Training Your Personnel: Level 4

Appendix 7.27


Register of Environmental Regulations - Sheet 2

Impending Legislation

Applicable Regulations & Other Requirement

Summary

Requirement

Compliance with Requirement

Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (IPPC) (96/61/EC)

Establishes an authorization system requiring certain processes to obtain an integrated operating permit that lays down limit values for emissions to air, water and land. The IPPC Directive has been based to a great extent on the UK., however, it covers a broader range of industries than are already subject to IPC. The permits that will be issued in accordance with IPPC will also be broader in their scope than existing IPC authorisations, covering areas such as energy efficiency, noise, consumption of raw materials and site restoration after closure.

If the new coating process if affected by IPPC, an authorisation to operate the process must be applied for prior to operation

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Authorisations, Licences & Consents

Applicable Regulations & Other Requirement

Summary

Requirement

Compliance

with Requirement

Severn Trent Water Consent to Discharge

Consent to discharge trade effluent to the foul sewers states conditions of discharge and limits for certain hazardous substances which must not be exceeded..

Ensure trade effluent discharges are within the limits stated in the consent.

Yes

Environment Agency Licence of Right to Abstract Water

Licence gives permission for abstraction subject to certain conditions, quantity limits and what purpose water can be used for.

Ensure abstraction of water is within limits of licence

Yes



Policy Requirements

Applicable Regulations & Other Requirement

Summary

Requirement

Compliance

with Requirement

Environmental Policy

The document states the way in which the company will minimise the impacts of its operations on the environment

Strive to comply with all policy requirements

Yes


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