BASA Open Industry Forum
02 November 2023
PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE MEMBERS INDUSTRY EVENT. The 2023 Open Industry Forum will be held at the Sketchley Grange Hotel, Hinckley. This is BASA's first Open Forum held in person since 2019, so we really hope to see you all there! Free for BASA members. If you have already registered you should have received the information on 31/10/2023, but the link to the information is available on the dedicated OIF page.
Final Agenda - all times are GMT
09:00 Registration and Tea & Coffee
09:45 Welcome & Introduction, Jim Palmer BASA Technical officer
Session 1 – Standards and Products Information
10:00 Do you know how to affix CE/UKCA marking based on an ETA/UKTA?
Jason Harries, New Product Development Lead, British Board of Agrement (BBA))
When a building product does not have a harmonized European product standard (hEN), it can be evaluated based on the European Assessment (EAD) to get a European Technical Assessment (ETA) and affix CE marking. ETAs have facilitated CE marking for over 10500 building products. In the UK, The Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC), who have the legislative responsibility for UKCA marking of construction products, have indicated that UK-based technical assessment bodies (UK TABs) are able to draw up UK assessment documents for manufacturers supplying goods to the GB market. This allows manufacturers to obtain a voluntary UK mark for their products.UK TABs may use a European assessment document that was adopted before the UK left the EU to develop a UK assessment document if they have obtained the necessary consent to do so from the European Organisation for Technical Assessment.
BBA are a CAB and will talk today about how to affix voluntary UKCA/CE after a UK Technical Assessment or European Technical Assessment is issued. They will also discuss the process for UKCA/CE marking new products and how they can help BASA members understand the process and minimise test costs.
10:30 How to solve the product traceability challenge
Ross Matthews, BSI Identify
BSI Identify is the revolutionary digital service that improves industry safety by solving the product traceability challenge. The ingenious service, which provides unambiguous, persistent product information for the entire supply chain, answers the call for the creation of a 'golden thread' construction process. Ross will be explaining the benefits to BASA members of improving the traceability of their product information and how BSI Identify can ensure open and enduring access to construction product information giving manufacturers a single place to add and maintain their product information in real time.
11:00 Breakout Session
Tea and Coffee, networking, and poster presentations
Session 2 - Environmental Issues
11:45 Hazardous Waste management
Richard Hurdle, Chloros
Chloros offers a wide range of waste management services. Hazardous waste management is a niche market which requires a team of highly skilled individuals to ensure that our services adhere to your individual requirements. Chloros can handle a large variety of difficult waste streams, which require different recycling, disposal, and treatment methods.
12:15 pm Carbon accounting and its importance in your journey to net zero
Bengt Cousins-Jenvey. Co-founder, xtonnes
"Making decarbonisation accessible” is the driving ethos of xtonnes. This session will highlight how xtonnes is delivering against this ethos, enabling product led businesses and their supply chains to decarbonise with confidence. Providing guidance on data capture and quality, carbon accounting and reporting against Scope 1, 2 and 3, the power of product footprints and using data to drive decarbonisation decision making, the session will help BASA businesses at all stages of the decarbonisation journey.
12:45 Breakout and Lunch
Buffet Lunch and Networking and Poster Presentations
Session 3 - BASA Member Benefits and Consultants round-up of current issues
13:45 How to take advantage of the free BASA Business helpline for all members and save money.
Myles Day, Quest Cover
Giving you access to an Information and Knowledge hub, the FREE BASA business service provided by Quest provides four valuable services to BASA members at no additional cost. The HR, health & safety, legal and tax services are all available via the telephone helpline, and access to the downloadable documents is all possible through individual member log ins that are provided for every BASA member company.
Comprehensive online documentation libraries that include a wide range of HR, health and safety, legal and business documents. This provides you access to 800 free downloadable templates that are updated regularly following various legislation changes or amendments. Your service also includes a Complimentary HR and Health & Safety Review. The News Feed is regularly updated to ensure that you keep up to date and informed on all the latest HR news. Miles will remind members of the benefits available and how to access the services.
14:15 How BASA members can benefit from our partnership with CIA’s REACHReady programme
Kirsty Eley, Chemicals Policy Advisor, CIA
REACHReady is a membership organisation wholly owned by the Chemical Industries Association, formed in 2006 to provide support to individuals in companies affected by the EU REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) Regulation. Services then expanded to include EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) regulations, and the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). And now REACHReady supports individuals in companies with both their UK and EU requirements under these regulations. REACHReady offers a confidential, comprehensive, and cost-effective “one-stop shop” service, right through from keeping you informed of all the latest developments, to fulfilling your specific registration and authorisation needs. Today’s presentation will explain how you can benefit from reduced annual subscription to the Gold Service as a BASA Member company and look at some case studies that may be of interest to BASA members to illustrate the service benefits.
14:45 Regulatory and Technical Updates
Caroline Raine and Lorna Williams, BASA Consultants
Caroline and Lorna will use this opportunity to update members on the latest news and upcoming changes to legislation that may affect BASA Members. CE/UKCA marking, Food Contact Legislation, EU and UK REACH, EU and GB CLP, New and proposed restrictions on substances, current, past and future consultations and any recent news will be discussed during this closing session
15:05 pm Summary & Closing Comments by Jim Palmer
DEDICATED PAGE FOR ALL PAST OIF INFORMATION