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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.1/division-1.1.4/division-1.1.4.2/division-bat+8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.1/division-1.1.4/division-1.1.4.2/division-bat+8.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1032",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1032 of 13 June 2016 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the non-ferrous metals industries (notified under document C(2016) 3563) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032",
  "path": "annex/division/1.1/division/1.1.4/division/1.1.4.2/division/bat+8",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "BAT 8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "In order to prevent diffuse emissions from the handling and transport of raw materials, BAT is to use a combination of the techniques given below.\nTechnique\na\nEnclosed conveyors or pneumatic systems to transfer and handle dust-forming concentrates and fluxes and fine-grained material\nb\nCovered conveyors to handle non-dust-forming solid materials\nc\nExtraction of dust from delivery points, silo vents, pneumatic transfer systems and conveyor transfer points, and connection to a filtration system (for dust-forming materials)\nd\nClosed bags or drums to handle materials with dispersible or water-soluble components\ne\nSuitable containers to handle pelletised materials\nf\nSprinkling to moisten the materials at handling points\ng\nMinimise transport distances\nh\nReduce the drop height of conveyor belts, mechanical shovels or grabs\ni\nAdjust the speed of open belt conveyors (< 3,5 m/s)\nj\nMinimise the speed of descent or free fall height of the materials\nk\nPlace transfer conveyors and pipelines in safe, open areas above ground so that leaks can be detected quickly and damage from vehicles and other equipment can be prevented. If buried pipelines are used for non-hazardous materials, document and mark their course and adopt safe excavation systems\nl\nAutomatic resealing of delivery connections for handling liquid and liquefied gas\nm\nBack-vent displaced gases to the delivery vehicle to reduce emissions of VOC\nn\nWash wheels and chassis of vehicles used to deliver or handle dusty materials\no\nUse planned campaigns for road sweeping\np\nSegregate incompatible materials (e.g. oxidising agents and organic materials)\nq\nMinimise material transfers between processes",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.1/division/1.1.4/division/1.1.4.2/division/bat+8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:55.916563+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}