Asbestos in Soil - Event Sponsor

Riverside Environmental Services Ltd are proud sponsors of the 'Asbestos in Soil' event being held at the Manchester Conference Centre on the 1st November 2011. 
The event is being held in association with the 'Environmental Industries Commission (EIC)' and the 'British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS)' and aims to bring together technical parties to share knowledge and expertise in managing asbestos in soil and emerging developments in UK guidance.

Programme

Morning Session 1: Legislation & Policy (Chair - Richard Boyle, HCA/SAGTA)

- DEFRA review of Part 2A/DCLG review of planning - implications for owners of property contaminated by asbestos Richard Boyle, Homes & Communities Agency/Soil & Groundwater Technology Association

- HSE policy & practice - regulation of works on land contaminated with asbestos Martin Gibson, HSE

- Remediation and re-use of asbestos-contaminated soil - implications of the REACH regulation and relationship to the Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice Nicholas Willenbrock, CL:AIRE

Morning Session 2: Exposure and Risk (Chair - Andrew Darnton, HSE)

- Health risks and mortality arising from exposure to low levels of asbestos Andrew Darnton, HSE

- Part 2A determinations - a legal perspective Andrew Wiseman, Stephenson Harwood

- Reflection on the Supreme Court judgement - an insurance industry perspective Matthew Hussey, Tysers

Afternoon Session 3: Sampling & Analysis - Soils and Air (Chair - Garry Burdett, HSL)

- Current issues with soil samples/asbestos - a laboratory perspective Hazel Davidson, ALcontrol

- New sampling and analytical method for asbestos in soil Garry Burdett, HSL

- Monitoring low level exposures to asbestos in air Robin Howie, Robin Howie Associates

Afternoon Session 4: Case Studies (Chair - Steve Forster, IEG)

- From laboratory scale to field scale: Issues of representativeness Paul Nathanail, University of Nottingham and Land Quality Management Ltd

- Risk assessment/determination of SPOSH under Part 2A - a problem holder perspective Alan Jones, IOM and Anna Spinks, Wolverhampton City Council

- Investigation and remediation of asbestos in soil - a case study Steve Edgar, VertaseFLI



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