Introduction to Environmental Management: For the Nebosh Certificate in Environmental Management

ISBN-13: 9781138098107 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 202 str.

Brian Waters

Opis

This book is directly aligned to the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management, which is a qualification aimed primarily at those in business who influence the environmental performance of their organisation by the decisions that they make as managers or the actions that they take as operators.

Spis treści

Introduction  1 Foundations in environmental management  2 Environmental management systems  3 Environmental impact assessments  4 Control of emissions to air  5 Control of contamination of water supplies  6 Control of waste and land use  7 Sources of energy and energy efficiency  8 Control of environmental noise  9 Planning for and dealing with environmental emergencies  10 The examination for the NEBOSH certificate in environmental management  Appendix 1 Units of measurement used in environmental management  Appendix 2 Background briefing to some of the terminology used in the text  Appendix 3 Some examples of environmental management in practice  Appendix 4 Further details on chapter references to UK law

O autorze

Brian Waters spent 15 years in the water supply industry, principally with Severn Trent Water, covering water treatment and supply, waste water and industrial waste treatment and the management of river and groundwater quality. He then joined the National Rivers Authority and subsequently the Environment Agency, gaining experience and senior management responsibility for all of the different functions across the Midlands. Since retiring from the Environment Agency he has worked in consultancy and training and as an examiner for NEBOSH.