NetRegs

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NetRegs User Friendly advice on environmental
legislation and good practice CaSPR 17 October
2006 Claudette Hudes
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Protect your business ?
Protect the environment The Challenge The
Response NetRegs Aims of NetRegs
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• How
• Guidance by Business Type
• Business Area
• Business
  Process
• 
  Guidance
• Guidance by Environmental Topic
• Environmental Legislation
• Current and Future
• Useful Links

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Education Sector Pre-school Primary
School Secondary School Higher/Further
Education Other Types
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Education Sector (cont) General
Information Purchasing Animals
Livestock Sciences Arts, Crafts
Technology Sports Buildings Transport Fire
Chemicals IT EEE Heating, Lighting,
Water Catering Maintenance Janitorial Medical
Dental Office and Administration
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• Requirements for compliance given under
  categories
• Storage Handling of Materials
• Emissions to Air
• Noise
• Water
• Waste
• Contaminated Land
• Packaging Materials
• Other Issues
• NetRegs also describes Good Practice for each
  category

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Bad environmental practices for which could
result in prosecution

• Unconsented discharge of sewage, effluent or
  contaminated runoff water to surface water or
  sewer.
• Chemical or Oil spills due to poor storage or
  handling
• Irresponsible storage or handling of waste
• Unauthorised solvents emissions or causing
  nuisance levels of dust, noise or odour

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Legal Requirements
Storage Handling of Materials
Noise Emissions to Air
Water
Waste
Contaminated Land
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• Benefits
• Commercial
• Environmental
• Reference Guide/Educational Tool
• Alternative to Direct Regulation

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Environmental Regulations NetRegs
www.netregs.gov.uk SEPA - www.sepa.org.uk De
livery and support in Scotland provided by SEPA