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Event Report
Key Environmental Concerns for Marine Contractors
17 November 1999, Aberdeen, UK
IMCA's Safety & Legislation [now Safety, Environment & Legislation] Management Committee organised the second IMCA Environmental Seminar in Aberdeen on 17 November 1999, following a successful seminar organised in London the previous year.
At this seminar, key aspects of chemical management and disposal were addressed by Koos Visser, former Head of Health, Safety & Environment at Shell International. Chemical compliance in the marine environment was discussed by John Hall and Louise Smith of Halliburton Subsea Systems.
Simon Harbord of Conoco, Vice-Chairman of UKOOA's Environmental Quality Committee, and John Kearns, ex-HSE Manager of BHP International, provided insights into the chief expectations on contractors' environmental management systems. A number of common factors between the ISM Code and ISO 14001 were identified.
The UK Government's expectations of progressive improvements in environmental performance were highlighted by Simon Toole, Director of Environment Development & Decommissioning at the UK Department of Trade & Industry.
Environmental concerns are playing an increasingly important role in marine projects and so this seminar was both timely and pertinent.
A set of summary notes is available to members on request from the IMCA offices.
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