OHES Environmental Consultancy services

Most businesses have a link with the environment and every year in the UK there are thousands of spillage incidents which, unless managed, can lead to serious business interruption, reputational damage and heavy fines. The impact of these incidents could be minimised by having our UKSpill Accredited Spillage Response teams available to respond to your spillage incident 24/7. Utilising our own in-house trained response teams and supported by our nationwide network of carefully selected specialist responders, we are able to provide a rapid, safe and effective response to environmental incidents.

Most businesses are in some way linked with the environment and there are often regulatory considerations associated with business operations. Fines for causing pollution, associated clean-up costs and reputational damage are all serious concerns for businesses. We are able to offer our clients a comprehensive Environmental Risk Management & Compliance service. Our staff, many of whom are ex-environmental regulators and specialists in pollution prevention, can visit your premises and advise on the environmental risks associated with your business operations and check installations, facilities, drainage discharges and processes for compliance with environmental regulations.

There are over 100,000 consented discharges to controlled waters in the UK alone. Many businesses also have processes producing trade effluents. These discharges will have quality conditions assigned and non-compliance can lead to prosecution and fines. OHES is your natural choice for monitoring your permitted discharge or effluent. We design monitoring programmes according to your needs, we sample, analyse provide results and advice in a comprehensive report. We have experienced and skilled staff, many of whom are ex-environmental regulators, to help you ensure your regulatory requirements are met. OHES provides a complete service to support your business objectives and ensure your regulatory requirements are met.

OHES offers bespoke air quality monitoring for environmental (health) incidents that can help you deal quickly with any air quality concerns.

Post Flood, Sewage Release and Contamination Investigations. Environmental contamination of properties following flooding or escape of sewage events can create a host of problems including risk to human health. Often emergency or post incident sampling and analysis are required to Assess risks and monitor the efficacy of clean up operations. Our extensive experience in this field and rapid response times, allows earliest possible re-occupation of property and minimises the cost of a claim.

Water is a precious but limited resource vital for human consumption, wildlife, amenity and industrial use and monitoring the quality is essential if this is to be maintained or improved. OHES has a very successful track record of conducting a wide range of water quality monitoring programmes and investigations across the UK and we offer bespoke monitoring services, including monitioring programme design, sampling, analysis and comprehensive reporting services. We have experienced and skilled staff, many of whom are ex-environmental regulators, and we provide a complete service to support your business objectives and ensure your regulatory requirements are met.

OHES were asked by insurers to investigate contamination arising from an oil loss as a result of a lightning strike on a tree in a domestic garden. The lightning blew shards of wood from the tree through a nearby plastic heating oil storage tank. The resulting catastrophic release of 2000 litres of oil was ignited by the lightning and a burning river of kerosene ran down through the garden setting fire to trees and finally the house itself.

Property damage as a result of an oil loss from an oil storage facility, oil fired boiler or cooking appliance or associated pipework can cause major disruption to family life and or business and result in substantial alternative accommodation and business interruption claims in addition to repair of damage costs. It is essential that damage is promptly and professionally assessed and positive action taken to mitigate losses.

Liability claims, whether Public Liability, Occupier’s Liability or more specialist Environmental Impairment Liability or Contractors Pollution Liability, resulting from pollution and contamination can be challenging and complex in nature. It is essential, therefore, that clear and decisive steps are taken at the earliest opportunity to manage all aspects of these claims. Working in close partnership with panel loss adjusters, OHES Environmental Claims Management consultants are experienced at assisting with investigation into cause for liability decisions and at investigating the extent of contamination and environmental damage to devise the most appropriate and cost effective remediation strategies in line with policy cover and current environemental legislation.