Did you know - when you book any Environmental Management course you are entitled to receive a free copy of the NQA environmental management systems guide which focuses on ISO14001 (worth £50). The guide gives detailed, practical and authoritative information on how to implement an environmental management system in your own organisation.
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The Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations (SI 2006 No.336) were laid before parliament on 16th February and enter into force on 6th April 2006. These Regulations revoke and replace the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/676). They consolidate amendments made to those Regulations and also update fees to be charged. […]

On 28th February 2006, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) announced the revised Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations would be implemented in Spring 2007. The Regulations will revise and bring together provisions in the existing CDM Regulations 1994 and the Construction (Health Safety and Welfare) (CHSW) Regulations 1996 into a single regulatory package.
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The Government has announced that it has tightened the time for the building industry to comply with new Climate Change Regulations. The implementation date for the revised Part L Regulations has been brought forward from the spring of 2008 to April 2006 to increase their contribution to tackling climate change.
All new buildings without full […]

The Environment Agency (EA) has published the outcome of the September 2004 consultation setting out proposals for a change in the policy relating to the ‘financial provision’ requirement at landfill sites.
The Landfill Directive requires landfill operators to prove that they can fund the obligations of their permit and any obligations that may arise should the […]

The Government is reviewing the source segregation requirement for aerobic and anaerobically digested waste compost, liquor or digestate, spread to agricultural land under a paragraph 7A exemption from Waste Management Licensing Regulations 2004. A consultation document looking at options for the regulation of this waste type was launched on 6th February 2006.
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On 14th February, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) launched a major consultation on its strategy for waste in England. It is five years since the Government set out its 20 year waste strategy in “Waste Strategy 2000”. This review provides an opportunity to reflect on existing policies and delivery mechanisms, […]

Defra has launched a two-stage consultation on the review of the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) regime, known as ‘Part B’ where it regulates activities not directly subject to EU air pollution controls.
‘Part B’ activities are those regulated under the Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999 to control emissions to air. In England, […]

Defra, in collaboration with the Environment Agency and the Welsh Assembly Government, has published a consultation paper seeking views on proposals for replacing the environmental permitting and compliance systems under Waste Management and Pollution Prevention and Control legislation.
The Environmental Permitting Programme (EPP) is examining how to combine the Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) and […]

NQA is leading the way on BS 8555 with its involvement in the ‘Sustainable together through environmental managment‘ (STEM) project. The largest of its kind in Europe, this has been set up to help nine cross-border councils in Ireland and Northern Ireland, the Southern Group Environmental Health Committee (SGEHC) and small and medium sized […]