Grey Skies Manufacturing Ltd | Section 4.3.3 |
Page 1 of 3 | |
Environmental Management Manual | Issue: 1.0 |
Date: 1/7/99 | |
Title: Environmental Improvement Programme | Approved by: |
ACTIVITIES | PROGRAMMES | OBJECTIVES | TARGETS | MEASURES TAKEN | MEASURES PLANNED | TIMESCALES | RESPONSIBILITIES |
Storage of oils, paints and chemicals in bunded areas | Bund integrity | Prevent any oil/chemical/paint spills seeping through the bunds | Ensure bunds are impervious to hazardous substances by Dec 1998 | None | Apply a suitable impervious coating to bunds | to be agreed | to be agreed |
Check integrity of interceptor by Dec 1998 | to be agreed | to be agreed | |||||
Emergency notices | Prevent any oil/chemical spills entering the drainage system | Ensure personnel know not to allow hazardous substances to enter the drainage system by Oct 1998 | Emergency spill procedure available | Put up emergency spill notices at appropriate locations and train emergency response team | to be agreed | to be agreed | |
Use of electricity and gas for production and heating | Energy efficiency | Minimise electricity consumption where practical | Reduce electrical consumption by 5% of present levels within 12 months | Energy management system in place. Monthly monitoring of bills. | Use portable metering equipment to measure electricity and gas consumed by individual machines and/or departments to target areas of wastage | to be agreed | to be agreed |
Undertake a survey of the compressed air system and investigate methods of increasing efficiency | to be agreed | to be agreed | |||||
Encourage personnel to save energy by raising awareness of energy issues | to be agreed | to be agreed |
Grey Skies Manufacturing Ltd | Section 4.3.3 |
Page 3 of 3 | |
Environmental Management Manual | Issue: 1.0 |
Date: 1/7/99 | |
Title: Environmental Improvement Programme | Approved by: |
ACTIVITIES | PROGRAMMES | OBJECTIVES | TARGETS | MEASURES TAKEN | MEASURES PLANNED | TIMESCALES | RESPONSIBILITIES |
Compressors | Water contamination | Prevent hazardous substances entering controlled waters | Ensure blowdown from compressor does not discharge onto made up ground by Nov 1998 | None | Repair compressor and clean up affected ground appropriately | to be agreed | to be agreed |
Implement measures to remove oil from water discharged from outfall pit by Feb 1998 | Clean out the outfall pit annually | Investigate and recommend method(s) for removing oil contamination | to be agreed | to be agreed | |||
Electro-deposition and spray painting of finished goods | Solvent use | Determine how much solvent is lost/extracted to atmosphere where possible | Monitor solvent vapour loss by Feb 1998 | None | Set up spreadsheet to monitor solvent consumption and waste and calculate vapour losses | to be agreed | to be agreed |