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Your chance to influence CIRIA’s new initiative on brownfield innovative site investigation (SI)

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

CIRIA is planning to develop a number of new activities on site investigation in 2018.  They are now seeking views from those involved with the UK SI industry to help then shape these initiatives.  If […]

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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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Gas Works Sites, don’t be caught out…

May 26, 2017May 26, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

…..by thinking such sites only occur in large towns.  In fact gas works site are extremely common across the UK and sometimes identified in some suprising locations.  If you are still referring to the old […]

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Mind the Gap between Asbestos in Soils Guidance and Training!

April 20, 2017May 9, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012), Regulation 10 requires every employer to ensure that adequate information, instruction and training is given to their employees who are,or who are liable to be, exposed to […]

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Emphasis on use of brownfield sites to help solve Housing Market Crisis

February 20, 2017 Claire Dickinson Contaminated Land

Earlier this month the Government published the Housing White paper setting out the Government’s plans to reform the housing market and boost the supply of new homes in England. Alongside this, the Government also published the […]

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24 Mar

Love this - New Wallace & Gromit ‘Cracking Ideas’ competition https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-wallace-gromit-cracking-ideas-competition

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24 Mar

Construction firms fined nearly £60 million for breaking competition law by bid rigging https://www.gov.uk/government/news/construction-firms-fined-nearly-60-million-for-breaking-competition-law-by-bid-rigging

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Warrant issued for arrest of convicted Cotswolds waste offender - waste at site includes construction wastes -what happened to the waste duty of care checks to prevent this occurring? https://www.gov.uk/government/news/warrant-issued-for-arrest-of-convicted-cotswolds-waste-offender

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16 Mar

Standard rate of landfill tax exceeds £100 per tonne from I April 2023https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/landfill-tax-rates-for-2023-to-2024/landfill-tax-increase-in-rates

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