SWTRA Environmental Policy

Policy Statement

The scope of this Environmental Policy covers the management of activities carried out by the South Wales Trunk Road Agent (SWTRA). These activities relate to our four administrative areas; Business Management, Asset Management, Area Operations and Network Management. SWTRA’s Environmental Management System addresses our impact on the natural and built environment and environmental screening systems, encouraging the consideration of opportunities for improvement.

The Policy will aim to be broadly compatible with both Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council's Environmental Strategy, of which it is a division, and that of the Welsh Government Policies, as an Agent.

The South Wales Trunk Road Agent acts on behalf of the Welsh Government and as a result is responsible for delivering services in line with the Welsh Government requirements set out in the Welsh Government Trunk Road Maintenance Manual and the policies reflected in key documents.

Roles & Responsibilities

The Head of SWTRA and the Senior Management Team have ultimate responsibility for the environmental policy and performance monitoring, including compliance with the environmental requirements.

The Senior Management Team will delegate the task of maintaining environmental procedures and operations and the operational performance of its environmental management system (ISO 14001:2015) to suitably competent personnel.

All employees of SWTRA and those working on our behalf, have a duty to take care to protect the environment and minimise any potential environmental impacts that may occur through their daily working operations. They should also report any environmental accidents, incidents, near misses or concerns to their Line Manager, the Safety & Compliance Department, or via the Evotix reporting system, as soon as possible.

All employees, have a due diligence to follow environmental procedures and guidance.

SWTRA is reliant on the Welsh Government to also make the necessary resources available to allocate, develop and implement the policies, procedures and practical measures to ensure these commitments can be attained.

Environmental Commitment

SWTRA is committed to the protection of the environment. This includes:

Prevention of pollution, reducing waste, and minimise the consumption of resources- to reduce SWTRA’s environmental impacts. Reducing, reusing and recycling as many materials as possible.
Encourage and enhance biodiversity and ecology, and protection of species
Comply with all relevant environmental legal and regulatory requirements and any other requirements which relate to our environmental impacts and aspects.
Continually improve on environmental performance by annually reviewing and setting targets for achieving environmental objectives and enhance environmental performance.
Monitor and measure relevant environmental data
Consider the wider global impact in all our activities

Training

We will establish a Company training programme that will educate and motivate our workforce in environmental awareness and their responsibilities.

Communication

This policy is communicated to all our employees and people working on our behalf and is publicly available on request. It can be located digitally on the SIMS Management System and SWRTA’s internal intranet page.

Policy Review

This policy will be reviewed on a regular basis, and with any significant change. Any significant changes will be communicated to the relevant stakeholders.