Sectors
Contractors and construction projects
On a construction site the environmental impact is visible to everyone: dust, excavation and waste. The regulations expect you to prepare for it before work starts.
What you usually need
The core requirements from the official regulations.
The environmental construction permit
Required before construction work starts and valid for three years. The project's category decides the study.
Source: Implementing Regulation for Environmental Permits for Establishing and Operating ActivitiesDust precautions on site
The Air Quality Regulation requires anyone doing excavation, construction or demolition to take the necessary precautions, including covering or stabilising dust-prone materials, for example by water spraying.
Source: Implementing Regulation for Air QualityNCEC requirements for construction sites
The National Center for Environmental Compliance announced dust-control requirements for construction sites of 2,000 m² or more, including dust suppressants and daily spraying.
Source: Dust-control requirements for construction sitesA dust management plan in Riyadh
The Riyadh dust-control guide asks for a dust management plan approved by the Center 30 days before site mobilisation, stabilisation of idle earthworks, and no potable water unless there is no alternative.
Source: Mitigating fugitive dust emissions from construction activities in RiyadhConstruction and demolition waste
The Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing requires a transporter licensed by MWAN, a waste receipt form at disposal sites, and a document proving all quantities were transported at the end of the works.
Source: Requirements for disposing of construction
Other sectors

Factories
Operating permits, monitoring and measurement programmes, and periodic emission reports.

Healthcare facilities
Managing hazardous medical waste and handing it to licensed service providers.

Fuel stations
Operating permits, environmental inspection, and management of petroleum waste.

Quarries and mining
Impact assessments, rehabilitation and closure plans, and environmental monitoring.

Waste and recycling
Licensing your activity through the MWAN platform, and preparing facilities and records.