• on the integrated pollution prevention and control (IPPC) as defined in the new Industrial Emissions Directive (Directive 2010/75/EU) and the former IPPC directive (Directive 2008/1/EC),
• on the prevention of major accidents (Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards - so-called Seveso II Directive).

• understand what is integrated pollution prevention and control and be familiar with the European Union regulatory framework
• know in details the concept and implementation of the Seveso II Directive: the safety report, the major accident prevention policy (MAPP), the Safety Management System (SMS), Land-Use Planning (LUP) and Emergency Plans
• understand the importance of human and security aspects when dealing with HSSE issues in industry
• know what are Safety (Key) Performance Indicators (SPIs or KPIs) and their use and interpretation.

engineers (university level), managers, inspectors, legislators and other professionals dealing with HSE and HSEE

Unit 1: Introduction to the IPPC (Integrated pollution prevention and control)

• Mandatory environmental conditions:
  • use all appropriate pollution-prevention measures, namely the best available techniques (which produce the least waste, use less hazardous substances, enable the recovery and recycling of substances generated, etc.);
  • prevent all large-scale pollution
  • prevent, recycle or dispose of waste in the least polluting way possible;
  • use energy efficiently;
  • ensure accident prevention and damage limitation;
  • recovery of sites to their original state when the activity is over

•   Permit requirements:
  • emission limit values for polluting substances (with the exception of greenhouse gases if the emissions trading scheme applies)
  • any soil, water and air protection measures required
  • waste management measures
  • measures to be taken in exceptional circumstances (leaks, malfunctions, temporary or permanent stoppages, etc.)
  • minimization of long-distance or transboundary pollution
  • release monitoring
  • all other appropriate measures
• Permit applications: information required and consultation procedure
• The Seville Process to elaborate the BREFs (reference documents on Best Available Techniques)
• Recent evolution: from IPPC Directive 2008/1/EC to Industrial Emission Directive 2010/75/EU

Unit 2: Implementation of the IPPC (Beyond IPPC…)

• Implementation in EU
• BREF (examples)
• IPPC in relation to other instruments
• The role of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) in the context of IPPC and introduction into LCA

Unit 3: Major Accident Prevention Policy MAPP as required by Seveso Directive

• Concepts of major accident prevention
• Risk assessment and safety report
• Major Accident Prevention Policy (MAPP), Safety Management System (SMS), Land-Use Planning (LUP)…
• Implementation and examples

Unit 4: Human factor analysis

• Concepts of human and organizational factors
• Control system and human performance
• Learning from experience
• Integration in SMS

Unit 5: Security aspects

• Security concept
• Hazard and threat analysis
• Good security practice
• Security management

Unit 6: Safety (Key) performance indicators in the HSSE area

• concepts
• leading and lagging indicators
• indicator definition, selection, aggregation…
• use of indicators and interpretation of the results

Unit 7: Review of the main course issues and preparation for the final exam
Unit 8: Final Exam