28th Jan 2010
The Scotland & Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER) has commissioned a Code of Practice on the use of sludge, composts, and other organic materials for restoration and land improvement. The consultation documents are attached to this message. From Monday 25 January, they will be posted on the SNIFFER website,
http://www.sniffer.org.uk/ in the SNIFFER 'latest news' section, where you will find the consultation documents for downloading.
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28th Jan 2010
The joint WRAP and Environment Agency Protocols Programme has (on January 20) published a Quality Protocol outlining when gypsum from waste plasterboard is no longer classed as waste in a move which the Defra-funded body claim could boost sales of the recycled material by £10 million.
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28th Jan 2010
As a local authority (LA), waste management is an integral part of your responsibilities and so forms part of your undertaking under health and safety legislation. The guidance on these web pages is intended to assist you in discharging your legal responsibilities for managing health and safety in waste, recycling and associated environmental services (from here on called 'waste services' or 'service'). The scope of the guidance includes both the procurement process and the subsequent management of the service or contract – whether you provide it in-house or contract it out.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/services/index.htm
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20th Jan 2010
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has agreed a Report entitled Waste Strategy for England 2007. This is the Committee's Third Report of Session 2009-10 and was published on Tuesday 19 January 2010 at 00:01am as HC 230.
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18th Jan 2010
Albion is pleased with the recent External Verification visit completed by SQA on 18th January 2010. The Construction Award level 2 awards are designed for construction site operatives. These awards are usually CITB funded and also allow candidates to gain their CSC cards. In good practice section the External verifier noted the following –
“Good practice was noted in relation to:-
- site observation reports which were very well written in an evaluative style which conveyed competence while still giving a
- clear understanding of the work undertaken on site to the reader.
- mapping of the site observation narrative to units and performance criteria was very effective and gave the candidate and the internal verifier a clear picture of competence's achieved and still to be achieved.
Well done.”
Albion is very pleased with these results and it demonstrates the experience of our staff and the level of detail we put into developing these awards. If you are interested in getting your staff assessed please do not hesitate to
contact Alasdair Meldrum.
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05th Jan 2010
Albion Environmental believes that to deliver the very best consultancy service, we must ensure that all our staff at all levels undertake continual professional development. Our QUENSH manager Billy Anderson has recently successfully completed a NVQ level 5 qualification in Occupational Health and Safety practice. He is now working towards an Msc in the same discipline.
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27th Dec 2009
Health and Safety has been back in the headlines after David Cameron called for an end to the UK's over-the-top health and safety culture. The IOSH welcomed the Tory leader's comments as an opportunity to set the record straight and challenge some common misconceptions.
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20th Dec 2009
Alasdair Meldrum is delighted to have been granted fellowship by CIWEM. CIWEM was one of the first professional organisation which Alasdair joined when he commenced his career and has been a member since August 1997. Since then Alasdair has become a member of:
- Chartered institute of Wastes Management (CIWM formerly IWM) since 10th April 1996
- Institute of Leadership and management (ILM) July 2001
- Chartered Environmentalist – Society of Environment July 2005.
Albion continues to develop and improve staff qualifications to ensure we operate to the highest standards.
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20th Dec 2009
Albion Training Manager, Craig Chandler has just completed the assessment of his one hundredth level 4 vocational qualification in Waste Management which leads to a Certificate of Technical Competence. The award was completed for Jose Cabellero of East Lothian Council.
Commenting on his achievement Craig said "I was somewhat surprised when I counted up the number of assessments I had completed and realised I was nearing 100! I have learnt a lot during the process and continue to develop and improve our system. I am particularly pleased the 100th candidate was from East Lothian Council as I know and have worked with many of their staff"
Albion has delivered COTC assessment for management staff, level 3 waste management awards for site supervisors and currently deliver a 1 day Household Waste Recycling Centre Operators course as part of East
Lothian Council’s induction process. We are also currently assessing some of their operational staff for level 2 waste management qualifications.
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