Control Measures to Reduce Emissions
Eliminate, minimise or render harmless; monitor performance; use filtration, cyclones, electrostatic collection, scrubbing, adsorption or reaction controls.
How to prepare for EMC1 and EMC2
Learn the principle, find organisational evidence, trace aspect to impact, evaluate significance and controls, and recommend proportionate action.
Core concepts
Concept 1
Eliminate, minimise or render harmless; monitor performance; use filtration, cyclones, electrostatic collection, scrubbing, adsorption or reaction controls.
Exam cue: Identify the activity, environmental interaction, operating condition, pathway and receptor before selecting a control.
Concept 2
Apply the hierarchy at source, match technology to pollutant form and verify performance under real operating conditions.
Exam cue: Prefer prevention and source reduction, then verify controls with suitable monitoring, records and review.
Concept 3
End-of-pipe equipment is not reliable control unless correctly selected, maintained, monitored and supported by source reduction.
Risk pitfalls and guardrails
Giving a generic environmental measure without connecting it to the organisation, impact and applicable requirement.
Guardrail: Do not give a generic environmental measure without identifying the activity, pathway, receptor and method of verification.
Treating a policy, permit, contractor or item of equipment as proof that environmental performance is controlled.
Guardrail: Do not give a generic environmental measure without identifying the activity, pathway, receptor and method of verification.
Memory anchors
EMC 5.3 · Control Measures to Reduce Emissions
Eliminate, minimise or render harmless; monitor performance; use filtration, cyclones, electrostatic collection, scrubbing, adsorption or reaction controls.
Control Measures to Reduce Emissions · decision cue
Apply the hierarchy at source, match technology to pollutant form and verify performance under real operating conditions.
Control Measures to Reduce Emissions · evidence check
End-of-pipe equipment is not reliable control unless correctly selected, maintained, monitored and supported by source reduction.
Checkpoint rule
Do the check-up only after you can summarize each concept in one sentence and identify one dangerous pitfall from memory.
Knowledge Check (after reading)
Short check-up to confirm understanding of this module.
Check-up Questions
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