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Environmental Nuisance

The 大象传媒 requires all staff, suppliers and contractors to take all reasonable steps to prevent nuisance from occurring.

Updated: 9 November 2022

Nuisance is something that causes an unwanted disturbance to someone's quality of life or something that can have a negative effect on their health. Severe or prolonged nuisance can, in turn, result in considerable stress. For example loud noise in residential areas at night or bright light shining into people's bedroom windows can disrupt people's sleep.

大象传媒 activities that are not properly managed may cause a nuisance to neighbours who may complain to the Local Authority. The Local Authority have the power to serve an abatement notice, issue a fixed penalty fine, or take further legal action against the 大象传媒, resulting in large fines or even imprisonment. Neighbours may also take private legal action against the 大象传媒 or pursue a civil claim for compensation. The 大象传媒 requires all staff, suppliers and contractors to take all reasonable steps to prevent nuisance from occurring.

These Environmental Nuisance guidelines establish minimum operating standards that must be applied at all sites and the legal issues you must be aware of. If you have any queries relating to this Standard then you should contact the Safety Advice Line. 

What Can Go Wrong?

  • General nuisance impact on neighbours:  Nuisance caused by, noise, smoke, fumes, gases, dust, steam, smell, effluvia, the keeping of animals, deposits and accumulations of refuse and/or other material, and other escapes from premises that are "prejudicial to health or a nuisance".
  • Nuisance from noise and vibration: Noise can arise from plant, equipment, traffic, events, special effects, groups of people, construction and demolition works. Vibration is a shaking motion which is transferred through the ground or buildings which can be felt.
  • Nuisance from odour: Odour can disrupt people's lives because strong smells can be unpleasant. Odour can arise from waste storage areas, catering facilities, power plants, chimneys, and special effects.
  • Nuisance from steam: Steam can be emitted from power plant or special effects and can disrupt people's lives by nature of its visual impact and if it cools and condenses into water on neighbouring objects, such as windows. 

Legal/大象传媒 Requirements

  • There are no specific legal requirements to draw to your attention; you must still apply the control measures that are relevant to your activity.

Control Measures

Preventing Nuisance

  • Inform neighbours and others of activities in advance.
  • Keep sites clean, tidy and litter-free.
  • Minimise noise and vibration, for instance, by using quiet equipment and locating it away from residential areas.
  • Avoid burning and bonfires.
  • Damp down dust.
  • Direct lighting away from neighbouring properties.
  • Modify activities that cause odour or steam.
  • Keep animals to high standards of welfare.
  • Deal with complaints rapidly and effectively and learn lessons from them to stop the same thing from happening again.

Key Actions

  • Take all reasonable steps to prevent or minimise a nuisance or a potential nuisance: 
  • Identify activities that may cause a nuisance through the SafetyHub risk assessment process.
  • Seek to change these activities, if feasible, to stop or reduce the potential to cause a nuisance.
  • Inform neighbours and others in advance of activities that may affect them and have the potential to cause a nuisance.
  • Control and monitor activities with the potential to cause a nuisance.

Division Specific Issues

  • No division specific issues

FAQs/Did You Know?

  • No FAQs/Did you know items.

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  • Air Pollution

    Air pollution can have damaging effects on human health and the environment and it is crucial to minimise emissions to the atmosphere.
  • Built Environment

    In the UK these impacts are controlled by legislation, particularly planning law.
  • Energy Management

    This guidance provides information on energy management associated with 大象传媒 activities in order to ensure good environmental practice and compliance with relevant legislation.
  • Environment on Production and Events

    This guidance provides information on how to reduce the risk of environmental incidents, nuisance or legal non-compliance whilst making programmes and running events.
  • Environmental Nuisance

    Nuisance is something that causes an unwanted disturbance to someone's quality of life or something that can have a negative effect on their health.
  • Heritage

    Heritage consists of buildings and features that are man-made and valuable for their architectural or historical interest.
  • Land Contamination

    Both former and current land uses can pollute land and water resources by releasing pollutants to the environment.
  • Natural Environment and Wildlife

    The natural environment contains habitats and species that are ecologically valuable and landscapes that are appreciated for their beauty and historical interest.
  • Oil and Chemical Management

    Oil and chemical management can occur from fixed and temporary generators, set building, special effects, cleaning and associated activities.
  • Waste Management

    This guidance provides information on how to manage wastes arising from 大象传媒 activities in order to ensure good environmental practice and compliance with relevant legislation.
  • Water and Waste Water Management

    This guidance provides information on how to manage water and waste water arising from 大象传媒 activities in order to ensure good environmental practice and compliance with relevant legislation.

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