# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/902 of 30 May 2016 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for common waste water and waste gas treatment/management systems in the chemical sector (notified under document C(2016) 3127) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 5.4: Diffuse VOC emissions

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

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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/902/annex/division/3/division/5/division/5.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-902/annex/division-3/division-5/division-5.4
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