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Course Description and Learning Outcomes

This training course will help ground gas risk assessors understand the risk assessment process for ground gas and how it is important to look beyond gas monitoring data to asses risk using a multiple lines of evidence approach. The course will be based on the recent guidance on ground gas risk assessment published by the NHBC Foundation (NF94, Hazardous Ground Gases – an essential guide for housebuilders) and ASTM  (E2993-16 Standard Guide for Evaluating Potential Hazard as a Result of Methane in the Vadose Zone). You will gain an understanding of the key points in documents direct from the authors. At the end of the training you should understand the how a good preliminary risk assessment can determine whether or not gas monitoring is required; the key elements of a good ground investigation design to avoid problems with results later on; and how good risk assessment using multiple lines of evidence can reduce risk of remove the need for gas protection. It will explain how more advanced methods such ternary plots of gas data and modelling gas flow can provide important and useful lines of evidence. It will also explain how the use of continuous monitoring and more advanced screening methods such as those in Ground Engineering 2019 (Risk and Reliability in Gas Protection Design – 20 years on: Parts 1 and 2 The course will include many examples from real sites. Unique course content and if there is one training course you attend on ground gas this should be it.

Requirements of Delegates ahead of Training Course

All delegates are asked to briefly read through NHBC Foundation Report NF94 before attending the training course

Who Should Attend

Site investigation contractors, environmental monitoring companies, geo-environmental consultants

Trainers

Amy Juden

Amy is Head of Geoenvironmental at EPG. She is a chartered geologist and contaminated land specialist with over ten years’ experience in the brownfield redevelopment industry. Amy has specialist skills in site conceptualisation, geoenvironmental ground investigation, and contaminated land risk assessments. Amy is a specialist in ground gas risk assessment, she delivers training for the Geological Society on methane and radon ground gas geohazards and is one of the authors of NHBC Foundation Publication N94. Amy served three years as a judge for the Brownfield Awards and is also a committee member for the Yorkshire Contaminated Land Forum.

Steve Wilson

Steve is a recognised international expert on ground gas. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer and a UK Registered Ground Engineering Adviser (ROGEP). He is also a Society for Brownfield Risk Assessment Accredited Risk Assessor (ASoBRA) for ground gas and vapour intrusion and a CL:AIRE accredited Specialist in Gas Protection Verification (SGPV). He has 30 years experience of assessing ground gas and VOC risk and design of mitigation schemes for developments. This includes assessment of gas and VOCs from sources such as various types of landfill sites, coal mines and oil and gas wells. He has contributed to British Standards on ground gas assessment and design for developments and also NHBC, CIRIA and CL:AIRE reports (bodies recognised for producing independent industry guidance on ground gas for developments) including NHBC Foundation Publication N94 and CIRIA C801 and was on the drafting committee for the 2023 revision of ASTM E2993-16 Standard Guide for Evaluating Potential Hazard as a Result of Methane in the Vadose Zone.

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• Remediation technologies is free to access. Please make sure you are logged into the website and click on "Events & Training>CL:AIRE eLearning" from the green menu above and choose Remediation technologies.
• Asbestos Awareness for Groundworkers, Introduction to Brownfield Site Investigation, Soil and Groundwater Risk Assessment and Sustainable Remediation Appraisal need to be purchased from the "Details" links below.

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Enrolment Instructions

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Once your invoice is paid, please go to your Dashboard and download your Enrolment Key. You will see a link to "eLearning Enrolment Information" in the green Actions panel on the top left of your Dashboard.

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All Qualified Persons are required to register with CL:AIRE on an annual basis.

An annual fee of £150 is required in order to maintain the public register and support the ongoing administration of the DoWCoP.

Renewals are carried out at the start of each calendar year.

The National Quality Mark Scheme for Land Contamination Management has been developed by the Land Forum to provide visible identification of documents that have been checked for quality by a Suitably Qualified and experienced Person (SQP).

The Gas Protection Verification Accreditation Scheme (GPVS) is a scheme that seeks to raise standards in membrane inspection, verification and reporting and provide all stakeholders involved in land contamination management with confidence that risks associated with ground gases have been adequately managed. The scheme applies to both the practical installation of the gas mitigation measures and to the verification reporting process. 

Click here to register yourself or someone else for DoW CoP Training.

 The DoW CoP provides a clear, consistent and efficient process which enables the reuse of excavated materials on-site or their movement between sites.

Use of the DoW CoP supports the sustainable and cost effective development of land. It can provide an alternative to Environmental Permits or Waste Exemptions.

The DoW CoP enables:

• the direct transfer and reuse of clean naturally occurring soil materials between sites
• the conditions to support the establishment/operation of fixed soil treatment facilities
• the reuse of both contaminated/uncontaminated materials on their site of origin and between sites within defined Cluster projects

Cost = £395.00 + VAT (CL:AIRE membership discounts apply)

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*(this training will also cover the developing context of soil re-use in the island of Ireland)

Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes

This full day course will provide participants with an overview in the following: -

• Introduction and understanding the role of monitoring & sampling within the overall scope of works including Conceptual Site Model, Safety, Health, Environment and Quality.
• “How to” perform gas and vapour monitoring & sampling.
• “How to” perform water monitoring & sampling.
• The role of supporting suppliers, record keeping and the “dark arts”.

Who should attend this course?

This course is ideal for Early Career Practitioners including geo-environmental consultants, remediation contractors and contaminated land regulators who have an introductory knowledge of ground gas, vapour, and water monitoring & sampling which they wish to develop.

Course Prerequisites

Delegates should bring their experience and questions as the day will be interactive and questions as we go. Example equipment will be available on the day to view but delegates can bring their own equipment if they wish. 

About the trainer

 Paul Brennan is an independent Contaminated Land practitioner with over 30 year’s experience in the site investigation, remediation, and waste management industries. Initially working for an independent contaminated land laboratory before setting up Environmental Monitoring & Sampling Services Limited in 2006 to provide activities including environmental monitoring and sampling, collection of factual data, laboratories liaison, walkover surveys, project management and on-site supervision & management during site investigation, remediation, and demolition contracts.

 Paul has worked on a variety of projects from clean and food production facilities to sites with significant contamination such as gasworks.

Course Description & Learning Outcomes:

This full day hands-on course provides participants with an introduction to Human Health Quantitative Risk Assessment.

The course will be taught through a series of lectures interspersed with practical hand-on sessions using the Environment Agency’s CLEA model.

Delegates will learn about:

• The principles behind human health quantitative risk assessment
• What the CLEA model is and does
• How to derive generic assessment criteria (including C4SL) using CLEA
• How the different pathways in CLEA are modelled and key assumptions
• How to use CLEA in Advanced Model for conducting detailed quantitative risk assessments
• Bioavailability and bioaccessibility - how to address using CLEA
• Health based guidance values and an introduction to human health toxicology

Each course is restricted to 10 delegates to ensure good trainer to delegate ratio for the practical work. 

***IMPORTANT***

Delegates are required to bring their own laptops preloaded with the CLEA software version 1.071.

A certificate of attendance will be provided on completion of attendance.

Who should attend this course:

• Geoenvironmental consultants,
• Remediation contractors,
• Contaminated land officers/regulators

Course Description & Learning Outcomes:

This full day hands-on course provides participants with an introduction to Controlled Waters Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment (DQRA). The course will be taught through a series of lectures interspersed with practical hand-on sessions using the Environment Agency’s RTM model. Delegates will learn about:
• The UK regulatory context relevant to Controlled Waters DQRA
• Methods/tools for Controlled Waters DQRA and how to choose which are most appropriate for the site being assessed
• Principles of contaminant fate and transport modelling in groundwater
• Data requirements for groundwater DQRA
• Forward versus reverse modelling to assess risks to Controlled Waters receptors
• How to derive site specific assessment criteria for soil and groundwater that are protective of Controlled Waters receptors
• Assessing uncertainty and risk evaluation
Each course is restricted to 10 delegates to ensure good trainer to delegate ratio for the practical work. Delegates should bring their own laptops with the RTM model v3.2 downloaded (see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/remedial-targets-worksheet-v22a-user-manual ) with the Excel Add-Ins “Analysis ToolPak” and “Analysis ToolPak VBA” enabled.
A certificate of attendance will be provided on completion of attendance.

Who should attend this course:

Geoenvironmental consultants, remediation contractors, contaminated land officers/regulators.

This course will explain the practical application of the recent CLAIRE guidance on risk assessment for coal mine gas emissions, which was published in 2021.

On completion of the course delegates should have a good understanding of:

• The different gas hazards that can affect development over old coal mines;
• The influence on mining methods on gas risk;
• The sources of gas in old coal mines;
• The factors that can influence mine gas emissions;
• The mine gas risk assessment process;
• How to deal with future changes and uncertainties within the risk assessment.

Full day CAR-SOIL for professionals working on and in asbestos-contaminated land (8 hours).

Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes:

A one day course that will explain in detail the requirements of CAR 2012, HSE ACoP and guidance L143, in the context of the new guidance set out in CAR-SOIL for persons working on sites with soil and/or C&D materials contaminated with asbestos.

To provide a detailed overview of the requirements of CAR 2012, HSE ACoP and guidance L143 and CAR-SOIL in the application of CAR 2012 for sites with soil and/or C&D materials contaminated with asbestos. The course will also provide an insight how these key differences were developed in conjunction with HSE. This course is an essential introductory learning package for environmental and construction professionals engaged on investigating, assessing, remediating and developing sites that are contaminated with asbestos. The course may also be applicable to waste management professionals engaged in recycling C&D materials that may be contaminated with asbestos.

Who should attend the course:

Professionals working on and in asbestos-contaminated land: environmental consultants, asbestos management consultants, remediation contractors, asbestos removal contractors, construction/development, regulators.

About the Trainer:

Steve Forster

Stephen Forster has over 33 years' experience in all aspects of the investigation, assessment and management of asbestos and contaminated land in various roles. He has developed broad-ranging practical experience and expertise in the fields of both asbestos in buildings management and investigation and assessment of asbestos-contaminated land, recycled C&D materials and wastes.

He is Chair of the Joint Industry Working Group on Asbestos in Soil and Construction & Demolition Material and was the author of the industry guidance interpreting the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 for application in the assessment of land contaminated by asbestos – CAR-SOIL (CL:AIRE, 2016), developed in conjunction with the Health & Safety Executive.

This course is for: Professionals working on and in asbestos-contaminated land: environmental consultants, ground investigation workers, remediation contractors, construction/development, waste processing and recycling plant operators, regulators.

Full day Non-Licensable Work (NLW), including Notifiable Non-Licensable Work (NNLW), inclusive of practical training, for professionals working on and in asbestos-contaminated land (7 hours plus 45 minute exam).

A one day course that will provide delegates with the knowledge, understanding and skills to undertake work in ground and C&D materials that are contaminated with asbestos, which may be classed as NLW. Successful completion of the course will allow competent persons to undertake this work in accordance with Regulation 10 of CAR 2012 and CAR-SOIL.

The Non-Licensable Work (NLW) with asbestos, including Notifiable Non-Licensable Work (NNLW), training covers the following:

• how to make suitable and sufficient assessments about the risk of exposure to asbestos in the ground
• safe work practices and control measures, including an explanation of the correct use of control measures, protective equipment and work methods
• selection and appropriate use of protective equipment
• waste handling procedures
• emergency procedures
• relevant legal requirements
• circumstances when non-licensed work may be notifiable (i.e. NNLW)

Attainment of the learning outcome for the NLW qualification will be assessed by a multiple choice examination consisting of 30 questions under exam conditions.

All delegates MUST be able to demonstrate that they have attended an Asbestos Awareness training course which satisfied the requirements of Regulation 10 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 and the supporting Approved Code of Practice L143 "Managing and working with asbestos", and achieved an examination pass mark.

Company inhouse training is also available for a minimum of 8 people. Please enquire through Help Desk.