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RPE, a Close Shave!

March 7, 2021 Claire Dickinson Health and Safety

It goes without saying that for RPE (Respiratory Protective Equipment) to be effective it must be face fitted to prevent leakage. You may be surprised to know that in the recent HSE Report RR1052 into […]

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COVID-19, site works and risk assessment

July 1, 2020March 7, 2021 Claire Dickinson Health and Safety

In additional to all the normal site risks you now need a COVID-19 Risk assessment…..and a good place to start is the guidance on www.gov.uk for construction and other outdoor work. This Guidance is updated […]

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NEW – on-line training course for non-licensed work on asbestos in soil

July 1, 2020 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

CIRIA, on 1 July added a non-licensed work (NLW) on asbestos in soil course to their on-line training offer. Asbestos is a known Class I carcinogen, which as a result of extensive use and poor […]

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Updated _HSE EH40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limits

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

This latest version of EH40, published in August 2018 has been updated to include new and revised workplace exposure limits (WELs) introduced by the 4th Indicative Occupational Exposure Limit Values (IOELV) Directive.  The changes are […]

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Updated _ HSE’s Asbestos Essentials

October 8, 2017October 8, 2017 Claire Dickinson Health and Safety

Please be aware that the HSE in September updated their ‘Asbestos Essentials’ task sheets tell employers, managers and sole traders what to do when they need to work on or near ACMs. The task sheets […]

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The HSE asks “Are you Compliant?

October 8, 2017 Claire Dickinson Health and Safety

Construction projects are the focus of a national campaign to increase health and safety compliance on construction sites.  This second phase of the campaign, a targeted inspection initiative, will focus not only such things as […]

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New_ HSE Research Report 1113- review of Vapour Cloud Explosion (VCE) Incidents

September 21, 2017October 8, 2017 Claire Dickinson Health and Safety

This report was jointly commissioned by the US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administ ration (PHMSA) and the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE). It based on the review of 24 major VCE incidents focussing […]

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CIRIA now offering UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) approved Asbestos in Soils Awareness Course

September 6, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

CIRIA’s awareness course is aimed at workers operating on brownfield sites where there is potential for asbestos exposure: whether through site investigation, archaeology surveys, below ground utility installations and maintenance,or redevelopment of brownfield sites. Developed […]

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CIRIA start new project: asbestos from soil site management aide

August 9, 2017September 6, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

A natural evolution of CIRIA’s series of publications and activities to promote good practice for managing asbestos from soil, CIRIA are seeking to produce the first UK interactive aide/tool in smart phones or tablets for […]

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Government Announces New Rules for Drone use

July 22, 2017August 9, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

As a result of the government’s recent consultaion into Unlocking the UK’s High Tech Economy: Consultation on the Safe Use of Drones in the UK there are proposals to increase user accountability with all users […]

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  • Interesting Facts, Useful Resources and other GEMs for Lead March 7, 2021
  • RPE, a Close Shave! March 7, 2021
  • COVID-19, site works and risk assessment July 1, 2020
  • NEW – on-line training course for non-licensed work on asbestos in soil July 1, 2020
  • Where can I find a gallery of asbestos in soils images? May 19, 2020
  • Updated _HSE EH40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limits September 6, 2018
  • Your chance to influence CIRIA’s new initiative on brownfield innovative site investigation (SI) December 4, 2017
  • New_Designation of ‘main rivers’: guidance to the Environment Agency December 3, 2017
  • Is the quantification of Asbestos in Soils still a lottery? October 30, 2017
  • Updated_ Catchment Area Co-ordinators for England October 30, 2017

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10 May

What a fabulous way to finish this year's University of Portsmouth MSc module in #contaminatedland and #remediation with Steve Jackson's talk on Remediation ( when the fun starts!) . Thank you Steve for setting up such a great workshop that gave our st…https://lnkd.in/ecSTRXue

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24 Mar

Would you have guessed all eight top sources of land based #microplastics input into the OSPAR catchment?
I didn't! Why not checkout the latest OSPAR publication 'Assessment document of land-based inputs of microplastics in the marine environment' at https://www.ospar.org/documents?v=38018&msclkid=7acc4208ab5111ecb30d522a10e7cef0

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22 Mar

Well, I think the conversation has well and truly started about #climatechange, #landcontamination and #landcondition at the SiLC (Specialist in Land Condition Register Ltd) Forum today. Some great presentations by my fellow speakers Joe Jackson and Helen…https://lnkd.in/d3Dt8GCZ

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