Environmental safety and responsible developmentLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand the importance of environmental safety and know the legislation related to environmental safety.

You know the requirements of the principles of sustainable development, especially regarding environmental impacts and responsibilities and energy saving.

You can identify environmental safety risks and make improvement suggestions to avoid them.

You understand the importance of environmental safety in various sectors.

You know how to develop an organisation's operations, taking into account the requirements set by the principles of environmental safety and sustainable development.

Content

What is environmental safety?
Environmental safety legislation.
What are the principles of sustainable development in terms of environmental safety?
Management of environmental issues in a company.
Efficient use of energy and material in a company's operations.
Chemical safety in a company.
Waste management in a company.

Evaluation

Students can
b. manage appropriate methods of information search and evaluate information sources critically.
c. figure out the tasks related to environmental safety
d. apply the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field and justify the choice.
e. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations, such as as a team member and notices and describes problems in the professional field.
f. evaluate activities in customer, user and target group situations.
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.