1. NExT
  2. Health Safety and Environment (HSE)
  3. ISO14040 Life Cycle Assessment LCA
  • star
    star
  • star
    star
  • star
    star
  • star
    star
  • star
    star
    • Average client rating (based on 97 attendee reviews)

ISO14040 Life Cycle Assessment LCA

Level: Skill | Type: Classroom | Discipline: Health Safety and Environment

Course Summary

The purpose of this course is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to carry out product system life cycle assessment covering the requirement of ISO 14040 through LCA goal and scope, life cycle inventory, life cycle impact assessment, and life cycle interpretation.

Course Objective

The course will discuss the life cycle assessment framework according to the ISO 14040 clauses to understand:

·         The tools and techniques that would help to well determine the LCA goal and criteria of LCA scope,

·         The tools and techniques that collect and validate the life cycle inventory,

·         The method to facilitate the life cycle impact assessment, and

·         The life cycle interpretation through the determination of the study conclusion and recommendation and if required to carry out any review.

Activities

  • Classroom - Listening and contributing to discussions and exercises including:
  • Individual exercises,
  • Group Discussions and workshops, and
  • Roleplay, LCA journey challenge game.

Pass requirements

  • Written exam with 60%

Awarding body

  • IIRSM – UK

Customize your learning journey

Customize your own learning journey and track your progress when you start using a defined learning path.

In just few simple steps, you can customize your own learning journey in the discipline of your interest, based on your immediate, intermediate and transitional goals. Once done, you can save it in NExTpert-the digital learning ecosystem-and track your progress.

Explore arrow_forward

·         The need for LCA and environmental management traditional and current paradigm.

·         The type of production model.

·         Introduction of life cycle assessment phases.

·         The techniques used to define the scope of the life cycle assessment.

·         The scope criteria and who to determine the life cycle assessment scope.

·         Who conducts life cycle inventory, data collection, and validation?

·         The life cycle inventory calculation methods and allocation calculation to obtain the Inventory database.

·         Explain the techniques of life cycle impact assessment.

·         Explain the life cycle interpretation with a conclusion and recommendation.

·         Explain the intention of the LCA review if required.

·         Team Leaders

·         Supervisors 

·         Managers and officers in charge of HSE, ESG, and sustainability.

·         Internal auditors for EMS / Environmental Auditors.

·         Environmental Coordinators.

·         Understanding the fundamentals of environmental management.

·         Basic quantitative and analytical skills (comfort with ratios, percentages, and unit conversions), as the course includes hands-on calculation exercises covering life cycle inventory, allocation, characterization, and normalization.

·         Prior exposure to ISO 14001 Environmental Management System concepts is recommended.

·         A technical, scientific, or engineering background – or practical experience in an industrial/production environment – is beneficial for understanding system boundaries and production processes.

·         Participants should be released from operational/work duties for the full duration of the course to ensure complete focus on the technical training content.

Currently there are no scheduled classes for this course.

Click below to be alerted when scheduled

favorite Add to Wishlist

Top rated courses

View all arrow_forward