Table 3 Assessment of Fugitive Emissions Risk What do you do that can harm and what could be harmed Managing the risk Assessing the risk Probability What is the overall Hazard Receptor Pathway Risk management Consequence of exposure risk? What is at How can the What is the risk that What measures will you take to How likely What is the What has the potential to risk? What do I hazard get remains? The reduce the risk? If it occurs is this harm that can – cause harm? wish to to the balance of probability who is responsible for what? contact? be caused? protect? receptor? and consequence. To air Neighbouring dwelling houses within 400m of Dust could the installation: potentially Nuisance Use of suitable bedding materials reach the Contributes and good storage of such materials road and Nuisance: to odours neighbouring dust on Human Use of liquid and pelleted feed houses and surrounding health delivered in sealed systems and surrounding vegetation, (inhalation) stored in covered containers land when a cars, clothing Dust strong wind (including bio aerosols) Surrounding Incinerator ash is transferred to blows in that Smothering vegetation: covered container prior to removal direction, and direct Not significant if Sources: Air Covers leaves from the site which it does damage to managed carefully Straw and inhibits around 50 nearby Feed photosynthesis Regular clearing of dust to prevent days per vegetation Incinerator ash build up within buildings, on roofs year Surrounding and around vents, as part of the Pigs/staff may land: Nutrient disease control strategy Management get stressed enrichment of actions and become soils Treatment of lightly contaminated should unwell surface water by swale/soak-away prevent this Contributes to happening respiratory problems for pigs and staff
Table 3 Assessment of Fugitive Emissions Risk What do you do that can harm and what could be harmed Managing the risk Assessing the risk Hazard Receptor Pathway Risk management Probability of exposure Consequence What is the overall risk? What has the potential to cause harm? What is at risk? What do I wish to protect? How can the hazard get to the receptor? What measures will you take to reduce the risk? If it occurs – who is responsible for what? How likely is this contact? What is the harm that can be caused? What is the risk that remains? The balance of probability and consequence. To air Dust (including bio aerosols) Sources: Straw Feed Incinerator ash Neighbouring dwelling houses within 400m of the installation: Nuisance Contributes to odours Human health (inhalation) Surrounding vegetation: Covers leaves and inhibits photosynthesis Surrounding land: Nutrient enrichment of soils Contributes to respiratory problems for pigs and staff Air Use of suitable bedding materials and good storage of such materials Use of liquid and pelleted feed delivered in sealed systems and stored in covered containers Incinerator ash is transferred to covered container prior to removal from the site Regular clearing of dust to prevent build up within buildings, on roofs and around vents, as part of the disease control strategy Treatment of lightly contaminated surface water by swale/soak-away Dust could potentially reach the road and neighbouring houses and surrounding land when a strong wind blows in that direction, which it does around 50 days per year Management actions should prevent this happening Nuisance: dust on surrounding vegetation, cars, clothing Smothering and direct damage to nearby vegetation Pigs/staff may get stressed and become unwell Not significant if managed carefully
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