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BS EN ISO 14001 : 1996, Clause 4.4.2 Training, awareness and competence
The organisation shall identify training needs. It shall require that all personnel whose work
may create a significant impact upon the environment, have received appropriate training.
It shall establish and maintain procedures to make its employees or members at each relevant
function and level aware of:
- The importance of conformance with the environmental policy and procedures and with the
requirements of the environmental management system;
- The significant environmental impacts, actual or potential, of their work activities and the
environmental benefits of improved personal performance;
- Their roles and responsibilities in achieving conformance with the environmental policy and
procedures and with the requirements of the environmental management system, including emergency
preparedness and response requirements;
- The potential consequences of departure from the specified operating procedures.
Personnel performing tasks which can cause significant environmental impacts shall be competent
on the basis of appropriate education, training and/or experience.
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