Environmental ManagementLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

After the course students have the basic knowledge of quality- and environmental management systems including the principles of management requirements, auditing and continual improvement. The students understand the importance of laboratory quality and quality documents. After studies students are able to plan, act and evaluate the operation processes as well the content of quality documents. Students are able to search and deal with information for organization continual improvement purposes.
Students know the principles of environmental legislation in EU and national level. Students are able to search information from the different environmental rules and legislations. Students understand the process of environmental permit procedures and environmental impact assessment. After this course students may apply their knowledge in environmental permit application process. Students know the principles of different emission limit units, basic calculations in converting and emission monitoring practices (process, emission and environmental impact assessment). Students know the procedure of environmental impact assessment. Students are familiarized to the principles of best available techniques in different industry areas as well as they know how to search information about IPPC.
The course includes both theory lessons and practical exercises.

Content

The principles of quality thinking, customer orientation and process thinking in quality management
Third party audit requirements of quality management systems and environmental management systems
Internal development tools of organizations for continual improvements. Quality verification and accreditation

Aspect of regular and exceptional emissions, and concept of emission and guide limit values
Basis of emission calculations and converting
EU decision making, EU environmental legislation and legislation in national level
Principles of emission control and monitoring
Environmental permit system and Environmental Impact Assessment Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control References (IPPC)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Process definitions of organization. Continual improvement cycle, customer chain, process thinking. Internal audits and importance of feedback. Environmental aspects. Terms of certifications and accreditations.
Student knows the principles of basic emission calculation and unit converting (aspects of limit and guide values). Environmental legislation decision making in EU, terms of EU directives and national legislations. Content of Environmental Permit Application. Practices of emission estimation and monitoring. Procedures of EIA, BAT and IPPC.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Competence of drawing process flow charts, setting of process goals, measurements/process indicators. Managerial reviews.
Evaluation of emission rate and emission calculations related on different environmental guide and limit values.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Actions towards to process improvements in practice. Competence to evaluate customer and process quality. Evaluation of environmental protection quality.
Knowledge of process, emission and environmental impact monitoring/measurements. Applying knowledge to practice.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Process definitions of organization. Continual improvement cycle, customer chain, process thinking. Internal audits and importance of feedback. Environmental aspects. Terms of certifications and accreditations.
Student knows the principles of basic emission calculation and unit converting (aspects of limit and guide values). Environmental legislation decision making in EU, terms of EU directives and national legislations. Content of Environmental Permit Application. Practices of emission estimation and monitoring. Procedures of EIA, BAT and IPPC.