Preventing the pitfalls for managing contaminated land. Site contamination remains a significant legal and commercial issue for landowners, occupiers, developers, sellers, councils and others dealing with the management of contaminated land. This 1 day Workshop is designed to bring you up to speed with contaminated land laws and requirements within Federal, Victorian, New South Wales, South Australian and jurisdictions and experts will take you through best practice options for the management of contaminated land and related issues. The Workshop will examine the different assessment and remediation options that may be undertaken as part of a due diligence process and will explore the strengths and weaknesses of each of those processes. You will have an opportunity to troubleshoot issues with lawyers and expert consultants. The Workshop is designed to provide the latest and most up to date information to prevent the pitfalls which can often be experienced by those involved in managing contaminated land.

With a number of recent significant changes to environmental laws, guidelines, policies and reviews, this 1 day Briefing is designed to bring you up to speed on the changes within Federal, Victorian, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australian jurisdictions. The aim of the Briefing is to have you at the forefront of your environmental obligations.

Improve the Environmental and Safety performance of your Business by developing and improving your Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Management Systems. This 1 day Workshop will step you through the process to DEVELOP or IMPROVE and IMPLEMENT effective management systems to ensure they are WORKING FOR YOU, NOT AGAINST YOU! The Workshop will include stand-alone systems and combined integrated systems.

This informative Briefing has been designed to bring those that deal with chemicals, up to speed with the new GHS system to enable you to understand its relevance and your obligations. From 1 January 2017, the GHS for Classifying and Labelling of Chemicals will be mandatory in NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, ACT, NT and Commonwealth jurisdictions. It is already acceptable in VIC and WA, and a large number of Australian companies are adopting it now. A 5 year transitional period, that will expire on 31 December 2016, has been provided by Worksafe Australia for companies to implement the new system.

This certified course will allow participants to transition their ISO 14001 certified system to the updated standard and conduct audits against the ISO 14001:2015 standard. This course is aimed at individuals that are responsible for implementing or maintaining an Environmental Management System (EMS) based on ISO 14001. The course will provide details of the new requirements of ISO 14001:2015 to enable you to evaluate and implement changes and improve your organisation's EMS. As part of this certified course, delegates will be provided with an electronic ISO 14001 Gap Analysis Tool to assist in the planning, management and transition to ISO 14001:2015. This certified course is based on the International Standard ISO 14001.

In 2016, a number of significant changes to environmental laws and requirements are expected to take effect that will impact the way industry, business and councils across Australia will manage their environmental obligations and responsibilities. This Seminar will provide the changes that are expected OVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS from across Australia to environmental legislation, guidelines and requirements, including funding opportunities - to assist you in planning ahead! You will hear an all round perspective of the changes by the Regulators, leading environmental lawyers and industry perspective to assist you in understanding IF, HOW and WHEN change should be implemented within your business operations. The Seminar will provide ample networking opportunity with presenters and delegates.

INTRODUCTORY LEVEL WORKSHOP - This AEBN Workshop is designed to bring you up to speed with recent changes to Dangerous Goods Storage, Handling and Transport laws and requirements in Victoria, that include the NEW Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail Edition 7.4 (ADG7.4) - AS IMPLEMENTATION IS COMPULSORY ON 1 JANUARY 2017; the 9 Classes of Dangerous Goods; Safety Data Sheets (SDS); Dangerous Goods labelling vs Globally Harmonised System (GHS) labelling; the Code of Practice for Storage and Handling of Dangerous Goods and much more. The Workshop is designed for personnel who have a basic and general understanding of the storage, handling and transport of Dangerous Goods in Victoria.

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WORKSHOP - This comprehensive and practical Workshop is designed to bring you up to speed with Dangerous Goods regulations and requirements in Victoria to an Intermediate Level. The Workshop will focus on the segregation of dangerous goods rules, chemical compatibility, placarding of stores, vehicles and containers, labelling, bunding rules of storage of dangerous goods, risk assessment requirements and much more. Organisations have an obligation to ensure they are up to date and compliant with dangerous goods laws and that staff receive appropriate training.

From 1 January 2017, the Globally Harmonized System for Classifying and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) will be MANDATORY in NSW, QLD, SA, TAS, ACT, NT and Commonwealth jurisdictions. It is already acceptable in VIC and WA, and a large number of Australian companies are adopting it now. Anyone who deals with CHEMICALS will need to be aware of this new system to understand its relevance and your obligations. This informative Briefing is designed to bring you up to speed with your obligations under this new MANDATORY system.

This certified course is designed to have participants transition their ISO 14001 certified system to the updated ISO 14001 version 2015 standard and conduct audits against the updated system. A Certificate of Achievement will be issued to all Participants at the conclusion of the Workshop.

Discharge of trade waste to sewer is subject to a range of stringent sewer acceptance criteria. Failing to understand your obligations will result in significant penalties. This Workshop is designed by the experts to assist you in optimising your trade waste treatment plant; bring you up to speed with trade waste regulations; explore options in design; provide details to develop systems to maximise efforts for managing and reusing waste water resources within your operations; discuss the most appropriate pre-treatment technology available; options on how to save water, how to lower operational costs and reduce your trade waste charges. The Workshop will explore the different trade waste treatment technologies and options available, and will highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each. The Workshop will provide a 'Troubleshooting Session' where participants' are encouraged to bring along their specific issues to discuss with waste water treatment experts.

KEYNOTE: THE HON MARK BUTLER MP, FEDERAL SHADOW MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER. The Federal election is set for 2 July 2016 - industry, business and councils dealing with environment and carbon matters need to know what government's policy may look like post election. The Hon Mark Butler, Federal Shadow Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water will present Labor’s environment and carbon policy as it relates to industry and business. The conference will explore the opportunities and implications, from a legal perspective, of certain key features of Government’s and the Opposition’s policies for industry and business across Australia.

The conference will outline a number of changes to your environmental and carbon obligations for business across Australia – that are set to take effect in mid 2016 or shortly thereafter.

AEBN Member Networking Evening and Drinks will commence immediately after the Conference.