Do I need this if I am not certified to ISO 14001?
Not legally, but it is increasingly asked for. Public sector tenders, principal contractor PQQs and larger commercial clients frequently ask how you identify and control environmental impacts, and a scored register is the shortest credible answer.
What counts as an environmental aspect?
Anything about your activities that interacts with the environment — fuel and oil storage, waste generation, vehicle emissions, dust, noise, water discharge, use of hazardous substances. The impact is what results: contamination, depletion, nuisance.
Why score by likelihood and severity?
Because a register where everything is equally important is a register nobody acts on. Scoring separates the aspects that need active control from the ones that just need recording.
Does it connect to waste records?
Yes. Waste is usually one of the most significant aspects for a trade business, and Gaffer holds the waste carrier registration and transfer notes that evidence how it is controlled.