About The Course

Our Environmental Awareness training course helps managers and employees understand the issues surrounding environmental aspects and impacts and what can be done in the workplace to improve an organisation's environmental performance.

Aims of the course

This course will explain the main issues that impact the environment and what governments, agencies and individuals are doing to improve these risks. It will also provide the trainee with an awareness of the environment; explain how their actions at work can affect it and what they can do to reduce environmental impacts. The course could form part of the training requirement described within the Environmental Management System Standard ISO 14001.

Who is it for?

The course is aimed at all levels of employees who are required to understand and effectively control the risks which may impact on the environment. And it will provide employees with the awareness to help meet their responsibilities.

Course content

1. INTRODUCTION
The environment in the media, regulations and influencing action, duties and responsibilities.

2. THE ISSUES
Waste, energy, air emissions, water, travel, noise and other nuisances.

3. MANAGING THE ISSUES
How to manage the issues concerning the environment, environment incident causation model, environment management model, roles to play within your organisation.

4. ASSESSMENT
A short assessment comprising of a series of questions to test your knowledge and understanding of the course.