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EU PROPOSALS REVISION OF THE SEVESO DIRECTIVE 06/12/2009 11:24:54
NGOs and others were invited to attend a 'stakeholders meeting' on 10 November in Brussels about "revision of the Seveso Directive and associated elements." I attended on behalf of SIESO.
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HSE CONSULTATION ON BIODIESEL. 20/09/2009 19:45:33
HSE is currently preparing draft guidance on the safe manufacture of biodiesel. This is in the form of two documents: 1. An HSE booklet, 
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NEXT NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING - WEDNESDAY 02 / 09 / 09 23/07/2009 13:21:23
Dear Members,   The next National Council meeting will take place in the afternoon of Wednesday the 02nd September 2009 at Camden Town Hall. If any member has an issue that they wish to raise or discuss at Council, please contact the Secretary for inclusion in the meeting agenda.
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HUMAN ASPECTS OF CONTINUITY PLANNING 09/03/2009 16:29:59
Dear Members,   I have received a request for assistance from the convener of a new BSI committee, which will be tasked with writing a guidance document on the "Human Aspects of Continuity Planning". The convener has asked that a SIESO member with suitable expertise in the subject area join the committee and assist with the development of the guidance.
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27 / 01 / 09 NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING AND SIESO AGM 05/12/2008 13:37:16
The next National Council meeting and SIESO AGM will be held at 14.00 on Tuesday the 27th of January 2009 at the offices of Deloitte 2 New Street Square London EC4A 3BZ.
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NEW BOOK "YOUR PROBLEM, OUR STORY" - DISCOUNT ON RRP FOR SIESO MEMBERS 23/10/2008 10:28:41
Your Problem, Our Story Philip Algar   "It has often been said that Timing is Everything and in the context of current events in the World's financial markets, this statement appears very true in the case of Philip Algar's new book "Your Problem, Our Story"; as Algar addresses the complex issues of communicating with the media during a crisis. Some SIESO members may recall that Philip Algar has lectured on this topic at SIESO organised events in the past and was well received by the delegates.
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ARE THE COSTS OF REGULATION TOO HIGH? 08/10/2008 15:50:44
My company recently sent out a briefing note to our clients, about the HSE's new interest in 'sub-COMAH' sites. (SIESO members are welcome to download a copy from our website at
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REGISTERING NATIONAL RISKS ACCURATELY 10/09/2008 10:47:18
The Cabinet Office has recently published the National Risk Register, which is "an assessment of the most significant emergencies which the United Kingdom and its citizens could face over the next five years".
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FURTHER REPORT ABOUT BUNCEFIELD 31/08/2008 12:05:17
A further report has been issued by the Buncefield Inquiry (MIIB), called "Recommendations on land use planning and the control of societal risk around major hazard sites". It can be downloaded from
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NEW BUSINESS CONTINUITY STANDARD (BS 25777) - REQUEST FOR COMMENTS 31/08/2008 11:24:25
The draft BS 25777, "Code of practice for information and communications technology continuity", is now available and comments are requested. They should be submitted on a form supplied by the BSI. For copies of the
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