Report on industrial orientation with Environmental Resources Management Pte Ltd (ERM)

Abstract

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the author’s experiences in Environmental

Resources Management (ERM) over the course of the 10 weeks internship programme. This

report also serves to fulfil the requirements set out by Nanyang Technological University

(NTU)’s Industrial Orientation program (IO) by showcasing the learning of the author mainly in

the Contaminated Site Management (CSM) and Transaction Services (TS) departments. Learning

includes understanding the Environmental Baseline Study (EBS), ESA guidelines for State Land

in Singapore, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) guidelines for onshore and offshore gas

and oil development, International Financial Corporation (IFC) guidelines for various

environmental parameters, Singapore EHS legislation, and various research works amongst the

many learning. This report also depicts the involvement of the author in the field work of several

projects at ERM. At the end, the author sums up the report with a reflection of his industrial

experience.