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| Charity Cycle Ride |
Nigel Mair the Centre Co-ordinator is doing the Transpennine Trail bike ride in aid of Derian House Children's Hospice. He will be riding with a group of friends to complete the 218 miles over 3 days on 12-14 August.
If anybody would like to support the ride donations are being accepted through:
http://www.justgiving.com/5fellaswhoshouldknowbetter
Wewill keep you posted on progress during and after the ride!
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| 19 Jul 2011 - 15:14 by Environmental Leadership |
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| Continuing Competence Refresher Courses |
There have been several changes to the WAMITAB scheme over the last year or so and some of these will affect you even if you already have your CoTC, or hold “grandfather rights”. The main change to consider now, is that of your Continuing Competence.
If you gained your CoTC (or had grandfather rights) prior to 22/12/2008, then you now have until 29/02/2012 to take and pass a CIWM/WAMITAB Continuing Competence test at a Test Centre.
Anyone who completed after 22/12/2008 now has until 28/02/2014.
After this initial period, the process will return to a fixed 2-year cycle and you will need to complete the test at any time within this rolling 2 year period.
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| 22 Dec 2010 - 11:06 by Environmental Leadership |
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| Driver CPC |
The requirement for Driver CPC has been introduced across the EU to maintain standards of driving and ultimately improve road safety.
It affects all drivers of lorries over 3.5 tonnes and minibuses with 9 or more seats. Lorry drivers who obtained their licence prior to 10 Sept 2009 will have until 9 Sept 2014 to complete the training.
The requirement is for drivers to complete 35 hours of training within this period and then on a rolling period of 5 years. This equates to 7 hours a year, although it could equally be completed in a combination of 7 hour blocks (e.g. 35 hours in one year etc).
Courses must be delivered through approved test centres, with content varying, to include H&S and other driving skills. No tests are required.
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| 22 Dec 2010 - 11:04 by Environmental Leadership |
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| New Exemptions Issued |
Following a review of the system, on 6 April 2010 a new Waste Exemption regime was implemented through the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010. The changes are very significant, with some of the old exemptions removed and others introduced. Transitional arrangements have been introduced for those sites that had exemptions under the old system.
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| 19 Apr 2010 - 10:08 by Environmental Leadership |
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| Environmental Permitting Guidance |
The Environment Agency has published some new guidance to help you complete a permit application and comply with the conditions of your environmental permit. The new guidance called 'How to Comply with your Environmental Permit' replaces 'Getting the Basics Right'.
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| 19 Apr 2010 - 10:06 by Environmental Leadership |
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| Puma Reinvents the Shoebox to Reduce Packaging |
Puma has taken a step forward in the fight against packaging by redesigning the traditional shoebox, cutting paper waste from the packaging by almost two thirds.
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| 19 Apr 2010 - 10:01 by Environmental Leadership |
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