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In order to prevent plastic pellet losses, economic operators should establish, implement, and keep up to date at all times a risk management plan, including a risk assessment, identifying potential for spills and losses and documenting in particular existing specific equipment and procedures in place to prevent, contain and clean up plastic pellet losses. The risk management plan should also consider the costs and benefits of additional equipment and procedures to address the identified risks taking into consideration the nature and size of the installation as well as the scale of its operations. Where additives have been added to plastic pellets, economic operators should consider the hazard properties of the plastic pellets concerned, and where such additives are likely to increase the harm to human health or the environment in case of plastic pellet losses, economic operators should consider including this information in the risk management plan.