Environment Multi-Site Pollution Risk Management
Managing environmental risks on multiple sites can seem like a daunting task. While individual sites can manage their drainage systems, maintenance schedules and environmental issues separately, there are advantages to standardisation.
Standardisation
Basic environmental requirements will be applicable for most sites, with some vari- ation. Standardised pollution risk manage- ment specifications can assist in ensuring sites manage their risks appropriately and clear guidelines make sure nothing gets missed or neglected. Specifications will vary depending on your business activities, taking a risk management approach. You should consider what the risks are and the most appropriate controls to manage them to acceptable levels. Standards could include annual or 6 monthly drain and interceptor cleaning and maintenance, under- ground fuel supply pipeline testing every 2 years, weekly checks on environmental items and annual review of documents such as Pollution Incident Response Plans. All sites should have a site specific environmental risk assessment that includes their activities, which should be compared to the pollution risk management standard to inform their requirements. This sets a clear expectation to be worked towards and assessed against.
Single Contractor
When setting guidelines, it can be useful to have a single contractor who provides environmental management support. This allows the contractor to become very
Benchmarking
Clear expectations and guidelines allow you to compare site performance to determine which sites are performing well whilst improving those that may be deteriorating and need additional support. Regular checking of compliance with the standard you have set and maintaining a league table of performance will allow you to identify and address any issues quickly. You will also be able to learn lessons from sites where things are going particularly well and share good
familiar with your businesses network and fully understand your requirements, helping to ensure consistency. You will also have one point of contact, making it easier to manage your requirements across an extended estate.
Peace of Mind
Pollution is an ever-present risk for all businesses and you are obligated to manage your operations to prevent pollution from leaving site. Multi-site operations present risks from multiple locations and different management teams are often responsible. By taking centralised control of pollution risk management, you can ensure that a consistent standard is achieved and be
practice and solutions with other sites to assist with continual improvement. Standardisation and the appointment of a
single contractor for multi-site environmental management can assist in ensuring that your environmental risks are managed to an acceptable level and reduce the risk of environmental pollution from occurring. You can easily check that the standards are being adhered to and ensure actions are taken swiftly to deal with any non-compliances.
Prepared by Green Spark (Environmental) Ltd. For more information about managing the environmental performance of multi-site operations, please contact
info@greenspark-env.com.
EDF Energy launches a energy solution
EDF Energy has partnered with MeasureMyEnergy (MME) to launch PowerNow, a solution that measures live data across a business’s entire estate to identify where energy is being consumed and potential savings. The technology uses a cloud-based
analytics platform that gives customers an itemised view of their energy consumption and spends across different sites, office floors, factory zones, and even specific lighting or heating circuits. This provides complete
transparency on where and when energy is being used and can show return on investment through accurate measurement. In addition, PowerNow can also act as
an alert system to inform businesses if equipment starts using more energy than it should. This can be a sign of a maintenance issue and when this happens PowerNow can act as an early warning system before a full breakdown. Vincent De Rul, Director of Energy Solutions at EDF Energy, said: “As the
leading electricity provider to UK business, we’re delighted to offer our customers an innovative solution that gives them more control of their energy across their property portfolio. Within our own business, we’ve installed PowerNow and expect to achieve a 15% annual saving on energy consumption at one of our buildings. “Our partnership with MeasureMyEnergy
will provide business managers with the means to save their companies money and drive down carbon emissions.”
confident that pollution risk is managed correctly and effectively. A known and approved contractor will help make sure work is carried out correctly, reducing the chances of pollution incidents and minimising the impacts if an incident does occur.
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