Environmental management in construction projects

Industry-Specific
Digital Skills

Engineering, Construction, and Infrastructure

Duration

40 hours

PRESENTATION

Environmental management in construction projects is an essential course tailored for those keen to navigate the booming construction industry with a strong focus on sustainability. As the global demand for environmentally responsible practices surges, this course equips you with crucial skills to implement and manage effective environmental management systems. You will delve into governance, planning, and operational processes, ensuring you can lead projects that meet stringent environmental standards. Beyond enhancing your expertise, this course positions you at the forefront of a field with growing job opportunities. Join us to drive positive change in construction, backed by the knowledge to evaluate, improve, and achieve external certification for environmental management systems.

Objectives

– To understand the basics of environmental management in construction projects.

– To identify governance and planning strategies in environmental management.

– To apply support and operation processes in environmental management systems.

– To evaluate and improve environmental management performance effectively.

– To explore external certification processes in environmental management.

– To analyse the impact of construction projects on the environment.

– To implement sustainable practices in construction project management.

Syllabus

UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Introduction to environmental management Relation with other standards and management systems Environmental management system periods Context analysis EMS scope: Processes and other requirements UNIT 2. GOVERNANCE AND PLANNING OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Leadership, environmental policies and roles Planification: Environmental aspects Planification: Legal and other requirements Planification: Risks (threats and opportunities) Planification of environmental actions and objectives UNIT 3. SUPPORT AND OPERATION PROCESSES IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Support: Resource management Support: Management of the documented information Support: Environmental communication management Operation: Environmental management in productive activities Operation: Environmental management plan and its implementation UNIT 4. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. EXTERNAL CERTIFICATION Performance evaluation: Follow-up, measurement, analysis and measurement activities Performance evaluation: Internal audit Performance evaluation: Management review Improvement activities: Non-conformities and corrective actions External certification
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