2009-09 - IRI Portugal - FINAL REPORT - IMPEL

1b. Setting priorities
Overview
Criteria for prioritisation of target companies
IGAOT has registered in GESTIGAOT a group of total 20,000 installations subject to
environmental law. In the 2009 Activity Plan of IGAOT the following target sectors have
been chosen for prioritisation:
• Units that use organic compounds, for instance those covered by VOC’s Directive
and by the Paint and Refurnishing Vehicle Directive
• Transboundary and internal movements of waste
• Deliberate release into the environment of GMOs, specifically those relating to
experimental trials
• Units that have never been inspected before
• SEVESO units
• Road and rail infrastructures financed by EU funds (specially those subjected to EIA)
• Environmentally challenging sites or those that require systematic follow-up
• Units covered by the Programme for the Reduction of Pollution in Surface Waters
caused by specific dangerous substances
Procedure for setting priorities related to IPPC Directive
In 2008 IGAOT developed a risk assessment database for IPPC installations. To overcome
resource challenges IGAOT used PhD students to assist them with the task of inputting
data. The database was completed in 2009 and uses the following risk criteria:
1. Complexity and Size
2. Emissions to Air
3. Emissions to Water
4. Waste Management
5. Location
6. Attitude of the Operator
7. Compliance Behaviour
IGAOT’s risk assessment tool has been harmonised with the proposals of the Industrial
Emissions Directive (IPPC Re-cast), specifically that it creates a high risk and non high risk
classification for IPPC. A high risk classification means an inspection once every year
whereas a non high risk classification means an inspection once every three years.
This tool is not available for the public to view yet. The review team suggested that
operators may find it useful to see their final risk classification even if individual
components and/or scores are not listed. This would provide the operators with an
understanding of where they stand in relation to their sectoral competitors. The review
team also suggested that annual fees could easily be linked to this system to provide a
financial incentive for operators to reduce their risk classification.
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