Most common breaches of IPPC
Here are the most common IPPC breaches since April this year.
The data supplied by the Environment Agency covers both pig and poultry units. There are 181 pig and 865 poultry farms with IPPC permits. The data includes farms that are in the IPPC farm assurance scheme and as well as those that are not.
IPPC guidance: Is your site right?
1. Containment of stored materials
- EXAMPLE
Inadequate bunding around fuel, liquid feed tanks and wash-down areas.
- EXAMPLE
Poor manure and slurry storage.
ACTION
2. Activities not specified by the permit
- EXAMPLE
Overstocking, improvement conditions not complied with, site and/or drainage plan not accurate eg. additional structures present.
ACTION
3= Odours
- EXAMPLE
Site specific factors eg. overstocking, housing design, management practices.
ACTION
3= Operating procedures/Management systems
- EXAMPLE
Inspection and maintenance log incomplete, complaints procedure not followed, manure analysis and export records incomplete.
ACTION
5. Staff competency/training
- EXAMPLE
Lack of training in environmental permit requirements and lack of relevant records.
ACTION
- How to comply V2 – Section 1.1 gives an overview of what types of training are expected for staff at permitted installations, 4.1 Records.
6.
Fugitive emissions of substances (excluding odour and noise)
- EXAMPLE
Contaminated run-off such washwater or slurry, flies present, dust emissions.
ACTION
7.
Site security
- EXAMPLE
Site identification boards absent, sited incorrectly or containing the wrong information.
ACTION
8.
General Management
- EXAMPLE
Failure to maintain proper records.
ACTION
With thanks to Simon Barron of the Environment Agency. |
