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+ The Department of the Environment has decided that thick-wash operators will NOT after all require a waste management licence. Such licences would have cost them fl.100 a site plus a £425 yearly fee.
• The first UK-based refrigerated truck to use the new 4220 gas has gone into service with Dohle Quality Foods. ADO is said not to harm the ozone layer and to produce 8% more refrigeration capacity for the same quantity as standard R22 gas. The condensing unit is Frigoblock's E1(13 and the dual compartment body was built by RVL.
• Willis Corroon, [CS Underwriting, and
VHE Holdings have joined forces On an insurance policy which covers the cost of any clean-up work required by a local authority if the insured has bought contaminated land. Although the initial polluter of the land is responsible for cleaning up the mess, in some cases it can be difficult to establish just who that is! Then the responsibility devolves on to the current owner or occupier. Contact Willis Corroon on 0171 488 8111.
+ MIS (Tank Cleaning) of Liverpool has opened a tank cleaning centre with four self-contained stations and 20 computer-controlled wash programmes. For further details see October issue at CM Workshop & Aftermarket Management + Local authorities could be given the power to close roads if air pollution gets too high if proposals currently under consideration by the Department of the Environment become law. The idea is contained in a discussion document, National Air Quality Strategy, which is free from the DoE along with a 10-page summary; contact 0181 691 9191.
• The TUC is calling on the Government
to ban asbestos imports. Its plea follows the launch of a Health & Safety Commission discussion document which considers the future of controls on the use of asbestos and lead.
+ Guardian Safety Products offers a wide range of large-capacity lockers and walk-in vaults designed for the storage of flammable, toxic and corrosive materials. Contact 01904 624872.
+ Lombard Business Finance has produced a tree guide to the new clean air rules for LGVs which came into force on 1 October. Contact 0800 834998 for a copy. Nederman has also published a free emissions guide—Exhust & Noise Measures 96—contact 01772 334721.