ENVIRONMENTAL LICENCE / PERMIT COMPLIANCE INTERNAL AUDIT

Is Unuthorised Access in place

Is the Manager Qualified

Is Mgr or deputy present at the facility at all times of operating

Are all employees competent - show evidence of training

Has the Mgr completed the training course in Waste Mgt?

Is a procedure in place to establish training needs?

All staff are aware of the provisions and conditions of the permit

Is a copy of the permit maintained at the facility and a copy supplied to any staff member whos duties relate to the activity in the permit

Are tyres stored in a manner that minimises the risk of fire?

Is the Facility noticeboard in place and displayed at the entrance of the site - name, telephone number, operating hours, name of permit holder, permit/licence number, emergency contact, where environmental information can be obtained.

Is the facility plan up to date and displayed at the entrance?

Is a procedure for waste acceptance documented?

Is a procedure documented for Waste inspection?

Is a procedure documented for Waste Quarantine?

Is a procedure documented for waste rejection & notification?

Is a procedure documented for corrective actions?

Is the Emergency Response Procedure documented?

Have staff been trained on the Emergency Response Procedure?

is the Procedure for invasive plant species control documented?

Is the Procedure for quarantine of waste documented?

Is - Date & Time of each waste delivered to the facility at the material enters the site?

Is - Name of the carrier, vehicle reg and WCP # recorded upon entry?

Is the origin of the waste recorded?

Is the Quantity in tonnes, Low code and description recorded?

Is the name of the person who inspected and checked in the load recorded?

If material is being received from ATF or other Authorised Facility is their site permit / EPA licence number recorded?

Is Proof ID obtained, recorded and retained?

Is the name of the person disposing of the vehicle recorded?

Is proof of address provided and recorded?

Is the name of the person who received the ELV recorded?

Is the Reg and Chassis of the ELV recorded?

Is the Vehicle Make and Brand Recorded?

Is the Vehicle Class & COD Recorded?

Is Date and time of incident recorded?

Are Details of the incident / causes recorded?

Is the Evaluation of Environmental Pollution caused recorded?

Are steps that are being taken to avoid a recoccurence recorded?

Is any other remedial action recorded?

Is the name of the person who is investigating the incident recorded?

Are witness statements taken and retained?

Is the accident / incident reporting procedure documented and version controlled?

Have all staff been trained on the accident / incident reporting procedure?

Is date and time of complaint recorded?

Are details of the complaint recorded?

Is the name of the complainant recorded?

Is action taken to deal with the complaint recorded?

Is the response to each complaint recorded?

is the complaint procedure documented and version controlled?

Containers & Drums Bunded (EPA Guidelines)

Screen walls between tanks and the building and any adjoining site within 6 metres should have a 2 hour standard of fire resistance and extend not less than 900mm beyond the ends and uppermost parts of the tank.

Bunded to 110% of capacity or largest tank or drum (The exception to this being double walled tanks equipped with leak detection, which do not require additional retention) or

Bunded to 25% of the total volume of substance (height no less than 300mm) (The exception to this being double walled tanks equipped with leak detection, which do not require additional retention)

Bunded areas securely covered

Bund testing every 3 years and records kept

Inlets, Outlets, vents, pipes and valves shall be within the bund

Bunds Clearly Labelled

RE-Fueling at designated points only - concreted, with interceptor run off (oil interceptor)

Ensure all batteries, oil filters, PCB/PCT containing condensers are stored in appropriate containers on impervious bunded storage areas, in designated labelled areas.

All haz fluids including fuel, motor oil, transmission oil, gearbox oil, hydraulic oil, cooling liquids, anti-freeze, brake fluids, air conditioning system fluids shall be segregated and stored in bunded containers on an impervious concrete base, in designated labelled areas.

Sump between Oil Seperator and discharge point

Fit pumps with high liquid level alarms

Certification for Silt traps and Oil Seperators

Signed Annual Maintenance Contract for oil seperators

Records of collections for empying silt traps, oil seperators, pumps sumps, storage tanks and other treatment plant chambers

Security Gates installed and maintained

Facility locked when no mgr or deputy mgr on site

Repair any damage temporarily by end of day / properly by three days

Concrete Surface at entrance and in yard

Defects in road surface remedy within 5 days

Ensure impermeable surfaces shall be provided with spillage collection facilities, decanters and cleanser-degreaers

Ensure site is provided with appropriate storage for dismantled spare parts, including impermeable storage for oil-contaminated spare parts

Waste Inspection & Quarantined areas to be maintained and labelled clearly?

WI & WQ Areas to be appropriately signed and segrgated from each other

WQ areas to include a skip for the storage or rejected waste

Drainage from WI and WQ areas deemed as haz and shall be divered to a sump, or where appropriate, to silt trap and oil seperators, for collection and safe disposal

Provide and maintain a weighbridge as detailed in submission

Wheel Wash to be in place (Clondalkin only)

Wheel wash water to be recycled for further use (Clondalkin only)

No storm water flowing out to public road

Storm drains to be maintained

Install and maintain screening embankment and barriers to minimise nosie

Submission for location, design and depth of groundwater monitoring boreholes to LA. Inspection and reassessment every 5 years (Cork, Ringsend, Westmeath)

Groundwater monitoring boreholes shall be constructed having regard to the guidance in the EPA Landfill Monitoring manual (Cork, Ringsend, Westmeath)

Boreholes to be protected and sealed to prevent contamination or physical damage. Decomisioned in accordanc with UK EA Guidelines (Cork, Ringsend, Westmeath)

Plant must oeprate at 100% duty capactiy, 20% standby capacity and contingency arrangements and/or backup and spares incase of breakdown. Document process

Capacity report to be given to LA

Waste accepted daily cannot exceed the capacity of the equipment / exceedance will be treated as an incident

Maintenance schedule to be maintained and records of all maintenance undertaken to be recorded

All vehicles entering and exiting the facility are adequately covered

Inspection of material upon arrival and upon tipping

Waste not suitable must exit the facility immediately or placed into the designated quarantine area

Only permitted wastes shall be accepted

Maximum amount of waste accepted at the facility is as per licence / permit

Written procedures for the acceptance of waste to be maintained

A signed statement by the person supplying the material that they are the lawful owner of the material or have the consent of the lawful owner to sell the material

Batteries, Tyres and unpermitted discrete waste streams not to be accepted unless attached to an end of life vehicle.

Area for undepolluted end of life vehicles, waste vehicles and waste metals shall have a maximum storage as permit permit/ licence

Depollution area and storage bays to be cleaned down weekly

All containers and tanks to be labelled as per their contents

Waste in advacne of transfer to someone else shall be packaged and labelled in acordance National, European and other standards

End of life vehicles only to be accepted from the registered owner of an ELV, an authorised person of a local authority, a AGS or a person authorsied to collect under the WCP regs and only from a 3rd party where a signed letter by the owner authorising the distruction of the ELV is available

WEEE shall only be transported for submission to recovery at an authorised facility.

Label all onsite monitoring and sampling points

Containment booms / absorbent material on site

Checks of Silt traps, Oil Seperators and Surface Water Monthly - keep record

Environmental Liabilities Risk Assessment

Environmental Liabilities Risk Assessment - Annual Review

Adhere to EPA Guidance on Noise

Dust control measures during dry weather

Pest Control in place and records kept of same

Removal of Japanese Knotweed and records kept of same

Containment booms / absorbent material on site

Containment booms / absorbent disposal records on site

Fire Extinguishers and emergency response equipment

ERP in place and record on site to include: a) Actions to be taken in the event of an incident; b) fire fighting and water retention facilities; c) warning systems; d) assembly points; e) responsible persons, trainig and equipment requirements and relevant bodies to be contacted following an incident.

Fire Risk Assessment every 3 years

Scope statement of Plan

Define successful decommissionig and aftercare - ensuring minimum impact on the environment

Program to achieve the criteria

A test program

Costing for the plan and financial provisions