Environment Agency
1. You must have and follow an up to date, written management system. It must incorporate the following features.
You must have:
- management commitment, including from senior managers
- an environmental policy that is approved by senior managers and includes the continuous improvement of the facilitys environmental performance
You must plan and establish the resources, procedures, objectives, and targets needed for environmental performance alongside your financial planning and investment.
You must implement environmental performance procedures, paying particular attention to:
- staff structure and relevant responsibilities
- staff recruitment, training, awareness, and competence
- communication (for example, of performance measures and targets)
- employee involvement
- documentation
- effective process control
- maintenance programmes
- the management of change (including legislative changes and ELV or components classification changes)
- emergency preparedness and response
- making sure you comply with environmental legislation
You must check environmental performance and take corrective action paying particular attention to:
- learning from incidents, near misses and mistakes, including those of other organisations
- records maintenance
- independent (where practicable) internal or external auditing of the management system to confirm it has been properly implemented and maintained
Senior managers must review the management system to check it is still suitable, adequate, and effective.
You must review the development of cleaner technologies and their applicability to site operations.
When installing new or upgraded equipment, you must assess the environmental impacts from its operating life and eventual decommissioning.
You must consider the risks a changing climate poses to your operations. You have appropriate plans in place to assess and manage future risks.
You must compare your sites performance against relevant sector guidance and standards on a regular basis.
You must have and maintain the following documentation:
- inventory of emissions to air and water
- residues management plan
- accident management plan
- site infrastructure plan
- site condition report
- fire prevention plan
If required, you have and maintain the following documentation:
- odour management plan
- noise and vibration management plan
- dust management plan
- pest management plan