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Unilever Port Sunlight COMAH Environmental Risk Assessment

CDOIF environmental risk assessment supporting the five-yearly update of Unilever's COMAH Safety Report at Port Sunlight.

Port Sunlight, Merseyside COMAH / Industrial Compliance Unilever
CPL Aromas COMAH Environmental Compliance Support - EnviroSolution case study
The Project

The Project

EnviroSolution was appointed by Unilever to support the five-yearly update of its COMAH Safety Report by reviewing and updating the environmental risk assessment in line with the Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries Forum (CDOIF) methodology.

The Challenge

The Challenge

Following review of the Safety Report, the Competent Authority requested that the site's existing environmental risk assessment was updated and specific comments addressed.

The Solution

The Solution

EnviroSolution completed an Environmental Receptors Review, Environmental Hazard Review, Consequence Level Assessment and updates to the relevant COMAH documentation. A Phase 1 environmental risk assessment was completed in accordance with the CDOIF approach and the Competent Authority comments were addressed.

The Benefit

The Benefit

The work was completed within the agreed timescales and confirmed that no further detailed Phase 2 quantitative risk assessment, cost-benefit analysis or review of existing risk-reduction measures was required.

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