COURSE CONTENT &
ITINERARY (Malaysia Only) Duration: 2 days
Course Title
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The Environmental Quality Act, 1974 – Interpretation in
Practice
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Duration: 3-days
(compressible into 2-days)
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CPD
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CPD for this event is commonly
valued for 9
hours.
(3hrs/day is based on DOE CPD list and not issued or
claimed by this training provider).
Participants need to include
this training certificate in their annual reporting submission to their
respective formal training institution which certifies their competencies.
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Who should attend?
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HSE/EHS/SHE/QHSSE/QCEMS managers, officers and members
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EMS committee members
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Environmental auditors
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Environmental Competent Persons
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Maintenance managers and engineers
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Utility managers and engineers
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Production/process managers and engineers
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Administration: finance and administration staffs
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Personnel involved in
environmental management;
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Treatment Plant Operator, Health
& Safety Officer/ Engineers,
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Pollution control engineers and
supervisors: Waste Treatment Engineers,
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Industrial Plant Managers/
Engineers,
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Project / Process Planners & Engineers,
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Chemical / Sanitary Engineers,
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Utilities / Consulting Engineers,
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Purpose
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AIM
By the end
of this training all participants shall be able to identify and understand
related environmental legal requirements thus enhance readiness in complying
with its stipulation.
OBJECTIVE
q Exclusive interpretation of each legal clauses;
q Share what the authorities often look for and how to manage
preparation;
q Share what is not written in the law but requested by the
authorities;
q Share experience in compliance endeavors;
q Share abnormalities in its interpretation;
q Share other legal-binding requirements which are not
stipulated in the law;
q Share arguments in judicial proceedings of
environmental court cases;
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Course content
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Day 1
8.30am – 9.00am, Participants
registration
9.00am – 10.15am, Introduction to
trainer, ice-breaking and overview of the training.
q What is the
Environmental Quality Act, 1974
q EQA : Aim & Introduction
q EQA : Latest
amendments (2001) – CFC new Regulations
q EQA : the mile stone
q The EQA –
non-conformance legal liability.
q Functional scope of
the EQA
TEA BREAK, 10.15AM – 10.45AM
q How EQA administer
Pollution Control?
q EQA concept of
pollution control
q The EQA : Early
Abatement
q The EQA : Scope
‘Mid-Stream’ control
Provision of EQA on Air Pollution Control – which
section? Interpretation?
Ø Section 22 –
restriction on pollution of the atmosphere – interpretation;
Ø Judicial penalty;
Ø Photo illustrations on impact
of air pollution;
Environmental
Quality (Clean Air) Regulations, 2014
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Who is subjected to this regulation
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Obligation to notify;
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Obligation to reduce emission;
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Obligation to install air pollution control equipment
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If air pollution control system fails?
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Opacity of emission
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Which emission standard to apply?
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First Schedule – list of activities
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Second schedule – emission standard
Ø
Fuel burning equipment, incineration, crematoria
Ø
Non-methane volatile organic carbon emission
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Fugitive emission
§
NMVOC
§ Dust
LUNCH BREAK, 12.45PM – 2.00PM
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Third schedule – emission standard
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Fourth schedule – dioxin & furan
v Fifth schedule –
standards for hazardous emissions
TEA BREAK, 3.00PM – 3.30PM
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Dilution of emission;
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Periodic monitoring;
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Continuous emission monitoring;
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Emission declaration;
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Assistance to DOE;
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Failure of control equipment & emergency;
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Accidental emission
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Installation & operation of control equipment;
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Sampling and analysis
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Prohibition order
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License to contravene
v revocation
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The Environmental Quality
(Control of Emission from Diesel Engines) Regulations, 1996 in brief;
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The Environmental Quality
(Control of Lead Concentration in Motor Gasoline) Regulations, 1996 in brief;
5.30PM – END OF FIRST DAY
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Day 2
Provision of EQA on Water Pollution Control;
Ø Section 25 – restriction
on pollution of inland waters - interpretation;
Ø Its judicial
penalty;
Ø Section 27 –
prohibition of discharge of oil into Malaysian Waters;
Ø Section 29 –
prohibition of discharge of wastes into Malaysian Waters;
Ø Its judicial
penalty;
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Photo illustrations of water pollution impact
TEA BREAK, 10.15AM – 10.45AM
Ø Introduction to the
application of Environmental Quality (Industrial Effluent) Regulations, 2009
and Environmental Quality (Sewage) Regulations, 2009
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Environmental
Quality (Industrial Effluent) Regulations, 2009
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General overview of requirements;
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Definitions;
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Who subscribe to this law? Interpretation of Reg.3;
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Obligation to notify the DOE DG;
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Sample – Second Schedule – Notification Form;
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Design and construction of IETS (industrial Effluent Treatment
System);
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Sample – Written Declaration Form;
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Compliance with specification of IETS;
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Monitoring of discharge;
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Sample – monitoring report format;
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Proper operation of IETS;
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Performance monitoring of IETS;
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Competent Person;
LUNCH BREAK, 12.45PM – 2.00PM
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Discharge limit standards A & B; other than COD
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Overview of most important parameters’ discharge standards
(other than COD);
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Phenol and chlorine;
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The COD discharge standards for industrial effluent;
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The COD discharge standards for sewage;
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Best management practices for ‘other parameters’ e.g.
dioxin. Detergents, PCB, salts, TOC, pesticides, etc.;
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Contravention license;
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Alterations affecting quality of effluent;
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Methods of sampling and analysis;
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IETS maintenance records;
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Point of discharge;
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Prohibition against by-pass discharge and dilution;
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Spills and accidental discharge;
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Prohibition of discharge on certain substances;
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Restriction on discharge and disposal of sludge;
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Personnel training;
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Render assistance to law enforcement personnel;
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Prohibition order;
o Summary;
TEA BREAK, 3.00PM – 3.30PM
Ø Environmental Quality (Sewage) Regulations,
2009
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Definition of effluent, industrial effluent and sewage;
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Notification to the DG DOE;
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New sewage treatment system – discharge standards;
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Existing sewage treatment system – discharge standards;
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Sample: copy of this entire law;
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Exemptions
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Discharge standards
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Contravention license
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Case example
5.30PM – END OF SECOND DAY
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Day 3
Environmental
Quality (Scheduled Waste) Regulation, 2005. - Interpretation in practice
9.00am – 10.30am
Ø Main/core definitions;
Ø List of Scheduled
Wastes (SW)
Ø Terminologies &
definitions – illustrative interpretation;
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Overview of SW management – legal basis;
Morning Tea Break: 10.30am –
11.00am
11.00am – 12.30am
Ø Identification – how?
Ø Notification &
sample format;
Ø Storage;
Lunch 12.30pm – 2.00pm
2.00pm – 3.30pm
Ø Label – illustration
& examples;
Ø Inventory & sample
format;
Ø Disposal
Ø Accompanying
information – 7th Schedule;
Ø Responsibility of
contractor;
Ø Consignment note –
example format & illustrative chronology;
Afternoon Tea Break: 3.30pm –
4.00pm
4.00pm – 5.30pm
Ø Accidental spillage –
off-site;
Ø Training requirement;
Ø Treatment of SW;
Ø Recovery of SW;
Ø Application for Special
Management of SW;
Ø Responsibility of Waste
Generator;
Discussion and Q & A.
5.30pm – Course Evaluation and ends.
Evaluation.
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About the trainer
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As the
principal consultant, Mr. Khalid Mohd Ariff prime concern with about
30 years experience in the environmental discipline is to help facilitate
Malaysian companies achieve a state of sustainable business vis-Ã -vis
sustainable development for the nation. A keen researcher and writer who
shares experience and knowledge in all his training and his blog at sekitarsynergy.blogspot.com
He has
enormous practical experience in all aspects of the environmental discipline
in all sectors of businesses, especially the industrial origin, here and
abroad. He is former official trainer and a legal prosecutor for
the Department of Environment Malaysia before retrieving all his
environmental skills as a professional trainer.
Mr.
Khalid has served the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
(Department of Environment Malaysia) for about 15 years during which he was
often selected and underwent post-graduate and specialized environmental
orientated trainings home and abroad. A few significant ones includes
implementation and implications Environmental Management Systems ISO 14001 by
a leading German Institute in Bremen, Germany, majored in The European
Environmental Management and Audit Scheme and also The Implementation of ISO
14001 Requirements. Besides that, he also has successfully completed the EARA
Approved Advanced Environmental Management Systems Auditing Course (UK). He
also pursued in Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Dalhousie University,
Halifax, Canada. Trained the local SMI, multinational corporations,
government agencies and certification bodies.
His vast
experience and knowledge in the environmental discipline gains significant
recognition as he is often invited to write and present specific
environmental papers by entities such as SIRIM QAS Sdn Bhd, Penang
Development Corporation, PUSPATRI, Knowledge Group of Companies, UiTM, etc.
on titles such as; ‘Seminar on ISO 14001 in the Automotive Industry,
Wastewater Treatment Plant – Issues in the management and maintenance for the
system’, ‘Option in Waste Minimization in the Workplace’, and ‘Introducing
ISO 14031 – Environmental Performance Evaluation as a Tool of Self Regulation
and Auditing’. A book which he wrote entitled ‘Addressing
Environmental challenges through Environmental Management System – with
special reference to The European EMAS and ISO 14001’ is now the prime
content on his training handouts for ISO 14001 – Experience In
Practice. Another paper that he wrote earlier was presented in the 1st
Malaysian Conference on Cleaner Production held in the MINES in 1999
entitle ‘MS ISO 14001 Implementation in the SMIs in Malaysia – to prosper
or suffer?’ He’s also a co-author of a book titled Hazardous Waste
Management written by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhamad Rosli Sulaiman of The Chemistry
Faculty, UiTM, Shah Alam which was first published in 2006. A Paper titled “Introduction
to ISO14031 – Environmental Performance Evaluation” was presented for
Petronas Carigali’s HSE Day on 26th March 2008, ‘S.H.E.-MS
– overview of practice’ for UEM Berhad’s QHSE Week on the 17th
November 2011 and on April 24, 2012 in Impiana
KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as invited speaker for Marlene
Insurance Brokers Sdn Bhd in an event for Tenaga Nasional
Berhad themed Seminar On Power Utility Operations & Maintenance
Management where he presented “Environmental Issues from Coal-fired Power
Plants” . In 2014, 18th November, he implored about the need
to use appropriate effluent legal standards and resource conservation in a
paper titled “Achieve Zero Waste from IETS Operation” organized by
Asia iKnowledge Sdn Bhd in The Empire Hotel Subang, Kuala Lumpur.
Apart
from providing training masterpieces in the environmental discipline he has
also performed and involved in major environmental audits of various scopes related
to the EMS and Legal and sites assessment for existing and abandoned project
sites in Malaysia and abroad. Namely in oil & gas, petrochemicals,
metallurgy and chemical and oleochemical industries.
To date
our track records mileaged remarkable recognition by clients from both local
and foreign corporates, such as, SIRIM QAS SDN BHD, Danish-Standards,
MMC-Gamuda, (Petronas, Felda, Perodua, PROTON, Scomi Gp, KMC, IJM Corp. Bhd,
MMHE Bhd, KSB Kemaman, Shell, Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic), Mitsumi, Nordenia,
Hartmann, KANEKA, BASF, AlamFlora, Umicore, RP Chemicals, Malaysian NPK
Fertilizers, UMW, their subsidiaries and joint ventures, government
agencies and professional institution, and an array of others.
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Testimonial
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Our references and what
they have said ………
“Dalami
ilmu, pengetahuan system WWTP bagi kawalan sempurna dan operasi terbaik.”
Course: Wastewater Treatment
Plant – operation
principles, troubleshooting, maintenance and sludge management options.
Rosaland Abdul Wahab, Production Trainer, Petronas Penapisan Melaka Sdn Bhd.
Tel: 06-3522659
“Very
detail and clear explanation on every issue with real life examples. Eye and
mind opener. Interesting facts of environmental impact already happened which
can lead back to those daily activities that contribute to it. To elevate
awareness of people.” Course: Environmental
Quality Act, 1974 – interpretation in practice. Mr. Sin
Cheng Siang, Engineer, Inventec Electronics (M) Sdn Bhd. Tel: 04-2967393
“..
learn and understand the regulations of DOE on Scheduled Waste Management.
Can apply knowledge in work area and impart knowledge to staffs on-site.”
Course: Environmental Quality
(Scheduled Waste) Regulations, 2005. Mr. Ho Fong Seng,
Project Manager, IJM Construction Sdn Bhd. Tel: 03-88888218
“More knowledge gained from various aspects
regarding environment. Able to identify and evaluate the means of aspects and
the impact to environment based on selected subjects.” Course: Environmental
Aspect-Impact Evaluation Method for ISO14001: 2004. Mr. K. Sivaraj A/L M. Kaniah, Maintenance Executive, Shell Gas (LPG)
Port Dickson. Tel: 06-6404556
“Understand how to measure, analyze &
reporting the environmental performance. Can apply the knowledge in my work
area.” Course: Environmental
Performance Evaluation (EPE) based on ISO14031. Ms. Lam Siew Yin, QA Executive, Kaneka (M) Sdn Bhd. Tel: 09-5837000
“Proper Scheduled Waste Management.
Experience/competent trainer with real life examples.” Course: Waste
Management. Mr. Amalludin Bin
Harun, Production Specialist, Huntsman Tioxide. Tel: 09-8625454
“Enhance my knowledge & technical know-how
on ISO14001 EMS. Help to improve our EMS, practice and preparation for
audit.” Course: EMS ISO14001:
2004 – interpretation in practice. Mr. Aris Fadillah
Hj A. Samad, EHS Ast. Gen. Manager, Perodua Manufacturing Sdn Bhd. Tel:
03-60298888 ext. 4320
“The
illustrations in the handout and the presentation materials simplified the
content of the course i.e. easy to understand. Group exercise gives hands on
experience to understand course content better. Course: Life Cycle Assessment MS ISO14040 & ISO14044 by
concept. Mdm. Rashidah Lailah Abd Rashid, Corporate HSE
Assurance Manager, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd. Tel: 03-23319288
... and many more.
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