COVID-19 Business Recovery: Waste and Air Quality Management

Overview

Welcome to the Aviation Operations During COVID-19 Business Restart and Recovery Waste Management course.

While no current scientific evidence proves that waste is a vector of COVID-19 transmission, efficiently managing waste may minimize the spread of COVID-19 across the lifecycle, stakeholders and touchpoints of waste management.

This course will examine the measures airport operators can take to effectively manage waste to minimize the spread of COVID-19.

Learning Objectives

On completion of this course you will be able to:

• Describe the steps for a risk-based approach to managing contaminated waste.
• Outline the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recommendations for the handling and disposing of international waste.
• Explain the recommended steps for handling contaminated terminal waste.
• Explain the recommended steps for handling recyclable material.
• Describe the recommended approach to disposing of single-use items.
• Describe the recommended approach to disposing of landfill waste.
• Outline the effect the pandemic may have had on waste services and reduction targets.
• Describe the recommended engagement and communications approach to the handling of waste in a post-COVID-19 environment.

Who Should Enrol?

• All airport personnel and service providers involved in cleaning and waste services across the airport.
• Airport personnel responsible for planning the re-start and recovery of operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Airport Managers, Supervisors or Personnel with operations responsibilities.

Course Content

The Aviation Operations During COVID-19 Business Restart and Recovery Waste Management course includes the following topics:

• Welcome
• Introduction
• Risk-based Approach
• Deplaned Domestic/International Waste Management
• Building Waste Management (terminal, airline, tenant & cargo)
• Recyclable Material
• Single-use items
• Landfill waste
• Waste Services and Reduction Targets
• Engagement and Communications
• Actions

Assessment

This course includes an integrated online assessment.

Candidates must successfully complete the assessment to receive a Certificate of Completion.