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Environmental Audits and Inspections

Environmental sustainability is becoming increasingly important for the public and legislators. If you’re unsure where to start with navigating your environmental responsibilities, want to make improvements, or maintain legal compliance, our team of experts can provide a full audit or inspection, along with actionable recommendations.  

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Understand and improve your organisation’s environmental performance with our Environmental Audit and Inspection services.  

 

Environmental Review/Legal Compliance Audit

What is an Environmental Review/Legal Compliance Audit?

As environmental legislation becomes increasingly complex, our legal compliance support and assistance gives you peace of mind that your environmental responsibilities are being met.  Our team of experts will conduct a full audit of your business and provide recommendations to ensure that it remains legally compliant.

An Environmental Review, also known as a Legal Compliance Audit, gives an understanding of non-compliance with applicable legislation and areas that require improvements in order to reduce any environmental liabilities.

It develops your understanding of significant impacts on the environment and legal responsibilities so that registers can be developed to meet Clauses ‘6.1.2 Environmental Aspects’ and ‘6.1.3 Compliance Obligations’ of the ISO14001:2015 standards.

What are the benefits of an Environmental Review/Legal Compliance Audit?

  • Understand how your processes affect the environment
  • Improve your environmental performance
  • Realise operating and administrative efficiencies
  • Conducted by environmental experts with knowledge of a range of sectors
  • Avoid fines and prosecutions for breaching environmental legislation.
  • Have peace of mind on a topic that many find difficult
  • A cost and time-effective way to manage your legal requirements.
  • Understanding and evaluating compliance contributes to a successful Environmental Management System.

What to expect from an Environmental Review/Legal Compliance Audit

Our qualified and experienced environmental consultants will use their valuable expertise and knowledge of all types of industry sectors to help you understand your current risk and compliance with legislation.

You receive a full audit, detailed report, and recommendations for your business.

They will also provide you with an action plan of recommendations, including immediate changes that can be undertaken to improve your environmental performance.

Our dedicated team of experts will assess all of your business processes and practices. We’ll compile a detailed report which will highlight any areas of compliance that require attention. We’ll provide recommendations for these areas and suggest other improvements to help you comply with environmental law and prevent incidents before they occur.

The other benefits of an environmental review include using the results to develop an Environmental Management Plan and determine your appropriate level of insurance. These operating and administrative efficiencies can often result in cost savings for your business.

CL:AIRE Material Management Plans

What is a CL:AIRE Material Management Plan?

A CL:AIRE Material Management Plan is a requirement of CL:AIRE’s Definition of Waste Code of Practice (DoW CoP). The CoP provides a clear, consistent and efficient process to enable the reuse of site won material.  

You must demonstrate that you have certainty and suitability for use if you wish to adhere to the CL:AIRE code of practice. 

A CL:AIRE Material Management Plan typically involves characterisation of the material used on your site, determining whether materials are waste or not and whether their use is associated with any risks. 

Classifying material as non-waste (for example, after treatment) enables you to reuse it in your project, as well as transfer it between sites (depending on the nature of the material to be re-used). It may also mean that you do not need an Environmental Permit or Waste Exemption. 

What are the benefits of a CL:AIRE Material Management Plan?

  • Consistency and certainty regarding what is waste and what is not. 
  • Time savings due to the removal of the requirement to apply for permits and exemptions. 
  • Reduced costs for waste disposal, virgin/recycled material purchase and transportation. 
  • Enhance the sustainability of your operations by following the waste hierarchy and reducing natural resource consumption. 

 

What to expect from our CL:AIRE Material Management Plan service

Our experienced consultants will work with your business to develop a CL:AIRE Material Management Plan. Our service can include: 

  • Producing a CL:AIRE Material Management Plan in line with the Code of Practice (CoP). 
  • Sign off of a CL:AIRE Material Management Plan by a Qualified Person (QP) registered with CL:AIRE. 
  • Production of  verification reports. 
  • Training on completing CL:AIRE Material Management Plans. 
  • Carrying out audits to ensure compliance with CL:AIRE Material Management Plans. 

Our dedicated consultant will ensure that your business can experience the benefits above, whilst also giving you peace of mind that the entire CL:AIRE process has been managed expertly. 

Waste Audits

What is a Waste Audit?

During a waste audit, our experienced environmental expert carries out a methodical review of your business to determine the amount and types of waste you generate, as well as what you do with them.

This process not only ensures your waste is disposed of responsibly and legally but can also highlight where materials can be re-used and processes improved, leading to cost savings and greener credentials.

What are the benefits of a Waste Audit?

  • Ensure your business remains legally compliant.
  • Improve your environmental performance.
  • Achieve cost savings due to improved efficiencies.
  • Continue to achieve your business targets.
  • Have peace of mind that your waste contractors are also legally compliant and efficient.

What to expect from a Waste Audit

Our environmental consultants have experience and knowledge of a range of sectors, established relationships with regulatory bodies, and proficiency in liaising with contractors. We will conduct a full audit of your business’s waste processes and practices and provide detailed recommendations for improvements.

ISO 14001 Gap Analysis

What is an ISO 14001 Gap Analysis?   

If your business is looking to implement or transition to the ISO14001:2015 standards, our expert environmental consultants can prepare you by carrying out a gap analysis. The gap analysis helps you to understand your current environmental performance and it benchmarks your compliance with ISO14001:2015.  

What are the benefits of our ISO 14001 Gap Analysis service?  

  • Understand outstanding actions to achieve compliance   
  • Receive a detailed report highlighting areas of improvement  
  • Provides confidence in preparation for the third-party certification audit   
  • Provides a foundation for developing a feasible Environmental Management System project plan, directing resource allocation and allowing the generation of timelines for corrective actions.   
  • It allows a systematic review and continuous improvement process, moving away from a reactive approach  
  • Establishes a baseline for tracking improvements and demonstrating the effectiveness of an Environmental Management System, so progress is measurable   

 What can you expect from an ISO 14001 Gap Analysis?  

A gap analysis provides you with an understanding of your level of compliance with the ISO14001:2015 standards regarding your environmental management system. The report will detail the outstanding actions that are required to prepare for the third-party audit with the certification company.   

This can then be followed up with guidance and professional support to help your business make the necessary alterations in time for the certification audit. Aiming for minimal impact to the day-to-day operations of your business, our team of experts will take away the stress and worry the transition could have on your business. 

Permit Application Gap Analysis

What is a Permit Application Gap Analysis? 

Applying for an environmental permit can be complex and time-consuming. Our Permit Application Gap Analysis service identifies any missing information or documentation in your application, ensuring that your submission meets all regulatory requirements. By conducting a thorough review and providing expert advice, we help streamline the application process, reducing delays and increasing the likelihood of approval. 

We also audit existing permits to ascertain compliance. 

What are the benefits of a Permit Application Gap Analysis? 

  • Ensure your permit application process meets the requirements 
  • Initial gap analysis ensures you have all the information  
  • Guidance from an experienced environmental consultant  
  • Streamline the entire permit application process  
  • Reduce delays in receiving your permit 

 

What to expect from a Permit Application Gap Analysis? 

Our team of environmental consultants can take away some of the uncertainty and delay by carrying out an initial gap analysis.  

A gap analysis can be carried out by our experienced experts who are equipped with comprehensive knowledge of the permit application process and already established relationships with the relevant regulatory bodies. They will review the application you propose to submit, along with any supporting information and evidence. If there are any gaps or improvements that could be made, this will all be detailed in an action plan.  

Using our thorough service can help reduce the amount of time your business has to spend on the application process – and reduce any delays in receiving your permit from the regulatory body. Our understanding of environmental issues, regulatory requirements and the environmental permit application process experience will result in a smoother and streamlined experience for you. 

Bespoke Environmental Audits

Bespoke Environmental Audits

 A bespoke environmental audit service provides a tailored audit process that meets the unique needs and objectives of an organisation. These audits go beyond standard processes to offer a more personalised approach to identifying environmental risks and improvement opportunities.   

What are the key benefits of Bespoke Environmental Audits? 

 We can audit for a specific requirement. 

  • Tailored scope: The scope of the audit can be customised to the specific industry, activities, and environmental performance goals that the organisation wishes to target. 
  • In-depth assessment: Bespoke audits can examine specific areas of concern more thoroughly 
  • Personalised reporting: The audit report is not a generic template but is tailored to the specific needs of the organisation, providing clear and actionable recommendations. 
  • Environmental consultants with specialised knowledge of the organisation’s industry can provide expert guidance throughout the audit process.   

We can design an audit to identify areas for improvement and provide practical solutions to enhance environmental performance.  

Environmental Auditing Training Course

What is an Environmental Auditing Training Course?

The course is for those responsible for carrying out environmental audits. This includes site audits and audits of management systems. You will learn the difference between audit types and what to do before, during and after an audit. This course uses ISO 14001 for reference, but the skills learned can be applied to other standards. Topics covered include:

  • An introduction to auditing
  • Audit types
  • Preparing for an audit
  • Conducting an audit
  • Following up after an audit

What are the benefits of our Environmental Auditing Training Course?

  • Understand how to carry out a successful audit
  • Ensure you carry out useful audits
  • Meet your ISO 14001 requirements
  • Flexible delivery around client business needs and the needs of the candidate

What to expect from our Environmental Auditing Training Course

  • Learn how to audit successfully
  • Develop confidence in what is required before, during and after an audit
  • Develpoment of transferable skills
  • Can be used to audit systems other than ISO 14001
  • The course is tailored to the candidate
  • Use of own documents and procedures

Unlike most training providers, our dedicated training team is comprised of practicing environmental consultants. As part of their day-to-day role, our trainers work with some of the UK’s largest organisations to help them maintain compliance with environmental legislation. This means that our team is positioned perfectly to deliver training content as well as real-world advice and working case-studies. We also offer flexible delivery options and can deliver courses at your premises.

Environmental Auditing Training Course

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