ENVIRONMENT RISK ASSESSMENT

RISKS

Contamination of water and adjacent land.

WHO/WHAT COULD BE HARMED AND HOW?

Environment

EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES

When not in use, all materials, plant and equipment will be stored a minimum of 10m from any watercourse.

No fuel storage is permitted in flood plain areas.

All personnel will carry out simple visual checks on watercourses, any evidence of pollution or contaminants will be reported to management for investigation.

RISKS

Contamination of land and watercourses. Damage to EA flood structures.

WHO/WHAT COULD BE HARMED AND HOW?

Environment

EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES

All mobile plant will be fitted with either an external or internal drip tray.

No re-fuelling of mobile plant will be undertaken within 30m.

Spill kits will be available on site and the workforce will have the training in the use of the equipment.

Emergency response procedures will be briefed during site inductions, toolbox talks and specific briefings.

Locations of spill kits will be identified by posters and signage.

Persons responsible for re-fuelling plant and plant will have spill kits available.

All staff are responsible for pollution prevention. Control on site and individuals will be responsible for clean-up of occurrences that have little or no environmental impact.

RISKS

Neighbour annoyance.

Potential hearing damage

WHO/WHAT COULD BE HARMED AND HOW?

Public, Staff, Contractors

EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES

All plant and machinery will be silenced or suppressed, or other noise mitigation measures adopted to minimise nuisance noise.

Local residents are to be informed prior to commencement should particularly noisy activities, typically piling or 24-hour plant operation, be necessary.

All reasonable and practical measures will be taken to reduce the generation and transmission of vibration caused by plant or equipment or work activities.

Normal working hours will be 0800 to 1800 Mon to Thursday, 0800 to 1400 Friday. No work will be undertaken on a Saturday or Sunday without prior authorisation.

Hearing protection will be made available to site operatives and visitors during these operations.

Mandatory signage to be displayed to the noise effected areas.

RISKS

Contamination to Air.

WHO/WHAT COULD BE HARMED AND HOW?

Environment

EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES

Dust from construction activities is the primary type of air pollution anticipated and control measures will be adopted to suppress the generation of dust

RISKS

Contamination of watercourses and land by hazardous substances.

WHO/WHAT COULD BE HARMED AND HOW?

Environment

EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES

All chemicals will be stored in the original packaging and according to the material data sheet.

Secondary containment will be provided by means of adequately sized drip trays.

COSHH assessments and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) will be available for all chemical products.

Materials will be purchased to avoid the need for bulk storage and the generation of waste.

Suppliers of materials will be asked to provide adequate health and safety information to support their products and no materials will be issued without supporting documentation.

RISKS

Contamination of land and water.

WHO/WHAT COULD BE HARMED AND HOW?

Environment

EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES

Site security may be required.

Site compound is to be secured with padlocks at the end of each shift.

All small plant and equipment to be locked away in the site container and the keys are to be taken away be the site supervisors.

Larger items of plant are to keep their fuel tank storage to a minimum.

RISKS

Increased burden on landfill sites.

WHO/WHAT COULD BE HARMED AND HOW?

Environment

EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES

Waste will be managed with the aim of reducing, reusing and recycling where practicable.

The principles of waste management will be communicated to all personnel by site induction and subsequent toolbox talks and briefings.

Waste storage areas will be sited a minimum of 10m from any surface drain or watercourse where practicable.

The site will have skips for general waste, metals, wood, contaminated soils and welfare waste as required.

Each skip will be in good condition and stored on hard standing, where practicable; hazardous waste will be contained in sealable containers, where practicable.

Waste containers will be identified to specific waste types and labelled

All waste will be carried by a licensed waste carrier and will be disposed of only to a licensed disposal facility.

Fly tipping of waste will not be accepted or condoned in any circumstance; any fly tipped materials found on site will be reported to the Client and local authority and removed or disposed of in accordance with standard procedures unless directed otherwise.

No waste will be burnt or buried on site.

In circumstances where the nature of the waste is unknown, a chemical analysis will be undertaken. The analysis will be used to identify the waste type.

RISKS

Impact to the Environment

WHO/WHAT COULD BE HARMED AND HOW?

Environment

EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES

Switch off schemes and energy saving campaigns will be implemented.

Operatives will be encouraged to ensure all plant, equipment and machinery is switched off when not in use.

Use of car share and buses and other forms of public transport will be encouraged.

Poster campaigns will be displayed within site offices.

RISKS

Impact to Air

WHO/WHAT COULD BE HARMED AND HOW?

Environment

EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES

It is unavoidable that road transport will be required to enable the movement of persons and deliveries.

Company vehicles and plant purchased from reputable suppliers.

Maintenance and service records are to be retained.

Routes to be planned to ensure low pollution.

Where necessary, spill kits will be stored in vehicles.

Consideration should be given to the following:

For personal transport, the use of public transport should be the preferred option.

Personal journeys should be minimised by effective work planning and the use of ‘car share’ type options.

Ensure vehicles are well maintained.

Where practical, deliveries should be consolidated to minimise the number of deliveries and therefore, journeys, required.

Utilise suppliers with a commitment to the environment and energy saving.

RISKS

Unnecessary materials being brought into work environment

WHO/WHAT COULD BE HARMED AND HOW?

Environment

EXISTING CONTROL MEASURES

Materials must always be purchased from suppliers who can prove that their products are environmentally friendly.

Suppliers must be chosen with regard to their environmental credentials.

Suppliers must inform us of any changes in their recycling policy.