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