# Commission Implementing Decision of 9 October 2014 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions, for the refining of mineral oil and gas (notified under document C(2014) 7155) (Text with EEA relevance) (2014/738/EU), Division BAT 18: In order to prevent or reduce diffuse VOC emissions, BAT is to apply the techniques given below.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Technique
Description
Applicability
I.
Techniques related to plant design
(i) limiting the number of potential emission sources
(ii) maximising inherent process containment features
(iii) selecting high integrity equipment
(iv) facilitating monitoring and maintenance activities by ensuring access to potentially leaking components
Applicability may be limited for existing units
II.
Techniques related to plant installation and commissioning
(i) well-defined procedures for construction and assembly
(ii) robust commissioning and hand-over procedures to ensure that the plant is installed in line with the design requirements
Applicability may be limited for existing units
III.
Techniques related to plant operation
Use of a risk-based leak detection and repair (LDAR) programme in order to identify leaking components, and to repair these leaks.
See Section 1.20.6
Generally applicable

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2014/738/annex/division/3/division/1.1/division/1.1.10/division/BAT (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-738/annex/division-3/division-1.1/division-1.1.10/division-BAT
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