This guidance is for businesses that carry out
passenger and
freight 
travel using rail and road transport.
Environmental impacts of rail and road transport businesses
Rail and road transport businesses can have a number of impacts on the environment:
- air emissions, for example from vehicle exhausts, respraying and repainting vehicles, and dust from the storage and movement of materials
- land contamination, for example from the accidental spillage of solvents and oils, storage of old road surface or from the past use of the site
- noise pollution, for example from the movement of materials and vehicles
- waste disposal, such as vehicles and vehicle parts, tyres and batteries
- water discharges, for example run-off from roads and vehicle cleaning, and leaks from oil and chemical storage containers.
How can NetRegs help you?
Our guidance could help you to:
- avoid prosecution and receive fewer visits from environmental regulators
- increase efficiency and productivity
- reduce your operating costs
- be more likely to obtain business from government bodies and large businesses that require their business partners to manage their environmental impacts effectively
- improve your reputation amongst staff, customers and the public
- increase the chance of securing funding to expand your business by demonstrating that your environmental impacts are well managed.
