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Recently, IAQM has published additional guidance on monitoring in the vicinity of demolition sites . The new guidance follows the same risk-based approach for developing monitoring strategies, such that sites categorised as negligible or low risk, require nothing more than routine visual checks for dust emissions and keeping an eye on conditions e.g. particularly dusty activities or very dry/windy weather.
Medium and high risk sites require more detailed monitoring strategies aimed at measuring dust deposition rates or ambient dust concentrations. A principal objective of monitoring is to ensure that the mitigation measures in place are effective – and is required by the local planning authority to ensure that significant impacts do not occur – but monitoring can also be important for the developer as a means of demonstrating that adequate controls are being applied on site in the event of complaints being lodged.
The guidance is not intended to be prescriptive but highlights the advantages and disadvantages of the approaches that are in common use – professional judgement and agreement between the developer and the local planning authority will always be required. Important issues that need to be taken into account include the type of monitoring equipment that is used (does it need power, servicing and maintenance by expert staff) and the choice of monitoring locations. Site action levels are also proposed, acting as triggers to review on-site mitigation measures.
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Demopedia: A copy of the Air Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of Demolition and Construction Sites guidance 2012 can be downloaded for free at:
http://tinyurl.com/c3goqln IAQM (2011) Guidance on the Assessment of the Impacts of Construction and Demolition and the Determination of Their Significance. Trackout refers to the transport of dirt or dusty materials onto the local road network by construction vehicles. IAQM (2012) Guidance on Air Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of Demolition and Construction Sites.
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