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The Environmental Management Programme

What is environmental management?
Environmental management is about ensuring the BBC carries out its operation in a way which manages, minimises and continually reduces advserse environmental impacts and deomstrates pollution prevention.
 
Environmental Management Topics include:
  • Oil and Chemical Storage
  • Waste Storage and Disposal
  • Environmental Nuisance
  • Natural Environment and Wildlife
  • Building Energy and Water
  • Air Pollution
  • Environmental Incidents
  • Procurement
  • Contaminated Land
  • Water Abstraction and Disposal
Why do we have an Environmental Management Programme?
Following a review of the BBC's environmental management arrangements it was decided that improved performance would be achieved through aligning the BBC with the ISO 14001 standard.  This will be achieved through enhancements to myRisks.

What is environmental risk?
Environmental Risks are ways in which the BBC's activities have the potential to impact on the environment. For example the fly tipping of waste as a result of not using a registered waste carrier.

Why does it matter to me?
Everyone's activities have an impact on the environment. Take a look at the Environmental Policy to see what our commitments are.

What is the BBC doing to reduce environmental risk?
The myRisks system will be enhanced to address environmental management, allowing us to identify and control any necessary issues.

What increased functionality will myRisks have?
myRisks will include a wide variety of tools for the BBC to use, including:
  • Environmental Risk Register
  • Environmental Legislation Register 
  • Technical Standards and Guidance Documents
  • Enhanced Risk Assessments

For further information on any of the tools that we have listed above, please either follow the associated links or contact Ask AL - Safety Advice Line.

What is a property fix?
This refers to the amendments that must be made to BBC plant, equipment, sites or buildings following the identification of an unacceptable environmental risk. Such an instance could occur following a change in legislation.

Where does the team sit?
The EMP Team are based within the BBC Safety Management team as part of BBC People. They can be contacted via Ask AL - Safety Advice Line.

How do I find out more?
For further information please contact a member of the EMP Team via Ask AL - Safety Advice Line.
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