Environment
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Guidance note - environmental impact/risk assessmentsAn environmental impact assessment is a way of considering the potential environmental effects of a proposed activity or development. It's a very complicated process and is one that's usually complete... Read more
30 Oct 2009
Guidance note - oil separatorsIn accordance with Environment Agency guidance, oil separators (or interceptors) should be installed on surface water drainage systems where the potential exists for pollution such as oil, diesel and petrol to enter your... Read more
22 Aug 2009
Register of hazardous waste consignment notesWhenever hazardous waste is taken from a site, a consignment note must be completed. A record of all consignment notes must be kept by the waste producer. Keeping recordsTo help keep your records up-to-dat... Read more
10 Aug 2009
Environmental purchasing policyUsing our environmental purchasing policy will help you to fulfil your environmental responsibilities and influence your suppliers, so that you can justifiably claim that you are "greening the supply chain".What's covered?... Read more
13 Jun 2009
Environmental management responsibilitiesMaking roles and responsibilities crystal clear to directors, managers and staff will help to minimise the risks of an environmental incident taking place. It will also help to ensure the success of any "green" ... Read more
04 May 2009
Guidance note - types of environmental management systemIf you're considering formalising the way you manage environmental issues by implementing one of the many formal management systems, which one should you go for? It's a choice that should not be m... Read more
09 Apr 2009
Guidance note - selection and management of waste contractorsAlthough the Environment Agency, Defra and the local authorities are doing their best to remove the cowboys from the waste business, unfortunately, many still exist. To help you to avoid th... Read more
30 Mar 2009
Waste minimisation and recycling policyThe only way of minimising waste effectively is if all your employees follow a formal waste minimisation and recycling policy. Adapt our document to suit your business and add it to your existing policies and pr... Read more
06 Mar 2009
Procedures for reducing unnecessary journeysDo you really need to make that journey? Often the answer is "no", but we don't think about it until it's too late. To help avoid time wasting and potentially expensive and environmentally damaging journeys, yo... Read more
26 Jan 2009
Guidance note - contaminated land emergency control procedureIf you identify, or even suspect, that land may be contaminated, both you and your staff need to know what actions to take. The best way of achieving this is to have a formal policy in plac... Read more
22 Jan 2009
