Cooperative Environmental Management Systems

Teachers in charge

izv. prof. dr. sc. Julia Volmajer Valh
prof. dr. sc. Čurlin M.

Study

Textile Science and Technology - postgraduate

Course summary

30

ECTS

4

Knowledge verification

oral exam

Lecture type

lectures

Exercise type

seminars

Subject content

Water pollution prevention in textile industry with an emphasis on technological processes of dyeing. Methodology and techniques. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Primary and secondary treatment processes, conventional biological and alternative processes. Separation systems and recycling. Risk assesment and management. Complience with environmental menagement systems. Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSAS) 18001. Compliance with legislation. Cleaner production, principles, methodology and Eco-efficiency. Public policy and communication. The concept of intergrated envvironmental management.

Aim of course

Introduce with the proactive approach in solving the problems of environmental protection. At the same time, application of preventive strategies for environmental protection of production processes.

Literature necessary for course

• Moeller, D.W.: Environmental Health, Harvard University Press, London,1998.
• Dupont, R.R., Baxter, T.E., Theodore, L.: Environmental Management, Problems and Solutions, Lewis Publishers, New York, 1998.
• Gregori.S.: Introduction to ISO 14001 Standard, De Montfort University, London, 1996.
• Sheldon,C.: ISO 14000 and Beyond, Environmental management Systems in the real World, Greenleaf Publishing, UK, 1997. Corbitt, McGraw-Hill