Aspects Register

65. Environmental Aspects / Impact Register Template

Issue Date: Version No. 1 Conducted By: Company Name: Approved by:

Reference Number Priority Rating

Past, Current or Priority Comments / Notes / Site specific Reference to Register of Reference to National Operating
Description of Environmental Aspect Summary of Environmental Impact Operating level Reference to Company Objectives
Future Consequ Likeliho Score issues Legislation / PPC Permit Procedures
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Raw Materials and Equipment
Use of maintenance and repair materials e.g. Consumption of non-renewable
RAW 1 Current Abnormal 2 8 16
filters, lubricating oil and rags resources
Consumption of non-renewable
RAW 2 Use of fire-fighting chemicals resources, ozone depletion if halons are Current Emergency 2 6 12
used
Consumption of non-renewable
RAW 3 Use of cleaning chemicals Current Abnormal 2 8 16
resources
Use of water treatment chemicals e.g. scale Consumption of non-renewable
RAW 4 Current Normal 2 9 18
inhibitors resources
Use of grounds maintenance and pest control Consumption of non-renewable
RAW 5 Current Normal 2 9 18
chemicals e.g. herbicides, rat poison resources
Use of PPE e.g. disposable gloves, hard hats, Consumption of non-renewable and
RAW 6 Current Normal 2 9 18
overalls renewable resources
Use of office consumables (e.g. paper, other Consumption of non-renewable and
RAW 7 Current Normal 2 9 18
stationery) renewable resources
Utility and Fuel Use
Consumption of non-renewable
Electricity consumption (e.g. for machine
resources, release of CO2 and local air
UTIL 1 operation, compressed air generation,heating, Current Normal 4 9 36
pollutants at point of electricity
lighting etc)
generation
Consumption of a non-renewable
UTIL 2 LPG Propane gas consumption for boiler Current Normal 3 9 27
resource
Consumption of a limited natural
UTIL 3 Water usage for domestic use and cleaning Current Normal 2 9 18
resource
Consumption of non-renewable
UTIL 4 Diesel fuel for LGV's etc Current Normal 2 9 18
resources.
Emissions to Air
Represents a waste of non-renewable
AIR 1 Heat loss from process activities Current Normal 2 9 18
resources
Contribution to localised air pollution.
Emissions of dust and particulates from raw May affect respiratory function of
AIR 2 Current Normal 1 9 9
materials delivery, handling and storage humans, plants and animals. May lead to
deposition on land.
Contribution to localised air pollution.
May affect respiratory function of
AIR 3 Emissions of particulates from boiler Current Normal 1 9 9
humans, plants and animals. May lead to
deposition on land.
Contribution to climate change from CO 2
Emissions of CO2 and other combustion gases and NOx emissions and localised air
AIR 4 Current Normal 1 9 9
(e.g. NOx, SO2) from boiler pollution. May lead to deposition on
land.

Contribution to climate change from CO 2

Emissions of particulates, CO2 and other
and NOx emissions and localised air
AIR 5 combustion gases (e.g. NOx, SO2) from Current Emergency 2 4 8
pollution. May lead to deposition on
emergency/standby equipment on site
land.

Contribution to localised air pollution.

Failure of dust/bag filters producing abnormal May affect respiratory function of
AIR 6 Current Emergency 2 5 10
emissions of dust and particulates humans, plants and animals. May lead to
deposition on land.

Potential nuisance, emissions of

Emissions of dark-smoke from boiler(s) during particulates and contribution to localised
AIR 7 Current Normal 1 8 8
start-up air pollution. May lead to deposition on
land.
Contribution to localised air pollution.
Leaks of refrigerants from air-conditioning & Potential for ozone depletion if certain
AIR 8 Current Normal 2 4 8
compressor refrigerant drier systems refrigerants are used e.g. CFCs, HCFCs,
halons.
Contribution to localised air pollution
AIR 9 Fire Current Emergency 4 3 12
from smoke and fumes.
Emissions to Surface Water and Groundwater
Contribution to chemical loading at
wastewater treatment works. Chemical
WATER 1 Boiler blowdown to water course via interceptor Current Normal 1 9 9
and utilities usage at wastewater
treatment works.

Contribution to chemical and biological

loading at wastewater treatment works.
WATER 2 Domestic effluent direct to foul sewer Current Normal 1 9 9
Chemical and energy use at wastewater
treatment works.

Effluent from vehicle washing to surface water Potential to enter surface water drains
WATER 3 Current Abnormal 2 9 18
via interceptor and pollute surface water.
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 Aspects Register

65. Environmental Aspects / Impact Register Template

Issue Date: Version No. 1 Conducted By: Company Name: Approved by:

Reference Number Priority Rating

Past, Current or Priority Comments / Notes / Site specific Reference to Register of Reference to National Operating
Description of Environmental Aspect Summary of Environmental Impact Operating level Reference to Company Objectives
Future Consequ Likeliho Score issues Legislation / PPC Permit Procedures
ence od
Removed by contractors. If spillage
Disposal of contaminated bundwater (e.g. from
WATER 4 occurs, potential for entry to surface Current Abnormal 2 6 12
diesel tanks) - Removed by waste contractors.
water drains
Loss of non-renewable resources;
Small-scale spill/leakage of diesel and waste oil potential to enter surface water drains
WATER 5 Current Emergency 3 5 15
during delivery, use or disposal and/or foul sewer. Potential land and
groundwater contamination.
Loss of non-renewable resources;
Large-scale spill/leakage of fuel oil, diesel and potential to enter surface water drains
WATER 6 Current Emergency 5 4 20
waste oil during delivery, use or disposal and/or foul sewer. Potential land and
groundwater contamination.
Loss of non-renewable resources;
Small-scale spill/leakage of hazardous liquids
potential to enter surface water drains
WATER 7 (cleaning chemicals etc…) during delivery, use Current Emergency 3 5 15
and/or foul sewer. Potential land and
or disposal
groundwater contamination.
Loss of non-renewable resources;
Large-scale spill/leakage of hazardous liquids
potential to enter surface water drains
WATER 8 (cleaning chemicals and boiler chemicals etc…) Current Emergency 5 4 20
and/or foul sewer. Potential land and
during delivery, use or disposal
groundwater contamination.
Potential to enter surface water drains
WATER 9 Fire-fighting water run-off Current Emergency 3 4 12
and pollute surface water.
Potential to enter surface water drains
WATER 10 Flood and pollute surface water and Current Emergency 4 2 8
groundwater.
Solid and Hazardous Waste
General waste (including PPE, plastic cups, Use of landfill capacity; potential
WASTE 1 office waste, paper towels, packaging, etc) sent contribution to leachate and landfill gas Current Normal 1 8 8
for recovery generation

Environmental impact depends upon

disposal destination (e.g. landfilling use
WASTE 2 Cardboard packaging Current Normal 1 8 8
landfill capacity, whilst recycling/recovery
reduces impact greatly).

Environmental impact depends upon

Plastic packaging (from delivered goods or disposal destination (e.g. landfilling use
WASTE 3 Current Normal 1 8 8
arising on-site) including 'big bags'. landfill capacity, whilst recycling/recovery
reduces impact greatly).

Environmental impact depends upon

disposal destination (e.g. landfilling use
WASTE 4 Waste drums/IBCs Current Normal -1 7 -7
landfill capacity, whilst recycling/recovery
reduces impact greatly).

Environmental impact depends upon

disposal destination (e.g. landfilling use
WASTE 5 Waste pallets (i.e. damaged or non-returnable) Current Normal -1 6 -6
landfill capacity, whilst recycling/recovery
reduces impact greatly).

Environmental impact depends upon

disposal destination (e.g. incineration
WASTE 6 Printer cartridges Current Normal -1 6 -6
gives rise to air emissions, whilst
recycling is beneficial)
Environmental impact depends upon
disposal option (e.g. disposal to landfill
Waste oil from engineering/maintenance reduces landfill capacity and contributes
WASTE 7 Current Abnormal -1 6 -6
activities (hazardous waste) to landfill leachate generation, whilst
recycling/recovery reduces impact
greatly).
Environmental impact depends upon
Other hazardous waste (fluorescent tubes,
WASTE 8 disposal destination (e.g. incineration Current Abnormal -1 6 -6
batteries etc)
gives rise to air emissions)
Environmental impact depends upon
Waste from interceptor emptying (removed by
WASTE 9 disposal destination (e.g. incineration Current Abnormal 2 6 12
contractors) - oil contaminated sludges
gives rise to air emissions)

Uses landfill capacity. May contribute to

leachate and landfill gas production. If
WASTE 10 Building/construction waste some waste is recovered or used Future Abnormal 2 5 10
elsewhere (i.e. excavated soils used on
another site) then impact is reduced.

Disposed of as hazardous waste,

WASTE 11 Asbestos waste (hazardous waste) causing impacts at final Future Abnormal 2 5 10
disposal/recycling point.

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 Aspects Register

65. Environmental Aspects / Impact Register Template

Issue Date: Version No. 1 Conducted By: Company Name: Approved by:

Reference Number Priority Rating

Past, Current or Priority Comments / Notes / Site specific Reference to Register of Reference to National Operating
Description of Environmental Aspect Summary of Environmental Impact Operating level Reference to Company Objectives
Future Consequ Likeliho Score issues Legislation / PPC Permit Procedures
ence od
Environmental impact depends upon
Scrap metal waste from machinery replacement disposal destination. If metal waste is
WASTE 12 Current Normal -1 6 -6
(e.g. dies) and maintenance recycled then impact will be greatly
reduced.
Environmental impact depends upon
disposal destination (e.g. landfilling use
Organic waste from grounds maintenance
WASTE 13 landfill capacity). If organic waste is Current Normal -1 6 -6
(grass cuttings, leaves etc..)
composted then impact will be greatly
reduced.
Nuisance / Community / Landscape Issues
Potential nuisance to local population
COM 1 Noise from site activities Current Normal 2 9 18
and disturbance of wildlife
Depends on hours of operation.
Potential nuisance to local population
more likely if evening, night or weekend
COM 2 Disturbance from traffic on and off site. Current Normal 1 9 9
movements or if movements are very
frequent. Potential disturbance of
wildlife.
Potential to increase or preserve
biodiversity and improve visual
appearance of site. Overuse of
COM 3 Grounds maintenance activities. Current Normal -1 9 -9
chemicals and removal of vegetation
could harm biodiversity and disturb
wildlife.

COM 4 Odour from site activities Potential nuisance to local population. Current Normal 1 9 9

Enhancing site appearance can improve

relations with neighbours. Poorly
COM 5 Visual impact of site (including light pollution) Current Normal 1 9 9
maintained site may cause visual
intrusion for neighbours.
Historical Issues
Depends on type of activities carried out
Land contamination from historical activities on- and past events. However, potential for
HIS 1 site (including historical spillages of hazardous migration of contaminants to surface Past Abnormal 0
materials) waters, ground waters and adjacent
sites/land.
Management Issues
Ensuring environmental considerations
are taken into account during contractor
selection and incorporating
Environmental considerations taken into
MAN 1 environmental controls into work Current Normal 2 6 12
account during contractor selection and control
instructions demonstrates best practice
and places greater emphasis on
environmental issues.
Ensures compliance with relevant
Legal compliance (Including 'Duty of Care', legislation, minimises environmental
MAN 2 Current Normal -1 9 -9
Planning conditions, PPC) impact and risk of prosecution and bad
publicity.
Environmental considerations taken into Potential environmental risks are
account during changes to processes, minimised through development of
MAN 3 Current Normal 1 6 6
development of new facilities or during capital mitigation measures at design and
approval process. approval stage.
Environmental considerations in supplier
MAN 4 Purchasing/ Procurement and product selection can limit Current Normal 2 7 14
environmental impacts.
Minimise use of renewable/non-
MAN 5 Active Energy Management Procedures Current Normal -1 7 -7
renewable resources

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 Priority Score: This is calculated by multiplying the Consequence score with the Likelihood score

Colour coding for final stage Priority Assessment

Likelihood Consequence

-1 1 2 3 4 5 6
Positive Minor Noticeable Significant Severe Major Catastrophic
1 - Extremely unlikely -1 1 2 3 4 5 6
2 - Very unlikely -2 2 4 6 8 10 12
3 - Unlikely -3 3 6 9 12 15 18
4 - Somewhat unlikely -4 4 8 12 16 20 24
5 - Fairly probable -5 5 10 15 20 25 30
6 - Probable -6 6 12 18 24 30 36
7 - Frequent -7 7 14 21 28 35 42
8 - Very frequent -8 8 16 24 32 40 48
9 - Almost certain -9 9 18 27 36 45 54

Positive environmental impact; keep up the good work and extend activities as appropriate
Low environmental impact from this aspect; review at regular intervals.
Potential for moderate environmental impact; control required. Applies if lack of information, regulatory control or stakeholder interest in the aspect.
Potential for high environmental impact; the aspect should be prioritised in the environmental management programme and within the EMS
 Environmental Aspects Prioritisation Methodology
Reference Number
A unique code for identification of aspect.

Environmental Aspect
An element of the organisations activities that is likely to interact with the environment.

Environmental Impact
A change to the environment as a consequence of the aspect, which includes the following types of impacts i.e. emissions to air, releases to water, waste management, contamination of land, use
of raw materials and natural resources, local and community is

Operating Level: This describes the operating conditions under which the related environmental aspect will generally occur. N= Normal operating conditions (i.e. business as normal); A= Abnormal
operating conditions (during maintenance activities etc.).

Consequence (Consequence rating of the event): This scores the environmental impact according to the severity of its effect on the environment. It is possible to assign a 'negative' score to
those impacts that are beneficial to the environment.

Score Consequence Description of Environmental Consequences

-1 Positive
1 Minor
2 Noticeable
3 Significant
4 Severe
5 Major
6 Catastrophic
·         Positive environmental improvement, reduced environmental impact
·         Good for public relations
·         Proactive use of renewable/sustainable resources.
·         Noticeable impact on-site only;
·         No outside complaints;
·         Small-scale use of renewable resources; and
·         Negligible environmental damage
·         Small potential for local adverse publicity;
·         Minor breach of emission limits, but no environmental harm;
·         Noticeable but low impact off-site e.g. discernable odours; and
·         Low impact on global issues (e.g. ozone depleting substances); and
·         Small-scale use of non-renewable resources (e.g. oil-based);
·         Moderate use of renewable resources (e.g. timber-based)
·         Loss up to £100 and only small likelihood of complaints.
·         Noticeable environmental impact limited to a small area;
·         Losses between £100 and £1,000 and complaints possible, litigation possible;
·         Moderate use of non-renewable resources or large-scale use of other resources;
·         Large-scale use of renewable resources;
·         Severebreach
         Minor and sustained nuisance, numerous complaints, e.g. strong odours / noise disturbance; and
of permitted
·emission limits.environmental impact within and outside the facility but no lasting environmental damage;
         Moderate
·         Potential for adverse publicity;
·         Losses between £1,000-£10,000 and complaints and litigation possible;
·         Hazardous substances releases with 1/2 mile effect;
· Major breach of emission limits
·         Large scale use of non-renewable resources.
·         Damage to land beyond the facility boundary, reversible;
·         Local media interest, careful public relations required;
·         Losses between £10,000-£50,000 and litigation expected; and
·         Serious toxic effect on beneficial or protected species in the area.
·         Severe widespread environmental damage, irreversible;
·         National media interest and adverse publicity;
·         Loss of over £50,000 and litigation certain; and
·         Possible Site Shutdown.

Likelihood (Assessment of frequency of reoccurrence), based on PPC H1 guidance

Score Likelihood (L) Description

1 Extremely Unlikely Occurs less than
once in a million
years
2 Very Unlikely Occurs between
once per million
and once every
10,000 years
3 Unlikely Occurs between
once per 10,000
years and once
every 100 years
4 Somewhat Unlikely Occurs between
once per 100
years and once
every 10 years
5 Fairly Probable Occurs between
once per 10 years
and once every
6 Probable Occurs
year at least
once per year
7 Frequent Occurs at least
once a month
8 Very Frequent Occurs at least
once a week
9 Almost Certain Occurs at least
once a day

Priority Score: This is calculated by multiplying the Consequence score with the Likelihood score

Colour coding for final stage Priority Assessment

Likelihood Consequence

-1 1 2 3 4 5 6
Positive Minor Noticeable Significant Severe Major Catastrophic
1 - Extremely unlikely -1 1 2 3 4 5 6
2 - Very unlikely -2 2 4 6 8 10 12
3 - Unlikely -3 3 6 9 12 15 18
4 - Somewhat unlikely -4 4 8 12 16 20 24
5 - Fairly probable -5 5 10 15 20 25 30
6 - Probable -6 6 12 18 24 30 36
7 - Frequent -7 7 14 21 28 35 42
8 - Very frequent -8 8 16 24 32 40 48
9 - Almost certain -9 9 18 27 36 45 54

Positive environmental impact; keep up the good work and extend activities as appropriate
Low environmental impact from this aspect; review at regular intervals.
Potential for moderate environmental impact; control required. Applies if lack of information, regulatory control or stakeholder interest in the aspect.
Potential for high environmental impact; the aspect should be prioritised in the environmental management programme and within the EMS