Course detail
Environmental Management
FSI-UER Acad. year: 2020/2021 Summer semester
The course is focused on a pressing issue of business ecology. At the same time, the students will obtain a basic overview of environmental legislation – individual acts, operation statistics and duties concerning businesses will be assessed.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
3
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
This course enables students to get acquainted with basic overview of legislation concerning environment components protection (the so called component acts) and legislation concerning protection against specific sources of environment endangerment. Obtained knowledge will enable students to assess businesses’ activity not only in terms of finances but also in terms of the environment.
Prerequisites
Students should possess knowledge equal to five semesters at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures explaining the basic principles and theory of the discipline. Teaching is suplemented by practical laboratory work.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes
Students have to present a paper in order to get a classified credit. The students have to prove they obtained relevant knowledge at the end of semester.
Aims
Introduction to the theory of environmental management in the area of company ecology. Overview of valid legislation and duties of individuals and entities. Methods and strategies applied in management of companies and businesses minimizing negative impact on the environment. Presentation of terminology, methods and procedures applied in various areas of industrial activities, detailed specification of selected types of prevention.
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The attendance is obligatory only in case of seminars and excursions, where the presence of the students is checked. In justified cases, a substitute form of education can be held, i.e. in form of individual project (a practical case study).
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B3S-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch B-EPP: Power Engineering, Processes and Environment, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Lecture
26 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. General introduction to business ecology. Overview of valid legislation.
2. Act providing for chemical substances and preparations, relevant regulations. Duties of eligible individuals. Classification of hazardous substances and preparations.
3. Physical chemical characteristics of chemical substances and preparations. Safety sheets.
4. Packing industry – legal requirements, basic terms, individuals’ duties.
5. Act providing for air and relevant regulations.
6. Classification of air pollution sources. Calculation of fees for air pollution, operation statistics, overall operation statistics.
7. Basic regulations in the area of water management in practice. Application for permission to treat water, calculation of fees, controlling of defected substances storing.
8. Adjustment of technical and cooling waters. Biological and chemical waste water purification.
9. Transport of hazardous substances on highways and railways (ADR, RID).
10. Tools for practical application of environment protection – environmental audit, EMAS, EMS.
11. Integrated prevention in environment protection.
12. Act providing for environment impact assessment.
13. Economy of the environment.
Laboratory exercise
13 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Assignment of papers. Environmental policy in the Czech Republic and the EU.
2. Working with chemical substances and preparations database – HSDB, CHRIS, IRIS.
3. Written rules for chemical substances, preparations treatment, their risk for human lives.
4. Package labeling. Warning signs.
5. Air in the Czech Republic.
6. Operation Rules in accordance with Act providing for Air.
7. Practical case of water operation rules.
8. Practical case of water accident plans.
9. Kemler code. Written guidelines for hazardous chemical substances, preparations transport.
10. Excursion – Heating plant Brno.
11. Practical case of carrying out an IPPC form for an industrial business.
12. Practical case for carrying out an EIA for an industrial business followed by a discussion.
13. Paper presentations.