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Utilities and Environment Workshop for Managers

The three-day workshop will be held in Brisbane on the 2,3 & 4 August 2017.

This workshop is being offered by TAFE Queensland South West. RTO 0526

About the workshop

This workshop will cover the skills and knowledge required to assess the potential impacts of enterprise operations on the environment and implement cost effective strategies. It also covers the skills and knowledge skills and knowledge required to identify enterprise utilities and energy requirements, manage their use and control waste and costs.

Management of environmental impact is a priority across all sectors of the industry, which has invested considerably in developing best practice systems for the management and minimisation of environmental impact. Utilities and energy are a significant cost component in the production of meat and meat products. Their efficient use affects the quality of the product, costs and profits.

The scope of the workshop includes water quality, usage and waste, air quality, emissions, noise, odour, and the minimisation and disposal of solid wastes. The utilities and energy component covers monitoring energy use, reviewing performance and assessing alternatives.

This unit is applicable to managers with responsibility for environmental matters and to plant engineers, production managers, chiller managers and quality managers working in a meat industry context.

About the facilitator

The workshop will be delivered by A/Prof Bernadette McCabe from the University of Southern Queensland.

Workshop fees

  • $1295

Please note that there are additional fees for those who wish to continue on and complete the assessments – please see the MINTRAC website for additional information, or telephone MINTRAC.