Understanding environmental issues
General awareness is useful for all employees. Selected employees will require a more detailed understanding of the links between activities and impacts, as appropriate.
Reading plans and maps
This is useful for anyone who has to understand and operate systems which give rise to environmental impacts.
Recognising environmental aspects and impacts
General awareness is, once again, useful for all. A deeper understanding is necessary for those employees whose decisions will determine an organisation’s impacts.
Knowing your legal responsibilities
This is useful for anyone whose actions or omissions may result in violations of legislation or regulations which might cause a nuisance.
Audit skills
Any organisation which implements an EMS will need a team of internal environmental auditors. Knowledge of audit skills is also a distinct advantage for prospective auditees (see emissions to water).