THE SOURCE TESTING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GUIDE 2012 Welcome
t is my privilege to be chairman of the Source Testing Association (the STA) for the next two years. My first task is to write this welcome to the Annual Guide 2012. The guide provides information on current issues and forthcoming developments in addition to offering a compre- hensive compendium of the monitoring and testing services available from our members.
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First of all I would like to thank my predecessor, Rod Robinson, and all the other officers of the STA who give up their time to ensure that the organisation continues to be a success.
The STA has been in existence for 15 years now. What began as a group of stack testing companies coming together to discuss technical issues has developed into an organisation that has members from all sectors of the stack testing industry both in the UK and further afield. The breakdown of the number of members from the various sectors makes interesting reading. • Process Operators 75 • Equipment Suppliers 35 • MCERTS Test Houses 34 • Other Test Houses 23 • Overseas 9 • Consultants 8 • Other 7 • Laboratories 3 • Regulators 3
It is this diversity of membership, I believe, that has enabled the STA
to achieve so much in the active promotion of safety, technical excellence and quality. Key factors in this achievement have been the provision of competent and readily available telephone advice, the establishment of
Contents
04 The Health Implications of PM-2.5 05 Training for industry 06 The impact of the Industrial Emissions Directive on Source Testing at Large Combustion Plant
10 Standards and Methods for Environmental monitoring in the UK
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BS EN 14181 – ISO/IEC 17025 and MCERTS Accreditation for stack emissions monitoring organisations
16 STA members A-Z listing
32 Emissions testing 34 Specialist services 35 Analytical laboratories 36 Equipment suppliers: source monitoring
37 Equipment suppliers: ambient monitoring
38 Ambient moniotiring services 38 Training
The Source Testing Association is committed to the advancement of the science and practice of emission monitoring and to develop and maintain a high quality of service to customers. The Association was formed in 1995 and has a membership of more than 200 companies. Every two years, the membership elects officers who become the governing body and directors of the Association. The Association is a non-profit- making organisations and all proceeds are used to enhance membership services. The Association’s headquarters are in Hitchin, Hertfordshire with meeting rooms, library and administration offices.
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working groups, the maintenance of a website, the running of exhibitions and seminars, the development and delivery of relevant training courses in addition to providing representation at hundreds of meetings concerning the development of European and International standards concerning stack test- ing. This has been underpinned by enthusiastic and effective communication provided by the administration team. The Environment Agency and UKAS recognise that the STA is the best vehicle for communicating with the stack testing industry.
However the events of the past year show that we are not resting on our laurels. Mirror groups have been established to enable members to contribute to the development of standards for stack testing. A group exists for each standard in development or review and members will be able to directly affect the content. This I feel will lead to more accurate and relevant standards that we all have to work to. We have taken an active part in the establishment of the MCERTS Steering Group which consists of the EA, STA, UKAS and the MCERTS accredited stack testing companies. Its aim is to resolve issues quickly that occur concerning the scheme itself or the performance of MCERTS accredited work. The STA management team has, in recent months been reviewing the purpose and aims of the organisation. Membership levels have remained fairly steady during the recession but we cannot be complacent. It is essential that we provide services that the members value and wish to continue paying for.
Over the coming year the STA will be making arrangements for its bian- nual conference and exhibition. Formerly named the MCERTS conference it has been renamed the Air Quality and Emissions Show and will take place in March 2013. The aim is to provide an event relevant to the whole air emissions industry. Why not come along?
Ray Pullen, STA chairman, Envirocare Technical Consultancy Ltd
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