Module Details

Module Code: ZENV C3102
Module Title: Environmental Management
Title: Environmental Management
Module Level:: 7
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Paula Rankin
Module Author:: Paula Rankin
Domains:  
Module Description: The aim of this module is to give the student an overview of legislation and management aspects of environment-related activities in the brewing and distilling industries
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Evaluate and discuss current issues in the natural environment in Ireland and globally, and those specifically related to the brewing and distilling industries
LO2 Identify the necessary elements of an industrial or waste licence to ensure complicance
LO3 Interpret technical reports and guidance documents and demonstrate competence on the current legislation principles regulating the working environment.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
The Natural Environment
Ecosystems. Ecosystem functions, Natural capital, Depleting natural resources, Earth equivalence, Environmental degradation, Sustainable development, Circular Economy.
Water Quality
Surface waters/Groundwater/aquifers, Water Framework Directive. Drinking water (Public, group, private supplies), legislation. Industrial and urban waste water: types, treatment, discharge licences and legislation, river and lake assimulative capacity, Responsibilities of EPA, local authorities.
Pollution
Classes of pollution, Chemical (organic - PAHs/PCBs/Dioxins/VOCs/Biocides/Pharmaceuticals, inorganic - nutrients (N-P)/heavy metals), biological (bacteria/viruses/protozoa), physical (light/thermal) Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit 1992. Global warming.
Environmental Liability Directive
Provisions, 'Polluter Pays' principle, Precautionary principle. The Pollution Linkage concept.
Industrial Emisions Directive
Provisions, IPPC licences, IPPC application process/information, Best Available Technique (BAT), BREF documents, Emission Limit Values (ELV). IPPC cases studies (Food and Pharmaceutical industry).
Environmental Impact Assessment
Methodology of EIA/EIS. Regulations. Case studies on major projects. Sustainable development. Public consultation.
Energy
Fossils fuels, environmental impacts (extraction-processing), effects of combustion - atmosphere, GHG-particulate matter, carbon footprint, renewable energy (environmental impacts of solar, hydroelectric, wind, biofuel), Kyoto. Paris 2015. Energy audits.
Waste Management
Waste production statistics, the Waste management heirachy (prevent, reduce, reuse, recycle), Environmental impacts of landfill (odous/leachate/pests/visual), Landfill Directive, Environmental impacts of incineration (technology/dioxins/GHG) Reporting, compliance, Biogradable waste treatment, composting, anaerobic digestion. Other waste legislation (WEE, VoU.).
Environmental Management Systems in Industry
EMS: Componients and implimentation. Environmental quality standards (ISO 14001:2015, Environmental management and audit scheme (EMAS). Legal and other requirements. Evaluation of compliance. Auditing. Eco-labelling.
OHS1
Common law and statute law, criminal law and civil law, European law. Health, Safety and Welfare Act, 2005; scope of the Act, duties of employers, employees and providers, the Safety statement, hazard identification and risk assessment
OHS2
Occupational Exposure Levels; TWA, STEL, TLV, OES Engineering and other controls of airborne contaminants. Use and limitations of Personal Protection Equipment. Health Surveillance.
OHS3
Toxicity, routes of exposure, Classification of Hazardous Chemicals, Chemical Regulations, Material Safety Data Sheets. Classification of biological hazards, occupational diseases (zoonosis).
OHS4
Distribution and cause of accidents in different workplaces, accident investigation, accident reporting. The role of Inspectors and the Health and Safety Authority
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment40.00%
End of Module Formal Examination60.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Other % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Case study report/Short essay/Short Answer type
Assessment Type Essay % of Total Mark 20
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
Case study report/Short essay/Short Answer type (OHS)
No Project
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 60
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
End of year exam
Reassessment Requirement
Exam Board
It is at the discretion of the Examination Board as to what the qualifying criteria are.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Theory Class 12 Weeks per Stage 4.00 48
Independent Learning Non Contact No Description 15 Weeks per Stage 5.13 77
Total Weekly Contact Hours 4.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Adrian Belcham. (2014), Environmental Management:, Routledge, p.212, [ISBN: 9781138775343].
  • United Nations Environment Programme. Industry & Environment Office. (1996), Environmental Management in the Brewing Industry, Incumbent, p.106, [ISBN: 9280715232].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
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