20 October 2004
Ebor Stand, York Racecourse
A conference organised by the Manchester, Newcastle and West Riding Sections of the Oil and Colour Chemists' Association. The theme of the conference is to bring together industry and the issues raised by legislation and environmental concerns. Nine papers will be presented.
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Paper 1
Abstract: Judy Cawte (HSE) will present an introductory lecture entitled 'Controlling Ill Health from Chemicals in the Workplace'. The areas covered will include: What HSE is doing to prevent people from becoming ill through exposure to chemicals in the workplace; electronic COSHH Essentials (a free online risk assessment tool; proposals for a new Occupational Exposure Limit Framework; and, controlling occupational asthma.
Biography:Judy Cawte has worked for HSE for 14 years, the last 5 of these being with the Chemicals Policy Directorate. She had the main responsibility for converting the paper version of COSHH Essentials into an interactive, electronic version. This is available free of charge on the Internet and she is currently working on additional features. Her other responsibilities have been helping with the review of Occupational Exposure Limits and reducing ill health from occupational asthma.
Paper 2
Abstract: Judith Hackitt (Director General, Chemical Industries Association) will present the fundamentals of what REACH is all about. This is a complicated topic, still very much subject of intense debate, and this paper will help to clarify some of these concerns.
Biography:Judith Hackitt trained as a Chemical Engineer at Imperial College, London. She joined Exxon Chemicals after graduating and then worked as European Pigments Operations Director and Group Risk Manager for Elementis plc. In 1998 she joined CIA as Director of Business & Environment. Judith Hackitt became Director General on the Chemical Industries Association in April 2002, and was appointed as a Commissioner in the UK's Health & Safety regulatory body on the same date. Judith is a member of the UK's Chemistry Leadership Council whose mission is to set strategic policy guidelines and national priorities on the high level issues facing the chemicals industry. As well as being a member of the CEFIC Board, Judith sits on the Programme Council Product Stewardship and the Programme Council Trust and Reputation. She co-chairs the EU Chemicals Policy Strategy Group which reports to the Programme Council Product Stewardship. She is also a member of the ICCA Board and Steering Group. Judith is married with two teenage daughters, lives in Oxfordshire.
Paper 3
Abstract: REACH - the down side?
Joe Smith (Clariant UK) will concentrate mainly on what may be the problems and costs associated with REACH. His presentation recognises that the goals are laudable, but there is clearly the possibility that REACH may become unworkable and bureaucratic, and that it must be costly.
Biography:Joe is a chemist, who graduated in 1973, and, apart from 2 years teaching in Africa in the 1970s , he has worked for 27 years in the UK Chemical Industry, in R&D, Export Sales and, for the last 14 years, in Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs.
Paper 4
Abstract: Hugh Fenton (Scott Bader and ERMA) will present a small/medium company view on REACH.
Biography:Hugh Fenton is a Charted Chemical Engineer and an Occupation Health & Safety Professional. He started work in production and the works management in East London and Cheshire. He changed direction into Health, Safety & Environmental Management before moving to Northamptonshire to join Scott Bader 11 years ago. His wider industry involvement include chairing a Responsible Care Cell, sitting on the CIA Responsible Care Implementation Group, Chairing the BPF Health & Safety Committee and the Plastic Processors Health & Safety Liaison Committee (industry tripartite group) and sits on the Technical Committee of ERMA (immediate past chair). Hugh chairs the Regional group promoting Sustainable Development within businesses, sits on 2 Regional Assemble Groups, chairs a Local Strategic Partnership (one of the few business chairs) and a Charitable Trust. He is married with 2 daughters.
Paper 5
Abstract: Peter Bowers (Phoenix Enterprises (UK) Ltd) will enlighten us all as to what ISO 14000 entails and the benefits to companies who achieve accreditation.
Biography:Served a Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship with a company that manufactured Thermostatic Control Systems and specialised in inspection and quality systems. At the end of my apprenticeship, I joined a company manufacturing strapping equipment to apply steel and plastic banding to packages. As a Technical Assistant, I covered materials testing and equipment field trials. Wishing to expand my knowledge of quality systems I moved to Zenith Carburetor Company as a Quality Planning Engineer. I then moved to Loctite Adhesives, initially as an Applications Engineer, then Quality Manager and subsequently and Quality Manager European Sourcing. I left Loctite after 14 years and moved to Sun Chemical, Manufactures of Printing Ink where I was initially Group Quality Manager for UK sites. I was subsequently appointed to Operations Director for the 3 UK Flexible Packaging sites and left the company after 12 years to set up my own business. I have now been providing support to companies wishing to gain registration to Quality, Environmental, H&S and Hygiene standards for 5 years. I also act as DGSA to many companies and provide ongoing support where required.
Paper 6
Abstract: Implementing ISO 14001 - Challenges, Processes, Results & Benefits
Jenni Grocott (Liquid Plastics) will take us through the process of how a company achieves this status, and will present various case studies to demonstrate this. The presentation discusses the drivers for EMS, the challenges faced, the process adopted, the accreditation process, results and benefits seen, and the lessons learnt.
Biography:Following the completion of an BSc Honours degree in Environmental Biology and a Masters degree in Pollution Prevention and Control, I spent three years working in a variety of environmental consultancy roles. In these roles I was primarily focussed in assisting companies understand and comply with relevant environmental legislation, assess their impact on the environment and develop improvement plans. These roles took me into a wide range of industry sectors and size of business where the level of environmental management differed significantly. For the last three years I have worked as Group Environmental Manager for the lotech Group, which in the UK comprises Liquid Plastics Ltd, Industrial Copolymers Ltd and Flexcrete Ltd. My initial role was to develop and implement an Environmental Management System with the aim of becoming certified to ISO 14001. Following successful accreditation of all three companies my role now focuses on continuing compliance with legislation, developing and implementing further environmental improvement programmes and training. I am also registered as a Principal Environmental Auditor through my professional body IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment) and spent some time as the Industry representative for the NW Regional Committee of IEMA.
Paper 7
Abstract: Challenging times for the Coating industry
DSM Coating Resins continues to invest in developing and producing environmentally responsible products and processes that comply with the market needs. The shift from solvent-borne alkyd paints to more environmental friendly paints is gaining momentum as the paint industry demonstrates commitment to the environment by converting large parts of its product range to water-based paints. European and national legislation is putting mounting pressure on the coatings industry to reduce VOCs, and end-users still expect good product performance. As an industry leader, DSM Coating Resins is responding to this challenge with the development of new high solid binders (Uralac) and water borne products (Uradil/Urabrid).
Customers and employees of DSM Coating Resins have long been aware of this complex and challenging project, and in 2002 a dedicated team started working on new developments and products that perform better. The team created new resin formulations and sought the optimal process for making the new resins.
This presentation is about the European coating and resin market, the VOC content of the actual paint systems and the VOC level of the new products. It will be presented a comparative survey of high solid alkyds and polymeric dispersions versus alkyd emulsions.
If you would like to receive more information, please contact our local sales office, or Hermann Kröger
Biography:Hermann Kröger (37 years old, married, two children). Product Manager Alkyd Emulsions. Education: Coatings and plastic technician next to a commercial education. Hermann Kröger became - after several different functions within DSM in Germany and the Netherlands - the project leader for the water borne alkyds within DSM Coating resins in 2002.
Paper 8
Abstract: This presentation will review the current position on VOCs relating to the coatings industry.
Paper 9
Abstract: Annie Johnson (B&Q) will detail how legislation and environmental issues impact on their business and their suppliers.
The cost is expected to be £100 (plus VAT) per delegate for members of OCCA and associated organizations and £140 for non-members. This will include lunch and refreshments.
Further details will be available. Please register your interest in this REACH seminar.