SOURCE TESTING ASSOCIATION I Annual Guide 2017


Source Testing Association – History and Structure


Background


The Source Testing Association (STA) was established in 1995 and was set up as a non-profi t making organisation serving the emission monitoring industry. Over the years it has built up to a corporate membership of over 160 companies, drawn from process operators, regulators, equipment suppliers and test laboratories with increasing interest from overseas companies.


Membership is open to any company that has an interest in emission monitoring. The membership covers all employees within the company.


The STA is committed to the advancement of the science and practice of emission monitoring and to develop and maintain a high quality of service to their members.


Its aims and objectives are to:


(i) contribute to the development of industry standards, codes, safety procedures and operating principles;


(ii) encourage the personal and professional development of practicing source testers and students;


(iii) maintain a body of current sampling knowledge; (iv) assist in maintaining of a high level of ethical conduct;


(v) seek co-operative endeavours with other professional organisations, institutions and regulatory bodies, nationally and internationally, that are engaged in source emissions testing.


The Association offers a package of benefi ts to their members which includes:


• Technical advice relating to emission monitoring • Conference and exhibition opportunities • Seminars and training on a variety of related activities


• Representation on National, European and International standards organisations


• Training in relation to many aspects of emission monitoring


• Liaison with regulators, UK and International, many of whom are members.


Structure


The STA membership elects, every two years, offi cers that take responsibility for the various task groups within the STA. The current offi cers and task groups are as follows;


• STA Chairman - William Averdieck (Founder of PCME) • STA Past Chairman - David Graham (Uniper Technologies)


• Stack Emission Monitoring (Quality and Technical) - Kevin Blakley (NPL) Richard Harvey (RPS)


• Process Operators’ Task Group - Stewart Davies (Virador)


• Health and Safety Task Group - Mark Elliott (NWG Environmental Solutions)


• Equipment Suppliers and EN14181Task Groups - Alison Sampson (Parker Procal)


• Small Business Task Group - Roger Brown (Oakwood Environmental Services)


• Stack Testing - Jonathan Spence (Uniper Technologies) • Marketing - Marcus Pattison (Enviro Technical Publications)


The task groups meet 3 times a year within the STA General Meetings and at other times to discuss specifi c topics. The function of each group is as follows.


Stack Emission Monitoring Technical and Quality Task Group


The Technical Task Group holds combined meetings with the Quality Task Group. Any member company can send as many representatives as they wish to these meetings. Stack sampling specialists from the Environment Agency and UKAS attend every meeting enabling frank and fruitful discussions on a range of topics such as:


• Methodologies • Standards • Permitting


• Equipment


Whenever it is requested by the membership, specifi c technical guidance is written and can be found in the members’ area of the website. There are many documents covering a wide range of topics, BSI consults the STA where new national or international standards for stack sampling are being developed and reviewed. At the very least the members of the Task Group are given the opportunity to comment at the draft stage. Often the STA sends representatives to the meetings and sometimes organises and runs the committees.


Technology Transfer Seminars are organised on pertinent topics and are always well attended.


Sub groups are formed to look at specifi c areas for example Laboratory practice and analysis methods.


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