Environmental Awareness

Course Goal/Description

This awareness course provides an overview of the environmental aspects and impacts associated with the oil and gas industry and the measures that can be taken to minimise environmental damage from atmospheric emissions, discharges to sea, chemical use and discharge, spills, waste generation, seabed disturbance and noise generation.

Learning Objectives

LO1 Explain the importance of environmental awareness
LO2 Identify the environmental issues associated with the oil and gas industry
LO3 Define environmental aspects and impacts
LO4 Describe the purpose of an Environmental Management System (EMS)
LO5 Identify the main environmental aspects related to the oil and gas industry
LO6 Explain the environmental impacts associated with atmospheric emissions and the measures that can be taken to minimise environmental damage
LO7 Explain the environmental impacts associated with chemical use and discharge and the measures that can be taken to minimise environmental damage
LO8 Explain the environmental impacts associated with discharges to sea and the measures that can be taken to minimise environmental damage
LO9 Explain the environmental impacts associated with spills and the measures that can be taken to minimise environmental damage
LO10 Explain the environmental impacts associated with waste generation and the measures that can be taken to minimise environmental damage
LO11 Explain the environmental impacts associated with seabed disturbance
LO12 Explain the environmental impacts associated with noise generation
LO13 Identify the everyday actions that can be taken to minimise environmental impact