Making the G-8 Presidency Environmentally Sustainable

Minimising the environmental impact of presidency activity and offsetting carbon emissions are important priorities for the UK’s G8 Presidency, whose key themes are Africa and climate change, Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett and Foreign Office Minister Ian Pearson announced. An Africa-based project will benefit from the offsetting of carbon dioxide emissions associated with the G8 Presidency. It will also ensure the G8 Summit and other events during the UK’s G8 Presidency are environmentally sustainable. Carbon dioxide – the major greenhouse gas – is to be offset from all of this year’s G8-associated meetings, including the G8 Summit, official G8 conferences, and associated meetings. The offsetting also covers the emissions generated through air travel, local transport and accommodation at meetings. Assessments have shown that the total carbon dioxide emissions associated with the G8 Presidency will amount to 4,000tCO2, which is roughly equivalent to the emissions generated by the electricity and gas used in 800 average homes over a year. The total cost of offsetting all of the G8 events will be around £50,000, which the Government will invest in small-scale Clean Development Mechanism projects, with strong sustainable development benefits located in Africa.

What Is Environmmetal Management?

An Office of the Department of Energy that was created in 1989 to oversee the Department’s waste management and environmental cleanup efforts. Originally called the Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, it was renamed in 1993. Often abbreviated EM.legacystory.apps.em.doe.gov/text/close/close8.htm
Process to manage the environmental aspects of a company, plant, building, site, etc. Environmental management systems (EMS) can obtain IS0 14001 certification or, in Europe, Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) registration.www.environment.total.com/menuA/a6.htm
effective and active measures taken for the protection, conservation and presentation of the environment, heritage and natural resources for which a government, organisation or individual is responsiblewww.deh.gov.au/soe/2001/biodiversity/glossary.html
Management and control of the environment and natural resources systems in such a way so as to ensure the sustainability of development efforts over a long-term basis.www.fao.org/docrep/V8350E/v8350e0f.htm
The mobilization of resources and the use of government to control the use, improvement or conservation of both natural and economic goods and services in such a way that conflicts created by that use, improvement or conservation are minimized.www.oas.org/usde/publications/Unit/oea37e/ch21.htm
(positive environmental impact) - Environmental management is the planning and implementation of actions geared to improve the quality of the human environment.www.jsdnp.org.jm/glossary.html
An environmental management standard or system or protocol attempts to reduce environmental impact as measured by some objective criteria. The ISO 14000 standard is the most widely used standard for environmental risk management. The ISO 19011 standard explains how to combine this with quality management. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_management

Oil Spill Containment

How do Oil Spills Happen?
When we hear about an oil spill that has occurred in some part of the world we may be unaware of just how much oil has been spilled into either the water or on land. When we are talking about an oil spill, we are talking about a huge amount of oil that can do serious damage to the environment in which it was spilled.
How do Oil Spills happen?
Oil spills into rivers; bays and oceans are caused by accidents that usually involve tankers, barges, or refineries. Usually the oil is being transported to another part of the world for various reasons. People who by some form or another make mistakes or are being careless in what they are doing cause the spills themselves. Oil spills are not always caused by human mistake however; sometime machinery can break down which cause oil to spill out into the surrounding environment.
What happens when oil spills occur?

Oil Spill Containment
SAFETY STORAGE, Inc., is the manufacturer of containment buildngs, lockers and related secondary containment products for oils, hazardous materials, pesticides and other chemicals.safetystorage.com

Behavioural Safety.

The step change required to eradicate unsafe acts is through a behavioural change.
Effective systems are important, but how people perform or behave really makes the difference.
For uptimum safety performance at work, customization and application of strategies and tools in behavior-based safety and people-based safety or organizations of all kinds should be adopted.
Realize that safety culture improvement is by good design, implemention, and sustaining appropriate people-based processes to reduce workplace injuries and incidents as they strive to achieve a Total Safety Culture™.
Beginning with a safety culture assessment , you can achieve a safety culture transformation by increasing safety leadership, employee engagement, and personal responsibility for safety.

Health, Safety and Environmental Compliance Audit Tools.

As a result of the HSE Health, Safety and Environment Compliance Audit Program, a set of documents (“tools”), reflecting client needs, has been developed. The following tools include guidelines, information sheets and procedures to assist UBC units in improving and updating their local health, safety and environmental programs.
Click on the links below to view the pdf documents with Acrobat Reader.

Chemical Storage and Labelling
Disaster Management Policy Summary
Disposal of Glass and Sharps
Emergency Preparedness
Environmental Compliance Auditing Terms of Reference
Environmental Protection Compliance Policy Summary
Hazardous Materials Management Policy Summary
In Case of Earthquake
Orientation and Training Record Sheet
Ozone Depleting Substances Tool
Paint Waste Disposal
Picric Acid Handling by Users
Pollution Prevention

Health Safety in the Waste Management/Recycling Industry

Health and safety in the waste management and recycling industries
These pages explain what HSE is doing to tackle key issues as well as providing access to a range of information about health and safety for the waste management and recycling industries.
Defra indicates that the UK produces some 400 million tonnes of waste each year. A quarter of this is from households, commerce and industry. The remainder is made up of construction and demolition wastes, mining and agricultural wastes, sewage sludge and dredged spoils.
Municipal waste has been increasing at nearly 4% per annum: at this rate of increase, it will have doubled from the 1995 level by 2020.
Most waste currently ends up in landfill sites, but around 35% of industrial and commercial waste and 12% of household waste is recycled or composted. Under the EU Landfill Directive, the next 20 years should see a dramatic decrease in the amount of biodegradable municipal waste sent to landfill.
Research for the HSE 'Mapping health and safety standards in the UK waste industry' indicates that there are currently around 162,500 people employed in the Waste Management industry. Many more are employed in other activities associated with specific recyclables and ancillary activities such as transportation.
Waste Management Activities include a multitude of activities, including:
Collection
Reception (e.g. Civic Amenity Sites)
Sorting
Recovery of materials
Biological treatment of organic materials (e.g. composting)
Thermal treatment (including incineration with energy recovery
Landfill

Personal Protective Equipments (PPE)

Protective Equipment
Shinguards
Helmet Combinations
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Ear Defenders
Face Shields
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Safety Training CD-ROMS
Managing Asbestos in The Workplace
Workplace Fire Safety
Health & Safety
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Safety Clothing & Apparel

Children's High Visibility
Hi viz Clothing
Safety Footwear
Safety boots
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Ladies safety shoesComing Soon - Chainsaw Clothing safety gloves/mittens
Other Safety Products coming soon
Safety SignsHealth & Safety Hazardous Substance Labeling & Control, General Sign Systems

Criminal Liability for Environmental, Health and Safety Offences

Will breach of EHS regulations result in company prosecution and/or individual director?...read more
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Criminal liability for EHS offences. 9. England & Wales: Anticipated developments. Traditionally, environmental prosecuting bodies have followed a policy of ...
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Environmental Protection

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Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection seeks to safeguard the quality of the environment through effective regulation of activities that have the potential to impact on air, water and land. This involves engagement with businesses and the public to provide information and advice; monitoring, recording, reporting and setting standards for compliance; issuing consents, licences and authorisations and enforcing legislation. There are five distinct functional units dealing with strategy and cross-cutting issues, water quality, land and resource management (which includes waste and contaminated land), industrial pollution and drinking water for public and private supplies. Please select one of our units from the menu on the left to find out more. Air quality and climate change are managed through the Department of the Environment’s Environmental Policy Division. Enforcement is based on fair but firm regulation. View details of our Enforcement and Prosecution Policy ( pdf 92.6 KB )


Towards Resource ManagementThe Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy 2006 - 2020
Richard Rogers launched the new Waste Management Strategy for Northern Ireland on the 30th March 2006 at Stormont.
Towards Resource Management: The Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy 2006 - 2020 ( pdf - 2MB)
The new Waste Management Strategy places more emphasis on waste prevention. It reinforces the need to increase waste recycling and recovery through a mixture of approaches including the renewal of recycling targets, focused awareness campaigns and the possible introduction of incentive schemes.


For guidance on Environmental legislation and your business visitthe Netregs website.



Water Pollution Hotline
0800 80 70 60
This service should be used to report all urgent water pollution incidents.
During office hours your call will be connected to our Headquarters in Belfast. Outside normal hours, calls are diverted to the Environment Agency where details of your call will be logged and then passed to the Duty Emergency Pollution Officer in Northern Ireland.

email: Emergency-Pollution@doeni.gov.ukUse this service if you would like to report a pollution incident that does not require immediate attention. Please note this method of reporting is only checked during working hours.
View further information about online reporting

For access to information on environmental research in the island of Ireland visit the aNSwer website.

Occupational Health Management

Work-related stress is a major cause of occupational ill health. That means sickness absence, high staff turnover and poor performance in your organisation. HSE's Management Standards will help you, your employees and their representatives manage the issue sensibly and minimise the impact of work-related stress on your business. In fact, it might help you improve organisational performance. For further information see www.hse.gov.uk/stress

Safety and Health Achievement Rocognition Program (SHARP).

The Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) recognizes small employers who operate an exemplary safety and health management system. Acceptance into SHARP by OSHA is an achievement of status that will single you out among your business peers as a model for worksite safety and health. Upon receiving SHARP recognition, your worksite will be exempt from programmed inspections during the period that your SHARP certification is valid.
How You Can Participate in SHARP
SHARP Certification and Inspection Exemption
Not Quite Ready for SHARP?

Stop Global Warming

Ever felt like you wished you knew more about global warming, but didn’t know where to start? Have a few lazy summer afternoons? Well pick up any of these books and you’ll be on your way to understanding this urgent issue. Whether you want to learn about the science, the politics, the potential outcomes, or the solutions, there’s a book for you on our summer reading list.
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