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Environmental good practice on site

The aim of this training course based on the very successful 2nd edition of CIRIA’s environmental good practice on site guide (and accompanying booklet of on site checklists) is to provide practical guidance about managing construction sites to control environmental impacts. The course will be broken down into three parts and within these a number of modules.

What
When 05/03/2008
from 09:00 to 17:00
Where London
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Programme

9.00

Registration with coffee
Welcome & review of aims for the day

 

Benefits and Obligations

  • Relationship between environmental, social & economic
  • Legislation
  • Contract conditions

 

General site management issues

  • Setting the scene
  • Enabling works
  • Site offices
  • Management and site control
  • Site clearance following completion
  • Communication and community relations
  • Positive environmental impacts

 

Buying, storing and managing materials

  • Buying materials
  • Storing materials
  • Managing materials

 

Dust, emissions and odours

  • How to avoid problems
  • Dust prediction and monitoring

 

Lunch

 

Ground contamination

  • The source-pathway-receptor model
  • How problems may arise
  • Getting to know your site
  • Dealing with unexpected contamination
  • Remediation

 

Noise and vibration

  • Control of noise at source
  • Noise monitoring
  • How to avoid vibration problems

 

Traffic management and vehicle use

  • Traffic management plans
  • Managing site traffic

 

Waste

  • Definitions of waste types
  • The waste hierarchy
  • Waste management on site
  • Landfill tax
  • Hazardous waste

 

Water

  • Abstraction and discharging
  • Avoiding spillages
  • Emergency preparedness and response
  • Managing effluent from vehicles and boot washing
  • Managing run-off

 

Wildlife and invasive species

  • Wildlife surveys
  • Potential project impacts
  • Dealing with key animals
  • Noxious and invasive plants

17.00

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