Staff briefing - environmental awareness

Staff awareness of environmental issues can make or break your chances of meeting your legal responsibilities. Use this briefing to get your message across.

What’s covered?

The aim of this Staff Briefing - Environmental Awareness is to ensure that all staff have essential information about the management of waste, the prevention of environmental incidents, energy management, etc.

Why this topic is important

Businesses have a legal and moral duty to look after the environment. Failing to do so can have both financial and reputational consequences.

Hazards and risks

The briefing provides examples of environmental hazards and the potential incidents which may arise if the hazards are not properly controlled.

Control

There are 19 suggested risk control measures (actions) which staff must implement, from making sure they understand procedures through to direct action such as picking up litter. You can supplement the briefing with more detail on relevant procedures in your business, e.g. waste segregation, spill response.

Key points

The key points summarise your expectations of staff including waste management, pollution control, energy efficiency and incident response.