546-0522/01 – Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | RNDr. Alena Labodová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | RNDr. Alena Labodová, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2009/2010 | Year of cancellation | 2014/2015 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Introduction to EMS problematics, implementation, economics of the system, impact on company competitiveness and image
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Project work
Summary
Environmental Management Sytems - history, legislation, implementation, certification and/or validation, advantages for companies, integration into the integrated management system, environmental reporting, CSR
Compulsory literature:
1. WEISS Philipp and Jörg BENTLAGE: Environmental Management Systems and Certification (book 4 Environmental Management BUP), Baltic University Press, 2007. 266 pages + CD. ISBN: 91-975526-3-1 (online http://www2.balticuniv.uu.se/bup-3/textbooks-course-materials/bup-course-materials/environmental-management)
2. Norms ISO 14000, ISO 9000, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 26000, SA 8000, ISO 19011
3. EMAS regulation
4. ESAP - Environmental Self-Assessment Program (http://www.gemi.org/GEMIPublications.aspx)
Internet – www.cenia.cz, www.mzp.cz, www.unido.org, www.unep.org , www.cai.cz
Recommended literature:
various scientific journals (Elsevier, Emerald)
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Contents of exercise:
1. Introduction –structure of exercise, requirements
2. Principles of ISO 14001 and EMAS – comparison
3. Initial assessment (establishing of fictive company incl. inputs and outputs, register of legislation), designing of environmental policy, several env.policy case studies, external communication
4. Presentation of company and its environmental policy, designing of methodology for environmental aspects assessment
5. Presentation of company environmental aspects assessment method, brainstorming for company objectives and targets setting
6. Presentation of proposed objectives and targets, organizational chart and responsibility matrix
7. Presentation of company responsibility matrix, designing the structure of employees training and education (various concepts according to working position)
8. Internal and external communication, environmental reporting
9. System of documents control, internal directive for documentation, operational control, emergency preparedness
10. Presentation of documents control directive, monitoring and internal audits
11. Excursion
12. Excursion
13. Environmental accounting (application to EMS)
14. Conclusions, credits.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction – evolution of environmental protection strategies, preventative strategy, historical context (Club of Rome, Our Common Future, Agenda 21)
2. Evolution of formalized management systems (QMS, EMS, OHSAS)
3. Environmental management systems - base, why to implement in the company, connection to other managerial systems. Terminology of EMS.
4. EMS specification, how to start implementation (environmental policy, goals and targets, employees training, documentation control)
5. Tools for implementation and certification of EMS (legislation, accreditation of certification bodies)
6. Project control and its tools (LogFRAME)
7. Difficulties in EMS implementation (incl. costs and payback), benefits for company.
8. Legislation and norms for EMS (EMAS, ISO 14001)
9. Situation in CR (spreading of EMS, legislative backup)
10. Company self assessment, using ESAP tool, designing of environmental policy, register of environmental impacts in company.
11. Structure of employees training according to their position in company, designing of goals and targets from ESAP results
12. Audits of EMS – internal, external, certification. Training of internal auditors. Preparation of internal audits documents. Planning of audit follow-ups.
13. Environmental performance evaluation (ISO 14031). Implementation of product tools to EMS.
14. CSR, environmental reporting.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction