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ANNEX 4
TRAINING COURSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL
MANAGERS AND ENGINEERS FROM ESCAP COUNTRIES (1989)
Acting office manager, chem.eng. Emelie Enckell-Sarkola
National Board of Waters and Environment,
Box 250, SF 00101 HELSINKI, Finland
NEGOTIATIONS WITH AUTHORITIES
1. INTRODUCTION
Industrial managers and engineers work within a framework
of economical, technical, legal and social possibilities
and restrictions. Within this framework the environmental
objectives are of growing importance. In aiming at an
optimal environmental protection and a rational use of
natural resources enterprises and authorities have different
roles, responsibilities and means. To meat the objectives
the society and the environment call for they have to
collaborate and to negotiate.
In Finland the environmental legislation is very split.
There are the Water Act (264/61), the Waste Management Act
(673/78), the Air Pollution Control Act (67/82) and the
Chemical Act (744/89) just to mention some acts of central
importance. The water protection is supervised by the
National Board of Waters and Environment and its 13 dist-
ricts. Permits for effluent dicharge or other pollution or
change of a watercourse are given by the Water Court.
Waste management and air pollution control are supervised
by the County Governments and on a local level by the
municipal authorities. Permits are given by the County
Governments. Other authorities with environmental responsi-
bilities are the labour protection authorities, the health
authorities and the technical inspection authorities. In
many countries the environmental legislation is more cohe-
rent. InFinland amore uniformlegislationand administrati-
on is under development.
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