Health Safety and Environment · HSE-021
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental impact assessment is required for most major developments and helps decision-makers understand and reduce environmental and social impacts before projects…
- Duration5 days
- Next date16 - 20 Nov 2026
- Cities7 cities
- Fee from£2,840
Course overview
Why Attend
Environmental impact assessment is required for most major developments and helps decision-makers understand and reduce environmental and social impacts before projects proceed.
This LLMI course explains the EIA process: screening, scoping, baseline studies, impact prediction and evaluation, mitigation, public consultation, reporting, review and environmental management plans. Participants work through a project case and prepare key EIA components.
The course suits developers, consultants, regulators and environmental professionals.
Course Objectives
Explain the purpose and legal basis of EIA
Conduct screening and scoping
Plan baseline studies
Predict and evaluate impacts
Develop mitigation and management plans
Manage consultation, reporting and review
Target Audience
Environmental professionals
Project developers and managers
Consultants
Regulators
Planners
HSE managers
Course Methodology
Process presentations
Project case study
Impact evaluation exercises
Consultation role play
Group work
Course outline
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1Day 1: EIA Fundamentals
- Purpose of EIA
- Legal frameworks
- EIA process
- Stakeholders
- International standards
- Exercise: Screening a project
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2Day 2: Scoping and Baseline
- Scoping
- Baseline studies
- Air, water and soil
- Biodiversity
- Social baseline
- Workshop: Scoping report
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3Day 3: Impact Assessment
- Impact identification
- Prediction methods
- Significance evaluation
- Cumulative impacts
- Uncertainty
- Exercise: Impact matrix
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4Day 4: Mitigation and Consultation
- Mitigation hierarchy
- Environmental management plans
- Public consultation
- Grievance mechanisms
- Reporting
- Role play: Public consultation
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5Day 5: Review and Follow-up
- EIA review
- Decision-making
- Monitoring
- Compliance
- Lessons learned
- Capstone: EIA outline
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