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Copyright © Inogen Environmental Alliance® The Global Connections to Achieve Superior Local Results INSIGHTS Newsletter DECEMBER 2016 Creating closer ties around the World Energy efficiency: up to 35% of UK properties could be unlettable by 2018 Augmented reality at Inogen Worldview® Conference 2016 CETESB Risk Analyses New Spread sheet Case Study: Groundwater Hydrocarbon Remediation Inogen latest news & events
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INSIGHTSNewsletter DECEMBER 2016
Creating closer ties around the World
Energy efficiency: up to 35% of UK properties
could be unlettable by 2018
Augmented reality at Inogen Worldview® Conference 2016
CETESB Risk Analyses New Spread sheet
Case Study: Groundwater Hydrocarbon Remediation
Inogen latest news & events
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This year has been an energizing one for Inogen as we’ve strengthened our relationships with clients and identified many exciting opportunities to work together on projects around the world. Most recently, in October, Inogen Associates and clients gathered in Chennai, India to network and share best practices around environment, health and safety (EHS) management. We were joined by Microsoft, as a special guest, who shared their EHS experiences and challenges working in data centers. The Chennai meeting culminated with our 31st Inogen WorldView® Conference, attended by over 200 people.
The conference was organized around three topics: regenerative safety culture, sustainable water management and reliable data centers. Each topic was discussed within a ‘workshop’ where Inogen Associates and clients both shared insights and actionable strategies. In the regenerative safety culture workshop we learned how organizations across multiple sectors have successfully implemented safety culture transformations among personnel. During the sustainable water management workshop, we heard about the current water challenges in India, and what initiatives and tools are being implemented by leading Indian corporations to help manage these challenges. In the reliable data centers workshop, we discussed EHS requirements for data center facilities, shared EHS best practices for managing data centers and described how to go about setting measurable EHS benchmarks.
Creating closer ties Around the World
A special thank you to all attendees that joined us in India! Our next WorldView® Conference is scheduled for April 2017 in New York City where we will focus on how to best prepare for future EHS challenges within the Food and Beverage industry. Stay informed by downloading our “Inogen Events” App on your mobile. Click here for IPhone and here for Android.
Paul DurkeePresident of Inogen
This year Inogen also welcomed new Trusted Providers to our network, providing additional support in geographies including, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Puerto Rico, Canada and Europe. We are pleased to have CleanTech, TESC, RSJ Technical, Klaus Stadler, Axel Medina, Miguel Rubio, Winston Esteves and Krivonosov Risk Management Consultants Inc., as part of our global team.
As we wrap up 2016, we hope you enjoy this edition of Insights where you’ll find an interesting example of how augmented reality tools can help you stay in compliance, the latest news related to the United Kingdom’s energy efficiency directive, and regulatory updates from Brazil among other useful EHS information provided by our associates.
Whether you are a client, Associate, Trusted Provider, or friend, thank you for your trust and being part of our success. We wish you all a joyous holiday season and prosperous new year.
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It is estimated that up to 35% of properties in the UK could be unlettable by 1st April 2018 if action is not taken to improve the property’s energy efficiency rating. The Energy Act 2011 contains a provision for minimum energy standards, and from 1st April 2018 it will be unlawful for a landlord to lease a non-domestic property with an EPC Rating of less than ‘E’.
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is required before a property is marketed for sale or rent in the UK. An EPC gives a property an energy efficiency rating from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient).
It is not just those properties that are currently rated F/G that will be impacted by these new regulations. EPCs have a validity of 10 years. A property with an EPC from 2008 may last through three building regulations updates before the owner is legally required to produce another. In which time, the EPC could have dropped by a whole three rating bands. It is possible for a ‘C’ rated building to decline dangerously close to, or below, the ‘E’ threshold by 2018.
Energy efficiency: up to 35% of UK properties could be unlettable by 2018
As building regulations continue to set more challenging minimum efficiency standards for the building fabric and services, those buildings with inherent problems with the building construction will find it increasingly difficult to achieve compliance. As such, early action is key to keep the costs of compliance low and maintain rental income.
able to demand that more expensive works are carried out at the landlord’s expense.
From 2018, only new tenancies and renewals will be affected. However, from 1st April 2023 all existing tenancies will be subject to Minimum Energy Performance
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Alex Ferguson
Standards, with F&G rated building phased out of British building stock. This could lead to landlords losing tenants, and tenants’ business operations being heavily disrupted as they look for new premises.
“Early action is key to keep the costs of compliance low and maintain rental income.”
Properties with an EPC Rating of F/G may still be marketed post 2018. However, the prospective tenant and landlord must agree on measures to improve the efficiency of the building prior to the lease being granted. This provides an additional level of risk to landlords, with tenants potentially being
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Augmented reality atInogen Worldview® Conference 2016
During the Inogen WorldView® Conference in Chennai – India, Inogen showcased its Augmented Reality possibilities. This technology can help our clients stay informed and in compliance in a much more efficient and strong visual manner. Projects can be displayed, showcased and experienced by our clients on location or table top.
First testWe recently carried out our first inspection using Smart glasses (Microsoft HoloLens) instead of a tablet, combined with Antea Group’s iEHS® compliancy management system. The results were astonishing. Your hands are free during the inspection (which is practical and safe for when you need to go up and down a lot of stairs) and the Smart glasses recognized the installation that needed inspecting. We located the virtual checklist on the wall, inspected the installation, took measurements and updated the virtual checklist that was still hanging in the same place on the wall where we put it. If you want to add any comments to the checklist, you speak to the smart glasses and your comments are added. Because the camera is filming your inspection, you can run through it again later.
Information galoreUsing augmented reality is fascinating when you look at all the possibilities. It involves Smart glasses using sensor technology and big data to present and process information in multiple ways. The sensors ‘tell’ the glasses where you are in relation to the objects and installations around you. Databases and various sensors are used to present you real-time
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René Sloof
information, what has changed since the last inspection and which parameters require extra attention. These possibilities save you time and, most importantly, gives you more insight and a better overview. As for the future? We expect to launch the first pilots this year using augmented reality.
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CETESB Risk AnalysesNew Spread sheet
This tool is as excel file used in São Paulo State for risk calculation and remediation goals definition which follows RBCA guidelines.
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Camila Silva
some of the input data currently locked for changes (as air exchange rate, exposition time, and others) will be unlocked allowing the use of site specific data. Mr Aquino did not informed the release date of the new spread sheet, however the unlocked file will allow consultant companies and risk
assessment specialist to use specific data to perform the calculation of the risk closest to reality of each site instead of conservative standardized data defined by CETEB on the 2009 file and avoid the use of other tools to demonstrate the site specific risk.
On September 27th, 2016, during the “Design and Implementation of Risk Based Corrective Action Decision Making” promoted by AESAS and Envirologek, Mr Vicente de Aquino Neto, manager of the Contaminated Sites Evaluation and Audit Sector at CETESB, the environmental agency for São Paulo State in Brazil, opened the workshop with a lecture on “The use of Risk Assessment in the Management of Contaminated site in the São Paulo State”. The biggest news on the lecture was the information that CETESB will review the Human Health Risk Assessment toll release by CETESB in 2009 and updated in 2013. This tool is as excel file used in São Paulo State for risk calculation and remediation goals definition which follows RBCA guidelines. On the new version of the file,
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Case Study: Groundwater Hydrocarbon Remediation
Client: Caffyns plcLocation: Goring by-Sea, Worthing, West Sussex, UKRole: Groundwater Hydrocarbon Remediation
PurposeDelta-Simons has provided environmental consultancy services to Caffyns plc for a number of years, and was asked to undertake preliminary Phase I and intrusive Phase
II site investigation works at their former garage site in Goring-by-Sea, following planning conditions for contaminated land associated with the proposed residential/commercial redevelopment of the site. During these works, hydrocarbon impact was identified within the underlying groundwater in the area of a former underground fuel storage tank, which had previously been removed under Delta-Simons guidance.
Outline / Scope of WorksDelta-Simons subsequently undertook a Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment in order to determine whether remedial works to address the hydrocarbon contamination would be required. The assessment established that the contamination would be unlikely to migrate significantly off-site, but given the environmental sensitivity of the site area (which included the underlying Principal Aquifer) a ‘passive’ ongoing remediation system, as well as long term groundwater quality monitoring in order to demonstrate betterment of groundwater quality, would likely be sufficient to address the contaminative impact. For commercial reasons, it was decided to undertake a more intensive method of remediation, involving chemical injection, in order to
remove the need for a long-term monitoring programme.
Outcome / Client BenefitsThe injection works were completed over a period of two weeks in April 2015, after which Delta-Simons completed three return groundwater monitoring periods (monthly) in order to retrieve samples to determine the effectiveness of the remedial works. On completion of the monitoring an overall reduction in contaminant mass was demonstrated within groundwater, which was detailed within a Remediation Validation Report to the satisfaction of the Environment Agency who recommended discharge of relevant planning conditions.
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Alex Ferguson
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The new founded HPC subsidiary HPC INTERNATIONAL SAS organized the International Symposium on “CWA: Chemical Warfare Agent-Management & Demonstration of Thermo-Catalytic CWA Treatments”, the 26th & 27th of October 2016 in the German Army Officers Club (OHG) & at GEKA in Munster / Germany.
International State of the Art was exchanged concerning CWA: Chemical Warfare Agent-Management (Identification & Investigations, Risk Assessments, CWA-Ammunition & OCW: Old Chemical Weapon Destruction and Remediation of CWA Contaminated Sites). A visit of GEKA Munster was also included. GEKA is the German’s Ministry of Defense Facility for Destruction & Treatment of Chemical Weapons and CWA Contaminated Soils. GEKA treated also large residues from the US-Army-REDECOM neutralized Syrian Chemical Arms. A brand new CWA Destruction Facility was also presented on GEKA Site. This Facility was developed by TERBIS in cooperation with HPC and consist in a brand new Mobile PTC (Pyrolysis-Thermo-Catalysis) CWA Destruction Plant.
A lot of invited expert Speakers & Participants were present from Japan, China, Germany, France, USA, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Russia and Vietnam, etc.The themes on the Syposium were the followings:
• IInternational Status of Old Chemical
• Environmental Chemistry of CWA on Contaminated Sites: Investigations & Treatments.
• Analytical needs for CWA and CWA-Destruction Waste Management Analysis by Hazard Control.
• Toxicological long Term & Chronically Multi Pollutant Exposure Risk Evaluation and Remediation Goal Definition on CWA Contaminated Sites with Military Chemicals (TERQ: Toxicological Exposure Risk Quantification).
• Elimination of hazardous Waste from OCW & CWA Destruction (End Storage of toxic Waste in Salt Rock Formations: The final Solution).
Clients for this kind of Environmental Services are worldwide and were present at the Symposium, as the Government of Japan(ACWO Japan: Abandoned Chemical Weapons Office:, Prime Ministers Cabinet Office), the Government of China (JACW Office of Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense of People’s Republic of China), Government & US-Army of U.S.A., Government of Canada, Government of Germany, Regional Governments of Germany (Länder), Government of Belgium, Government of France, SNPE: Société Nationale des Poudres et Explosifs, Airbus Defense & Space, Kobe Steel Ltd, etc. Nearly all of them were present at the Symposium on “CWA: Chemical Warfare Agent-Management. Some of them are already clients of INOGEN Associate HPC Group (HPC INTERNATIONAL).
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Dr. Frank P. M. KARG
Weapons Destruction & Regulations.• Status of overall progress of the ACW project in China.• Status of Management & Destruction of Japanese Abandoned
Chemical Weapons Destruction in China. • Development & Operation of the FDHS: Field Deployable
Hydrolysis System.• Identification and destruction of OCW: Old Chemical Weapons
in Belgian Program.• Analytical performances of environmental/process/waste
control monitoring conducted at ACW projects in China & OCW Cases in Japan.
• OCW: Old Chemical Weapons Destruction Experiences in Kanda and China.
• Presentation of CWA-Munition Waste and CWA contaminated Soil treatment Capacities in Munster.
• Explanations & Presentation of real time CWA-Destruction by Thermo-Catalysis (Thermo-Cat): Scientific Research Program at University of Nancy /France, and Presentation of real time CWA-Destruction by mobile Pyro -Thermo-Catalysis Facility (PTC Facility).
• Actual implementation of CWA-Ammunition Waste Destruction Technologies.
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Fig.1: Executive Dinner in the OHG: German Army Officers Club
Fig. 2: Presentation of Japan’s Program for ACW: Abounded Chemical Weapons Destruction Project in China
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With recent focus on growth, Delta-Simons Environmental Consultants have been spending the last few months recruiting across all their service sectors:
We are pleased to welcome our new Operations Director for EHS, Rosanna Webb. Rosanna joins the company with
HPC INTERNATIONAL brings together HPC’s international activities, as since many years, HPC has been implementing international projects involving employees of various HPC subsidiaries, by the initiative of Dr. Frank Karg. This activity has since 1st of September 2016 been bundled in a new 100% subsidiary named HPC INTERNATIONAL SAS. As President-CEO, Dr. Frank Karg (PhD), has overtaken the management of the Company. Employees in France, Germany, the Balkans and Latin America (Colombia) supports him, as also Offices with partners in Abu Dhabi, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Turkey and Vietnam.
Employees at other international locations are planned. Their task is to win, to lead and to control large international projects in Infrastructure Investments + M&A, Site Remediation, Renewable Energies, Mining, R&D and Civil & Military Defense. For ex., several Millions of toxic Munition Pieces from WWI & WWII and enormous quantities of CWA Contaminated Soil and Groundwater have to be treated in China, Japan, France, Belgium, Germany, USA, UK, Canada, Korea, Baltic & North Sea, etc.
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Dr. Frank P. M. KARG - President-CEO
As President-CEO, Dr. Frank Karg (PhD), has overtaken the management of the Company
Delta-Simons Environmental Consultants focuson recruitment
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Sabine Sargeant
Rachel Allum Shane McDonnell
Rosanna Webb
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Joanna Maplethorpe
over 20 years’ of EHS experience having worked in the UK construction sector for 13 years, then moving into consultancy for a brief period and more recently working in the high-tech software industry globally. Also joining the EHS team is Shane McDonnell as new Unit Director for EHS for Ireland; Shane’s previous roles have included providing EHS consultancy for a number of clients in the high tech, pharmaceutical and construction sectors; he has also taught Health & Safety law to undergraduates and post graduates.
Meanwhile the Manchester regional office welcomes Sabine Sargeant as Senior Consultant. Sabine has previously worked for Resource and Environmental Consultants (REC) and Integra, gaining project management experience through a wide variety of planning projects which involved Phase I/Phase II site investigations, remediation strategies, coal mining risk assessments and validation reporting.
The Durham office are pleased to introduce Rachel Allum as Principal Consultant to the Environmental Planning & Development team. Rachel brings with her a wealth of experience, and has in the past project managed large and complex multi-site portfolios for wind energy developments which involved site assessments through to obtaining planning permission for over 1600 sites for a large retail client. Rachel has also managed Environmental Impact Assessments for a range of wind schemes and project managed multi-site portfolios for utility companies, Local Authorities and developers.
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Top safety accreditation awarded to Delta-Simons
Delta-Simons Environmental Consultants has been awarded accreditation from Safecontractor for its commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety. Safecontractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme, which recognises very high standards in health and safety management amongst UK contractors.
Delta-Simons is principally involved in the property and construction sector, so the company’s application for Safecontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business.Roger Griffiths, Technical Director, says “Safety is paramount in the work that we do, and the Safecontratctor accreditation demonstrates our commitment to working safely on our client’s sites and within multi-disciplinary client teams”.
Safecontractor is applicable to most sectors, although it is particularly relevant to manufacturing, property, facilities management, retail and leisure sectors, all of which are big users of contracted services.
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John Kinge, Technical Director of Safecontractor said, “Major organisations simply cannot afford to run the risk of employing contractors, who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies in place.”“More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that Delta-Simons has done. The firm’s high standard has set an example, which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector.”
Safecontractor plays a vital role in supporting our clients in meeting their compliance needs, whilst working with their contractors as they progress through the accreditation process.”
Under the Safecontractor scheme, businesses undergo a vetting process, which examines health and safety procedures and their track record for safe practice. Those companies meeting the high standard are included on a database, which is accessible to registered users only via a website.
Client-organisations who sign up to the scheme can access the database, enabling them to vet potential contractors before they even set foot on site. These clients agree that, as users of the scheme, they will engage only those who have received accreditation.
Over 210 major, nation-wide businesses, from several key sectors, have signed up to use the scheme when selecting contractors for services such as building, cleaning, maintenance, refurbishment or electrical and mechanical work.
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April 2017: Inogen WorldView® Conference in New York City
Contact for More Information:
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Our next Inogen WorldView® Conference will take place April 19, 2017 in New York City with a focus on the Food and Beverage Industry. Join us and other industry thought leaders as we explore the global trends that will influence environment, health, safety and sustainability management within the Food and Beverage sector and learn how to best prepare for the future.
When: April 19, 2017
Where: Doubletree by Hilton Metropolitan New York, United States
Hosted by: Antea Group
Registration and further information will be available shortly in the Inogen Events App.
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