Pollution Prevention PowerPoint
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Pollution Prevention pt1.ppt
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Module 1 is designed to introduce the audience to pollution prevention good practice and covers the following topics:
- Impacts of pollution from spillages etc.
- Pathways to humans and other receptors via watercourses, groundwater and land
- Sources and causes of pollution – leaking tanks and bunds etc.
- Drainage systems
- Legislation, prosecution risks, financial loss (product loss), social impacts, public image, long term liabilities
- Preventing the pollution of controlled waters
Identifying and protecting drains
- Good housekeeping
- Storage and handling of materials
- Bunds – purpose, inspection, maintenance and capacity
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PATHWAYS -This diagram represents the many different ways that pollutants can enter the environment, from an accidental spill for example. As well as direct discharge to land and watercourses, evaporated fuel and chemicals such as solvents can also be transported by the wind to crops or livestock. Whether directly or indirectly, via air, water or land, these pollutants can ultimately end up in us. |
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| Drums, tanks, pipes, valves and joints should all be regularly inspected for leaks, rust holes or cracks and repaired or replaced as soon as possible. Even if you are not directly responsible for maintenance on your site, you should still report any leaks or potential problems that you come across.
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Module 2 covers:
- Emergencies and spill kits
- Emergency Response
- Identifying the risks
- Position of spill kits
- Natural drainage runs
- Spill Kit types and contents
- Absorbent types
- Spill response procedures – the 11 steps to effective spill response:
- Makeshift containment - using whatever materials are to hand – sand, soil etc.
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(Example site drainage plan from Part 1 with spill kits added)
Every site should have a spill kit located near to where incidents may happen. Where are the spill kits located on your site?
Spill kits are designed to prevent injury, reduce leakage and provide a temporary containment until the spill can be properly dealt with. |
Put a long sock or an absorbent boom directly across and ahead of the flow.
Put others around the edge of the spill and make sure there are no gaps.
Where two socks overlap along the edge of the spill, lay them in the direction of the flow.
If they are laid the other way round there’s a risk the force of the spill could open a gap in the join, so always go with the flow. |
Pollution Prevention pt2.ppt
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