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2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EV 752 - Risk Assessment and Environmental Auditing

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
Course topics include the following: (1) a review of the environmental risk assessment process; (2) a review of environmental auditing procedures, including an introduction to ISO 14,000 and its impact on the environmental auditing process; (3) an overview of federal requirements relating to environmental assessments and impact statements; 4) a project involving the conducting of an actual audit of a facility; and 5) a project involving the review ad assessment of the risk assessment process used in developing an existing regulation. Offered Spring-O term. (prereq: Graduate standing in MSEV program or department consent)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
• Understand the basic concepts of risk assessment, including how risk assessment is used in the development of environmental and safety regulations
• Understand the potential impacts of chemicals released to the environment
• Understand the effects of exposure to pollutants on human, animal and plant health
• Develop audit procedures to demonstrate regulatory compliance
• Develop methods and procedures for ISO 14000 certification
Prerequisites by Topic
• None appended
Course Topics
• No course topics appended
Laboratory Topics
• No laboratory topics appended
Coordinator
Deborah Jackman



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