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Seminars and EventsSeminars and events are normally free for GBN Members to attend. Seminars are held once every month and focus on meeting ISO 14001 requirements and applying Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for sustainable development. Internal AuditingLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 22 September 2010 Whether you're running an ISO 14001 environmental management system, or if you're looking to improve your resource efficiency performance, the ability to perform an internal audit of your workplace is essential. This seminar will look at how to perform an internal audit and we will then be putting what we've learnt into practise using The Forest Centre as an example. This seminar is free to GBN members and costs £25 +VAT per delegate for non-members.
Speaker: Mark Thomson, Eco-Smart Consultancy CIEH Level 3 Environmental ManagementLocation: variousDate: 7 October 2010 This five day course leads to a nationally recognised certificate qualification. It is suitable for anyone who is responsible for implementing, maintaining or running an Environmental Management System, and is recognised by the ISO 14001 Standard as being a qualification that carries competency to run the system. The dates for this course are as follows: 7, 14, 21, 28 October, 4 November. The course concludes with an examination, which will be held on 18 November. Delegates must attend at least four of the five days to be able to sit the examination. The qualification covers the following topics:
The course, including registration and examination fees, materials and refreshments, costs £550 +VAT per delegate for GBN members and £850 +VAT for non-members. For more information, please contact us on 01234 241411 or email info@gbn-bedfordshire.org.uk Speaker: Steve Saunders Environmental Law UpdateLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 20 October 2010 This seminar, presented by the ever popular friendly face of the Environment Agency Jeremy Hay, will help businesses to keep up to date with current and future environmental legislation. A presentation will be followed by a quiz/workshop and there will be the opportunity to address questions to the Agency directly. The seminar is free to GBN members and first time attendees, all others pay £25 +VAT per delegate. Speaker: Jeremy Hay, The Environment Agency Introduction to ISO 14001/Writing an Environmental PolicyLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 24 November 2010 Certification to the international standard for environmental management systems - ISO 14001 - is rapidly becoming a requirement for tendering for government and larger companies contracts. In this seminar, we will look at what is involved in implementing ISO 14001 Environmental Management System - either formally or informally. One of the first stages for those starting out is to write an environmental policy and we will run through the criteria that certification bodies use to assess these. A workshop session will follow the formal presentations, when you will get the chance to assess the environmental policies of other organisations and have a crack at writing your own. The seminar is free to GBN members and first time attendees, all others will be charged £25 +VAT. Speaker: Martin Hockaday, NQA Integrating Management SystemsLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 8 December 2010 For those companies that already have ISO 9001 or other management systems, it makes sense to integrate these with ISO 14001 environmental management systems. In this seminar, Dr Margaret Rooney of certification body NQA will explain how best to approach integrating your quality, environmental and health and safety systems so that duplication is avoided, and any conflicts between the standards are resolved. The seminar is free to GBN members and first time attendees, all others will be charged £25 +VAT. Speaker: Dr Margaret Rooney, NQA Funding environmental initiatives - grants, loans and tax concessionsLocation: The Forest Centre, Marston MoretaineDate: 23 March 2011 NOTE: This seminar has been moved and will only be held if the government's position on funding has been clarified at this point. Many businesses feel that they would like to invest in technology or other methods of reducing their environmental impacts, but finding finance can be tricky. This seminar will pull together experts in a variety of fields to indicate how, when and where you can find low-interest and interest-free loans and grants, and look at existing schemes that provide tax concessions for environmental projects undertaken. The seminar is free to GBN members and first time attendees, all others pay £25 +VAT. Speaker: Various |
Latest Event AddedInternal AuditingDate: 22 September 2010 |
