Division 5.4 Diffuse VOC emissions
United Kingdom
| Technique | Applicability | |
|---|---|---|
| Techniques related to plant design | ||
| (a) | Limit the number of potential emission sources | Applicability may be restricted in the case of existing plants due to operability requirements. |
| (b) | Maximise process-inherent containment features | |
| (c) | Select high-integrity equipment (see the description in Section 6.2) | |
| (d) | Facilitate maintenance activities by ensuring access to potentially leaky equipment | |
| Techniques related to plant/equipment construction, assembly and commissioning | ||
| (e) | Ensure well-defined and comprehensive procedures for plant/equipment construction and assembly. This includes using the designed gasket stress for flanged joint assembly (see the description in Section 6.2) | Generally applicable. |
| (f) | Ensure robust plant/equipment commissioning and handover procedures in line with the design requirements | |
| Techniques related to plant operation | ||
| (g) | Ensure good maintenance and timely replacement of equipment | Generally applicable. |
| (h) | Use a risk-based leak detection and repair (LDAR) programme (see the description in Section 6.2) | |
| (i) | As far as it is reasonable, prevent diffuse VOC emissions, collect them at source, and treat them | |
The associated monitoring is in BAT 5.