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Instructions and Guidance

  • Note 1: Familiarise yourself with the general requirements noted in the Legislation Register

  • Note 2: Applicable legislation is shown in the Legislation Register

  • Note 3: Where there are any NO answers, report these to the relevant person immediately and update the Legislation Register

  • Note 4: where there are any 'Opportunity for Improvement' findings, make notes and report to relevant person

  • Note 5: take photos as evidence where practical (selecting Yes or No allows user to add photos)

  • Note 6: A = Air. CL = Contaminated Land. CNP = Conservation, Nature & Planning. ECC = Energy & Climate Change. HS = Hazardous Substances. N = Nuisance. P = Pollution. SRS = Social Responsibility & Sustainability. WM = Waste Management

[A01]: Cleaner Road Transport Vehicles Regulations 2011 (Amended 2015, 2016)

  • Tip: Check for company vehicles (transport and company cars), and controls used to reduce emmissions

  • Are there any company-owned vehicles used for deliveries/collections

  • Type of vehicles

  • Are vehicles serviced

  • Are vehicles MOT Tested (MOT inspects the amount of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide that are released)

Company cars

  • Are there any company cars

  • Are cars serviced

  • Are cars MOT Tested (MOT inspects the amount of hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide that are released)

  • Are there work practises that could reduce use of company vehicles, e.g. teleconferencing

  • Type of flexible working practices

[A28]: Clean Air (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (SI 1981/158 (NI. 4))

  • Tip: Check for equipment or processes that would give rise to dark smoke, e.g. furnaces, gas burners. ‘Dark Smoke’ refers to smoke, which would appear as shade 2 or darker on the Ringelmann Chart

  • Are there any Gas Heaters, Gas Boilers, Oil Burners on site

  • Type of equipment on-site

  • Example#1: equipment description

  • Where located

  • Has device(s) been serviced

  • When was it last serviced

  • Is Service within date (e.g. 12 months)

  • Who carried out the servicing

  • Are service records available

  • OFTEC/Gas Safe details of Engineer/company who carried out Servicing

  • https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/

  • https://www.oftec.org/consumers/find-an-oftec-registered-technician

  • Any more Gas Heaters, Gas Boilers, Oil Burners on site

  • Equipment description

  • Where located

  • Has device been serviced

  • When was it last serviced

  • Is Service within date (e.g. every 12 months)

  • Who carried out the servicing

  • Are service records available

  • OFTEC/Gas Safe details of Engineer/company who carried out Servicing

  • https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/

  • https://www.oftec.org/consumers/find-an-oftec-registered-technician

[A33]: The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

  • Tip: check that any equipment using F-Gas has been identified, e.g. walk-in Fridges, Fire Systems, Air Conditioning equipment etc.

  • Is this piece of legislation applicable to the Site you are auditing?

  • What types of equipment on-site uses F-gas

  • Approximately how many pieces of equipment

Repairs and Leak checking (applies to where there is 5 tonnes or more of CO2 equivalent in F-Gas)

  • Did all units pass the last Inspection (i.e. no leaks)

  • Was the system repaired within 14 days and rechecked within a month to ensure the repair was effective

Waste F-Gas

  • Was any waste gas disposed off

  • Waste Carrier license of company who removed F-Gas

  • Was Waste Documentation provided

  • Take photo of example Waste documentation

Competencies of F-Gas Engineer/Company

  • Any company that installs, commissions, decommissions, repairs, maintains or services equipment containing F-Gas for other businesses must hold a company F- Gas certificate

  • Who services the Equipment

  • Are they REFCOM registered (https://www.refcom.org.uk/refcom-register)

  • F-gas registration of company

  • Is there evidence of competency for the Engineer who carried out the Inspection (e.g. City & Guilds Category 1)

F-Gas records

  • Note: You must keep records about the following equipment you operate or service if it contains F-gas equivalent to 5 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/record-f-gas-in-equipment-you-own-or-service and https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/857851/FGas_Guidance_Oct_2016.pdf#:~:text=repair%2C%20maintenance%20and%20servicing%20leak%20checking%20of%20equipment,tonnes%20CO2e%20of%20F%20gas.%20recovering%20F%20gas

  • Is there an F-Gas log/record

  • Does the F-Gas log show:

  • quantity and type of gas in the equipment when it’s installed

  • quantity and type of gas added during maintenance (for example in leak repairs)

  • dates and results of all mandatory leak checks

  • what you have done to recover and dispose of gas – for example, record the registered waste carrier you use to dispose of it

  • Are F-Gas records kept for 5 years

TM44 Inspection (forms part of Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012)

  • Does the Air conditioning system have a rated output >12kW (This includes a system consisting of individual units of <12 kW, but have a combined effective output of >12 kW)

  • Was a TM44 inspection carried out within the past 5 years

  • Who carried out the most recent TM44 Inspection (name of company)

  • Competency of Engineer/company who carried out inspection (e.g. REFCOM)

  • Date of the previous TM44 Inspection (if applicable)

  • Was the TM44 Inspection carried out within the past 5 years

  • Confirm this question and re-visit this quesiton

[CL02b]: The Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

  • Tip: you could become responsible for contaminated land if you cause or knowingly permit pollution or are the current owner of the contaminated land.

  • Are there any known contaminated land issues on the site

  • Have known sources of pollution - that could cause land to be contaminated - been identified

  • What are potential sources of pollution

  • Are there controls in place, e.g. bunding, spill kits

  • Is the Duty of Care followed in relation to Waste Carriers

[CNP20]: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Amended in 1985, 1991, 2000, 2004, 2016, 2019)

  • Would normal business activities impact conservation

  • Would normal business activities result in the killing or injuring of birds

  • Would normal business activities result in the killing or injuring of animals

  • Would normal business activities result in the destruction of wild plants

  • Would normal business activities result in the release of non-native plants and species into the wild, e.g. Japanese Knotweed

  • Would normal business activities impact Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and other protected areas

[ECC01]: Finance Act 2000 (Climate Change Levy)

  • Is the company aware of Climate Change Levies on utility bills?(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/changes-to-rates-for-the-climate-change-levy-from-6-april-2020/changes-to-rates-for-the-climate-change-levy-from-6-april-2020)

  • Are ESOS Surveys carried out every 5 years

  • Are SECR Reports completed every 1 year

[ECC07]: Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme Regulations 2014 (Amended in 2015, 2015 II, 2015 III, 2016, 2018)

  • Tip: check that an Energy Assessment has been completed within 4 years (the last deadline was Dec 2019).

  • Is this legislation applicable

  • Was the latest ESOS Assessment Report completed by December 2019

  • When was last ESOS Assessment completed

  • Was ESOS Submitted to Environment Agency

  • Where is ESOS Assessment Report maintained

  • Is the ESOS information pack maintained for two subsequent compliance periods

Details of company who carried out ESOS Survey

  • Which company carried out the ESOS Survey

  • Is the Lead Assessors qualifications available, e.g. Association of Energy Engineers (AEE). These are normally included in the ESOS Report.

[ECC08]: Climate Change Act 2008 (Amended in 2019)

  • Is the company aware of Climate Change Act and targets within it

  • Are ESOS Surveys carried out every 5 years

  • Are SECR Reports completed every 1 year

(ECC28]: Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

  • Is the company aware of Climate Change Act and targets within it

  • Are ESOS Surveys carried out every 5 years

  • Are SECR Reports completed every 1 year

[HS03]: REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 (Amended in 2013, 2014, 2019, 2019 II)

  • Any chemicals purchased are REACH compliant - with DATA sheets available.

[HS21]: The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (SR 2003/34)

  • COSHH covers substances that are hazardous to health. Substances can take many forms and include: Chemicals, fumes, dust, vapours, gases.

  • Are there any hazardous substances on-Site? Tip: if the packaging has any hazard symbols then it is classed as a hazardous substance).

  • What types of chemical are stored

  • Is there an inventory of chemicals / COSHH List

  • Is the COSHH list up to date

Chemical storage

  • Where practical, are chemicals stored in a secure, labelled place

  • Are chemicals stored in an impermeable surface, e.g. concrete

COSHH Risk Assessments

  • Are there COSHH Risk Assessments

  • Who is responsible for carrying out COSHH Risk Assessments (initials and position)

  • Where are COSHH Risk Assessments located

  • Where are Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) located

  • Are Risk Assessments including MSDS data readily available to users

  • Have COSHH Risk Assessments been communicated to users

  • Is PPE available to users where applicable

[HS22]: The Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (SR 2012/179)

  • Is there any Asbestos in the building(s)? Tip: Asbestos may be present in any building built before the year 2000.

Asbestos Survey

  • Approximate year of building

  • Where is Asbestos Report located

  • When was last Asbestos Survey carried out (this should be a Report)

  • Was Asbestos identified in the Survey (or liable to be present)

  • Is there an Asbestos Management Plan (This document should detail the measures implemented to manage the risk)

  • Does the Asbestos Management Plan identify

  • a schedule of monitoring

  • information on the location and condition of asbestos (including signage)

  • a review period

  • How often

  • When was last Review carried out

  • Who carried out Review

  • Were any issues reported

  • Have issues been actioned

  • Is the Asbestos Management Plan freely available to interested parties (workers, sub-contractors etc)

[N07]: Noise Act 1996 (Amended in 2003, 2005, 2011)

  • A local authority may investigate a noise complaint arising at night under the following conditions:
    • The noise is arising from a premises between the hours of 11pm and 7am.
    • The noise is above permitted levels.

  • Are Normal hours of operation outside of 11pm to 7am

  • What best describes where business is located

  • Main sources of Noise

  • Are sources of noise controlled, e.g. doors to prevent noise escaping, ban on car horns

  • Have any complaints or representations made in the past 12 months, from neighbours or local authorities

  • Has issue been resolved

[N17]: Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment (Northern Ireland) Act 2011

  • Tip: check for signs of noise, litter, graffiti, waste, dogs, alarms, abandoned vehicles etc

  • Has local authority have imposed any environmental conditions on premises e.g. noise limits, use of outside lighting.

  • Give details of any restrictions/conditions

  • What best describes where business is located

  • Hours of business Mon-Fri

  • Any recent complaints from neighbours, adjacent properties or council

  • When was complaint made

  • Who made complaint

  • Has complaint been resolved

Artificial Lighting

  • Is there security lighting on-site

  • Is lighting considered excessive, i.e. potential to cause a nuisance

Noise, odours, wastes

  • Are there any processes could lead to excessive noise, odours or waste, i.e. that may lead to a complaint

  • Describe process (e.g. metal bashing)

  • Type of nuisance generated

  • Is noise, odour, waste controlled?

  • How is it controlled (e.g. roller doors to limit noise escape, working hours)

Litter

  • Is the Site largely free from litter (verify via a walkabout)

  • What controls are in place to control excess litter

  • Please specify

Alarms

  • Are there any intruder alarms on Site

  • Can the keyholders be notified in case of an alarm being raised

  • Who is the nominated keyholder(s)

  • Please specify (initials and position only)

[P16]: Environmental Liability (Prevention and Remediation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (SR 2009/252)

  • Guide: these regulations cover the most serious environmental pollution incidents

  • Are there are activities on-Site that pose a serious environmental damage

  • Would Site activities threaten any; Protected species, natural habitats or Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

  • List potential sources of pollution on-Site

  • Please specify

  • Are potential sources of pollution controlled, e.g. Oil drums on bunded trays

  • Are internal and external audits being carried out to check for compliance

  • Have there been any visits by NIEA

[P18]: Control of Pollution (Oil Storage) Regulations (Northern Ireland) SR 2010/412

  • Tip: Check that any oil storage over 200 litres is safely stored, is contained and with measures in place to control any leaks or spills

Fixed Kerosene and/or Diesel tanks

  • Are there any above ground fixed tanks on site storing Kerosene or Diesel, e.g. typically for heating, re-fuelling. (Fixed tanks means connected to fixed pipework).

  • List capacity and type of tanks (e.g. 2500 litre kerosene)

  • Location(s) on site

  • Does tank appear to be in good condition (e.g. no sign of oil leakage on ground, Oil Care label on display)

  • Does aboveground pipework appear to be in good condition, e.g. no signs of leakage, corrosion, damage.

  • Please specify

  • Please specify

  • Is pipework adequately protected against damage (e.g. standing on pipework when re-filling)

  • Is any pipework underground

  • Is there a leakage detection device which is used continuously to monitor for leaks

  • Have tests for leaks been carried out at least once in every 5 years

  • Is the detection device maintained in working order and tested at appropriate intervals to ensure that it works properly

  • Has tank been inspected

  • Last OFTEC Report date(s)

  • Name of OFTEC-registered company

  • OFTEC registration number

  • OFTEC Report number

  • Is oil tank protected (e.g. cage/barrier/bollards) to protect against collision and vandalism

  • How protected

  • Please specify

  • How is tank bunded

  • Does concrete bund appear ok (i.e. no cracks, signs of damage)

  • Are bund alarms fitted (these send an alarm in the event of a rapid leak)

Fuel deliveries

  • Who delivers fuel (e.g. Diesel, Kerosene)

  • Do they have Spill Kits when refuelling

Mobile Bowsers storing Oil

  • Are there any mobile Bowsers on site used for storing oil

  • Are any taps or valves fitted with a lock

  • Are any taps or valves locked shut when not in use

Oil drums (>200ltrs) and IBCs

  • Are there any Oil drums (200ltr), IBCs, on site

  • Type of oil stored (e.g. mineral oil)

  • Are Oil drums located on bunds

  • Are bunds of adequate size (i.e. must be capable of storing 110% of the biggest tank’s capacity or 25% of the total capacity, whichever is the greater)

  • Are bunds clean and free from debris - which could impact the capacity of the bund

Oil drums < 200ltrs

  • Are there any Oil drums under 200ltr on site

  • Type of oil stored (e.g. mineral oil)

  • Are oil drums located on spill trays

  • Are trays clean and free from debris

Spill Kits

  • Are there Spill kits on site

  • Are spill kits located nearby source of spill

  • Are spill kits adequately stocked

  • Are there trained spill kit responders

[SRS10]: The Companies (Directors' Report) and Limited Liability Partnerships (Energy and Carbon Report) Regulations 2018

  • Guidance: applies if you meet at least two of the following criteria: (1) your turnover is £36 million or over, (2) your balance sheet total is £18 million or over, (3) you have 250 employees or more

  • Tip: check that a Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR) survey was carried out

  • When was the latest SECR Report completed (1st requirement was on or after 01-Apr-20 depending on your organisation's financial year)

  • Was the SECR Report completed within the past 12 months

  • Who carried out the SECR Report

  • Are their qualifications included in the SECR Report (or elsewhere)

[W06]: Water Resources Act 1991, as amended 2009 (England & Wales) - The Water (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (SI 1999/662 (NI.6))

  • Guide: check that no water abstraction or impounding taking place. If so, a permit may be required. Water Resource act is concerned with controlled waters, i.e. rivers , streams, estuaries , lakes, canals , ditches and ponds.

Process that can result in water abstraction

  • Are there any process that results in water abstraction

  • Do you plan to take more than 20 cubic metres in any 24 hour period

  • Do you have an abstraction licence from the Environment Agency.

  • Take photo of abstraction license

Processes that can result in water impounding

  • Are there any process that results in water impounding (something that can affect water levels such as dams, weirs)

  • Do you have a license from the Environment Agency

Process that can result in discharge to a water course

  • Are there any process that results in a discharge of trade effluent into the public sewer (e.g. power washing)

  • What processes can result in discharges

  • Is there a trade effluent discharge consent form the relevant utility company

  • Take photo of consent to discharge

[WM05]: The Waste Batteries and Accumulator Regulations 2009 (Amended in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)

  • Guide: Check that waste batteries are being appropriately stored (in receptacles) and disposed off correctly.

Batteries on site and Duty of Care

  • What best describes battery use on-Site

  • Are batteries captured on the Waste Stream Matrix

  • Are batteries collected and disposed of via an approved Waste Contractor

  • Which company collects waste batteries

  • Are they registered to collect waste

Walkabout to verify waste controls (take photos where practical)

  • Where are waste batteries stored/collected

  • Please specify

  • Are waste batteries stored in a secure place, protected from rain and on an impermeable surface

  • Are waste batteries stored no more than 12 months

[WM07]: The Packaging (Essential Requirements) Regulations 2015 (Amended in 2018, 2019)

  • Tip: places requirements on minimising packaging material

  • What type of packaging is used

  • Specify other

  • Is volume and weight of packaging kept to a minimum

  • Where possible, is packaging recoverable (this includes recycling of packaging material)

  • What type of packaging is recyclable

[WM08]: The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013, as amended 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019

  • Tip: refers to all electrical waste, e.g. anything with leads, batteries

  • Types of WEEE waste on site (eg. laptops, printers, computers)

  • Is WEEE Waste captured on the Waste Stream Matrix

  • Is WEEE waste collected and disposed of via an approved Waste Contractor

  • Who is the Waste Carrier

  • License number

Walkabout to verify waste controls (take photos where practical)

  • Where is WEEE Waste stored

  • Is WEEE stored in a secure place, protected from rain, and on an impermeable surface

  • Is WEEE waste stored no more than 12 months

[WM09]: Finance Act 1996 (Landfill Tax)

  • Does organisation make efforts to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill

  • How is waste reduced - which items can be re-used or re-cycled

  • Is waste segregated

[WM10]: The Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (Amended in 1996-2018)

  • Are Waste Transfer Notes maintained for a minimum of 2 years

  • Is there an awareness that a tax is incurred for putting waste into landfill

[WM11]: The Landfill Tax (Qualifying Material) Order 2011 (Amended in 2012)

  • Is there a Waste Stream Matrix which identified the various wastes

  • Is waste correctly segregated

  • Is hazardous waste segregated from non-hazardous

[WM55]: Waste and Contaminated Land (Northern Ireland) Order 1997

  • Are there any known contaminated land issues on the site

  • Have known sources of pollution - that could cause land to be contaminated - been identified

  • What are potential sources of pollution

  • Please specify

[WM57]: Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011

  • Is the Waste management hierarchy applied when possible

  • Are Waste Carrier detailed on Waste Stream Matrix

  • Do Waste transfer / consignment notes have SIC and Waste declaration completed.

[WM59]: Controlled Waste and Duty of Care Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013

  • Does waste transfer note have:

  • SIC code

  • EWC Codes

  • Waste owner

  • Carrier license

  • Quantity and whether on transfer it is loose or in a container

  • Time and place of transfer

  • Name and address of the transferor and the transferee

  • commitment to comply with the Waste hierarchy

  • Signed

  • Records retained for 2 years

[WM60]: Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

  • Are any hazardous wastes generated?

  • Are hazardous wastes captured on a Waste Stream Matrix

  • List main types of hazardous wastes on-Site

  • Please specify

  • Does Waste Stream matrix show Waste Carrier and final Waste Disposal site

  • Does Waste Stream matrix show Register of Carrier (ROC License) for each Waste Carrier

  • For upper tier Waste Carriers (licenses beginning with CBDU), are expiry dates valid

  • Does Waste Stream matrix show the Permit Number/Waste Management License number/Waste Exemption for Disposal processing site (where waste will end up)

Walkabout to verify Hazardous waste controls (take photos where practical)

  • Is hazardous waste separated from non-hazardous waste

  • Is hazardous waste labelled

  • Is hazardous waste stored securely

  • Is hazardous waste protected from the weather, e.g. rain run-off

  • Is hazardous waste stored on an impermeable surface, e.g. concrete

Hazardous Waste (Consignment Note) documentation

  • Where are Consignment Notes stored

  • Are Consignment Notes maintained for a minimum of 3 years

  • Was there a hazardous waste collection within the past 12 months (can only be NA if there was no hazardous waste on site)

  • Take photo of example Consignment Note

  • Is it completed correctly (parts A-D)

  • Is Part E Consignee certificate complete for most recent uplift (can only NA if less than 3 months since uplift)

[WM61]: Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

  • Guide: applicable if turnover is more than £2m (last FY) and handles more than 50 Tonnes of packaging (in one calendar year). You must either join a compliance scheme or certify your own obligation.

  • Are you registered with a Compliance Scheme

  • Compliance scheme

  • Please specify

  • Scheme Membership number

  • Do you have access to your Certificate of Compliance

  • Are you registered on the National Packaging Waste Database (http://npwd.environment-agency.gov.uk/)

  • Are you registered with the Regulator

  • Do you have a Certificate of Compliance

  • Do have records for a minimum of 4 years on the following:

  • The amount in tonnes of packaging recovered as set out in the ePERNs or ePRNs

  • The total number of tonnes of each material subject to their obligation

Comments

  • Any suggestions / comment on how process could be improved

  • Please comment

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