FRESH THINKING TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE WITH IMPORTANT CHANGES TO ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION IN FM

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1 THE SIGNET LIBRARY EDINBURGH FRESH THINKING TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE WITH IMPORTANT CHANGES TO ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION IN FM fresh thinking

2 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE SEMINAR Fresh thinking to keep you up to date with important changes to environmental legislation in FM The Signet Library, Edinburgh 10am to approx. 1.30pm (with lunch) When we ask clients what keeps them up at night the answer is usually are we compliant? Legislation, directives, rules and regs they re there for a reason but it s hard to keep up sometimes. MITIE brings together real experts under one operation for your benefit, advising you of current and impending changes to the law as it affects Scottish businesses. The emphasis will be on practical talks, each of which will conclude with a short list of steps to take or watch out for. Topics covered will include: The ban on sink macerators in Scotland New waste legislation in Scotland Toxic pest control bait regulations in offices Making your walkways safe in winter for your employees and visitors Your legal duties of care to your employees and visitors and how to avoid legal proceedings in the first place How to ensure that compliance measures are implemented by your teams At the end of this seminar you will have a thorough understanding of legislation as it affects your business or organisation. A delicious lunch will be provided for all afterwards! There is no cost for MITIE clients to attend. Places will be limited so in order to book your free place at this event, please complete the Booking Form on the reverse of this invitation and return it to us by Friday 6 September.

3 AGENDA The Signet Library is located in Parliament Square along the Royal Mile. The Signet Library, Parliament Square, Edinburgh EH1 1RF 09:30 Registration and coffee 10:00 Welcome & Introduction - Laraine McBean, Director, MITIE 10:20 The Green Kitchen - The ban on sink macerators in Scotland and what this means for your business - Noel Whittingham, MITIE Waste & Environmental 10:40 Waste management - Legislative update: Engaging Scottish businesses on new waste practices and legislation - Robert Weir, Zero Waste Scotland 11:00 Integrated pest management - Stay compliant: Advice on the application of EU legislation in the pest control arena - Ian Masterton, Leeds City Council (a MITIE client) Coffee 11:40 Keeping your workplace safer in winter - Compliant winter weather management for the business community - Douglas Jardine, MITIE Landscapes 12:00 The best defence - Avoiding litigation: The legal perspective on avoiding litigation - Frank Hughes, Beechcroft Solicitors, Edinburgh 12:10 The best defence - Handling litigation: The legal perspective on handling litigation - John McGovern, Beechcroft Solicitors, Edinburgh 12:20 MITIE client case study - Environmental compliance in action. Client case study and discussion 12:40 Close and lunch 13:30 Seminar ends

4 BOOKING FORM To book your place please complete the form and return before 6 September 2013 to [email protected] 09:3 Name of delegate(s): Position(s): Company: Address: Tel number: Dietary Requirements: address(es): For further information please contact Lesley Watson via: E: [email protected] T: COMPLIMENTARY INVITATION

5 BIOGRAPHIES Laraine McBean, Director, MITIE Your host for today, Laraine McBean is Director of MITIE in Scotland. Laraine heads up MITIE Environmental + for Scotland & Northern England. Coming from an accountancy background Laraine was a Director with Olscot Limited a privately-owned Scottish Building Support Services Company which was acquired by MITIE in October Laraine has been influential in the growth of MITIE within Private & Public sectors delivering FM-compliant and sustainable service solutions to Business, Industry & Government. Noel Whittingham, MITIE Waste & Environmental Noel has been a key player in MITIE s waste management service for more than 20 years. He is the architect of MITIE s revolutionary Green Kitchen project, an initiative designed to address the challenges of rapidly-changing Scottish regulations in food waste management. Robert Weir, Zero Waste Scotland Robert is a programme manager and specialist in resource efficiency, waste management, supply change management, sustainable procurement, climate change mitigation and environmental behaviour change. He is a Member of the 2020 Delivery Group providing advice and support to the Scottish Government on business environmental matters, policy and legislation. Ian Masterton, Leeds City Council Ian is head of pest control at Leeds City Council. He has over 30 years experience in handling pest control within local government and brings a valuable insight into the world of Environmental Compliance in the sensitive field of pest control.

6 BIOGRAPHIES Douglas Jardine, MITIE Landscapes Douglas heads up MITIE Landscapes business in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the North East of England. He is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor by profession and has previously held senior positions within FM and Construction as Commercial Director with ISS and Head of Commercial with CBES. Part of Douglas s role is heading up MITIE s Scottish winter services, providing gritting and snow clearing services to many of Scotland s biggest businesses. Frank Hughes, Beechcroft Solicitors, Edinburgh Frank is Managing Partner in the insurance litigation and dispute resolution department. He specialises in disease litigation, including asbestos-related diseases; HAVS and NIHL and he conducts general PI claims, including those of maximum severity. Frank also tutors in judicial review and civil advocacy and is accredited by the Law Society as a specialist in personal injury law. John McGovern, Beechcroft Solicitors, Edinburgh John heads up the Regulatory Unit in Scotland having joined DAC Beachcroft Scotland in November He regularly conducts the defence of safety, health and environmental prosecutions. He is a Solicitor Advocate. Prior to joining he was a Principal in his own practice for almost twenty years, specialising in the investigation, preparation and representation of criminal cases before the Sheriff Courts in Scotland. He tutors in advanced Criminal Law at Glasgow University.