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It’s been a busy couple of months at the STA. We have had record attendance on our online training and revision courses and have run several company specifi c courses. On the 30th June we held our main general STA meeting and our AGM, it was our 1st face to face meeting in over 2 years. We set this meeting as a hybrid style meeting allowing members to attend in person or virtually. The general meeting was split into 4 sub-groups, Health and Safety – Quality and Technical – Process Operators- Equipment suppliers, each sup group had full agendas covering the below topics:
Health and safety • Site work - Precautions as mandatory requirements for site COVID restrictions • Accidents and Incidents - the group reviewed safety alerts that had been released from industry • Working at heights legislation and requirements
• Review and update of the STA Yellow book – Risk Assessment Guide: Industrial emission monitoring Quality and Technical
• Regulator feedback • Stack emissions guidance: measurement locations • Formaldehyde – side stream sampling • Number of fi eld blanks • MID: Brominated dioxins and furans – congeners, TEFs, performance requirements? • Measurement of methane from gas engines • MID: EN 16911-2
Process Operators • COVID-19 Issues • BREF Update
• Carbon and Biogenic • OMA feedback
• Medium Combustion Plant Directive • Large Combustion Plant Directive
• prEN 17255-4
The STA also held its AGM where the association voted in and welcomed the new STA offi cers for 2022-2024. The STA would like to thank all the outgoing STA offi cers for their dedication and support over the past 2 years, and a special thanks to Stewart Davis as the outgoing STA chair.
• STA Chair – Alison Sampson - IRIS • STA Chair Elect - Richard Harvey – NPL • Quality & Technical - James Eldridge - Element • Process Operators Task Group - Christine Skaramaga - Veolia • Health and Safety Task Group - Stuart Rowbotham - Envea • Health and Safety Task Group - Kathryn Goldacre - Covanta
• Equipment Suppliers Task Group - Mike Smith - Enviro Technology Services • Stack Testing Task Group - Mark Elliott - Element • Small Business Task Group - Roger Brown - OES • Publicity Task Group - Marcus Pattison -IET • Training Offi cer - Simon Medhurst - Smedstack • Past Chair - Stewart Davies - Enfi nium
• Measurement of hexavalent chromium • Scottish Governments recent review into energy from waste • Profi ciency Testing Schemes overview • CEN and ISO feedback • Review of STA training courses • Events and publicity – AQE 2022 and CEM2023
Equipment Suppliers • Ambient temperature effects on monitoring equipment • Frequency of leak checks • Biogenic CO2 • Feedback from Equipment suppliers • Feedback from CEMs end users
• Availability of spares. (supply chain issues)
Outgoing chair statement
The word “unprecedented” is often over-used. I think it is fair to say that when I became Chair, I didn’t really know what was to lay ahead. The last 2 years have certainly been “interesting” and defi nitely unprecedented. Despite all the challenges we have faced in our personal and professional lives, the STA has not only survived, we have thrived.
We remain as relevant to the monitoring community today as we did when we were founded. Members’ attendance at meetings has grown signifi cantly. We have a number of vibrant working groups. Regulators regularly seek STA advice and support in delivering complex regulatory challenges. Training has proven more popular than ever.
The last 2 years have accelerated the pace of change in the STA. Thanks to Sam and Andy’s efforts we have relinquished the Hitchin offi ce and moved to a more bespoke offi ce for effi ciency reasons. Simon and Paul’s efforts have meant that a signifi cant portion of the STA’s training has moved online and reached a wider audience than ever as a result. Thank you all for a Herculean effort! And thank you to our members for your continued support through trying times. As we look forwards to the next 2 years I am delighted that the STA is in good health.
Finally I want to warmly welcome Alison to her role. It is a historic moment as we embark on our next chapter of our journey in the safe hands of the fi rst female Chair of the STA. Congratulations Alison! You have all our support.
A copy of the minutes are available to STA members through the members area of the STA website.
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