Introduction

Effective management of wastes and environmental risks is critical for the reduction of costs and the prevention of harm to humans. In this program, Course Outcomes how to:

• Enhance your leadership and management skills
• Extend those skills into the domain of environmental and waste issues
• Balance the roles of an effective manager and use management systems to control tasks
• Use environmental issues to motivate and coach your people for improved efficiency and performance
• Delegate the workload effectively and efficiently

Objectives

By the end of this course participants will learn how to:

• Be aware of the principal national and international background issues relating to the environmental management in the oil and gas industry
• Have formed a considered view on the significance of waste management environmental issues for the industry
• Be aware of the effects of the principal relevant environmental legislation and sustainable development policy affecting the industry and how to interpret changing legislation into practical responses
• Have considered the key means by which the industry can begin to enhance performance through environmental efficiency
• Have considered the competitive advantage that might be brought through giving attention to environmental management

Target Audience

• Newly appointed managers, supervisors, and team leaders
• New members of the management team
• Those managers supervisors who have been in their position for less than a year, or are about to be promoted to their first managerial supervisory position
• Health and safety or quality managers with a new portfolio of environmental, sustainable development or waste management
• Environmental advisors or scientists who wish to progress to management level

Outline

The course covers the following topics:

Sustainable business thinking

• How and why do environmental and social issues impact on the industry?
• Why is it important to build waste and environmental issues in the business process?
• What are the driving forces to respond to environmental and social issues?

Legislation, policy, and models for action

• What and how do legislation and global policies affect the industry?
• How do economic instruments affect profitability?
• What are the building blocks of a management system that controls waste and environmental issues?

Tools for the assessment and interpretation of environmental and social performance

• What is the purpose and nature of the initial social and environmental review?
• How is an environmental and social management review conducted?
• How are the significant environmental impacts of the organizations identified?
• How is an environmental audit carried out and how does it differ from a waste audit

Managing waste and energy to improve efficiency

• How are cost savings and improved business efficiency identified and communicated to board members and staff?
• How do I keep track of changing waste management legislation and policy?
• What is the role of energy efficiency management and renewable energy in business management?
• What is the role of improved resource and waste management in achieving a competitive advantage?
• How does the oil and gas industry address some of these issues

Management and reporting systems

• What are the key elements of an environmental management and reporting system?
• How are management systems employed to improve business efficiency, ensure compliance and respond to environmental, social and environmental challenges, and communicate these to stakeholders?
• What are the structure and control mechanisms within management systems?
• How are social, environmental and ethical issues communicated to stakeholders?