESO III.
  • Significant regulatory developments in course.
• Regulatory monitoring
  • The content of effective monitoring.
  • How to obtain the right information.
  • Scenario Practical study: the key sites.
• The principles of an environmental management system
  • The notion of environmental performance, the logic of prevention and improvement (PDCA).
  • Presentation of ISO 14001V2015.
• Implementing an EMS: context analysis (Chapter 4)
  • Understanding the internal and external context: data analysis.
  • The notion of interested parties: knowing how to identify and listen to them.
  • The notion of risks and 'opportunities.
  • Define the scope of application.
• Management Accountability and Planning (Chapters 5 and 6)
  • The driving role of management.
  • Clarify roles and responsibilities.
  • Carry out an initial impact analysis based on the product life cycle .
  • Identify priorities, formulate an environmental policy by reasoning threats and opportunities.
  • Formalize an action program (objectives, targets, resources, monitoring, etc.).
  • Identification of compliance obligations.
• Support and control of operational activities (Chapters 7 and 8)
  • Adapt material and intangible resources.
  • Build an adapted documentation system (concept of documented information, procedures, records).
  • Ensure competence, training , staff awareness.
  • Establish your communication plan.
  • Operational control: deploy good practices in the field (in normal and emergency situations).
• Performance assessment and improvement of the EMS (Chapters 9 and 10)
  • Implement essential controls and key indicators consistent with the targeted objectives.
  • Conformity assessment.
  • Internal audits to make progress.
  • React to non-compliance. Trigger corrective actions.
  • Organize management reviews to observe and progress.
  • Scenario Practical work
• Succeed in your ISO 14001 V2015 certification project: the key steps
  • Scenario Construction of your individual action plan.
• Towards sustainable development
  • The notion of CSR: corporate social responsibility.
  • The major environmental issues and standards (ISO 26000).
  • Complementarity with the ISO 14001 standard.
• Acting for the climate and biodiversity
  • The context and the issues, the emergency for the climate and biodiversity.
  • Conventions, international framework agreements, European guidelines and their territorial variations.
  • Respect and anticipate regulatory texts.
  • The main courses of action: improve energy performance, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, preserve and contribute to diversity, the circular economy.. .
• Reduce your GHG emissions, improve your carbon footprint
  • Regulatory issues and key points.
  • References, key principles of a greenhouse gas balance and carbon footprint.
  • Initiate a policy relevant energy.
  • The mobility plan; from obligation to opportunity.
• Think about the life cycle and develop the circular economy
  • The notion of product life cycle, eco-design and circular economy.
  • Examples of successful experiences, the role of the different actors.
  • Scenario Presentations of inspiring practices.
• Conclusion of the cycle

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• Remote activities
  • Two experts: "Acting for the climate" and ""Circular economy".