$340 GST-free

This course is registered under the Commonwealth Government's FarmReady program. Eligible primary producers can be reimbursed for the cost of this course. See the FarmReady website for more details.

• To introduce the concept of an environmental management system (EMS)
• To help farmers develop their own EMS
• To highlight the benefits of sustainable agriculture

• Identify the benefits of an EMS for a rural enterprise
• Review the environmental management of a rural enterprise and assess the impacts of current farm activities
• Recognise the types of costs involved in producing an EMS
• Develop a program to improve the environmental performance of your farm
• Develop emergency response plans for your farm
• Identify key performance indicators to monitor progress
• Identify the records and documents you need to keep for an EMS
• Identify the differences between audits (internal and external), a systems review and a management review
• Be aware of the Australian Standards for EMS.

• What is an EMS
• The value of an EMS
• What is driving EMS in agriculture
• Key principles for developing an EMS
• Reviewing environmental performance and risk
• Setting objectives and targets

Day 2

• Developing your environmental program
• Managing communication, records and information
• Documenting your EMS
• Developing emergency plans
• Monitoring and measurement
• EMS auditing and verification audits
• Reviewing the systems

This course is delivered indoors.

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