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17th May	EMAQ+ Air Quality Advanced (I) - Low Emission strategies
Location	Priory Rooms, Birmingham
Details	The seminar will consider approaches to the development of low emissions strategies which seek to accelerate the uptake of low emission vehicles. Approaches covered will include planning based LES, those implemented through procurement and transport policy based LES. Policy, legal and technical aspects of LES will be provided. The development and implementation of Low Emission Zones will be explored, drawing upon examples in the UK and Europe. Case studies will be used to illustrate the feasibility of establishing an LES/LEZ including cost benefit assessments. The seminar is aimed at those LA officers at operational level whose duties include planning and environmental, particularly air quality, management aspects and particularly those who require a more detailed and specific knowledge regarding the development, implementation and impact of LES or LEZ. Delegates will need some knowledge of air quality management issues. This training seminar will benefit those local authority officers who are managing resources to fulfil their statutory duties and are responsible for setting, managing and delivering performance of the air quality team. Introductory material on air quality can be found on the EMAQ+ website. As well as providing specific information and guidance, this seminar is an opportunity to network with professional colleagues responsible for air quality management and includes an opportunity for discussion at the end of the day to deal with specific issues. Subject to stakeholder feedback, we will provide suitably qualified candidates - who satisfactorily pass an online proficiency test - with an endorsement to their Essentials of LAQM Certification.
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23rd May	EMAQ+ Air Quality Advanced (I) - Low Emission strategies
Location	Friend's House, London
Details	The seminar will consider approaches to the development of low emissions strategies which seek to accelerate the uptake of low emission vehicles. Approaches covered will include planning based LES, those implemented through procurement and transport policy based LES. Policy, legal and technical aspects of LES will be provided. The development and implementation of Low Emission Zones will be explored, drawing upon examples in the UK and Europe. Case studies will be used to illustrate the feasibility of establishing an LES/LEZ including cost benefit assessments. The seminar is aimed at those LA officers at operational level whose duties include planning and environmental, particularly air quality, management aspects and particularly those who require a more detailed and specific knowledge regarding the development, implementation and impact of LES or LEZ. Delegates will need some knowledge of air quality management issues. This training seminar will benefit those local authority officers who are managing resources to fulfil their statutory duties and are responsible for setting, managing and delivering performance of the air quality team. Introductory material on air quality can be found on the EMAQ+ website. As well as providing specific information and guidance, this seminar is an opportunity to network with professional colleagues responsible for air quality management and includes an opportunity for discussion at the end of the day to deal with specific issues. Subject to stakeholder feedback, we will provide suitably qualified candidates - who satisfactorily pass an online proficiency test - with an endorsement to their Essentials of LAQM Certification.
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11th June	IAPSC - Investigation of air pollution standing conference
Location	School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London
Details	This short course provides an insight into how traffic signal control and traffic management interventions can reduce the impacts of traffic related pollution on public health and climate change at both a tactical and strategic level. The course covers the modelling framework to allow the impacts on air quality of traffic management measures to be quantified. Using case studies by way of example, the potential environmental benefits of queue cascading and relocation to open space; road user charging; park and ride; reduction of speeds; new technologies etc will be demonstrated, highlighting the limitations of current modelling frameworks. The course is aimed at Traffic and Environmental experts and managers who are responsible for delivering solutions to traffic related air quality exceedances. Fee: £185 (Book two places on this course, second half price).
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12th June	Traffic Interventions for Environmental Management
Location	Newcastle University
Details	This short course provides an insight into how traffic signal control and traffic management interventions can reduce the impacts of traffic related pollution on public health and climate change at both a tactical and strategic level. The course covers the modelling framework to allow the impacts on air quality of traffic management measures to be quantified. Using case studies by way of example, the potential environmental benefits of queue cascading and relocation to open space; road user charging; park and ride; reduction of speeds; new technologies etc will be demonstrated, highlighting the limitations of current modelling frameworks. The course is aimed at Traffic and Environmental experts and managers who are responsible for delivering solutions to traffic related air quality exceedances. Fee: £185 (Book two places on this course, second half price).
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13th June	Air Quality and Health
Location	Newcastle University
Details	This short course is aimed at air quality and health planners and experts who are interested in learning about: Sources of air pollution Impact of air quality on health Global and national air quality trends Spatial and temporal variations in air quality across a city/region Methodology for health impact assessment of changes in urban air quality using outputs from existing air quality modelling tools The course is based upon internationally recognised research and extensive experience of working with local authorities and other partners. Cost: £185 and include all course materials, lunches and refreshments.
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13th June	EMAQ+ Emissions Monitoring: Advanced (V) – Dust – nuisance and sampling
Location	Oakroyd Hall, Bradford
Details	The purpose of this seminar is to examine the range of dust related issues that delegates may need to manage or regulate, via planning, permitting or nuisance legislation. We will review current guidance on dust, addressing the different approaches taken to managing dust. The seminar will draw on a series of case studies (construction, quarry, process emissions etc) to explore what is good practice. Topics covered will include: dust nuisance and how it is assessed, and the use of dust management plans. This course provides an opportunity to further develop the more technical core skills required by practitioners. Subject to stakeholder feedback, we will provide suitably qualified candidates - who satisfactorily pass an online proficiency test - with an endorsement to their Essentials of PPC Certification. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
Contact	For more information, please visit: www.emaq.aeat.com
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20th June	EMAQ+ Emissions Monitoring: Advanced (V) – Dust – nuisance and sampling
Location	Priory Rooms, Birmingham
Details	The purpose of this seminar is to examine the range of dust related issues that delegates may need to manage or regulate, via planning, permitting or nuisance legislation. We will review current guidance on dust, addressing the different approaches taken to managing dust. The seminar will draw on a series of case studies (construction, quarry, process emissions etc) to explore what is good practice. Topics covered will include: dust nuisance and how it is assessed, and the use of dust management plans. This course provides an opportunity to further develop the more technical core skills required by practitioners. Subject to stakeholder feedback, we will provide suitably qualified candidates - who satisfactorily pass an online proficiency test - with an endorsement to their Essentials of PPC Certification. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
Contact	For more information, please visit: www.emaq.aeat.com
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27th June	EMAQ+ Essentials of PPC Part V - Management and Enforcement
Location	Friends House, London
Details	The seminar will ensure that delegates have the right information to effectively manage and discharge the duties required of their respective authorities in respect of Pollution Prevention and Control. We will deal with management issues such as Fees and Charges, Defra return, managing site inspections and managing the relationship between operator and regulator. We will also deal with quality auditing and peer review of the Pollution Prevention and Control function. Finally the seminar will complete with what happens when relations (and/or performance) break down. Enforcement and enforcement tools will be discussed with the formal preparation of evidence and what should comprise a case file will be discussed. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
Contact	For more information, please visit: www.emaq.aeat.com
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11th September	Air Quality Advanced (I) - Low Emission strategies
Location	Oakroyd Hall, Bradford
Details	The seminar will consider approaches to the development of low emissions strategies which seek to accelerate the uptake of low emission vehicles. Approaches covered will include planning based LES, those implemented through procurement and transport policy based LES. Policy, legal and technical aspects of LES will be provided. The development and implementation of Low Emission Zones will be explored, drawing upon examples in the UK and Europe. Case studies will be used to illustrate the feasibility of establishing an LES/LEZ including cost benefit assessments. The seminar is aimed at those LA officers at operational level whose duties include planning and environmental, particularly air quality, management aspects and particularly those who require a more detailed and specific knowledge regarding the development, implementation and impact of LES or LEZ. Delegates will need some knowledge of air quality management issues. This training seminar will benefit those local authority officers who are managing resources to fulfil their statutory duties and are responsible for setting, managing and delivering performance of the air quality team. Introductory material on air quality can be found on the EMAQ+ website. As well as providing specific information and guidance, this seminar is an opportunity to network with professional colleagues responsible for air quality management and includes an opportunity for discussion at the end of the day to deal with specific issues. Subject to stakeholder feedback, we will provide suitably qualified candidates - who satisfactorily pass an online proficiency test - with an endorsement to their Essentials of LAQM Certification.
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19th September	Air Quality Advanced (II) - Development Control and air quality impact assessment
Location	Friends House, London
Details	This seminar will provide an introduction to air quality management issues of relevance to the UK planning system. Determining whether a proposed development would adversely impact on air quality should be a material consideration in the decisions taken by developers and planners. This is especially the case in areas declared as Air Quality Management Areas. Guidance will be given as to when a local authority should think about the air quality impact of a proposed development. We will discuss guidance on Development Control and Air Quality, which builds on a method of determining “significant” impact; we will provide examples of where air quality has had an important impact on the decisions of Planning Inspectors. Examples, drawn from cases of 'mixed use' development, will be used to demonstrate how to appraise an air quality impact assessment. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
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27th September	EMAQ+ Essentials of LAQM (Part 2) – Monitoring and Compliance
Location	Priory Rooms, Birmingham
Details	This seminar will address the issues associated with assessing air quality via active and passive measurement systems. The seminar will cover monitoring techniques; the quantification of particulate matter, when data correction may be needed and how to make it; the air pollutants normally found in the particular phase; determining the concentrations of gaseous compounds using gas analysers, how to calibrate them and the data ratification process. The use of diffusion tubes to monitor concentrations of ambient nitrogen dioxide and an overview of the precision and accuracy of the data they provide. The seminar will cover sampler siting requirements and data quality management. It will also provide a review of laboratory inter-comparisons and how to find information on laboratory performance. Worked examples will be given of a bias adjustment calculation, which is necessary for submitting data to Defra and the Devolved Administrations. Tools and thresholds for screening assessment are also presented together with worked examples. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
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3rd October	EMAQ+ Essentials of PPC Part I - Introduction to Environmental Permitting
Location	Oakroyd Hall, Bradford
Details	The purpose of this seminar is to put environmental permitting and the regulation of scheduled activities into context when considering the overall environmental pollution control framework. In essence, where does PPC fit into the various schemes for environmental protection? In particular the interface with Climate Change, Nuisance, Development Control, Clean Air legislation, Air Quality and Waste Regulation, will be considered. The legal framework supporting LAPPC and LAIPPC, the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) - which replaces the current IPPC, SED, WID Directives, and the structure of the new Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 will be considered. The role of guidance including the General Guidance Manual, and PG/SG notes will be reviewed. Finally the legal duties and responsibilities placed on LA's will be discussed in detail. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
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10th October	EMAQ+ Emissions Monitoring: Advanced (VI) – SED and IED registration
Location	Priory Rooms, Birmingham
Details	The seminar will examine the requirements of the EU Solvent Emissions Directive and UK implementing regulations. We will define what volatile organic compounds (VOC) are according to EU and UK legislation, and look at compliance options for SED. In particular we will look at what emissions there are and how they are controlled using contained and fugitive emission limits. The seminar will also examine the derivation of VOC target emissions (for use with solvent reduction schemes) and how compliance can be demonstrated. It will also examine the structure of solvent management plans and a range of possible solvent emission control strategies - including both solvent reduction schemes and end of pipe solutions. The seminar will also examine the various methods by which the inputs and outputs of solvent management plans can be obtained and refinements developed. In addition, the seminar will contain example exercises and break-out working, whereby delegates can gain useful experience and knowledge of the practical and administrative aspects of regulating VOC emissions from solvent using processes. We will also look at an example which falls outside the normal requirements for SED and look at the concept of derogation. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
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17th October	EMAQ+ Emissions Monitoring: Advanced (VI) – SED and IED registration
Location	Friends House, London
Details	The seminar will examine the requirements of the EU Solvent Emissions Directive and UK implementing regulations. We will define what volatile organic compounds (VOC) are according to EU and UK legislation, and look at compliance options for SED. In particular we will look at what emissions there are and how they are controlled using contained and fugitive emission limits. The seminar will also examine the derivation of VOC target emissions (for use with solvent reduction schemes) and how compliance can be demonstrated. It will also examine the structure of solvent management plans and a range of possible solvent emission control strategies - including both solvent reduction schemes and end of pipe solutions. The seminar will also examine the various methods by which the inputs and outputs of solvent management plans can be obtained and refinements developed. In addition, the seminar will contain example exercises and break-out working, whereby delegates can gain useful experience and knowledge of the practical and administrative aspects of regulating VOC emissions from solvent using processes. We will also look at an example which falls outside the normal requirements for SED and look at the concept of derogation. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
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17th January 2013	EMAQ+ Air Quality Advanced (II) - Development Control and air quality impact assessment
Location	Oakroyd Hall, Birmingham
Details	This seminar will provide an introduction to air quality management issues of relevance to the UK planning system. Determining whether a proposed development would adversely impact on air quality should be a material consideration in the decisions taken by developers and planners. This is especially the case in areas declared as Air Quality Management Areas. Guidance will be given as to when a local authority should think about the air quality impact of a proposed development. We will discuss guidance on Development Control and Air Quality, which builds on a method of determining “significant” impact; we will provide examples of where air quality has had an important impact on the decisions of Planning Inspectors. Examples, drawn from cases of 'mixed use' development, will be used to demonstrate how to appraise an air quality impact assessment. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
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23rd January	EMAQ+ Air Quality Advanced (II) - Development Control and air quality impact assessment
Location	Birmingham
Details	This seminar will provide an introduction to air quality management issues of relevance to the UK planning system. Determining whether a proposed development would adversely impact on air quality should be a material consideration in the decisions taken by developers and planners. This is especially the case in areas declared as Air Quality Management Areas. Guidance will be given as to when a local authority should think about the air quality impact of a proposed development. We will discuss guidance on Development Control and Air Quality, which builds on a method of determining “significant” impact; we will provide examples of where air quality has had an important impact on the decisions of Planning Inspectors. Examples, drawn from cases of 'mixed use' development, will be used to demonstrate how to appraise an air quality impact assessment. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
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31st January	EMAQ+ Essentials of LAQM (Part 3) – Review and Assessment
Location	London
Details	The purpose of this seminar is to ensure that delegates have the knowledge to carry out a review and assessment of air quality at an appropriate level and to the timescales required. It will introduce attendees to the information, tools, and practice needed. It will explore the work to be undertaken, the sources of emission likely to impact adversely on air quality and the steps to be taken to preserve air quality where it is good and the measures to be taken should improvement be necessary. The declaration of air quality management actions will be examined and examples of good practice will be used to illustrate how best to do it. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
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6th February	EMAQ+ Essentials of LAQM (Part 3) – Review and Assessment
Location	Priory Rooms, Birmingham
Details	The purpose of this seminar is to ensure that delegates can accurately identify the likely pollutants to be considered by an EPR permit. The intention is to provide delegates with an overview of common industrial pollutants affecting air, land, and water and their (common) control mechanisms. Also covered will be noise, waste minimisation and energy efficiency, explaining where these 'pollutants' figure within the permitting process. A number of tools for assisting in identifying, quantifying and assessing pollutants will be discussed, namely the H1 assessment tool and the use of Chimney height calculations. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
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13th February	EMAQ+ Emissions Monitoring: Advanced (VII) – PPC/IPPC – Permitting Combustion activities – SWOBs, 3 MWth energy from waste plant, 20-50MWth combustion plant and small incineration plant
Location	Friends House, London
Details	The purpose of this seminar is to enable officers to address EPR requirements concerning combustion plant and with particular reference to plant burning biomass. Biomass combustion plant are a key part of UK plans for development of renewable energy and the transition to a low carbon economy. This seminar will provide an overview of combustion plant technologies, potential emissions and monitoring options. The seminar will cover controls available to officers under EPR (excluding the cremation of human bodies) from simplified permits for SWOBs, Part B permits for boilers, gas turbines and engines to A(2) IPPC permits for waste incineration activities. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
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27th February	EMAQ+ Emissions Monitoring: Advanced (VII) – PPC/IPPC – Permitting Combustion activities – SWOBs, 3 MWth energy from waste plant, 20-50MWth combustion plant and small incineration plant
Location	Oakroyd Hall, Bradford
Details	The purpose of this seminar is to enable officers to address EPR requirements concerning combustion plant and with particular reference to plant burning biomass. Biomass combustion plant are a key part of UK plans for development of renewable energy and the transition to a low carbon economy. This seminar will provide an overview of combustion plant technologies, potential emissions and monitoring options. The seminar will cover controls available to officers under EPR (excluding the cremation of human bodies) from simplified permits for SWOBs, Part B permits for boilers, gas turbines and engines to A(2) IPPC permits for waste incineration activities. Please note that EMAQ+ seminars are intended for Local Authorities only.
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