Knowledge of environmental legislation, environmental awareness and awareness of basic environmental management systems

It will discuss how Global, International and National environmental issues can be converted into commercial pressure on subsea operations.

The scope of the course includes the identification of subsea operations and environmental impacts and the need for careful evaluation of these, using risk assessment such as HAZID/ENVID techniques. It will look at design, construction, operations and decommissioning, utilising manned diving and remotely operated systems. The course will contain a brief look at the methods of environmental management (ISO14001).

The course is based around the main legislation and regulations that apply to subsea operations (the onshore support as well as the subsea delivery) within the UK sector. It reviews in brief, the regulations and also DTI and Industry Guidance Notes/Codes of Practice. The course is a combination of lectures and practical exercises with ample opportunity for delegates to be asked detailed questions on any aspect.

As the course is for one day only, it will not explore the full detail of the regulations, but rather will provide an awareness to allow delegates to be able to find out more, on their own, subsequent to the course.

Agenda

08.00

Registration

08.30

Introduction - Aims and Objectives

08.45

Environmental Issues, Commercial Environmental Strategy and Stakeholder Influence

09.35

Exercise 1

Environmental Stakeholders

09.50

Tea/Coffee

10.05

An Introduction to Environmental Regulation and Policy in the UK

10.30

Environmental Legislation - Offshore UKCS

11.30

Environmental Risk

12.30

Lunch

13.00

A Case Study on Stakeholder Communication - Brent Spar

14.00

Emergency Preparedness and Response - planning and responding to incidents

14.40

Environmental Risk Exercise

14.50

The Role of the DTI/SEPA

15.20

Tea/Coffee

15.35

Checking the Controls are Effective

16.10

Environmental Management Systems - A basic understanding

16.50

Summary and conclusions

17.00
Session ends