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ACOP |
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| L8 | Legionnaires' disease |
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COP |
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| View | Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products in Scotland |
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| View | Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products in England and Wales |
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| View | Code of Practice for Using Plant Protection Products in Northern Ireland |
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| View | Code of Practice for suppliers of pesticides to agriculture, horticulture and forestry |
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BIS |
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| View | The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations: Government Guidance Notes |
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| View | Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Regulations 2012 |
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COSHH - Essentials |
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| WL0 | COSHH essentials for welding, hot work and allied processes: Advice for managers |
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| WL1 | Workshop ventilation |
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| WL2 | Forced ventilation |
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| WL3 | Fixed extraction: Welding booth or downdraught bench |
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| WL4 | Moveable extraction: Fume hood on a flexible arm |
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| WL5 | Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) |
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| WL6 | RPE used with forced ventilation |
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| WL7 | RPE used with engineering controls |
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| WL8 | Oxy-gas welding and brazing |
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| WL9 | Manual metal arc (MMA) or stick welding |
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| WL10 | Metal inert gas (MIG) and metal active gas (MAG) welding |
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| WL11 | Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding |
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| WL12 | Flux-cored arc (FCA) and metal-cored arc (MCA) welding |
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| WL13 | Resistance (spot) welding: Fixed equipment |
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| WL14 | Gas and oxy-gas cutting |
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| WL15 | Arc-plasma cutting: Fixed equipment |
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| WL16 | Arc-air gouging (aircarbon arc gouging) |
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| WL17 | Soldering: Hand-held with lead-based, rosin-cored solders |
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| WL18 | Surface preparation: Pressure blasting (small items) |
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| WL19 | Surface preparation: Pressure blasting (medium-sized items) |
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| WL20 | Surface preparation: Pressure blasting (large items) |
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| WL21 | Weld cleaning with pickling paste |
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| WL22 | Expert advice |
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DEFRA |
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| View | Using plant protection products: Reduced volume |
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| View | Using plant protection products: Public access |
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| View | Using plant protection products: Mixing services |
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| View | Using plant protection products: Waste management and disposal |
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| View | Using plant protection products: Writing and managing contracts |
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| View | Using plant protection products: Emergency procedures |
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| View | Using plant protection products: Record keeping |
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| View | Groundwater Activities |
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| View | Controls on Animal By-Products |
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| View | Using plant protection products: Amenity areas |
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| View | Water Discharge Activities |
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View | Core Guidance for Environmental Permitting |
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| View | Radioactive Substances Guidance for Environmental Permitting |
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| View | Guidance on the scope of and exemptions from the radioactive substances legislation in the UK |
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| View | Code of practice for using plant protection products |
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| View | Environmental Permitting Guidance - Statutory Nuisance |
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| View | Red Tape Challenge - Environment Theme Implementation Plan |
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View | Smarter Environmental Regulation Review - Phase 1 |
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ECHA Documents |
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| View | Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment: Part G |
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| View | Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment: Part F |
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| View | Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment: Part D |
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| View | Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment: Part E |
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| View | Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment: Part C |
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| View | Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment: Part B |
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| View | Guidance for the implementation of REACH |
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| View | Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment: Part A |
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View | Substance evaluation under REACH |
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Environment Agency - Standard rules |
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| View | Standard rules SR2012 No13 - Treatment of Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2012 No11 - Anaerobic digestion facility including use of the resultant biogas |
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| View | Standard rules SR2012 No9 - On-farm anaerobic digestion facility using farm wastes only, including use of the resultant biogas |
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| View | SR2008No19_250kte - non-hazardous sludge biological, chemical and physical treatment site |
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| View | Standard rules SR2012 No8 - Composting in open systems |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No16 - composting in open windrows |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No1 - household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No2 - household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station (no building) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No3 - household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with treatment |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No4 - household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with treatment (no building) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No5 - household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station & asbestos storage |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No6 - household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station & asbestos storage (no building) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No7 - household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with treatment & asbestos storage |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No8 - household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with treatment & asbestos storage (no building) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No9 - asbestos waste transfer station |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No10 - inert and excavation waste transfer station |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No11 - inert and excavation waste transfer station with treatment |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No12 - non-hazardous household waste amenity site |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No13 - non-hazardous & hazardous household waste amenity site |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No14 - materials recycling facility |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No15 - materials recycling facility (no building) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No17 - composting in closed vessels |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No18 - non-hazardous mechanical biological (aerobic) treatment facility |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No19_75Kte - non-hazardous sludge biological, chemical and physical treatment site |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No20 - vehicle storage, depollution & dismantling (authorised treatment) facility |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No21 - metal recycling site |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No22 - storage of furnace ready scrap metal for recovery |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No23 - waste electrical and electronic equipment authorised treatment facility (ATF) excluding ozone-depleting substances |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No24 - clinical waste & healthcare waste transfer station |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No25 - clinical waste & healthcare waste treatment and transfer station |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No26 - animal carcass incinerator (pet crematorium) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2008No27 - mobile plant for the treatment of soils and contaminated material, substances or products |
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| View | Standard rules SR2009No1 - Pet cemetery |
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| View | Standard rules SR2009No2 - Low Impact Part A Installation |
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| View | Standard rules SR2009No3 - Low Impact Part A Installation for the production of Biodiesel |
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| View | Standard rules SR2009No4 - Combustion of biogas in engines at a sewage treatment works |
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| View | Standard rules SR2009No5 - inert and excavation waste transfer station |
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| View | Standard rules SR2009No6 - inert and excavation waste transfer station with treatment |
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| View | Standard rules SR2009No7 - storage of furnace ready scrap metal for recovery |
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| View | Standard rules SR2009No8 - the management of inert wastes and unpolluted soil resulting from the prospecting, extraction, treatment and storage of mineral resources and the working of quarries, at mines and quarries |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No2 - discharge to surface water: cooling water and heat exchangers |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No3 - discharge to surface water: secondary treated domestic sewage with a maximum daily volume between 5 and 20 cubic metres per day |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No4 - Mobile plant for landspreading (land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No5 - Mobile plant for the reclamation, restoration or improvement of land |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No6 - Mobile plant for landspreading of sewage sludge (land treatment resulting in benefit) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No7 - Use of waste in construction (up to 50,000 tonnes) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No8 - Use of waste in construction (up to 100,000 tonnes) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No9 - Use of waste for reclamation, restoration or improvement of land (up to 50,000 tonnes) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No10 - Use of waste for reclamation, restoration or improvement of land (up to 100,000 tonnes) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No11 - Mobile plant for the treatment of waste to produce soil, soil substitutes and aggregate |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No12 - Treatment of waste to produce soil, soil substitutes and aggregate |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No13 - Use of waste to manufacture timber or construction products |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No14 - Composting biodegradable waste (in open and closed systems) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No15 - Anaerobic digestion facility including use of the resultant biogas |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No16 - On-farm anaerobic digestion facility including use of the resultant biogas |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No17 - Storage of digestate from anaerobic digestion plants (storage of digestate in containers or lagoons) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2010No18 - Storage and treatment of dredgings for recovery |
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| View | Standard rules SR2011No1 - Composting biodegradable waste (in open and closed systems) |
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| View | Standard rules SR2011No2 - metal recycling site |
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| View | Standard rules SR2011No3 - vehicle storage, depollution & dismantling (authorised treatment) facility |
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| View | Standard rules SR2011No4 - Treatment of waste wood for recovery |
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| View | Standard rules SR2012 No4 - Composting in closed systems |
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Environment Agency Documents |
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View | How to comply with your landspreading permit |
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| View | Civil Sanctions |
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| View | Guidance on radioactive material and radioactive waste "stored in transit" |
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| View | Guidance on lamps containing radioactive substances |
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| View | Small amounts of open radioactive sources |
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| View | Uranium and thorium |
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| View | Small sealed radioactive sources |
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| View | Waste sealed radioactive sources |
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| View | Radioactivity in museums |
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| View | Medical and veterinary uses of radioactive sources |
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| View | Very low level radioactive waste |
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| View | General guidance on the use of exemption provisions |
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| View | RGN 8 - Substantial changes in operation at installations, mining waste facilities and other facilities involving solvents and combustion |
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| View | RGN 6 - Determinations involving sites of high public interest |
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| View | RGN 5 - Operator competence |
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| View | LFD 1 - Understanding the Landfill Directive |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: Clinical waste |
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| View | RGN 11 - Enforcement powers |
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| View | RGN 4 - Setting standards for environmental protection |
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| View | RGN 13 - Defining waste recovery: permanent deposit of waste on land |
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| View | Odour Management - How to comply with your environmental permit |
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| View | RGN 9 - Showing that land and groundwater are protected at installations, waste facilities, mining waste operations, non-nuclear radioactive substances facilities and mobile apparatus |
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| View | RGN 12 - Statutory periodic permit reviews |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: Gasification, Liquefaction and Refining Installations |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: Environmental Management Systems |
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View | RGN 2 - Understanding the meaning of regulated facility |
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| View | RGN 7 - Appeals to the Secretary of State or Welsh Ministers |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: The Inorganic Chemicals Sector |
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View | Preparing for flooding |
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| View | RGN 1 - Understanding the meaning of operator |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: Speciality Organic Chemicals Sector |
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View | Environmental Permitting Charging Scheme & Guidance |
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| View | RGN 3 - Deciding applications are duly made and requests for further information |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: The lime industry |
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View | Pollution prevention pays in England and Wales |
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| View | Waste portable batteries delivered to battery collection points |
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| View | Temporary storage at a collection point |
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| View | RGN 10 - Dealing with the death, financial difficulties or striking off of an operator |
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| View | Temporary storage of waste at a place controlled by the producer |
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View | Environmental Permitting Regulations Operational Risk Appraisal (Opra for EPR) |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: Water Discharge and Groundwater (from point source) Activity Permits |
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| View | Temporary storage at the place of production |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: The cement industry |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: The Production of Large Volume Organic Chemicals |
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| View | Environmental risk assessment for permits - Overview |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: Combustion Activities |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: Hot Rolling of Ferrous Metals |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: The Incineration of Waste |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: Paper and Pulp |
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| View | How to comply with your environmental permit. Additional guidance for: The Textile Sector |
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| View | Environment Agency position on Metaldehyde |
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Environmental Hygiene |
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| EH40 | List of approved workplace exposure limits (as consolidated with amendments October 2007) |
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Government Document |
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| View | Guidance for those affected by the Plant Protection Products (Sustainable Use) Regulations 2012 |
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Health & Safety Guidance (HSG) - Series |
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| HSG40 | Safe handling of chlorine from drums and cylinders (second edition) |
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| HSG51 | The storage of flammable liquids in containers |
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| HSG173 | Monitoring strategies for toxic substances |
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INDG |
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| INDG86 | Contained use of genetically modified organisms |
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| INDG95 | Respiratory sensitisers and COSHH |
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| INDG136 | Working with substances hazardous to health |
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| INDG139 | Using electric storage batteries safely |
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| INDG141 | Reporting incidents of exposure to pesticides and veterinary medicines |
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| INDG163 | Five steps to risk assessment |
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| INDG172 | Breathe freely |
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| INDG178 | Written schemes of examination |
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| INDG189 | Safety zones around oil and gas installations in waters around the UK |
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| INDG227 | Safe working with flammable substances |
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| INDG257 | Pesticides |
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| INDG261 | Pressure systems |
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| INDG273 | Working safely with solvents |
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| INDG458 | Legionnaires' disease |
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NIEA |
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| View | The Radioactive Substances (Fees and Charges) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2012 |
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| View | The Pollution Prevention and Control (Industrial Emissions - NIEA) Charging Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2013 |
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| View | Waste Asbestos |
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PPG |
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| PPG1 | General guide to the prevention of pollution |
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| PPG7 | The safe operation of refuelling facilities |
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| PPG18 | Managing fire water and major spillages |
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| PPG21 | Incident Response Planning |
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| PPG22 | Dealing with spills |
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| PPG26 | Drums and intermediate bulk containers |
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| PPG28 | Controlled Burn |
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REACH Information Leaflet |
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| View | Questions and Answers on REACH |
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| View | REACH Factsheet |
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| View | REACH In Brief |
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| View | REACH is here |
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| View | What REACH means for Manufacturers |
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| View | What REACH means for EU importers |
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| View | What REACH means for Users of Chemicals |
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| View | REACH: The Basics |
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| View | REACH Timeline |
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| View | REACH: Pre-registration |
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| View | REACH: Exemptions |
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| View | REACH and Articles |
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| View | REACH: Guidance for Distributors |
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| View | Reach: Creating an Inventory for Downstream Users |
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| View | REACH: Substances of Very High Concern |
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| View | REACH and Safety Data Sheets |
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| View | REACH and Substances Recovered from Waste |
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| View | REACH and Biodiesel |
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| View | REACH: Registration |
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| View | REACH: Substance Information Exchange Forum (SIEF) |
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| View | REACH: Minimisation of Animal Testing |
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| View | REACH: Authorisation |
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RoHS Guides |
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| View | RoHS brief guide |
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| View | RoHS Guidance |
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