ABH Environmental Impact and Aspect Register

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ABH Activity, Product or Service Aspect - elements of an

organisation's activities products
or services that can interact with
the environment.
(1) Aspect Category: Resource Use - Energy

1.1 All activities, products, services Use of Electricity
(2) Aspect Category: Resource Use - Water

2.1 Toilets Use of Water
Equipment cleaning
Workshop cleaning
Hydrobalsting
(4) Aspect Category: Pollution Prevention

4.1 General waste Hazardous materials
Diesel store
Hazardous waste Delivery, use, storage, disposal.
4.2 Fire Fighting Fire Water Run Off
(6) Aspect Category: Waste Management

6.1 All activities, products, services Waste disposal
6.2 All activities, products, services Recycling of waste
6.3 All activities Re-use to minimise waste
(7) Aspect Category: Travel / Transport

7.1 Purchase and use of fleet vehicles. Transport - Fleet Vehicles
Environmental Aspects Register
Impact - change to the Risks and Opportunities-

environment resulting from an associated with adverse
organisation's environmental environmental impacts
aspects. (threats) or beneficial
enviromental impacts (opps)
Global - depletion of non- Risks: Renewable energy

renewable resources. sources unavailable, long pay
Contribution to emission of CO2 back periods for on-site micro-
(climate change), Nox & Sox (Air generation, business continuity
pollution, acid rain) gases from impacts from effects of climate
burning non renewable fuel. change.
Opps: ABH supports renewable
sources and it becomes cheaper
alternative, technologies improve
and business case for micro-
generation improves, good PR.
Add strain to available water Risks: Business continuity

resources. impacts from effects of climate
change. Utility company
introduces water bans/restrictions
impacting business continuity.
Opps: Use of grey water
technologies
Pollution incident to combined Risks: Protected species

drains damage to treatment affected, treatment works
works or surface water impacted. Costly- have to meet
costs of remediation, fines, court
costs. Severe reputational
damage.
Opps: Use of less hazardous
alternatives. Well trained staff
and spill kits available.
Groundwater or surface water Risks: fines imposed, negative

pollution by run off of fire fighting publicity
foam or water. Opps: Ensure surface water
drains are marked and protected
in the vent of a fire
Incineration emissions and Risks: Fail to meet duty of care
ending the life of resources regulations, bad PR and fines
contibute to climate change. imposed. Resources that could
have been recycled, re-used are
Depletion of landfill capacity, lack disposed of as general waste.
of waste to energy facilities and Waste contractor not
carbon emissions implementing best practice.
Opps: encourage waste
Transport of waste contribute to contractor to deliver best practice.
congestion, poor air quality Nox & Support local businesses.
Sox, Noise pollution.
Reduction in use of virgin Risks: No local market available.

materials and processing
reducing climate changing Opps: Promote recycling and
emissions. encourage recycling.
Reduced pressure on landfill

capacity.
Reduction in use of virgin Risks: lack of storage- items

materials and processing disposed as waste
reducing climate changing Opps: internally save money by
emissions. using second hand, distribute
unwanted stationery, donate to
Reduced pressure on landfill charities- good PR
capacity.
Emission of CO2 and depletion of Risks: Use of non-renewable fuel

natural resources from fuel burnt. and local air pollution from diesel
vehicles- health impacts. Higher
Contribution to poor air quality fuel costs and fuel availability.
Nox & Sox. Noise pollution. Opps: Low/zero emission
vehicles introduced into fleet.
Good PR. Driver training.
Environmental Aspects Register
Size
Compliance
Obligations
Likelihood
Condition Positive or Total
Normal (n) Negative score
Abnormal (a)
Emergency (e)
n - Current renewable electricity usage is 3 2 1 Neg 6

very low and dependent on public utility
companies
n - Business as usual 3 2 1 Neg 6
n- small volumes of substances used & 2 2 2 Neg 8

disposed of, normal deliveries of diesel and
genertator oil.
a- larger quantities of oil are disposed of from
workshops small leak develops in storage
tank.
e- large diesel leak during delivery. Fire risk
in hazardous waste releases to water and air
n & a - not applicable 1 1 2 Neg 2

e - specialist building fire (E.g. Hazardous
Waste Store) is extinguished using foam.
n- waste disposal in line with projected 2 2 3 Neg 12
reductions.
a- normal disposal route is unavailable or
peak in volume eg. due to refurbishment.
e- waste contractor unavailable, waste backs
up on site.
n- Increase recycling in line with targets. 2 2 2 Pos 8

a- Contamination of recyclate streams.
e- External demand for recyclate stream
disappears.
n- Increase in re-use in line with targets. 1 1 2 Pos 2

a- Contamination of re-use streams or
e- External demand for re-use stream
disappears.
n- low emissions vehicle replacement 2 1 2 Neg 4

strategy
a- increase in numbers of fleet vehicles
required
e- not applicable
Signif Notes
Low Controls:
Look into procusring energy efficient tools and equipment. (LED lights, tools,
equipment)
Low Significant water users:

Toilets, Hydroblasting,
Controls:
Use of water-efficient water fixtures
Use of water-efficient cleaning equipment
Maintenance of equipments
Low Hazardous waste store, no drainage to sewere, spill kit available. Maximum
contents include:
Chemical Stores, including gas, flammable, solvents, acids, general chemicals
Diesel tank
Controls:
Spill containment of diesel storage
Hazardous Waste Disposal monitoring
Licensed toxic waste collector
Chemical emergency plan and Training
Low High risk areas include: chemical store, surface water drainage
Controls:
No additional control measures are required.
Med Waste Streams:
Paper, card, plastics, cans, batteries, glass, packaging, furniture, wood, metal,
dyes, paints, books / magazines, food, fluorescent tube
Controls:
Licensed general waste contractor
Low Recyclate Streams:

Paper, card, plastics, cans, WEE, batteries, glass, wood, metal, polythene,
furniture, packaging, books / magazines, vegetable & mineral oils, grounds and
construction waste, fluorescent tubes.
Controls:
Recycling practices
Selling of recyclates to contractors
Low Re-Use Streams include:

Furniture
Photocopier toners
Stationery
Materials from workshop
Controls:
Recycling practices
Low Controls:
Maintenance of vehicles
Good driving practices
Efficient scheduling of deliveries/collection

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ABH Activity, Product or Service Aspect - elements of an

(1) Aspect Category: Resource Use - Energy

(2) Aspect Category: Resource Use - Water

(4) Aspect Category: Pollution Prevention

4.2 Fire Fighting Fire Water Run Off

(6) Aspect Category: Waste Management

6.2 All activities, products, services Recycling of waste

6.3 All activities Re-use to minimise waste

(7) Aspect Category: Travel / Transport

Impact - change to the Risks and Opportunities-

Global - depletion of non- Risks: Renewable energy

Add strain to available water Risks: Business continuity

Pollution incident to combined Risks: Protected species

Groundwater or surface water Risks: fines imposed, negative

Reduction in use of virgin Risks: No local market available.

Reduced pressure on landfill

Reduction in use of virgin Risks: lack of storage- items

Emission of CO2 and depletion of Risks: Use of non-renewable fuel

n - Current renewable electricity usage is 3 2 1 Neg 6

n - Business as usual 3 2 1 Neg 6

n- small volumes of substances used & 2 2 2 Neg 8

n & a - not applicable 1 1 2 Neg 2

n- Increase recycling in line with targets. 2 2 2 Pos 8

n- Increase in re-use in line with targets. 1 1 2 Pos 2

n- low emissions vehicle replacement 2 1 2 Neg 4

Low Significant water users:

Low Recyclate Streams:

Low Re-Use Streams include:

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