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The Benefits of Multi-Site Pollution Risk Management

This blog will look at how to standardise guidelines and advantages of doing so.

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Drainage Arrangements: The Solutions

This blog will revisits problems we discover with drainage arrangements and suggest solutions for solving the issues.

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Spring Cleaning Your Environmental Management

This blog will discuss 5 areas that you can address to make sure everything is fully compliant going in to Spring and Summer.

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Do I Need A Permit To Store Waste At My Premises?

There are many legal requirements surrounding waste and this blog will discuss requirements for specifically storing waste.

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Drainage Arrangements: Common Mistakes

This blog will cover some of the mistakes discovered during site assessments, maintenance and mapping visits that we see and explain why they can cause problems.

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What Are the Costs of Pollution Incidents?

Read this blog to find out about financial implications following pollution incidents.

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Do I Need to Train My Staff in Spill Response?

Find out if you need to train your staff to react to a spill on site.

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How Do the Sentencing Guidelines Help Determine Fines?

Read about environmental sentencing guidelines influencing fines following offences.

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What is Pollution Risk Management?

Find out what pollution risk management is and why it's important.

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Important Things To Know When Pollution Planning

This blog focuses on the importance of site awareness and what you should consider when pollution planning.

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Why Should I Carry Out Environmental Audits?

Read about reasons how environmental site assessments can benefit you.

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What Is A Trade Effluent Consent And Why Do I Need One?

This blog discusses what a trade effluent consent is and when you might need one.

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WHAT IS A PIRP?

Read about PIRP, what it includes and it's importance.

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LOOKING AFTER FUEL STORED ON SITE

Find out what to look out for when storing fuel on site and why it is important to test it's quality.

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TYPHOON SYSTEM

Award-winning engineering – Green Spark operates the international award winning ‘Typhoon’ powered cleaning system.

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RECOGNISING CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

Great cost efficiencies achieved on drainage & plumbing spend by proactive International Facilities Management company

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FIRE WATER RUN-OFF

Find out why fire water run-off management is and why it is important.

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WHAT ARE FOGs?

Fats Oils and Greases (FOGs) are often the culprits for blocked drains in domestic, industrial and commercial premises. But, what are they, what do they do and how can you avoid them?

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SPILL RESPONSE

Find out why you should have a contractor ready for a spill response and what to do during as well as after spill. Should you have spill kits on site and what should these contain?

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Should I Have A Site Environmental Emergency Plan?

This blog will discuss why you should have a Site Environmental Emergency Plan and the contents you should consider including.

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What Is A Pollution Pathway?

Find out what is a pollution pathway and how to identify it.

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INTERCEPTOR INTEGRITY TESTING AND SERVICING

Discover what is an interceptor and legal requirements in their maintenance. What is integrity testing and the importance of interceptor service as well as inspection.

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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DRAINAGE PLANS

Find out why it is important to have a drainage plan, things it should contain and how to use it to plan operations, emergency response and drainage servicing as well as why you should keep them up to date.

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Pollution Prevention: Legal Requirements and Compliance

This blog will discuss what we mean when we talk about legal requirements and compliance for environmental management.

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MANAGING POLLUTION RISK

International contract logistics company takes charge of their UK estate to manage their pollution risk

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WHAT IS ISO 14001?

Read about ISO 14001 and environmental compliance register.

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How Do I Deal with Hazardous Waste on my Site?

Read this blog to find out how to deal with hazardous waste on site.

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What Waste Paperwork Should I Have on File?

Read about waste paperwork required to stay compliant.

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