How long does the course take and is it online?

The course takes about 35 minutes, is 100% online and self-paced, and you can complete it on any device. Access period: 6 months access from the day of course start. You receive an instant, verifiable certificate of completion after passing the assessment.

How much does it cost?

The Environmental Awareness for the Workplace course is $39 AUD (including GST) per person. Discounted team seats are available for businesses.

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Environmental Awareness for the Workplace

Name: Environmental Awareness for the Workplace
Price: 39 AUD
Availability: InStock

A practical, interactive introduction to environmental responsibility at work and how it connects to work health and safety. Learn the common environmental aspects of a workplace, waste, water, air, energy, spills, noise and biodiversity, how to prevent and respond to spills and pollution, how to minimise waste using the waste hierarchy, what the general environmental duty means for you and how to report environmental incidents, with the regulatory detail noted for your own state or territory.

~35 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start

Environmental Awareness for the Workplace

What You Will Learn

Explain why environmental responsibility matters at work and how it links to work health and safety
Identify the common environmental aspects of a workplace, including waste, water, air, energy, spills, noise and biodiversity
Describe how to prevent and respond to spills and pollution incidents
Apply the waste hierarchy to minimise waste and improve resource recovery
Recognise the general environmental duty and how to report an environmental incident to the right regulator

Course Content

1. Why environmental responsibility matters at work

2. Common workplace environmental aspects

3. Preventing and responding to spills and pollution

4. Waste minimisation and the waste hierarchy

5. Your environmental duty and reporting incidents

6. Apply it: a workplace decision scenario

Final Assessment - 10 questions, 80% pass mark, retakes available

Who This Course Is For

Office, warehouse, workshop, site and operational staff, supervisors and anyone who wants a solid grounding in everyday environmental responsibility at work.

Accreditation: This is a non-accredited awareness course. It does not issue a unit of competency and is not a substitute for licensed or accredited training required for regulated environmental work, dangerous goods handling or high-risk work in your state or territory.

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Duration	~35 minutes
Format	100% online, self-paced
Lessons	6
Assessment	10 questions (80% to pass)
Certificate	Instant, verifiable
Access period	6 months access from the day of course start
Who it’s for	Office, warehouse, workshop, site and operational staff, supervisors and anyone who wants a solid grounding in everyday environmental responsibility at work.

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Environmental Awareness for the Workplace

~35 minutes100% online, self-paced6 months access from the day of course start