Jane Gilbert, Carbon Clarity

1. RISK MANAGEMENT – TRAINING
AND COMPETENCE
#UKADBiogas @adbioresources
CHAIR:
TERENCE BROWNHILL, PROJEN
PANEL:
CARL GURNEY, JELF INSURANCE BROKERS
JANE GILBERT, CARBON CLARITY
DAVID COLE, HYDRO CONSULTANCY
NINA SWEET, WRAP

2. Dr Jane Gilbert
Developing aTraining
Roadmap for the AD Sector

3. BackgroundThe UK’sAD industry has grown rapidly over past decade
• Currently approx. 184 sites (excl.WWT)
• 95 agricultural sites (52% of total)
• 89 non-agricultural sites
• Significant expansion in agriculturalAD anticipated
Have been a number of notable pollution incidents in recent years
• Containment failures
• Operational management & infrastructure
• EnvironmentAgency plans to increase inspections
ADBA aims to improve industry’s operational track record
• Reviewed training needs for ADBA members
• Carbon Clarity engaged to consider options
• Develop a ‘Road Map’
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2 July 2015

4. Current training & qualifications
• Training courses offered by number
of different organisations
• Tend to be ad hoc
• Lack of formal structure
• Competency qualifications
• Managers and operatives at permitted
waste facilities
• Offered byWAMITAB
• Level 4 and 2 qualifications
• No specific training / qualifications
for agriculturalAD plants
Skills
Competency
Knowledge
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5. Operating and managing digesters presents risks same risks for
• Waste (permitted) digesters
• Non-waste agricultural digesters
Study carried out during March and April 2015
CarbonClarity contacted
• ADBA Members
• ADBA Crop Operators’ Group
• EnvironmentAgency
• Health & Safety Executive
• European AD contacts
Needs of the AD sector
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Feedstock Process
Digestate
&
Biogas

6. Priority areas for training centre around legislative compliance and effective
operational management of the plant
• Environmental protection
• Health and safety
• Management of a stable, optimised digester
Training courses need to be targeted at a range of occupational levels
• Managerial and technical
• Supervisory and operative
The majority of new plants will be treating agricultural feedstocks.Therefore
need to focus on
• Agricultural sector
• Newly commissioned plants
Identified training priorities
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7. Next stepsADBA will be reviewing and taking forward these suggestions during 2015
Jane Gilbert
jane@carbon-clarity.com
M: 07974 948966
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8. RISK MANAGEMENT – TRAINING
AND COMPETENCE
#UKADBiogas @adbioresources
CHAIR:
TERENCE BROWNHILL, PROJEN
PANEL:
CARL GURNEY, JELF INSURANCE BROKERS
JANE GILBERT, CARBON CLARITY
DAVID COLE, HYDRO CONSULTANCY
NINA SWEET, WRAP