Awareness of environmental aspects in standardization

Dates: 17 July 2008, 19 March 2009

Venue: BSI, Chiswick, London, Room 510

Duration: One day

Course outline:

The course raises awareness of a ‘best practice’ approach to understanding the environmental aspects and components in standardization and the impact of these standards in the world. This course is of benefit to all standardizers and committee members involved in standardization.

The course raises awareness of the key environmental impacts on business, trade and government.

Course objectives:

  • Follow the structure and elements of working with environmental aspects/components in standards.
  • Discuss company ‘pollution prevention strategies’ and other case study examples.
  • Practically apply how environmental impacts may be reduced.
  • Obtain insights to recycled products and ‘product lifecycle analysis’ in various industries.
  • Apply the numerous environmental reference docs and utilise the environmental checklist.
  • Gain insight into the benefits of environmental standardization.
  • Discuss the creation of environmentally sound products.
  • Review the development and application of environmental components in standards.

Course format:

  • Presentation
  • Questions and answers
  • Case studies
  • CEN checklist and templates
  • Group work and group discussions

Target audience:

  • Committee members and standardizers
  • Committee secretaries
  • Committee chairs

This training is FREE to UK Committee Members.

Courses cancelled within 28 days of taking place will incur a charge of £150 +VAT.
Dates and venues may be subject to change.

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