Environmental Management

Conserving natural resources, such as fossil fuels and water, and protecting the environment from all forms of man-made pollution is the keystone of environmental sustainability for both planetary and population health. Environmental Management Systems(EMS) provide the framework that helps improve our energy and water efficiency and our environmental sustainability.

Environmental Management CASE STUDIES

NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE – GLASGOW MEDIUM COMBUSTION PLANT DIRECTIVE

There are a number of NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde sites that will potentially require a permit under The Pollution Prevention and Control (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2017 – the team at the Board have identified up to seven sites with multiple items of plant that will need to be reviewed for compliance and need for a permit.

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NHS GREATER GLASGOW & CLYDE – GLASGOW MEDIUM COMBUSTION PLANT DIRECTIVE

The findings from this exercise will be used to inform the maintenance and replacement of boilers and CHP plant in the future. This in turn may affect how plans for refurbishment or replacement of boilers are delivered moving forward.

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NHS GRAMPIAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECT

NHS Grampian energy efficiency project comprised a large-scale suite of activities to reduce carbon emissions and to improve energy performance, efficiency and resilience.

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PARTNER RESOURCES

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Environmental Management System

We have various legal duties to ensure that we operate in the most environmentally compliant manner possible.

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NHS Employers Implementing an Environmental Management System

You may ask yourself why would a trust want to go down the arduous route of achieving ISO 14001 accreditation?

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