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​During risk visits, fire and rescue service personnel should ask the operator if they have produced an environmental risk assessment (ERA). If an ERA is available and highlights a risk to the...

The principles of containment apply to all wash water where this is reasonably practicable. The nature and amount of contaminants need to be identified so that the wash water can be correctly treated...

Roadside treatment and pollution prevention devices include: Oil separators Sediment traps Filter drains Ponds – balancing and retention Containment devices Wetlands ...

Even when greatly diluted most pesticides are toxic to fish and other aquatic life. In extreme cases, one teaspoonful can be enough to kill all the wildlife in a watercourse. Small quantities of...

This standard is about advising on management control systems and practices, and active and passive systems affording protection from fire to people, property and the environment. It includes...

Vegetated drainage systems are used as components of a drainage network to convey, store and treat storm water running off the highway before it is discharged. They are not designed to treat large...

Fire and rescue services should be aware that if some or all of the materials stored on a site are classified as waste, then waste legislation enforced by environmental agencies will apply, as well...

​Environmental agencies recognise the unique position that the fire and rescue service holds as primary responders to incidents that threaten the environment. The fire and rescue service have...

Control measure element Learning outcome Mitigating the impact of the asbestos-related incident Understand: That the responsibility for mitigating the environmental impact and...

There are three relevant underlying natural laws of physics: The law of the conservation of matter The first law of thermodynamics The second law of thermodynamics Where is...

​Surface run-off collection systems Road gullies Road gullies are commonly used to collect road drainage. They generally discharge to associated longitudinal carrier drains, except on low...

Fires in waste stacks can be difficult to extinguish. Applying large volumes of water or foam is often ineffective, particularly if the fire is deep seated and the stack is made up of fine or densely...

One key element to the successful partnership between fire and rescue services and environmental agencies has been the development of training courses and supporting materials. These have been...

Controls on end of life vehicles (ELVs) are imposed through the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations. The aim of the regulations is to reduce or eliminate the environmental...

Fire and rescue services should consider putting into practice the action points for the activities and areas listed below, to mitigate their impact on the environment. Site drainage A good...

Except in Scotland, procedures for the reordering of environment agency supplied pollution control equipment have been agreed by the various environment agencies and FRSs. Procedure for England In...

Site operators are required by law to protect the environment from the effects of polluting incidents. A pollution incident response plan can help them achieve this by minimising impacts on the...

The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations (COMAH) requires higher hazard establishments to prevent and limit the consequences to people and the environment of major accidents. This includes...

The most effective intervention is to stop a pollutant at source, the point where a pollutant is escaping from a container, tanker, pipework or other vessel. Intervention options include: ...

​If it is not possible or practicable to contain the product at source, or there has already been a significant loss of product, the next point of intervention is to contain the spillage as close...