Level 2 Award in Environmental Management

The OSHA Digital Level 2 Award in Environmental Management develops intermediate knowledge and practical skills for managing environmental responsibilities within organisations. It covers legal compliance, risk assessment, emergency planning, waste management, auditing, documentation, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable working practices.

1. OSHA and Environmental Management: Understand the role of workplace requirements in environmental health and safety.
2. Environmental Legislation: Examine relevant federal, state, and local regulatory obligations.
3. Environmental Risk: Identify, evaluate, and control environmental hazards.
4. Emergency Preparedness: Develop response arrangements for environmental incidents.
5. Management Systems: Explore Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14001 principles.
6. Waste Management: Apply responsible waste reduction, recycling, and disposal practices.
7. Auditing and Compliance: Conduct audits and identify opportunities for improvement.
8. Reporting: Maintain accurate environmental records and reports.
9. Stakeholder Engagement: Involve relevant parties in environmental decisions and sustainability initiatives.

• Environmental managers and coordinators
• Health and safety officers
• Facility and operations managers
• Compliance officers
• Quality assurance professionals
• Sustainability practitioners
• Individuals responsible for organisational environmental performance

1. Understand key environmental standards and regulatory requirements.
2. Identify, assess, and control organisational environmental risks.
3. Prepare effective emergency plans for environmental incidents.
4. Integrate Environmental Management System principles into operations.
5. Apply responsible waste reduction, recycling, and disposal practices.
6. Conduct environmental audits and support continual improvement.
7. Maintain accurate compliance records and reports.
8. Engage internal and external environmental stakeholders.
9. Promote sustainable business practices and environmental responsibility.

Learners may attempt the course assessment after studying the learning materials and completing the module quizzes. Multiple-choice questions selected from an extensive question bank are used to measure subject knowledge.

Assessment pattern:

• The open-book assessment must be completed within two hours.
• A minimum score of 70% is required to pass.
• Learners who do not pass may attempt the assessment again.
• A maximum of three attempts is permitted within a 10-hour period.
• After the third attempt, learners must wait 24 hours before trying again.
• A passed assessment cannot be retaken solely to obtain a higher score.
• No separate final programme examination is offered; all required course assessments must be passed.