Division BAT 1

In order to improve the overall environmental performance, BAT is to implement and adhere to an environmental management system (EMS) that incorporates all of the following features:

1. (a)

   commitment of the management, including senior management;

2. (b)

   definition of an environmental policy that includes the continuous improvement of the installation by the management;

3. (c)

   planning and establishing the necessary procedures, objectives and targets, in conjunction with financial planning and investment;

4. (d)

   implementation of procedures paying particular attention to:

   1. (i)

      structure and responsibility,

   2. (ii)

      recruitment, training, awareness and competence,

   3. (iii)

      communication,

   4. (iv)

      employee involvement,

   5. (v)

      documentation,

   6. (vi)

      effective process control,

   7. (vii)

      maintenance programmes,

   8. (viii)

      emergency preparedness and response,

   9. (ix)

      safeguarding compliance with environmental legislation;

5. (e)

   checking performance and taking corrective action, paying particular attention to:

   1. (i)

      monitoring and measurement (see also the Reference Report on Monitoring of emissions to Air and Water from IED installations-ROM),

   2. (ii)

      corrective and preventive action,

   3. (iii)

      maintenance of records,

   4. (iv)

      independent (where practicable) internal or external auditing in order to determine whether or not the EMS conforms to planned arrangements and has been properly implemented and maintained;

6. (f)

   review of the EMS and its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness by senior management;

7. (g)

   following the development of cleaner technologies;

8. (h)

   consideration for the environmental impacts from the eventual decommissioning of the installation at the stage of designing a new plant, and throughout its operating life;

9. (i)

   application of sectoral benchmarking on a regular basis.

The establishment and implementation of an action plan on diffuse dust emissions (see BAT 6) and the application of a maintenance management system which especially addresses the performance of dust abatement systems (see BAT 4) are also a part of the EMS.