Do I Need a Permit to Store Waste at My Premises?

When setting out guidelines for pollution risk management, it is important to determine what it is feasible to standardise and any areas where guidelines would be helpful to assist sites in making the correct decisions while remaining flexible. Some basic pollution risk management requirements will apply to all sites, such as regular checking of oil storage areas, maintenance of site interceptors and supply and checking of spill kits. Standards should have clear guidelines so all sites know the exact requirements they are expected to meet, but are flexible enough to adapt to site circumstances. For example, all interceptors should be serviced every 12 months but those servicing at risk areas (such as refuelling or vehicle washes), must be serviced at least every 6 months. When establishing your standards, you will need to establish the activities that your sites carry out and what pollution prevention measures you would like to standardise. You will then need to write your guidelines, setting out the requirements while covering site variation. Once those standards have been set, it is essential to communicate them to site teams so they can be universally implemented and that sites are supported in following the standards.