Annex I — RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR INSTALLATIONS

1. The risk management plan referred to in Article 5(1) shall contain the following elements: (a) the site plan; (b) the number of tonnes of plastic pellets handled per year; (c) the locations within the installation’s boundaries where spills could occur, specifying high- and low-risk locations; (d) the locations within the installation’s boundaries from which losses could originate and the locations in the immediately surrounding areas which could be affected by losses, specifying, in both cases, high- and low-risk locations; (e) the handling operations during which pellet spills and losses could occur, specifying high- and low-risk operations; (f) the annual estimation of the quantities of spills in the identified locations and of losses from those locations; (g) the list of the activities during which plastic pellet spills or losses could occur and over which the installation could have the authority to exercise control, including activities involving suppliers, (sub-)contractors and off-site storage facilities; (h) the definition of one specific role of a member of staff responsible for recording, investigating and following up on spills and losses, including reporting to competent authorities as laid down in Article 5(6) and Article 14(1); (i) a description of the packaging and equipment put in place to prevent, contain and clean up spills and losses; and (j) a description of the procedures put in place to prevent, contain and clean up spills and losses. 2. With respect to point (i) of paragraph 1, the packaging and equipment put in place to prevent, contain and clean up spills and losses shall be adequate for and proportionate to the nature and size of the installation and shall include: (a) for prevention: for installations where packaging takes place, packaging that is strong enough to withstand the shocks, loadings and weather conditions normally encountered during transport; the strength of the packaging material used and the construction of the packaging shall be appropriate to the capacity of the packaging and its intended use; the packaging shall be sift-proof or provided with a suitable liner, and it shall be securely constructed and closed so as to prevent any loss of contents which could be caused by vibration or acceleration forces under normal transport conditions; (b) for containment: at high-risk spill locations, catchment devices (e.g. spill trays and in-ground retention tanks with steel grating) placed to ensure spills on the floor can easily be contained and cleaned, and plastic pellet retaining drain covers or suitable alternatives to protect underground drainage systems; (c) for clean-up: at spill and loss locations, vacuum cleaners with sufficient capacity for internal and external usage, sufficient cleaning tools (e.g. brooms, dustpans and brushes, buckets, repair tapes) and disposal bins for collected plastic pellets and empty bags. 3. With respect to point (j) of paragraph 1, the procedures put in place to prevent, contain and clean up spills and losses shall be adequate for and proportionate to the nature and size of the installation and shall include: (a) informing third parties accessing the installation to load, unload or otherwise handle plastic pellets about the relevant procedures to prevent, contain and clean up spills and losses; (b) handling the packaging of plastic pellets in such a way as to prevent the piercing of packaging; at high-risk spill locations, ensuring that there are regular inspections, cleaning and maintenance of catchment devices and storage facilities as well as of packaging and containers; if the packaging and containers are leaking or sifting, ensuring that they are not used further; (c) containing spills and cleaning them up as soon as possible, and at the latest at the end of the operation; (d) ensuring that the outside of the road vehicle, rail wagon or inland waterway vessel is free from plastic pellets when leaving the installation and ensuring that loading and unloading ramps of road vehicles and rail wagons are closed when leaving the loading or unloading place. 4. In addition to paragraph 2 and on the basis of the nature and size of the installation as well as the scale of its operations, economic operators shall consider including in the risk management plan the description of at least the following equipment: (a) for prevention: for installations where packaging takes place: packaging that can withstand degradation in aquatic environments; vacuum seals on hoses and pipework; protective covers on forklifts, hydraulic equipment, or other loading and unloading equipment to prevent the piercing of packaging; equipment to create secure connection points with secondary barriers in place; loading systems designed to ensure transfer lines can be completely emptied after loading and unloading; sealed containers or external silos to store pellets; protection to prevent overfilling of silos; automated transport systems for pellets; plastic pellet dust extraction equipment with appropriate plastic pellet dust filters or catchment devices; for the cleaning of plastic pellet containers or silos, the use of filters or catchment devices for rinse water and air cleaning; (b) for containment: secondary catchment devices placed between areas where plastic pellets are handled and the boundary of the installation, around the installation and at points of connection, where plastic pellets are transferred; drain covers on all floor drains inside buildings and drains located on external surfaces (e.g. concrete plinths, asphalt roads and paved footpaths) with, where appropriate, a mesh size smaller than the smallest plastic pellets handled on site; storm water drainage or filtration systems to manage reasonably foreseeable flood or storm events; a sewage treatment system; closed containers for spilled plastic pellets and for empty packaging; zones to repair or manage damaged packaging; a floor or underground at loading and unloading areas which does not hinder the cleaning of spills; (c) for clean-up: industrial vacuum cleaners; dedicated containers for recovered plastic pellets that are covered, labelled and secured to prevent further spills and losses, including for plastic pellets found in the locations in the immediately surrounding areas of the installation; reinforced collection bags. 5. In addition to paragraph 3 and on the basis of the nature and size of the installation as well as the scale of its operations, economic operators shall consider including in the risk management plan a description of at least the following procedures: (a) for prevention: limits on the quantities of plastic pellets transported in certain packaging; use of spill trays under transfer points and during loading and unloading; clear protocols for opening, loading, closing and sealing containers at the start and end of loading; physical testing and monitoring of the effectiveness of prevention procedures; reception and departure procedures for EU carriers and non-EU carriers; plastic pellet dust prevention procedures and measures; (b) for containment: regular inspection, cleaning and maintenance of drain covers, storm water drainage or filtration systems; regular inspection and cleaning of vehicles leaving or entering a site, outgoing water facilities and fences on the perimeter of the facility that are in public areas when applicable; immediate replacement or repair of leaking packaging or containers; maintenance of the sewage treatment system; (c) for clean-up: once the spilled plastic pellets have been cleaned up, if possible, they shall be reused as raw material to reduce wastage; if spilled plastic pellets cannot be reused as raw materials, they shall be retrieved and disposed of in accordance with waste legislation. 6. Economic operators that are medium-sized or large enterprises and operate installations where plastic pellets in quantities equal to or above a threshold of 1500 tonnes have been handled in the previous calendar year shall include in their risk management plan also the following: (a) elements that are to be reviewed at formal management meetings at least once a year including the estimated quantity and causes of any losses; preventive, mitigating and clean-up equipment and procedures implemented and their effectiveness; (b) an awareness and training programme, based on the employees’ specific roles and responsibilities, on prevention, containment and clean-up, the installation, use and maintenance of equipment, the execution of procedures, as well as the monitoring and reporting of plastic pellet losses; (c) procedures for informing drivers, suppliers and subcontractors about the relevant procedures to prevent, contain and clean up spills and losses.