Guide to the hierarchy of air emission controls

Many pieces of environmental legislation include a requirement to reduce the impact that air emissions have on the atmosphere. Use our guide to check that you’re tackling the problem in a logical order.

Suitable controls

As well as a legal requirement it’s good business practice to implement air emission controls as you’re likely to save money by reducing energy use. You may also find that there is a reduction in complaints from neighbours as you will not be producing air pollution.

The hierarchy of controls is a framework used to implement control measures to help reduce the amount of emissions released into the atmosphere. To make sure that you adhere to the framework our Guide to the Hierarchy of Air Emission Controls gives you a step-by-step approach to what each stage involves and some examples of what you could implement to reduce your air emissions.