Courses relating to a Queensland audience

This course is designed to provide you with an overview of the importance of, and requirements for minimising environmental harm when working in, on or near water, sewerage and recycled water assets.  

Successful completion of this course and examination will provide you with a “Green Card” covering environmental requirements for working in, on or near these assets. 

Topics covered in this course include:

  • Environmental legislation and contaminants,
  • Incident awareness and preparedness,
  • Environmentally relevant activities,
  • Recycled water and biosolids,
  • Your Key Responsibilities.

About this course

This course is designed to provide you with an overview of the importance of, and requirements for, maintaining public health, minimising environmental harm and general workplace health and safety when working in, on or near sewerage and recycled water assets.  

Successful completion of this course and examination will provide you with a “Brown Card” for working in, on or near sewerage and recycled water assets.

Topics covered in this course include:

  1. Legislation, Guidelines and Standards,
  2. Risks and Safety,
  3. Managing Health Risks,
  4. Specific Types of Work/Tasks,
  5. Sewage Overflows/Spills,
  6. Your Key Responsibilities, and
  7. Progressive Quiz Questions – 12 questions

This course provides an overview of drinking water quality and how it can be affected by working on or around drinking water infrastructure.

What you will be expected to know by the end of this course: 

  • What contaminants are 
  • What risks they pose to the public 
  • How they can enter a drinking water system 
  • Your responsibilities and how to manage work in and around systems to reduce the risk of contaminants entering them.

This course is designed to provide you with an introduction to the urban water and sewerage industry in Queensland.

The course will take around 30 minutes to complete. 


This course is designed to provide you with an introduction to the urban water and sewerage industry in Queensland.

The course will take around 30 minutes to complete.