Doing the Right Things Methodology

This document, from a presentation on January 18, 2011, discusses risk-based inspections of industrial installations. Risk screening is introduced as a way to prioritize inspections based on the probability and consequences of incidents. The presentation emphasizes communication and cooperation among stakeholders, including industry, the public, and regulators. It also explores different approaches to risk assessment, including qualitative and quantitative methods. The document highlights the importance of clearly defining criteria and methodologies for risk assessment. The goal is to ensure effective environmental protection while optimizing resource allocation for inspections.

This document, from a presentation on risk-based inspections, explains how risk screening can help prioritize inspections of industrial installations. This approach focuses on the likelihood and potential impact of incidents, enabling regulators to allocate resources efficiently and effectively protect the environment. The presentation also stresses the importance of communication and collaboration among industry representatives, the public, and regulatory bodies.

This document, a presentation from January 18, 2011, focuses on using Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data derived from satellite imagery to enhance environmental inspections. The presentation highlights NDVI's ability to detect changes in vegetation health and coverage, which can indicate potential environmental violations or impacts. It illustrates practical applications of NDVI in identifying illegal waste disposal sites, monitoring mining activities, and assessing the effectiveness of restoration projects. The document emphasizes the benefits of incorporating remote sensing techniques like NDVI into environmental monitoring and enforcement strategies, enabling more efficient and targeted inspections.

This document, a presentation from January 18, 2011, showcases how Fortum, a clean energy company, utilizes remote sensing data and aerial photography to enhance environmental compliance and sustainability. The presentation highlights the company's use of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), derived from satellite imagery, to monitor vegetation changes around its facilities. The presentation discusses practical applications of these technologies for detecting ash basin leaks, monitoring peat production areas, and assessing the environmental impact of power plant emissions. The document emphasizes how integrating these techniques into environmental management systems enables more proactive and efficient monitoring, leading to improved environmental performance and reduced risks.

Doing the right things for environmental permitting is an ongoing project (2016-2018) that looks closely at the relation between permitting and inspection, identify interesting case studies and best practices in Europe and identify and describe the steps that could be used in permitting procedures.

The proposal of this 3 year project is to: 1) collect and compare the procedures that are used within Europe at this moment and clarify the needs, 2) based on this information, a project team will develop a guidance that is flexible enough to accommodate the authorities in Europe while issuing permits for the IED, 3) organize training sessions on IED permitting and identify the gaps in tools and methodologies for issuing permits so new IMPEL projects can be initiated.

The final outcome of the work is a step-by-step guidance for permitting, well trained permitting officers and an identification of new IMPEL initiatives for projects on permitting.

This guidance was produced under the 2012 IMPEL project: Environmental inspections of industrial installations in accordance with the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) The main objective of this project was to organise an exchange of information concerning best practices for the implementation of article 23 of the IED taking into account the guidance on inspection planning and risk appraisal already developed by IMPEL and the requirements described in Article 23 of the IED.

Pursuant to the Recommendation providing for minimum criteria for environmental inspections (RMCEI) all inspection activities should be planned in advance.