Environmental and Waste Management Group Spring Round Up & Joint Event 2015 B. Beck MSc, AIEMA, Tech IOSH E & WM Group Chair West of Scotland Branch 05/12/2018

Spring Briefing Round Up During the start of 2015 a number of articles from various sources were reviewed and the most pertinent to the Environmental and Waste Management Group are included in the following slides. The intended outcome is to share those items of potentially significant interest with EWM group members and the wider IOSH branch members. Links are included where available for those who desire further details. While any commentary is merely an outline of information it is not verbatim and must be regarded thus. E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch 05/12/2018

Spring Briefing Round Up Feb – Vegetation Management Conference Control of Invasive Non Native Species (INNS) legislation is to be updated and enforced in England and Wales (legislation is already in place in Scotland) Landowners, undertakers and managers (potential to include leaseholders) must take positive steps to prevent the spread of INNS to neighbours property. Failure to manage INNS will result in enforcement of control and eradication orders from the regulators This would apply to particularly aggressive species such as Japanese Knotweed but will not be limited to these species alone. Please see links to guidance and legislation in following slide. E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch 05/12/2018

Spring Briefing Round Up Scottish Legislation http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Environment/Wildlife-Habitats/InvasiveSpecies/legislation Scottish Government Guidance http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0039/00398608.pdf SEPA Guidance http://www.sepa.org.uk/science_and_research/what_we_do/biodiversity/invasive_non-native_species.aspx E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch 05/12/2018

Spring Briefing Round Up SNH Guidance http://www.snh.gov.uk/docs/B1113471.pdf NNSS (Non Native Species Secretariat) Link http://www.nonnativespecies.org/home/index.cfm E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch 05/12/2018

E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch Joint IEMA Event, Noise Impacts March – Dr. Stephen Thomson, Phd, MIEMA, Head of Environment & Sustainability Branch, MTRIPS Directorate, Transport Scotland provided an update on the current status of the Scottish Noise Mapping on-line resource and development of Candidate Noise Management Areas (CNMAs), which are categorised due to existing high impacts from transport noise. Brian Beck, Environment Manager, Network Rail Infrastructure Projects, Scotland & NE discussed the application of Best Practicable Means (BPM) / Best Available Techniques (BAT) to minimise noise in a construction environment in a Built Up Area. EWM Group members are invited to propose topics of interest suitable for future joint events; Suggestions to; Branch Secretary link on the IOSH West of Scotland Branch Homepage E & WMG Group, West of Scotland Branch 05/12/2018