Shires Safety Consultants Limited

The success of businesses depends on the effective identification and management of risk. Most organisations are exposed to different types of environmental risks. They take many forms and can include the following:

• Operational pollution risks such as storage and use of potentially polluting materials
• Production, storage and disposal of waste products
• The legacy of pre-existing contamination resulting from day to day operations.

All of the above sources of risk can generate liabilities and can be strict liability offences i.e. no meaningful defence.

Many statutes compel legal persons and businesses to obtain licenses if they intend or wish to discharge polluting substances into the environment. Polluting licences may be divided into two groups: licences which authorise the discharge of waste products into the environment and operational licences which authorise the operational activities of the client.

We can help you with pollution risks, waste generation, storage & disposal and existing contamination issues.