TRAINING TITLE: Environmental Performance: Procedure, Practice & Plans

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1 TRAINING TITLE: Environmental Performance: Procedure, Practice & Plans TRAINING DURATION: 10 days TRAINING VENUE AND DATES: Environmental Performance: Procedure, Practice & Plans th 26 th Nov, 2015 $7,000 Dubai, UAE Trainings will be conducted in any of the 5 star hotels IN Dubai, UAE TRAINING FEES: 7,000 US$ per participant for Public Training includes Materials/Handouts, tea/coffee breaks, refreshments & Buffet Lunch. TRAINING CERTIFICATE: Prolific Consultants FZE Certificate of Course Completion will be issued to all attendees. SUITABLE FOR: Professionals working in Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Planning or Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Administration who need to sharpen their knowledge and skills in this important field. This program is also suitable for Quality, Health, Safety, and Security & Environment employees under development, who need to learn the basics of Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment policies and procedures as part of their development program. TRAINING METHODOLOGY: A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The delegates will also be encouraged to raise their own questions and to share in the development of the right answers using their own analysis and experiences. The training course is allocated to be delivered within 3 days. The presented knowledge will be prepared in hand as hard copy manuals, electronic presentation (data show), animation / video clips. Participants will receive a Manual or work book for future reference. For extra awareness, site visits can be managed with maintenance team leaders to visit workshops & onsite maintenance jobs.

2 In case of managing the previous one every attendee can prepare a maintenance report relating to the in-house used forms to explain in details the shown task. The attendees will be pushed to handle the engineering documents related to the onsite handled equipment during the visit. Safety is the first everywhere at any time along the course. Any instant technical problem can be discussed in presence of maintenance team representatives & under their coordination. COURSE OUTLINE WEEK 1: Environmental Impact Assessment and Community Relations COURSE OBJECTIVES: Understand the purpose and importance of EIA in the project development process; Evaluate the strengths of EIA in regard to environmental management; Learn the technical and social/political limitations of EIA; Define the screening and scoping processes; Quantify the content and format of an EIA Report COURSE OVERVIEW: As part of their planning and permitting, renewable energy projects are increasingly required to meet stringent environmental criteria, with failure to do sufficient preparation in this area leading to permitting failures or significant project delays with major economic and financial impacts. Thus knowledge of the fundamentals of Environmental Impact Assessment is of relevance throughout any organisation involved in renewable projects, be it through development, investment, legalities and contracts, or policy and planning. This course will show how an EIA is not merely an assessment of the positive or negative impacts that a proposed project may have on the environment, but a process which identifies these potential effects and then seeks to avoid, reduce or offset any adverse effects through mitigation measures where possible. This course is designed to give participants both an overview of the EIA process and guidance on the sources of information that are available in order to complete an EIA. Throughout the course the theoretical aspects are reinforced by practical hands on activities and examples.

3 Day 1 Concepts The purpose and aims of an EIA The scope of environmental issues The principles and elements of an EIA: a closer look at the guiding principles for EIA good practice Why undertake an EIA? Impact analysis of an EIA Benefits of undertaking EIA and the risks of not undertaking one, or failing to do so with sufficient care! How long does an EIA take, and how much might it cost? Structure of an EIA report EIA policy and legislation Overview of the types of legislation a brief look at examples of EIA legislation globally Key developments in EIA international law EIA requirements of international organisations with a case study focusing on the World Bank EIA requirements Steps involved in developing a sustainable EIA system EXERCISE analyzing legal policy and EIA arrangements in attendees own country Screening Why is screening undertaken and why is it important? Screening procedure does a project require an EIA or not? inclusional and exclusional lists Navigating the terminology EIA, IEE, SEA, environmental overview, class screening. Preliminary EIA how to determine if preliminary EIAs are required Criteria for determining the need and level of an EIA Public involvement level and type of involvement through the whole process Impact analysis Impact identification checklists, matrices, GIS and expert systems Impact analysis, prediction and characterisation overview of the parameters used Social impact assessment Evaluating impact significance how significance relates to EIA guidelines and legislation. Threshold testing.

4 Significance criteria environmental loss and deterioration, social impacts, nonconformity with environmental standards, risk. PRACTICAL ACTIVITY: assessing the significance of the impact assessment Day 2 Visual impact, noise and wildlife considerations Noise potential effects, impact assessment, noise modelling overview, noise assessment Landscape and visual assessment baseline & landscape character, landscape designations, potential effects & impact assessment, visual montages Ornithology existing data collation, the survey, potential effects, birds and the law Bats existing data collation, the survey, potential effects, bats and the law, the importance of bats in an EIA Reptiles and amphibians existing data collation, the survey, potential effects Ecology base line habitat survey, mammal surveys, aquatic surveys, surveys for offshore wind projects Other EIA surveys soils, emissions, geology, archaeology etc Mitigation and impact management Linking the EIA process and mitigation measures Why mitigate the importance of mitigation in development plans Main elements of mitigation avoidance, minimisation and compensation Mitigation basics and approaches to mitigation What if? More than one solution approach Integrating mitigation measures into an environmental management plan (EMP), components of an EMP EIA reporting What is an EIA report? Pulling it all together Typical EIA report elements what to include and how to lay the report out Understanding the shortcomings of an EIA report and how that can affect development Preparing and presenting your report, distributing the report, differing mediums for presenting the report Quality control PRACTICAL ACTIVITY assessing the content and quality of an existing EIA report

5 Implementation of report Day 3 EIA as part of the decision making process linking it to CBA, political priorities etc Key objectives of EIA implementation Components and tools of EIA implementation The role and position of monitoring and management in EIA EIA audits site audits, compliance audits, sector and issue specific audits Evaluation of EIA effectiveness how to evaluate the effectiveness and performance of the EIA Midpoint v endpoint methods Optional IM elements normalization, grouping and weighting: an overview Leaders and community participation Concept of community participation Importance of community participation Strategies used to ensure successes in community participation and involvement Role of a leader in community participation Impact of community involvement and participation in community development activities Management committees Meaning of management committees Role of management committees in the community development activities Types of committees in a community Organization structure of a committee Impact of committees in community on development activities Challenges of committees on development activities Intervention measures Day 4 Leadership and community relations Meaning of leadership relations Significance of community relations Essentials of effective community relations Role of leaders in community relations Impact of community relations on development activities Community conflicts management Meaning of community conflict Causes of conflict in the community

6 Day 5 Features of community conflicts Approaches of conflict resolution and management Role of community leaders in conflict resolution and management Impact of conflicts in community development activities Community integration Meaning of community integration Importance of community integration Approaches used to enhance community integration Impact of community integration on development Emerging trends in community leadership Emerging trends in community leadership WEEK 2: How to Write and Develop Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Policy & Procedure PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: Assess and demonstrate the range of competencies required of a Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment professional. Apply planning techniques in the Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment functions. Explain the purpose/usefulness of Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment policies and procedures. Develop Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment policies and procedures. Perform the basic task of writing Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment policies and procedures. DAILY OUTLINE: Day 1: Introduction to Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Management Top Management Commitment Employee Involvement Total Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Management Effective Communication

7 Day 2: Analyzing Incidents and Accidents Introduction into HSE Management Systems Day 3: Introduction to course objectives and contents Why we need HSE Management System and what it is Individual and organizational roles responsibilities What should HSE Management System cover Standards for HSE Management Integrating OHSAS 18000, ISO and ISO 9000 The role of safety culture Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Policies and Procedures: What Are they and why we Have Them? Day 3: Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Policies Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Procedures A Brief Example of a Policy and a Procedure A Partial List of Policies Whose Job is it Anyway? The Role of Managers How we Can Improve the Implementation of Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Policies Development of Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Policies Basic Guidelines for Developing Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Policies Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Policy Coverage The Development Process Policy Contents and Exclusions Importance of Statutory Inclusions Develop Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Policies? Practical A Typical Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Procedures Manual

8 Day 4: Development of Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Procedures Day 5: Main Considerations in Developing Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Procedures? Including the Development Process The Development Process Develop Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Procedures? Practical The Uses and Design of Forms A Typical Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Procedures Manual Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment Systems Introduction and Briefing More Efficient/Less People The Various Applications Oracle SAP Other Options Case Studies Discussions, Last Day Review & Assessments will be carried out...