As the world's leading producer of steel abrasive, Wheelabrator Allevard is aware that all its activities, products and services are likely to have an impact on the environment. The present environmental policy aims to provide the necessary framework for minimising the impact of its activities on the environment. This policy is organised in the following way: PLANNING Knowing the environmental risks and impacts in order to control and prevent pollution risks Integrating each site into its specific environment Knowing and complying with statutory and other regulationsIMPLEMENTING Designing, operating and maintaining the sites and production facilities so that they comply with regulations Integrating the environment into all management processes, informing, training and involving all staff working on site Associating the environment and the requirements of competitivity, reducing impacts at source as far as possible, encouraging clean technologies at an economically viable cost Reducing the atmostpheric emissions - particularly diffuse emissions - and the discharges into water Sorting and recycling waste as much as possible Assisting customers with the environmental aspects of using abrasivesMONITORING Monitoring and measuring consumption, discharges, waste, emissions and more generally impacts on the environmentIMPROVING Regularly reviewing the performance of our environmental management system Instigating a permanent and organised continuous improvement processIt is essential for everyone to be involved in the continuous improvement of environmental performances.