Environmental Hazard Ranking (EHR) is a useful management tool to prioritise environmental liabilities, manage risks and rank one issue or site against another.

OBJECTIVES:

• Identify key environmental performance areas
• Meet regulatory requirements
• Limit severe and unforeseen environmental problems
• Rank environmental issues of one or more sites against another
• Enhance a company's Environmental Management System (EMS)

APPROACH:

Two types or groups of environmental risk are considered namely, "Source Risks" and "Target or Receptor Risks". A combination of these gives the Overall Environmental Risk.

Components of the Environmental Hazard Ranking Process

• Target finances and focus manpower more effectively
• Reduce environmental liabilities
• Carry out the appropriate response to a problem
• Maintain good public relations
• Effective management and control of company assets
• Schedule maintenance, inspection and upgrade programmes