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PROTECT Questionnaire Responses. Jo Hingston. The Questionnaire. Two questionnaires were generated one for regulators & advisory bodies one for industry Circulated to approximately 70 organisations in total so far. The Regulatory Questionnaire. Ten sections to capture information
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PROTECT Questionnaire Responses Jo Hingston
The Questionnaire • Two questionnaires were generated • one for regulators & advisory bodies • one for industry • Circulated to approximately 70 organisations in total so far
The Regulatory Questionnaire • Ten sections to capture information • Regulatory role • Why and how regulators regulate • Protection goals • Methodology • Compliance • Criteria • Flexibility • Does it work • Future regulation • Radioactive substances vs chemicals
The Industry Questionnaire • Nine sections to capture information • Nature of business • Why and how regulated • Protection goals • Methodology • Compliance • Criteria • Does it work • Future regulation • Radioactive substances vs chemicals
Regulation • Legislation • Guidance • Background to policy decisions • Key documents • Other regulators involved
Protection Goals • Wide ranging response from global • Protection of ecosystems • Maintenance of habitats with reasonable populations of species • Pollution prevention • Sustainable development • to specific • Protection of sites with rare species of low population
Methodology & Compliance • Methods used to achieve protection goals • Formally described approaches • Models used • Environmental factors taken into account • Stakeholder involvement • Demonstration of compliance with protection goals • monitoring • ensuring discharge limits are not exceeded
Criteria • Use of numerical limits • Use of non-numeric criteria • Derivation • Conservatism
Criteria • Use of numerical limits • Use of non-numeric criteria • Derivation • Conservatism • Revision
New Work & Revision of Criteria • 93% of regulators said they be willing to revise new criteria in light of new work • (The remaining 7% did not state either way) • 25% of industry said they undertake research related to standards in order to challenge the regulators
Criteria • Use of numerical limits • Use of non-numeric criteria • Derivation • Conservatism • Revision • Cost benefit • Stakeholder involvement
Should Stakeholders be Included in Criteria Setting? • 87% of regulators said yes • (13% did not answer the question) • 75% of industry said yes
Flexibility & Does it Work? • What works well • What areas could be improved • How these areas could be improved
Future Regulation • Responses included • No change envisaged • Specific consideration of non-human species • Lowering of current protection criteria • Influence of REACH regulations (chemicals) • Increase in the number and use of environmental quality standards
Radionuclides v Chemicals • Similarities & Differences • Environmental Protection Endpoints • Criteria Setting & Extrapolation • Where one area of regulation can learn from another
Additional Questionnaires • Incorporate questionnaires in draft • Canada, Sweden, Norway, UK, Republic of Ireland • SKEP • Continue to liase with current respondents • Accept new questionnaires until 1 August 2007