CO2 mine gas - site investigation and risk assessment: best practice

Report collating current practice in local authorities and provide a summary assessment of options to deliver a standardised ‘good practice’ approach to risk assessment, reporting, mitigation and verification of mitigation measures for mine gas.


Footnotes

1. ground gas regime that informs the design of gas protective measures from the refined conceptual site model after an adequate site investigation (BS8485)

2. Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 2013, Regulation 25, Schedule 5(7)

3. Compared to red line boundary of planning application, where applicable

4. Compared to red line boundary of planning application

5. Note the use of the empirical approach in BS8485 to derive a characteristic situation based on gas screening values should be used with caution on sites affected by mine gas

6. Compared to red line boundary of planning application, where applicable

7. in accordance with CIRIA C735

8. Red line boundary of planning application, where applicable

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