• 23rd March at Murrayfield Stadium, Scotland
• 27th April at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
• 8th June at Bowood Golf Resort, Wiltshire.

The presentations, aimed at planners, developers, technical providers and operators of Energy from Waste (EfW) plants, large combustion plants and biomass plants, will benefit operators regulated by the Environment Agency and those who use Continuous Emission Monitoring systems (CEMs).

The seminars will provide an overview on the various stages of the planning and permit application process, together with a synopsis of proven CEMs equipment and the important role they play in ensuring regulatory compliance, specifically in achieving conformity with BS EN 14181.

For further details, please download a copy of our conference flyer. If you would like to attend one of these seminars then please contact us.

David has over 25 years experience in occupational hygiene and environmental fields, both in industry and in consultancy. This includes a wide range of monitoring for:

• Chemical and physical parameters particularly welding fume, paints and solvents, respirable and inhalable dusts
• Noise (Workplace and Environmental)
• Hand-arm and whole body vibration
• Stack Emissions
• Auditing and testing of Local Exhaust Ventilation Systems

David is a Member within the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene (British Occupational Hygiene Society) and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. He will be mentoring Catherine Wright who has recently been awarded the Certificate of Operational Competence in Occupational Hygiene.

The BOHS is the currently the largest hygiene society in Europe, with over 1200 members. Its Faculty of Occupational Hygiene plays a vital role in developing and maintaining the professional standards of hygienists, and is recognised internationally as a major professional examination and qualification body.

CHAS accreditation demonstrates that Environmental Compliance is a compliant supplier and has demonstrated they have appropriate compliance with current legislation and sound management of health and safety. This can potentially minimise clients’ administration time, necessary for contractor health and safety vetting.

In order to achieve this accreditation Environmental Compliance built on its exemplary record in safety by implementing a safety management system that plans, implements, audits and continually improves its safety management.

Environmental Compliance understands that its clients, as well as requiring a first rate technical and professional service, require work to be carried out in a way that sensibly manages any risks that may be associated with the work. The accreditation will be annually renewed and re-audited, to ensure high standards and the ongoing improvement of safety management.

Environmental Compliance Ltd is searchable from the buyers login on the CHAS website. Buyers currently registered on the scheme include: most Local Authorities, NHS trusts and Universities, Capita Symonds, E.on and BAE Systems.

However, the Environment Agency has recently admitted that it does not “have 100% confidence…” in the classification of IBA as non-hazardous due to it’s potential eco-toxicity. Concern over the eco-toxicity dates back to 2005 when the Health and Safety Executive reclassified zinc oxide, often present in IBA, as eco-toxic.

In 2008 The Environment Agency said that it was likely to reclassify IBA as hazardous but shortly after went back on this suggesting that zinc was likely to be present as a benign complex mineral rather than the ecotoxic zinc oxide. Contrary to this, recent tests on a Dutch municipal waste incinerator led by Germany’s Environment Agency revealed that the IBA was ecotoxic.

The Environment Agency currently have a technical working group assessing IBA’s impact on water and health but not on whether the material is ecotoxic or not.

Antony’s specialist areas include:-

• Stack Emissions Monitoring - 10 years plus exerience in the stack emissions market working in all industry sectors throughout the UK, Europe and the Far East.
• Training for Process Operators and Legislative Bodies - Conducting training courses on the requirements of BS EN 14181 for both samplers and process operators.  Providing bespoke training courses and advice on the requirements of the Environment Agency OMA scheme.  Providing training for overseas test houses, process operators and legislators on the UK approach to European legislation in relation to industrial and ambient air emissions strategies.
• Quality Management Systems - 10 years plus experience in the set up and running of various management systems in relation to analytical chemistry, asbestos, stack emissions operations to the requirements of UKAS (ISO17025, ISO17020) and for the Ministry of Defence (ISO9000).  Author of over 100 sampling and analytical methodologies that have gained UKAS accreditation.
• Occupational Hygiene and Health - the provision of technical advice and the set up of monitoring strategies and health surveillance regimes to aid employers meet the ever changing demands of employer/employee related legislation.

Sarah has a considerable amount of experience in Consultancy, having worked in the field for four years and has an in-depth knowledge of the Planning System and processes involved in development.

These two meetings are essential for anyone involved in the waste industry.

• 9 July - Energy from Waste in Wales features expert speakers including Andy Rees, Head of Waste Strategy, WAG: Malcolm Chilton, Covanta Energy Ltd UK: Peter Jones, Waste2Tricity and Dr Adam Read, AEA Technology.   Energy from Waste in Wales brings details of latest technologies and new projects in Wales and provides an ideal opportunity for questions and discussion with key leaders and decision makers within this ever-evolving, dynamic industry.  It provides essential information for all those involved in the waste and energy sectors featuring planning and funding issues as well as interesting case studies.

Since it’s formation in 2001, Environmental Compliance Ltd has been involved in all emissions monitoring aspects of EfW. They have naturally progressed from this activity into planning and permit applications and have provided this service to numerous clients over the past few years.

For more information, please download the Energy from Waste Wales 2009 brochure, or contact us.

• 15 July - Developing Welsh Biogas covers the use of Anaerobic Digestion for the treatment of organic waste to produce biofuels.  Speakers include Jane Davidson, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing, Nina Sweet, WRAP and Michael Chesshire, BiogenGreenfinch.  Developing Welsh Biogas looks at the potential of Anaerobic Digestion in Wales for industry, Local Authorities, the forming community and transport.

The programme covers:

• Funding and policy issues surrounding the implementation of AD systems
• Planning and delivery considerations for Local Authorities
• Food waste collections and securing long-term volumes of feedstock
• The creation of farming co-operatives to achieve major economic benefits
• Transport opportunities
• Increasing profits, decreasing landfill and reducing the use of fossil fuels

This is a rapidly evolving industry and this event provides an ideal opportunity for networking and discussion with key leaders, decision makers and industry experts.  It provides essential information for all involved in the waste and energy sectors featuring planning and funding issues as well as significant case studies.

For more information, please download the Developing Welsh Biogas 2009 brochure, or contact us.

In addition to exhibiting, Environmental Compliance Ltd also gave two presentations over the course of the Conference.  On the Wednesday, Neil gave a presentation on the Functional Tests aspect of BS EN 14181 and how experiences within Environmental Compliance Ltd have helped to develop a strategy for achieving compliance with current legislation.

The presentation was well received by a full house (standing room only!!) with excellent feedback from the audience, many of whom went on to request a copy of the presentation. Attendees from as far as South Africa and South Korea were in attendance looking to gain an insight into the application of BS EN14181 within their own industries.

The second presentation was entitled “OMA Version 3 - What This Means Going Forward“  and was also very well received with around 40 attendees.  The presentation highlighted the differences between the old and new version, which has now been formally adopted by the Environment Agency.  A major revision to the the Operator Monitoring Assessment (OMA) is the applicability to the water industry, an area not previously covered.  This major revision and the fundamental elements within the audit process were outlined within the seminar.  New and existing clients attended to both broaden their knowledge and partake in a Q&A session at the end of the seminar.

The interest in the seminar demonstrated how important it is for process managers, operating under the Environmental Permitting Regulations, to have a good understanding of the regulatory requirements.  For further information on how we can assist you prior to the Environment Agency conducting an OMA please complete the contact us form on our website.

Overall, MCERTS 2009  was a great opportunity for Environmental Compliance Ltd to further develop their professional image as a competent and knowledgeable test-house within the Emissions Testing Industry both nationally and internationally.

Version 3 also also includes a ‘Releases to Water’ Section which has not been present in previous versions.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us or refer to the MCERTS website.