RLSS UK
The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK ) operates a beach risk assessment training programme, in conjunction with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH). The training courses aim to support and develop beach operator skills in production of beach risk assessments. The programme leads to an accredited RLSS UK/CIEH qualification, attaining the CIEH Level 3 Award and is recognised by ENCAMS, Keep Wales Tidy and Keep Scotland Beautiful. For more information on the RLSS UK/CIEH risk training course please click link or visit our website lifesavers.org.uk.
View the RLSS Beach Risk Assessment report
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The Marine Bill
The Government's vision for the marine environment is for clean healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas. To help deliver this vision Defra are preparing a Marine Bill.
Find out more about the Marine Bill. The draft Marine Bill was published, for consultation, on 3 April 2008. Deadlines for comments is 26 June 2008. View the LGA Coastal SIG's response to the Marine Bill White Paper, June 2007.
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View the LGA Coastal SIG's response to March 2006 draft Marine Bill.
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View the Government response to pre-legislative scrutiny and public consultation on the draft Marine Bill, published on 25 September 2008.
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PREMIAM: Pollution Response in Emergencies – Marine Impact Assessment and Monitoring
The LGA are partners in a new cross-government initiative to improve the response and effectiveness of environmental impact assessment following marine oil and chemical spills.
PREMIAM is a Defra funded project running for 3 years (2009-12) and is being coordinated by emergency response and impact assessment experts from Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science). The project will be overseen by a steering group comprising representatives from all important government stakeholders (including those with regulatory, response and conservation interests) and will fully engage the scientific and emergency response community in delivering its aims, ensuring an integrated approach.
For more information visit www.premiam.org
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Shipping Incidents
This report, presented at the Local Government Association's Coastal Issues Special Interest Group in December 2008, has been prepared to stimulate a debate on the liabilities that shipping incidents can create for local government. It makes a number of recommendations for action to reduce liability and increase protection for the coast. The report is in draft form and comments are invited in order to allow the Special Interest Group to consider the report at its meeting in March 2009.
Please submit all comments to Aidan Winder, at Devon County Council. He can be contacted on 01392 383019 or by e-mail on aidan.winder@devon.gov.uk.
All comments should be returned by Monday 9 February 2009.
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