Waste Collection Permit: Your Guide for Application or Renewal
A waste collection permit is required where a person or business wishes to collect waste for the purposes of reward or profit. ECOS regularly assists our clients to apply for, manage and renew their Waste Collection Permit. Existing permit holders should take note of the expiry date of your waste collection permit. A waste collection permit...
READ ARTICLE >New Guidance: Financial Provision for Environmental Liabilities
Financial Provision is a mechanism which the EPA employ to ensure that the State is not exposed to clean-up costs associated with environmental incidents be they historical or more recent. Financial provision is defined as putting in place a financial instrument or other approved financial provision to cover the full cost of remedial measures if an incident...
READ ARTICLE >Control Fuel Losses, minimize the risk of environmental liability: New Guidance Document
The HSA has recently published new guidelines on how to control fuel losses on petrol filling stations, called “An Operators Guide for Wetstock Reconciliation at Fuel Storage Facilities“, which is free to download at Petrol Stations – Health and Safety Authority. The guide is designed to assist petrol station operators to prevent and detect fuel leaks on their...
READ ARTICLE >Businesses Save Time and Money: Minimize Environmental Liability
Businesses can save time and money and minimize potential environmental liability by ensuring that employees and contractors understand: Legal & corporate requirements Their duties & obligations What to recognize What actions to take What and How to report Who is responsible Why it is important ECOS Environmental Consultants applies over 20 years of professional experience...
READ ARTICLE >Minimize your environmental liability
Minimize potential environmental liability by ensuring that your business, employees and contractors understand: Legal & corporate requirements Their duties & obligations What to recognize What actions to take What and How to report Who is responsible Why it is important ECOS builds in-house expertise using a range of formal and informal training forums including one to...
READ ARTICLE >Environmental Management: Nice Idea or Requirement?
Environmental management (EM) is the process of managing the issues associated with all the activities and technologies pertaining to an organisations environmental performance. Environmental management is based on the continuous improvement of an organisation’s environmental performance over time. An Environmental Management Systems (EMS) should therefore continuously change in line with the organisation’s activities and external...
READ ARTICLE >European Commission adds 8 more chemicals to the list of substances subject to prior approval (Authorisation)
Eight more substances of very high concern (SVHC) have been added to the REACH Authorisation list, following a decision adopted by the European Commission on 14 February 2012. The substances, with uses including plasticisers, pigments and glass manufacture, are diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) diarsenic trioxide diarsenic pentaoxide lead chromate, lead sulfochromate yellow (C.I. Pigment Yellow 34), lead...
READ ARTICLE >Can You Minimize your Environmental Liability?
Minimize potential environmental liability by ensuring that your business, employees and contractors understand: Legal & corporate requirements Their duties & obligations What to recognize What actions to take What and How to report Who is responsible Why it is important ECOS builds in-house expertise using a range of formal and informal training forums including one to...
READ ARTICLE >Sustainability Vs Environmental Requirements
ECOS helps all types of businesses by providing expert environmental knowledge, advice and solutions. We can help you to address your requirements in a sustainable manner, both economically and environmentally. We comprise a team of experienced professionals with proven experience and skills in the environmental services sector. We understand your environmental requirements. We work with you to develop proactive solutions using our extensive...
READ ARTICLE >Have you ever had issues relating to water or wastewater?
ECOS can help you to address your requirements in an economically and environmentally sustainable manner. We provide expert environmental knowledge, advice and solutions to all types of businesses. For more information please contact us at 061 633644/info@ecos.ie or visit our website www.ecos.ie. Our areas of expertise include: Water & Wastewater Quality, Control & Treatment Environmental Compliance...
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