Environmental Awareness online training
A practical workplace course covering waste, energy, pollution prevention, resource use and everyday environmental responsibilities.
Course outline
- Why environmental awareness matters
- Key environmental impacts
- Waste hierarchy
- Segregating waste
- Knowledge check: waste
- Energy use
- Water use
- Pollution prevention
- Spill response
- Knowledge check: drains
- Chemicals and storage
- Transport and travel
- Sustainable purchasing
- Biodiversity and local environment
- Knowledge check: spill
- Environmental incidents
- Your workplace role
- Continuous improvement
- Final assessment
- Course summary and next steps
What this supports
Why environmental awareness matters
Key environmental impacts
Waste hierarchy
Segregating waste
Knowledge check: waste
Energy use
Water use
Pollution prevention
Questions
Which option is highest in the waste hierarchy?
Preventing waste is better than dealing with it after it has been created.
What should you do with unknown liquid waste?
Unknown liquid waste must be handled through the correct process.
What is a key priority during a spill?
Preventing spread to drains and the environment is a key spill response priority.
Which statement is best?
Everyone can contribute to reducing environmental impact.