4.4.2 Training- Awareness and Competence

Purpose

Training, awareness and competence are critical to the success of the environmental management system.

Procedure

• All personnel who perform tasks which may cause significant environmental impacts shall be competent on the basis of appropriate education, training and/or experience.
• [enter-your-company-name-here] identifies the training requirements for personnel at all levels of the organisation. 
• The Environmental Management Committee, chaired by the Environmental Manager, shall develop a Training_Matrix for each role in the organisation that performs a work task or activity that has the potential to impact on the environment.
• Each training element shall be documented and controlled in accordance with clause 4.4.5
• As a member of the organisation completes each training element, this is recorded in the Training_Register which is controlled in accordance with clause 4.5.3.

The training shall include;

• the requirements of [enter-your-company-name-here]’s environmental management system,
• the importance of conformance with the environmental policy and procedures,
• the actual or potential environmental impact of work activities and the environmental benefits of improvements to work practices,
• the role and responsibilities for achieving conformance with the environmental policy and procedures and with the requirements of the environmental management system,
• the requirements for emergency preparedness and response, and
• the potential consequences of departure from specified operating procedures.

When necessary or deemed more appropriate, training shall be sourced from outside the organisation in areas such as emergency measures, clean-up, toxic waste disposal, legislative procedures, permits, etc.