Division 1 Environmental management systems

Specifically for chemical sector activities, BAT is to incorporate the following features in the EMS:

1. (xi)

   on multi-operator installations/sites, establishment of a convention that sets out the roles, responsibilities and coordination of operating procedures of each plant operator in order to enhance the cooperation between the various operators;

2. (xii)

   establishment of inventories of waste water and waste gas streams (see BAT 2).

In some cases, the following features are part of the EMS:

1. (xiii)

   odour management plan (see BAT 20);

2. (xiv)

   noise management plan (see BAT 22).